With the release of the IHSA 2025 statewide football schedule, here are the top games week by week to watch in the Kane County coverage area.

Friday Night Drive’s Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz discuss what the IHSA football schedule will look like in the western suburbs for the 2025 season, games they are looking forward to, and more

St. Charles East senior Addison Wolf, who led the Saints to their first sectional title since 2019 in softball, and played a major part in the formation of the school's girls wrestling and flag football programs, is the Kane County Chronicle 2024-25 Female Athlete of the Year.

Here is the 2024-2025 Kane County Chronicle All-Area Baseball Team.

St. Charles East junior and South Carolina commit Hayden Sujack, who broke the school record for career home runs and led the Saints to their first sectional title since 2019, is the Kane County Chronicle Softball Player of the Year.

Here is the 2024-2025 Kane County Chronicle All-Area softball team.

St. Charles East freshman Mya Leon, who put up 34 goals and 12 assists in her first high school season and earned All-State honors, is the Kane County Chronicle 2024-2025 girls soccer Player of the Year.

Led by Kane County Chronicle girls soccer Player of the Year Mya Leon, here is the 2024-2025 All-Area team.

Headlined by Boys track and field Athlete of the Year Freddy Hassan, here is the Kane County Chronicle All-Area boys track and field team.

Headlined by Girls track and field Athlete of the Year Katie Kostro, here is the Kane County Chronicle All-Area girls track and field team.

A look back at the Kane County Chronicle's prep sports photos from the 2025 spring season.

Hayden Sujack had a three-hit day, including a solo home run, and St. Charles East bought the go-ahead run to the plate in the seventh, but the Saints' underdog run came to an end in a Class 4A supersectional with a 4-1 to Barrington on Monday.

St. Charles East was defeated by Barrington in the Class 4A Barrington Supersectional on Monday, June 9, 2025 in Barrington.

Makayla Van Dinther tossed a complete-game six-hit shutout, Morgan Beers slapped four hits and Lexi Majkszak drove home two runs to help St. Charles East win its first sectional title since 2019 with a 5-0 victory over South Elgin.

After a leadoff home run by Fremd second baseman Amanda Poniecki, Saints junior Makayla Van Dinther quickly settled down and her No. 6-seeded team rallied for a tense 3-2 win over No. 1 Fremd in a Class 4A Fremd Sectional semifinal Tuesday.

Kaneland senior Freddy Hassan won his third All-State medal on Saturday at the state track meet in Charleston, tying for second place in the Class 3A high jump. Batavia also found success in field events, Isaiah Brown fourth in the triple jump and Gavin Pecor seventh in the shot.

Josh Fleming set the tone with his solo home run in the first inning, his ninth of the season, and York put the game out of reach with a four-run fourth in an eventual 8-3 win over St. Charles East for the Dukes' fourth straight regional title.

Wheaton-Warrenville South had five different goal scorers, which included Ashlyn Adams breaking the career scoring record, to lead it to a 6-0 victory over St. Charles North for its first sectional title since 2003.

Can Batavia continue its postseason success? Will St. Charles North's Nathan McLoughlin find gold? Will Kaneland have a three-time all-stater? Here are five storylines to watch for Kane County boys track and field athletes at state this weekend.

Kaitlyn Nudera's goal in the 50th minute proved to be the difference maker as St. Charles North secured the win in the crosstown rivalry with a 1-0 victory over St. Charles East in Tuesday's sectional semifinal.

St. Charles North defeated St. Charles East in a Class 3A Glenbard West Sectional semifinal game on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 in Glen Ellyn.

Rosary junior Katie Kostro soared to the Class 2A high jump state championship on Saturday, leading area medalists in Charleston. St. Charles North, St. Charles East, St. Francis, Aurora Central Catholic and Burlington Central also had medalists.

Led by doubles champions Cole Weddle and Ben Goddard, St. Charles North's tennis team won its third straight sectional title on Saturday.

Batavia seems to have everything clicking at the right time, as the Bulldogs took home the Class 3A Lake Park boys sectional track and field Friday night title with 118 total points in Roselle.

