Betsy Jack's two homers, including a grand slam, powered Oswego softball past Plainfield Central, Alyssa Muhlbach and Ellie Fox homered in Yorkville's nine-run inning in a win, Newark softball held on to beat Amboy 14-13, and Sandwich softball and Oswego baseball were winners.

Yorkville softball rallied from a four-run deficit for a walk-off win over Minooka and Oswego, Oswego East and Newark softball and Sandwich baseball were also winners Monday.

Oswego East's Jamari McKay won the 100 and triple jump among four medals to lead the Wolves to the Stagg Invite title, Adalyn Fugitt's two-run double with two out in the ninth led Oswego softball to a win and Yorkville's Jackson Knickerbocker fired a complete game shutout.

Nathan Napolitano was pitching junior varsity last spring while Waubonsie Valley was winning its first sectional title in 20 years. The senior right-hander has stepped into a key role this year, and won his third straight start with six strong innings to beat Oswego 6-1.

Oswego East softball rallied from an early deficit to beat DeKalb and stay undefeated, Coraline Stevens' homer keyed Sandwich softball's win over Yorkville Christian, Adyn Fowler's huge day at the plate led an Oswego East baseball win and Oswego baseball held on to beat Morris.

West Aurora's boys volleyball team advanced all the way to the championship match of its own invite Saturday, where it took highly regarded Bolingbrook to the limit before falling 25-18, 18-25, 23-25.

Sandwich's Braden Behringer struck out 12 in a complete-game three-hitter, Julian Gates doubled in Justin Bishop for Plano's walk-off win in nine innings, Jax Baker and Nolan Hutchings combined on a two-hit shutout for Oswego and Yorkville softball rode a 10-run second to win.

As girls track and field season heads outdoors, here are previews of teams from the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Jaelynn Anthony hit a two-run homer and struck out nine in three innings of relief in an Oswego softball win, Ellie Fox struck out 11 in a Yorkville win and four Plano baseball pitchers combined on a six-hitter in a win in Tuesday's roundup.

As boys track and field season heads outdoors, here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Yorkville's Aiden Kolkmeyer won the high jump and Owen Horeni was second in the 1,600 at the Illinois Indoor Championships, Oswego East softball came back in the seventh to stay unbeaten and Yorkville volleyball was second at the Oswego Invite. That and more in the roundup.

Justin Giese doubled and scored on Robbie Mueller’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh as Yorkville baseball was a walk-off winner, Aiden Jaquez struck out 10 in an Oswego baseball win, Oswego East baseball hit three homers in a win and Oswego softball got its first win.

Here is the 2025-2026 Record Newspapers All-Area boys basketball team.

The 2026 girls soccer season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

The 2026 baseball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Here is the 2025-26 Record Newspapers all-area girls basketball team.

The 2026 high school softball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Oswego co-op junior Owen Lippoldt finished third in the 50-yard freestyle and eighth in the 100 freestyle, and swam on the medal-winning 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relays at the IHSA state finals on Saturday in Westmont.

For the second time this season, Plainfield East and Oswego needed to extend their game to double-overtime to reach an outcome. The Bengals kept their season going, escaping the Class 4A Oswego Regional semifinals with a 68-65 victory.

Marmion's swimmers took second and Oswego Co-op third at Saturday's Metea Valley Sectional.

Can Yorkville Christian, moved up to Class 2A, make a run? Will we get a star-studded rematch between Oswego East and Yorkville? Can the third time be the charm for Oswego against Bolingbrook? Here are Kendall County storylines as boys basketball postseason tips off.

Here are the Record Newspapers-area qualifiers for the IHSA individual state wrestling meet.

Ethan Vahl's 21 points and 10 rebounds paced Oswego past Plainfield North, Dshaun Bolden scored 24 in Oswego East's win over Minooka, and Yorkville girls basketball dropped a close regional game to Lockport in Tuesday's roundup.

Here are Gary Duncan's photos from Friday's game between Oswego and Oswego East.

Ethan Vahl scored 30 points, six in overtime with two assists, Brayden Borrowman hit the go-ahead free throws in overtime, and visiting Oswego beat Oswego East for the second time in OT this season to sweep the crosstown series for the first time in 10 years.

Oswego senior Dillon Griffin was a state alternate last year, losing in the blood round at sectionals, but has been a warmup partner at state for two former teammates. Now he's chasing his own dreams for a bid to Champaign, among sectional participants this weekend.

Senior guard Desiree Merritt scored 17 of her 24 points in a huge second quarter, sending Oswego East past visiting Oswego 54-25.

