Softball season is underway. Here are five Kane County storylines to watch for the 2026 season.

St. Charles East senior Dom Munaretto, who finished with a 52-0 record on the season, won his third state title and became the second-winningest wrestler in IHSA history, is the Kane County Chronicle Boys Wrestler of the Year.

Loyola pulls away from St. Charles East in the fourth quarter to reach state, end Saints' season.

Coal City, IC Catholic Prep and Marmion Academy won their respective classes at Saturday's IHSA state dual team wrestling meet. St. Charles East took third place in Class 3A

Marmion overcame rival Montini to repeat as the IHSA Class 3A state champion on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, as St. Charles East battled to claim third place over Oak Park-River Forest.

Brooklyn Schilb put up 30 of her 32 points in the second half, helping third-seeded St. Charles East pull away from top-seeded Glenbard West for a 53-28 victory for their first sectional title since 2021.

Addie Schilb put up 13 points to lead third-seeded St. Charles East to a 39-32 upset win over Lake Park, while Sophia Evans put up 25 points off the bench to lead top-seeded Glenbard West to a 67-60 victory over St. Charles North.

St. Charles East senior Dom Munaretto and Marmion senior Nicholas Garcia won their third state titles, highlighting five boys wrestling individual champions from the Kane County area

With four first place individual efforts and two relay first place finishes, West Chicago's co-op that includes Geneva and Batavia was able to win Saturday’s St. Charles East sectional with 276 points. St. Charles North was second with 274.50 points.

Led by a fourth-place finish from Vinnie Testa, Marmion had four wrestlers make their ways into the early medal rounds to secure All-State honors at the IHSA boys wrestling individual state meet.

Nine Kane County-Area wrestlers, including six from Marmion, will wrestle for an individual state title after winning their semifinal matchups, and more results from Day 2 of the IHSA Boys Wrestling State Championships from Friday.

St. Charles East won its third consecutive regional title with a complete effort in a victory over Batavia in a Class 4A Regional title matchup

When the boys wrestling state meet begins, 22 Kane County-area wrestlers will be aiming to win a state title. But for St. Charles East's Dom Munaretto and Marmion's Nicholas Garcia, it'll be a chance to make history and become a three-time individual champion.

Addie Schilb has spent a lot of the season adjusting to the leadership role on a young St. Charles East team. Now she's hoping to help the Saints go on a deep postseason run.

Kathlyn Bainbridge hit four of her five 3-pointers in the second half, helping St. Charles East pull away to a 57-47 victory over Geneva to secure second place in the DuKane Conference.

The St. Charles co-op girls gymnastics team placed third at the Conant Sectional on Monday.

St. Charles North took first place in all 11 swimming events to cruise to Saturday's DuKane Conference boys swimming and diving title.

Senior Cooper Mellican scored nine of his game-high 26 points in the third quarter, then tallied the first six points of the fourth quarter as St. Charles North defeated St. Charles East 56-45 to give coach Tom Poulin his 300th career win Friday night.

St. Charles East sophomore Brooklyn Schilb scored her 1,000th career point, but Lake Park edged the Saints 33-28 to clinch at least a share of the DuKane Conference title.

St. Charles East had six individual regional champions and 11 wrestlers advance to sectionals while also holding off a surging Glenbard West to take the team title at the 3A St. Charles East Regional.

Brooklyn Schilb set the pace on the night, dropping 31 points and helping St. Charles East to its fourth straight win in the crosstown series with a 43-36 victory over St. Charles North.

A year after falling just short of his second individual title, Purdue commit Zach Stewart is ready to take himself and Marmion to the top of the podium.

Junior forward Ellie Noble scored 13 of her game-high 22 points in the second half to lift Glenbard West to a 56-41 nonconference victory over St. Charles East Tuesday night in Glen Ellyn.

St. Charles East's Dom Munaretto won his fourth straight conference title, while the Saints dominated the competition to claim their fifth DuKane Conference championship in a row on Thursday.

St. Charles East sophomore Brooklyn Schilb, who averaged 26.8 points, 9.8 rebounds and three steals across four games, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.

Brooklyn Schilb had a game-high 28 points, but St. Charles East couldn't quite find enough firepower and fell to Mother McAuley at Coach Kipp's Hoopsfest at Maine West on Saturday

Joe Reid picked up a hot hand midway through the second quarter, scoring 17 of his 22 points in the frame, to help Batavia to a 56-46 victory over St. Charles East.

Senior guard Maggie Frank, who was honored for reaching the 1,000-point club before the game, shook off a slow start from the floor to finish with 23 points and help Lake Park to a 42-29 victory over St. Charles East.

Fremd outscored St. Charles East 11-4 in overtime to pull out a hard-fought 57-50 nonconference victory. Brooklyn Schlib scored 23 for the Saints.

St. Charles East had eight of its 10 victories of the night secure bonus points, helping secure a 56-16 victory over Batavia to remain undefeated in conference duals.

Take a look at some of our best and favorite Kane County sports images of 2025 by Shaw Local News Network photographers.

From wrestling and football state championships to a 31-game winning streak and first sectional title in 43 years on the basketball court and heroics at state swimming, here are the top sports stories of 2025 in the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

A selection of the top sports photos in the Northwest Herald in 2025, by Shaw Local photographers.

Junior guard Ava Mersinger scored 10 of her career-high 16 points in the first quarter, helping Benet get an early jump on St. Charles East and move on to the semifinals of the Montini Christmas Tournament with a 70-56 win.

Here is the 2025 Kane County Chronicle All-Area football team.

Here is the 2025 Kane County Chronicle All-Area Girls Volleyball team.

The St. Charles East girls basketball team knocked off St. Charles North, 38-33. The St. Charles North boys picked up a 60-46 win over St. Charles East after scoring the first 20 points.

Here is the 2025 Kane County Chronicle boys soccer All-Area team.

St. Charles East senior Kelsey Jacob, who won the DuKane Conference individual title and won a sectional title to advance to her fourth state tournament, is the Kane County Chronicle girls tennis Player of the Year.

Henry Schlickman put up a game-high 23 points, which included knocking down two buzzer-beating 3-pointers to help Wheaton North to a 65-31 victory over St. Charles East.

Jacob Baumann surpassed the 1,000-point mark on his career to help Aurora Christian boys basketball move to 8-0 with a win over Chicago Christian, and more results from Friday in the Kane County Chronicle sports roundup.

Thanks to 10 first-half 3-pointers and four quarters of intense defense, Glenbard North pulled ahead and never looked back against St. Charles East on Wednesday.

Wheaton Warrenville South junior guard David Showman opened up Friday’s DuKane Conference game St. Charles East with a 3-pointer. Sophomore AJ Rogers followed with a 3-pointer of his own to set the tone for the Tigers, who went on to a 57-39 rout in the conference opener.

The 2025-2026 girls wrestling season is underway this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle area.

The 2025-2026 boys wrestling season is underway. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle area.

The 2025-2026 boys basketball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

Kathlyn Bainbridge put up 16 points, including all seven of St. Charles East's points in overtime, while adding nine rebounds and six steals in a 43-39 OT victory over York.

St. Charles North girls basketball won its first game under head coach Grant Oler. That, plus more girls basketball and boys bowling results in Monday's Kane County Chronicle sports roundup.

The 2025-2026 girls basketball season is almost here. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

St. Francis took down St. Charles East in a Class 4A girls volleyball regional semifinal, while five other local volleyball teams opened their postseason slate with a win in the regional semifinals.