Lincoln-Way East took down host Bradley-Bourbonnais 59-20 in a dual Thursday night between SouthWest Suburban Conference opponents.

Ottawa and L-P girls and boys competed during a wrestling match on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 in Kingman Gymansium at Ottawa High School.

Coal City is currently ranked No. 1 in Class 1A by illinoismatmen.com, while Providence is No. 2 in Class 2A and Joliet Catholic No. 2 in Class 3A

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.

Before DeKalb fielded a girls wrestling team, Alex Gregorio-Perez and Jade Weiss were battling boys in middle school gyms. On Wednesday’s senior night, the two charter members celebrated how far the sport has come with pins, helping the Barbs defeat Kaneland 47-36.

With a recent title at Abe's Rumble and seven active wrestlers with 100 career wins or more, Coal City's boys wrestling team is putting together a memorable season in its search for a second straight dual team state title, and third in four years.

When healthy, Vinnie Testa is really special. The Marmion senior, who hadn’t competed since the first week of the season, won all six of his matches during the Don Flavin Invitational on Dec. 29-30, helping the defending Class 3A state champions prevail with six dual team wins.

Yorkville senior Caleb Viscogliosi will play football at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville next year, but he wasn’t sure he was going to wrestle this season. There’s no doubt Yorkville wrestling coach Jake Oster and the Foxes are thrilled he’s returned.

Without the right mindset, Oswego East’s Ella Cooper wouldn’t be winning wrestling tournaments. She won the 145-pound title during Saturday’s inaugural Break the Silence tournament at Oswego East, where special t-shirts were sold to help raise awareness for mental health.

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.

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.

Coal City's boys wrestling team dominated its way to a first-place finish at Abe's Rumble in Springfield, a pair of local girls wrestlers finished second at the Ottawa Holiday Hootenanny and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

La Salle-Peru's Kiely Domyancich and Marquette's Lily Deibel were among the individual girls wrestling champions crowned Tuesday at the 2025 Ottawa Holiday Hootenanny.

After going 1-2 on Monday, Sycamore picked up a 43-30 win over Moline on Tuesday morning before dropping duals to Lyons, 42-32, and Rochelle, 38-33.

After a tough loss Tuesday to open Day 2 of the Don Flavin Invitational, the DeKalb wrestling team had a long talk, then stormed back with two big wins.

Julian Hartwig won all three of his matches, but it didn’t prove to be enough for host DeKalb, which dropped three duals on the opening day of the Don Flavin Invitational on Monday.

Sycamore dropped a 37-30 decision to Hersey in its second dual during Monday’s Don Flavin Invitational at DeKalb. The narrow loss followed an opening 45-27 loss to Lincoln-Way West, but the Spartans bounced back to finish with a victory.

Prairie Ridge sophomore Tymen Robinson captured the 106-pound championship at the Larkin Royal Throne Invite and went 5-0 during the week. Robinson was voted the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.

Take a look back at some of the top sports stories from the Daily Journal area in 2025.

The Manteno girls basketball team extended its winning streak to a dozen games with a 75-13 dismantling of Christ the King at the Chicago Christian Christmas Tournament and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Building on the skills she's learned in freestyle wrestling, Hampshire's Amelia Nidelea-Polanin has become one of the top high school wrestlers in the state. Nidelea-Polanin, who went 37-3 as a sophomore, is pushing for an IHSA state title this season.

EP hosted their annual Holiday Wrestling Tournament Saturday, Dec. 19, 2025. -Photos by Jessie Ottens

Johnsburg wrestlers won the Stillman Valley Holiday Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025 at Stillman Valley High School.

Area wrestlers compete in the Whip-Pur Women’s Classic girls wrestling tournament on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at Hampshire High School.

McHenry's Natalie Corona, Hampshire's Samantha Diehl, Crystal Lake South's Annalee Aarseth, Crystal Lake Central's Cait Jones and Richmond-Burton's Madelyn Peterie brought home titles Saturday at the Whip-Pur Women’s Classic in Hampshire.

