Annie Scaramuzzi, who starred for Oswego in high school and was co-coach for this past season's state championship team, has been named the Panthers' next head coach.

With the release of the 2025 statewide football schedule, here are the top games to watch in the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Teddy Manikas emerged as an all-conference slot receiver for Oswego in his second varsity season last year. Now, as one of just a handful of starters returning from a team that went 9-0 in the regular season, Manikas is ready for an even greater role.

In the 25th annual “Battle of the Big Butts” Lineman Challenge, host West Aurora walked away with top team honors among 24 teams after winning three team events for the second consecutive season.

The annual "Battle of the Butts" Lineman Challenge was held on Thursday, July 10, 2025 at West Aurora.

Oswego football hosted a joint practice with Kaneland on Thursday, July 10, 2025 at Oswego High School.

Ethan Vahl and his coach both agree that his first instinct is to pass the ball. But Vahl can also fill it up. The Oswego rising sophomore guard provided the latest evidence to that effect with a 40-point game the last weekend of June at the Romeoville Live Summer Shootout.

Here is the 2025 Record Newspapers All-Area baseball team.

Here is the 2025 Record Newspapers All-Area softball team.

Here is the 2025 Record Newspapers All-Area girls soccer team.

Oswego junior Jordyn Washington, who scored 28 goals and led the Panthers to a program-record 19 wins and the Southwest Prairie Conference championship, is the Record Newspapers Girls Soccer Player of the Year.

Oswego sophomore Dontrell Young, who medaled in the 100, 200 and 400-meter dashes at the Class 3A state track meet, is the Record Newspapers boys track and field Athlete of the Year.

Senior catcher Kiyah Chavez and junior pitcher Jaelynn Anthony of Class 4A state champion Oswego were among those named Class 4A First Team All-State by the Illinois Coaches Association in voting announced this week.

Aubriella Garza hit her program record-breaking 14th homer of the season, a solo shot, for Oswego's first run, and Jaelynn Anthony struck out 18 as the Panthers beat Barrington 4-1 in the Class 4A final for the program's first state championship.

Oswego defeated Barrington 4-1 to win the Class 4A State softball championship on Saturday, June 14, 2025 at the Louisville Slugger Complex in Peoria.

Kennedy Gengler made many dazzling plays at shortstop. Second baseman Adalynn Fugitt had four hits. Oswego's first-year middle infield drove in the team's first two runs and the Panthers went on to a 13-2 win in over Oak Park-River Forest in the Class 4A semifinal.

Oswego faced Oak Park-River Forest in a IHSA Class 4A state semifinal game on Friday, June 13, 2025 at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in Peoria.

Oswego, which took third place in Class 4A in last year's first state tournament appearance, is back in the state semifinals this weekend, with eyes on the big prize. 'We're going to win. Third place is not for us. First place.'

Here is the All-Southwest Prairie Conference girls soccer team for the 2025 season, as selected by coaches.

Jaelynn Anthony came a strike away from throwing a no-hitter, her one-hitter with six strikeouts leading Oswego past Marist 5-1 in the Class 4A Benedictine University Supersectional as the Panthers returned to the state tournament for the second straight year.

Oswego softball faced Marist in a Class 4A Benedictine Supersectional on Monday, June 9, 2025 in Lisle.

Sabrina Zamora hit a two-run tying double and Kennedy Gengler followed with a go-ahead two-run double, and Oswego scored five runs in the fifth to rally past Wheaton North 5-2 and win the Class 4A Oswego Sectional title.

Here is the All-Southwest Prairie Conference softball team for the 2025 season, as selected by coaches.

Here is the All-Southwest Prairie Conference baseball team for the 2025 season, as selected by coaches.

Yorkville faced Oswego softball in a Class 4A Oswego Sectional semifinal on Tuesday, June 3, 2025 in Oswego.

Kennedy Gengler drove in the tying and go-ahead runs with a hit with two outs in the bottom of the sixth, and top-seeded Oswego rallied with three in the inning for a 3-2 win over Yorkville in Tuesday's Class 4A Oswego Sectional semifinal.

Plainfield North baseball faced Oswego in the 4A Plainfield North Regional final on Saturday, May 31, 2025 in Plainfield.

