Downers Grove South senior Karen Boakye soared to the state championship in the Class 3A triple jump, while in Class 2A Montini senior Sydney Gertsen won the 3,200 and St. Francis won the 4x800 relay for the second time in three seasons.

St. Charles North's Kara Glenn finished the IHSA girls track and field meet with three state titles, which included anchoring the 4x800-meter relay to a Class 3A state meet record, St. Francis' 4x800 team won the Class 2A title, and ACC's Cecilia Hilby won the Class 2A 800 title.

Overcast and high 60s made for ideal conditions for IHSA's girls state track and field championships on Saturday in Charleston.

Fifteen individuals and four relay teams all qualified Friday for Saturday's state finals at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Plus, five different softball and girls soccer teams secured regional titles, and more in Friday's KCC roundup:

Can York sophomore Karlin Janowski and Montini senior Sydney Gertsen get distance double crowns after winning state cross country last fall? Can Downers Grove South's Karen Boakye soar to the top in the triple jump? That and more in storylines to watch at the state track meet.

The IHSA girls track and field state finals take place Thursday-Saturday at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Here is the full list of state qualifiers from the Suburban Life area.

St. Charles North softball secured sole possession of the DuKane Conference title with a win over Lake Park, while Kaneland baseball won a share of the Interstate 8 title with a victory over La Salle-Peru. That and more in Wednesday's KCC roundup.

A day after clinching the white division of the Chicago Catholic League, Montini was all business behind Blake Heyer's shutout of St. Francis Tuesday.

St. Charles East softball kept its hopes of a DuKane Conference title alive with a win over Batavia and St. Francis softball won a 10-inning thriller over Somonauk. That and more results from Monday in the KCC sports roundup.

St. Francis sophomore Chase Grigonis, who went 7 for 14 with two doubles and a home run at the plate and earned three wins in extra-inning games on the mound, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.

Clara Lyons hit three home runs and drove home five runs to lead Geneva softball to a 9-3 victory, their first win over Batavia in its last five games. Plus, more high-scoring affairs in Wednesday's Kane County Chronicle sports roundup.

Batavia baseball scored three runs in the fifth inning, capped by a go-ahead two-run double by Ryan Rodriguez to help the team get past St. Charles North to tie the conference series. Plus more Kane County sports results from Tuesday.

Josh Kreutz (Loyola), Kenenna Odeluga (Mount Carmel), Jameson Geers (Providence) and Tyler Duzansky (St. Francis) are former CCL/ESCC football players who signed undrafted free agent contracts or received rookie minicamp invitations after the 2026 NFL Draft.

Brynn Maple hit two home runs and drove home four in St. Charles East softball's win over Geneva, while Batavia softball took down WW South to secure its best DuKane Conference record since 2022, and more results.

St. Francis sophomore Alyssa Freeman, who went 11 of 16 at the plate with a double and a home run while also getting three wins in the circle, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.

Makayla Van Dinther tossed a five-hit shutout to lead St. Charles East softball over Wheaton-Warrenville South, and more results from Tuesday in the KCC roundup

Kaneland softball and baseball accounted for two of four teams that were extra-inning winners from Monday. Plus, St. Charles East softball took down Lake Park in a top-10 matchup in the state, and more results from Monday in the KCC roundup

Margaret Andrzejewski won the 1,600 and Abby Yarusso the 3,200, and St. Francis also won the 4x800 and 4x400 relays to take fourth place at the Schaumburg Invitational. Dundee-Crown sophomore Clara Meier took the title in the discus

Bobby Biggs threw a complete-game shutout with 10 strikeouts and Alek Ramey homered in a Willowbrook win, Owen Sunderson's go-ahead homer powered Hinsdale Central past Downers Grove North and IC Catholic Prep softball won in extra innings in Thursday's roundup.

Hayden Sujack hit her 50th career home run as St. Charles East took down Kaneland in six innings, and Batavia's Colin Jack tossed a one-hit shutout to take down Glenbard North. That and more in Tuesday's KCC sports roundup.

Aurora Central Catholic secured it's first win of the season in a big way, Geneva baseball won its 11th straight game and five local schools shined in the Les Hodges Invite. That and more from Friday's Kane County Chronicle sports roundup.

St. Charles North recorded 33 runs off of 20 hits in a high-scoring contest, while Burlington Central needed eight innings to get a win over Crystal Lake South in a low-scoring affair. That and more results from Wednesday in the KCC roundup.

Outdoor track and field season is almost here. Here are the 2026 Kane County Chronicle boys track and field previews.

Taft took the title, Buffalo Grove won the third-place match, and St. Francis topped Lemont for fifth Saturday in Conant's boys volleyball tournament.

Outdoor track and field season is almost here. Here are the 2026 Kane County Chronicle girls track and field previews.

St. Charles North had no lack of offense during a double header, recording 19 runs over the two games to secure the sweep. Plus more results from 'across the country in Thursday's Kane County Chronicle sports roundup.

Boys track and field teams head outdoors soon, and here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

Girls track and field teams head outdoors soon, and here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

Hayden Sujack continued her hot start of the season with two home runs and five RBIs to lead St. Charles East softball past Neuqua Valley at the GoPro Dome. That, and more results from Monday's Kane County Chronicle roundup.

Here are boys volleyball previews for teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

Here are previews of boys volleyball teams from around the Kane County Chronicle area.

Here is the 2025-26 Kane County Chronicle boys basketball All-Area team.

Abby Zawadski pitched a complete-game one-hit shutout and added two RBIs at the plate to help St. Charles North softball over Burlington Central. That and more results in Wednesday's Kane County Chronicle sports roundup.

Here are previews of boys tennis teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

Batavia baseball and softball won their first games of the season, and both St. Charles girls' soccer teams won their opener in the Rose Augsburg Drach Invitational. That and more in the Kane County Chronicle Saturday roundup

St. Francis' girls soccer, softball and baseball teams, along with St. Charles East's girls soccer team, all won their season opener. That and more in Thursday's Kane County Chronicle sports roundup.

Here is the 2025-2026 Kane County Chronicle Girls Basketball All-Area team.

Girls soccer season starts this week. Here are the 2026 Kane County Chronicle softball previews.

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

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

The IHSA baseball season starts this week. Here are the 2026 Kane County Chronicle softball previews.

Softball season is underway. Here are the 2026 Kane County Chronicle softball previews.

The 2026 softball season is underway this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

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

This spring, we at Friday Night Drive will start looking ahead to the fall with players we are keeping our eye on. After starting with quarterbacks last week, we move our attention to the running back position this week.

Several St. Francis football players, including All-CCL/ESCC and IHSFCA All-State wide receiver Dario Milivojevic, signed to continue on with collegiate programs during the National Signing Day period in early February.

Deerfield denied St. Francis a spot in the Class 3A state semifinals and clinched the first supersectional championship in school history with a 51-36 victory Monday night at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates.

St. Francis overcame a halftime deficit to beat Wheaton Academy 69-62 to win the Class 3A Hinsdale Sectional on Friday.

St. Francis' boys basketball team entered the postseason with a losing record and a No. 7 seed, but now finds itself in the sectional championship after a Tuesday win over Lemont.

St. Francis junior James McGrath, an All-CCL/ESCC player who helped the Spartans win the Class 5A state championship, recently received a Division I offer from Oklahoma. A two-sport standout, McGrath is preparing for a bigger role as a senior.