St. Charles North's 4x800-meter relay team posted the top time in the Class 3A preliminary rounds to advance to the finals, while the North Stars' softball team secured a share of the DuKane Conference with a win over Geneva. That and more results in Friday's sports roundup.

Qori Strotkamp gave St. Charles East an early lead with a goal in the 17th minute of Friday’s Class 3A St. Charles East regional championship. Anika Dodrill added a goal four minutes later and the Saints prevailed over Geneva, 2-0.

St. Charles East faced Geneva in the Class 3A St. Charles East Regional final on Friday, May 23, 2025 in St. Charles.

Can St. Charles North replicate its team success for a chance at the Class 3A title? What can we expect from Batavia's young core? Here are five storylines to watch for Kane County-area athletes this weekend.

Dylan McCabe drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth inning, and Matt Steinberg induced a game-ending double play in the bottom half to help St. Charles East hold on for a 6-5 victory over Wheaton-Warrenville South.

Wheaton North won its sixth straight DuKane Conference tennis championship on Saturday.

Even with one event remaining, Batavia used six wins to successfully defend it's DuKane Conference championship. St. Charles North and Wheaton-Warrenville South rounded out the top three.

Illinois recruit Ashlyn Adams scored a goal on a 39-yard free kick banger that sailed over St. Charles East goalie Sidney Lazenby’s fingertips in the sixth minute, and Wheaton Warrenville South went on to beat St. Charles East 2-0 for the Tigers' first DuKane Conference title.

Wheaton Warrenville South hosted St. Charles East in girls varsity soccer on Friday, May 15, 2025 in Wheaton.

Geneva and St. Charles North baseball each secured a series sweep, setting up a DuKane Conference-deciding series, which starts Saturday. Plus, Batavia baseball and girls soccer got big conference victories, and other sports results from Thursday.

St. Charles North's Alexzandria Richardson and a pair of North Stars' relays were among the state qualifiers from Thursday's Class 3A Hoffman Estates Sectional, which was delayed several times because of lightning and clock issues.

Geneva and St. Charles North baseball each got victories to stay atop the DuKane Conference standings, while Batavia softball secured the series sweep with a win against Geneva. That and more in Wednesday's sports roundup.

St. Charles East hosted St. Charles North varsity softball on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

Jordyn McBride drove in four runs off of three hits and Paige Murray struck out 13 batters to help St. Charles North to a 6-0 victory over St. Charles East.

A four-run first inning set the pace for Geneva's offense as they would go on to secure a 10-1 victory to open a three-game series against St. Charles East.

St. Charles East hosted Geneva varsity baseball on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.

Paige Murray hit the go-ahead double and added 11 strikeouts in the circle to help St. Charles North softball to a low-scoring victory, Marmion and Kaneland baseball win thrillers and Batavia girls soccer upset St. Charles East on the road. That and more in the sports roundup.

Batavia baseball secured a series victory over St. Charles East, while Geneva and St. Charles North both won to secure a share of the lead in DuKane Conference play.

Despite only managing two wins on the day, St. Charles North surpassed expectations to win it's first-ever Kane County Meet championship, while five meet records were broken across the board at the 106th event, the most since 1977.

After losing the DuKane Conference indoor girls track and field title in heartbreaking fashion, St. Charles North used five victories on the day to win its first conference title in program history.

St. Charles East junior Hayden Sujack, who went 14 for 26 with eight home runs and 18 RBIs across eight softball games and also broke the school record for home runs in a career, was voted as the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.

Batavia and St. Charles North each won tight contests to secure their respective rivalry series, while St. Francis won its 13th straight in dominating fashion. That and more scores from Monday in the Kane County Chronicle sports roundup.

In a game featuring plenty of offense, St. Charles East's 16 hits were enough to out-do Glenbard North's six home runs and secure a 14-10 victory.

St. Charles East pitcher Joey Arend laid the foundation for a narrow victory over St. Charles North on Friday.

St. Charles North accumulated five wins and had multiple double-scoring events to score 132.5 points and secure a commanding victory in the Kane County Meet.

Aurora Central Catholic girls soccer and baseball teams each had 3-2 victories over conference opponents, while Burlington Central softball and St. Charles boys water polo each set records with wins. That and more in Thursday's sports roundup.