Oswego sophomore Dontrell Young won medals in the 100, 200 and 400-meter dashes at the IHSA state track meet, Oswego East's Zach Morrisroe won two throws medals and Yorkville's Owen Horeni was second in the 800, leading area medalists in Charleston.

Brendan Henderson hit a three-run tying homer and Johnny Andretich hit a two-run shot, got the win in relief and hit the ball that scored the winning run as Plainfield North stormed back from six runs down to walk off Oswego 10-9 and win the Class 4A Plainfield North Regional.

Oswego varsity softball defeated Neuqua Valley in the Class 4A Oswego East Regional final on Friday, May 30, 2025 in Oswego.

Jaelynn Anthony took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and struck out 11 in recording her second consecutive playoff shutout, and Oswego beat Neuqua Valley 6-0 on Friday to win the Class 4A Oswego East Regional title.

Can Oswego sophomore Dontrell Young get a medals sweep in the sprints? Can Oswego East senior Zach Morrisroe go out with a bang in the throws? Can Plano senior Tristan Meszaros add to a record season? Here are five Kendall County storylines to watch at the IHSA state track meet.

Oswego soccer's record-breaking season that included a school record for wins, Southwest Prairie Conference title and Plainfield Classic title ended Saturday, a 1-0 loss to Naperville North in the Class 3A Oswego Regional final.

Oswego sophomore Dontrell Young, after missing all of indoor season recovering from a torn meniscus, swept the 100, 200 and 400 titles at the Class 3A East Aurora Sectional, while Oswego East won its first team sectional title and NIU football recruit Zach Morrisroe swept throws.

About 90 seconds into the second overtime period, Jordyn Washington netted the game-winner of a 3-2 regional win over Waubonsie Valley.

NIU recruit Aubriella Garza's walk-off two-run homer, her 13th of the season that matched teammate Jaelynn Anthony's single-season program record, capped off Oswego's 13-2 win over Oswego East in five innings in the Panthers' regular season home finale.

Andrew Ronek threw a complete-game six-hit shutout, and Donny Wiliams and the Oswego offense broke through with two runs in the sixth and three in the seventh to beat Oswego East 5-0 and snap a seven-game losing streak.

Oswego East hosted Oswego in varsity baseball on Monday, May 19, 2025.

The Oswego battery of pitcher Jaelynn Anthony and catcher Kiyah Chavez were each 3 for 4 with two doubles and a home run as the Panthers beat Minooka 10-0 to clinch the Southwest Prairie Conference title.

Oswego junior Jaelynn Anthony overcame a 42-pitch first inning with three walks and a hit batter to shut out Yorkville the rest of the way, and keyed three scoring rallies in a 5-1 Panthers' win that matched the program win record set last season.

Oswego hosted Yorkville in varsity softball on Thursday, May 15, 2025.

Oswego junior Jaelynn Anthony, who hit the game-winning home run and earned the save in a 14-12 win over Wheaton North, and was the winning pitcher, throwing a complete game, in a nine-inning win over Lincoln-Way East, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in online vote.

Solecki showed off her improvement by winning the discus (36.53 meters) and the shot put (11.17) at the Class 3A Downers Grove South Sectional to stamp her ticket to next weekend’s state track and field meet in Charleston. Both winning tosses were personal bests for Solecki.

Oswego's Dontrell Young shines with top state track times at conference meet.

Adalyn Fugitt singled in Natalie Muellner with the game-winning hit, as Oswego rallied with two runs in the seventh and then beat Lincoln-Way East 5-4 in the ninth in the thriller between state-ranked teams.

Yorkville senior Nick Parashis continued to make the most of his move from the bottom of the order to leadoff Thursday, going 3 for 4 and driving in the eventual game-winning run as the Foxes beat visiting Oswego 4-3 to sweep the three-game series.

Yorkville hosted Oswego varsity baseball on Thursday, May 8, 2025.

Oswego sophomore Dontrell Young, who set the meet record in the 100-meter dash and 200, and also won the 400 at Oswego’s Roger Wilcox Invitational, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Oswego hit four consecutive homers in a six-run seventh inning, Jaelynn Anthony hitting the go-ahead shot, as the Panthers rallied for a stunning 14-12 win at Wheaton North in a sectional final rematch between state-ranked teams that featured 10 homers.

Wheaton North hosted Oswego varsity softball on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.