Ethan Vahl had 30 points and 11 rebounds to pace Oswego to its 20th win, Newark boys basketball won to set up a showdown Friday for the Little Ten Conference title, and Oswego East boys basketball and Parkview Christian girls basketball were winners in Tuesday's roundup.

Here are Gary Duncan's photos from the boys basketball game Saturday between Yorkville and Oswego.

On a night when sophomore Ethan Vahl was honored for recently scoring his 1,000th career point, Oswego kept on rolling, scoring the game's first 10 points and going on to beat visiting Yorkville 56-43 for its 11th win in 12 games and 19th total win, most in a decade.

Macie Jones hit a go-ahead 3-pointer and another three during a pivotal second-half run, and Yorkville – down to six active players with four injured – rallied for a 51-41 win at Oswego on Saturday as part of the 15th Communities vs. Cancer event.

Yorkville senior Danielle Turner was a state wrestling qualifier as a sophomore, but missed most of last year with a displaced patella, returning to come up a win short of state. She's healthy now, and has her sights set on a return trip to Bloomington.

Yorkville wrestling, with eight regional champions and 12 sectional qualifiers, ran away with the team title at the Class 3A Moline Regional. Sandwich was second at the Class 1A Princeton Regional while Oswego and Yorkville boys basketball were both winners.

Yorkville, coming off its fifth consecutive conference championship, is set to start the wrestling postseason this weekend along with Oswego and Oswego East with a Class 3A regional at Moline, while Sandwich and Yorkville Christian have high hopes at Class 1A regionals.

Ethan Vahl scored 23 points to lead Oswego boys basketball past Romeoville, Joey Jakstys' 22 points paced Yorkville past Joliet Central, Oswego East lost to Joliet West on a buzz-beater, Plus Plano, Yorkville and Yorkville Christian girls basketball results in Tuesday's roundup.

Yorkville won the Southwest Prairie Conference boys wrestling championship for the fifth consecutive year on Saturday.

Ethan Vahl scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and hit two clutch free throws with three seconds left as Oswego beat Metea Valley for its sixth straight win and Nick Michalek scored 14 as Sandwich edged Woodstock North in Wednesday's roundup.

Jadyn Long had a near triple-double to lead Plano girls basketball past Richmond-Burton, Oswego boys basketball won its fifth straight, Yorkville Christian wrestlers were fourth at the Comet Classic and more in Saturday's roundup.

Ethan Vahl scored 14 points in Oswego's win over Plainfield North, Reggie Chapman poured in 27 in a Newark win over Earlville and Braydon Porter tallied 26 in Yorkville's loss to Bolingbrook plus Sandwich results in Friday's roundup.

Oswego sophomore Ethan Vahl, who scored 29 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer in overtime, as Oswego beat Oswego East to snap a 16-game crosstown losing streak, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.

Plainfield East trailed Oswego by 12 points at halftime before pulling back to within three in the third. The Panthers regained control shortly after to earn a 56-41 victory.

Graham Schwab scored 20 points and Mariano Velasco a career-high 17 as Oswego beat Plainfield East in double overtime, Jayden Zepeda hit a buzzer-beater to lift Plano past Woodstock, Gabe Sanders' 17 paced a Yorkville win, and Yorkville and Yorkville Christian girls both won.

Wyatt Koley's free throw with 2.8 seconds left gave Sandwich a win over Somonauk, plus Plano boys basketball and Oswego East girls basketball were winners and Oswego bowling results in Saturday's roundup.

Oswego East's girls basketball team played a dominant second quarter, enough to carry it past crosstown rival Oswego 49-30 Friday.

Ethan Vahl scored 17 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter and overtime with the go-ahead 3 in OT, and Oswego rallied from seven down in the last two minutes of regulation for a 59-52 win, snapping a 16-game crosstown streak with the Panthers' first win since 2017.

Tessa New scored 14 points, and Rhen Staudacher added 11 as Parkview Christian girls basketball routed Plano to improve to 16-1, Oswego wrestling won its dual with Oswego East and more in Thursday's roundup.

Oswego senior Dillon Griffin, who won the 144-pound championship at the Ed Ewoldt Invitational, helping lead Oswego to third place as a team, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.

Oswego Co-op gymnastic's lineup has changed significantly from last season's team that finished fifth in the state, but there are still numerous reasons to be encouraged.

Oswego cashed in turnovers and got plenty of second-chance points in a 53-30 win over DeKalb on Monday.

The Oswego girls basketball team traveled to DeKalb Monday night to take on the Barbs in a nonconference matchup.