Sandwich junior Cooper Corder got revenge for his lone loss of the season, taking down Unity Christian's Clinton VerHeecke in a 10-9 decision to win his first individual state title.

Oswego East's girls bowling team took fifth at the IHSA state meet and Jayden Riley poured in 45 points to lead Yorkville Christian past Freeport in the regular season finale.

Can Yorkville Christian, moved up to Class 2A, make a run? Will we get a star-studded rematch between Oswego East and Yorkville? Can the third time be the charm for Oswego against Bolingbrook? Here are Kendall County storylines as boys basketball postseason tips off.

The Midland girls basketball team received a huge 3-pointer from senior Emma Franks in the final minutes of a 52-45 victory over Yorkville Christian in the Class 1A Serena Regional championship game om Thursday. It's the Timberwolves first postseason title since 1999.

Here are the Record Newspapers-area qualifiers for the IHSA individual state wrestling meet.

Sandwich junior Cooper Corder is already a two-time state medalist. Now Corder is aiming for the top spot at the IHSA state wrestling meet in Champaign this weekend. He is among the area's top medal hopefuls with Yorkville's Van Rosauer and Yorkville Christian's Jackson Allen.

Yorkville Christian girls basketball rolled past Serena into Thursday's regional final, while Parkview Christian was upset by Ottawa Marquette and Oswego and Sandwich both lost.

Yorkville Christian sent eight wrestlers to state from the Coal City Sectional, while Yorkville's Van Rosauer and Sandwich's Cooper Corder won sectional championships to lead other state qualifiers and Oswego East's Ella Cooper and Yorkville's Lauryn Trotter qualified for state.

Parkview Christian, which plays four sophomores and two freshmen, is 26-3 and will be going for its first IHSA regional title next week, while Yorkville Christian is looking to build off winning the school's first regional title last year. That and more in the playoff preview.

Yorkville Christian junior Tray Alford, who scored 18 points, including his 1,000th career point, in a win over Joliet Catholic, and scored 17 points with the game-winning basket in the final seconds in a win over Christ the King, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week.

Payton Wallin poured in 32 points to lead Yorkville Christian past Bishop McNamara and Jadyn Long's 21 points led Plano to a two-point win over Seneca in Monday's roundup.

Yorkville sophomore Lauryn Trotter won a regional title and two other Foxes and two Sandwich wrestlers advanced to sectionals, Oswego East girls basketball got a big win at Naperville Central and Yorkville Christian boys basketball won again in Saturday's roundup.

Here are Gary Duncan's photos from Friday's game between Yorkville Christian and Christ the King.

Tray Alford rolled in a runner in the final seconds, lifting Yorkville Christian to a thrilling 70-69 win over visiting Christ the King on Friday.

Coal City emerged victorious over Yorkville Christian in the IHSA Class 1A Dual Team Sectional on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, to advance to team state finals for the fourth year in a row with a 56-14 win.

Coal City punched its ticket to the dual team state finals for the fourth year in a row with Thursday's 56-14 win over Yorkville Christian in the IHSA Class 1A Coal City Dual Team Sectional.

Jayden Riley scored 25 of his 31 points in the second half and Tray Alford his 1,000th career point as Yorkville Christian rallied past Joliet Catholic at Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum and Sandwich boys basketball and Plano and Yorkville Christian girls basketball were all winners.

Yorkville, coming off its fifth consecutive conference championship, is set to start the wrestling postseason this weekend along with Oswego and Oswego East with a Class 3A regional at Moline, while Sandwich and Yorkville Christian have high hopes at Class 1A regionals.

Glenbard East senior Danny Snyder received his coach's message to be aggressive Tuesday night, scoring 11 of his 18 points in the decisive fourth quarter of the Rams’ 86-78 win over Yorkville Christian.

One of four Mustangs in double figures, Payton Wallin's 25-point night led a red hot Yorkville Christian squad past Parkview Christian on Monday.

Reed-Custer hosted over 25 teams across the region for its Comet Classic Wrestling Invite on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026.

Jadyn Long had a near triple-double to lead Plano girls basketball past Richmond-Burton, Oswego boys basketball won its fifth straight, Yorkville Christian wrestlers were fourth at the Comet Classic and more in Saturday's roundup.

Sandwich junior Cooper Corder records his 100th career win as he sets sights for season stretch run, Yorkville's Van Rosauer takes second at Cheesehead and Yorkville Christian getting healthy at the right time in Joshua Welge's Kendall County wrestling notebook.