Lincoln Williams had 29 points and EJ Hazelett added 24 as Kankakee improved to 3-0 in Southland Athletic Conference play with an 82-72 win over Bloom, and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Returning IHSA state qualifier Jackson Marlett was one of five Crystal Lake Central wrestlers to record pins as the Tigers beat Cary-Grove 59-18 in a Fox Valley Conference dual match Friday evening. "We’re working hard in the room and we aren’t taking shortcuts."

Coal City beat Bishop McNamara 81-0 and Morris 66-12 to improve to 17-0 on the season while junior Cooper Morris became the fourth Coaler this season, and seventh active Coal City wrestler, to reach 100 career wins.

On a night when Hampshire honored Deegan Kirschke, who tragically passed away on Aug. 16, the Whip-Purs defeated Dundee-Crown 65-9 in an Fox Valley Conference boys wrestling dual Thursday. "All of us are wrestling for Deegan. He brought a lot of joy and happiness."

Seneca and Ottawa Marquette both went 2-1 in a quadrangular wrestling match Wednesday.

Reed-Custer, Marquette, Pontiac and Seneca boys wrestling meet on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025 at Seneca High School. Check out photos from the meet by Tom Sistak.

Crystal Lake South's Annalee Aarseth, an IHSA state runner-up last year, is off to a strong start to her junior season. She recently finished first at the E-Rab Girls Invitational and has goals of winning a state championship.

Area wrestlers compete in the Tom DuBois Invite wrestling meet on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at Richmond-Burton High School in Richmond.

Sandwich senior Cooper Corder won his second consecutive 150-pound title, and Yorkville Christian senior Jackson Allen won his second straight title during Saturday’s 42nd annual Plano Reaper Classic.

Richmond-Burton crowned five boys wrestling champions, while Crystal Lake South finished with two champions as six McHenry County-area schools participated in the annual Tom DuBois Classic at Richmond-Burton on Saturday.

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.

Aiden Marrello and C.J. Talbert were two of Crystal Lake South's five wrestlers to record pins during the team's 47-25 victory over Burlington Central in Fox Valley Conference action Friday night. The Gators are now 3-0 in FVC competition.

Coal City's Owen Petersen's milestone win was the highlight of an overpowering night on the mats for the Coalers, four local schools won at the Watseka Holiday Tournament and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Led by returning state medalist Radic Dvorak, Huntley recorded four pins and dominated both the middle and upper weight classes during its 48-24 Fox Valley Conference victory against Jacobs on Thursday evening.

Jacobs faces Huntley in a Fox Valley Conference wrestling meet on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, at Huntley High School.

The Morris boys wrestling team picked up a 48-24 win over Ottawa, while the Ottawa girls beat Morris 46-34.

Crystal Lake South's Nathan Randle won a championship, while Prairie Ridge's Tymen Robinson and Richmond-Burton's Blake Livdahl recorded runner-up finishes during the E-Rab Giardini Invitational at Rockford East on Saturday.

Behind strong performances from leaders like Dylan Ramsey, Crystal Lake Central recorded five pins and started its season 2-0 with a 56-20 victory over McHenry in Fox Valley Conference boys wrestling action Friday evening.

Johnsburg senior Kainoa Ancog won the 157-pound title at the Vernon Hills Cougar Thanksgiving Classic on Saturday, Nov. 29. Ancog was voted the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week in an online vote.

"Day" Jones interviews Stephen Wolf, who will be participating in Dreamwave's Good as Gold event this Saturday at the Kaycee Club in La Salle

Oregon wrestlers hosted Polo and Fulton in a triangular in the Blackhawk Center in Oregon on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025.

Adam Carrick was familiar with Tyler Etes from the football field, and the led to confidence and a victory on the wrestling mat. It also helped Sycamore defeat Rochelle 48-24 on Thursday.

Hampshire faces Prairie Ridge in a Fox Valley Conference wrestling meet on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, at Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake.

Knox Homola was one of eight Hampshire wrestlers to record pins as the Whip-Purs earned a 67-11 dual victory against Prairie Ridge in Fox Valley Conference action on Thursday evening.

Bradley-Bourbonnais' boys wrestling team downed Bishop McNamara, Kankakee and Manteno to claim its 20th straight All-City crown Wednesday, while the girls team beat Kankakee 23-10 for the title.