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.

Dundee-Crown faces St. Charles East in an IHSA Class 3A Regional Championship soccer match on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville.

Hugo Arista recorded a hat trick and Mauricio Ruiz converted a penalty kick in the second half as Dundee-Crown defeated St. Charles East 4-2 to win a Class 3A boys soccer regional championship on Saturday afternoon.

Get ready for the final week of the regular season with previews and picks for all the games from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

Who's going to the playoffs, and who'll be playing their last week of football? Here is where team's playoff hopes stand heading into the final week of the regular season.

Sam Hill led the St. Charles North boys to its first ever DuKane Conference championship, while Batavia reclaimed its girls title and Kara Glenn secured another individual title for the North Stars in the girls race at Lake Park's East Campus.

Batavia totaled over 400 yards of offense as it downed St. Charles East 31-13 to clinch its 14th straight playoff appearance on Friday.

St. Charles East senior Kelsey Jacob, who won the No. 1 singles bracket at the DuKane Conference Championships, was voted as the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.

Get ready for Week 8 with previews and picks for all the games from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

Ben Murphy broke a scoreless tie in the 68th minute, and Caleb Kelly added an insurance goal in the 76th minute to help Geneva end DuKane Conference play with a 2-0 victory over St. Charles East.

With just two weeks remaining in the 2025 football season, a majority of Kane County teams have clinched a spot in the playoffs or are on the verge of clinching with a win. Here is where teams stand before Week 8 kicks off.

Get ready for Week 7 with previews and picks for all the games from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

With just three weeks remaining in the 2025 football season, every Kane County team has at least a slight chance of playing postseason football this season. Here are where teams stand before Week 7 kicks off.

JT Padron eclipsed 300 passing yards to lead St. Charles North to a pivotal DuKane Conference win over St. Charles East.

Get ready for Week 5 with previews and picks for all the games from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area, including rivalry showdowns between Batavia and Geneva and St. Charles North and St. Charles East.

Jack Van Laningham made full use of the home-course advantage, shooting an even-par 71 to take medalist honors and help St. Charles North to a four-stroke victory over Geneva for the regional title.

Jonathan Ademi scored two goals and added an assist in just 17 minutes of play as Lake Park got a commanding 4-0 victory over St. Charles East.

From a homecoming in a crosstown rival’s colors, to two reigning conference champions looking for a crucial victory, here’s a look at how the Tri-City teams stand heading into their rivalry matchups.

Success came in threes for St. Charles North, as they had three players score at least a trio of touchdowns while also collecting three interceptions to help them to a 53-6 victory over crosstown rival St. Charles East

Sophomore Anthony Sanfilipo scored the go-ahead goal in the 68th minute to lift St. Charles East over St. Charles North, and Geneva had six different goal scorers to help them to a 6-0 victory over Batavia at Tri-Cities Night.

St. Charles East senior Kaylee McInnis, who had 26 kills, 19 digs and five aces in wins against Glenbard North and West Chicago, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week based on an online vote.

Get ready for Week 5 with previews and picks for all the games from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area, including showdowns between Batavia and St. Charles North and Kaneland and Morris.

St. Charles North girls volleyball won it's 14th consecutive DuKane Conference game with a straight sets win over Batavia, while the boys soccer team also stayed undefeated in conference play with a 3-0 win over the Bulldogs. That and more in Tuesday's roundup.

Senior Isha Patel shot a 2-under 70 to earn medalist honors and pace Lake Park to a record-setting team score of 305 to dethrone St. Charles North as DuKane Conference champions.

Lake Park fended off Geneva and Wheaton Warrenville South in a three-way battle while St. Charles North's Caden Shanahan was the solo champion at the DuKane Conference boys golf championship on Tuesday.

St. Charles East junior Ari Bigda, who threw for 111 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 62 yards and a score in a victory over Wheaton Warrenville South, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.

We take a look at the football games around the Kane County Chronicle area heading into Week 4 of the 2025 season.

Wheaton Warrenville South’s Owen Yorke burst through a seam and raced 80 yards for a touchdown on the game’s first play from scrimmage, helping set the tone as the Tigers earned a 37-12 DuKane Conference victory over St. Charles East Friday night.