Graham Schwab scored 20 points and Mariano Velasco a career-high 17 as Oswego beat Plainfield East in double overtime, Jayden Zepeda hit a buzzer-beater to lift Plano past Woodstock, Gabe Sanders' 17 paced a Yorkville win, and Yorkville and Yorkville Christian girls both won.

Freshman guard Kiana Ogulei, like everyone in the gym Wednesday at Plano, had a cold start shooting. But Ogulei had three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and scored 11 of her 13 points in the final period to send visiting Yorkville Christian past Plano 38-30.

Led by the defense of Jalen Carter and Jeffrey Hassan, Kaneland forced Yorkville Christian to miss its first 13 shots and scored the game's first 14 points, and rode that devastating start to a 78-47 win in the 62nd Plano Classic final for the Knights' third straight title.

Jayden Riley scored 26 points and made a handful of key plays over a minute's time late in the fourth quarter, as Yorkville Christian turned away a tough challenge from Plano for a 69-59 win in the semifinals of the 62nd Plano Christmas Classic.

The Yorkville Christian boys basketball team needed every bit of Jayden Riley's 37 points and Tray Alford's 21 points to hold off a determined Mendota squad for a 74-69 triumph in Saturday's quarterfinals of the 62nd Plano Christmas Classic.

When Yorkville Christian’s defense is clicking, the Mustangs can run past teams. During their opening game in the 62nd annual Plano Christmas Classic, the Mustangs got a running clock against Morris during the fourth quarter of Friday afternoon’s 59-37 victory.

Will Kaneland and Yorkville Christian meet in a Plano Christmas Classic finals rematch? Can Oswego East take the title at Hinsdale Central? And what about Oswego and York at the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic? We preview area holiday tournaments.

Tray Alford hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer and Jayden Riley scored 40 points to give Yorkville Christian the championship of the 608 Tournament in Wisconsin, and Mason Lockett and Oswego East rallied for a big win over Waukegan in Saturday's roundup.

Jayden Riley scored 30 points to lead Yorkville Christian to a win over Madison LaFollette in Wisconsin, Reggie Chapman's 18 points paced Newark past Somonauk plus Sandwich and Plano boys basketball results in Friday's roundup.

Two-time defending tournament champion Kaneland, currently undefeated, received the No. 1 seed for the 62nd Plano Christmas Classic at the seeding meeting held Thursday evening. Yorkville Christian, last year's runner-up, is the No. 2 seed in the event that tips off Dec. 26.

Yorkville Christian senior Jackson Allen, who won his second consecutive Plano Reaper Classic tournament championship, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.

Yorkville Christian girls and boys basketball both picked up wins over Ottawa Marquette, plus Yorkville and Plano boys basketball results and Yorkville and Plano boys bowling results in Tuesday's roundup.

Jayden Riley's 36 points paced Yorkville Christian boys basketball past Lemont at the Team Rose Shootout, Ethan Vahl's 21 points led Oswego past Waubonsie, Yorkville boys wrestling won three matches at a quad meet and Oswego boys wrestling won two of three in Saturday's roundup.

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.

Brady Behringer's double-double led Sandwich boys basketball to an overtime win over Genoa-Kingston, Payton Wallin scored 28 points in a Yorkville Christian win and Yorkville boys wrestling and Plano boys bowling were both winners Thursday.

Yorkville Christian senior Payton Wallin, who averaged 19 points per game as the Mustangs went 3-0 to win the Wheaton Academy Thanksgiving Tournament, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.

The 2025-2026 boys basketball season tips off this week. Here are five players to watch in the Record Newspapers coverage area.

As the 2025-2026 boys basketball season tips off this week, here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

As the 2025-2026 girls basketball season tips off this week, here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

The 2025-2026 girls basketball season tips off this week. Here are five players to watch in the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Yorkville Christian senior guard Jayden Riley, the Record Newspapers Player of the Year as a junior, made his verbal commitment this week to Division I SIU-Edwardsville.

The 2025 boys soccer season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

The 2025 girls volleyball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Yorkville Christian guard Jayden Riley is enjoying a breakout summer, with up to six scholarship offers after his performances at Riverside-Brookfield and Romeoville. Riley, last year's Record Newspapers Player of the Year, has set lofty goals for his senior season.

Here is the 2025 Record Newspapers All-Area baseball team.

Here is the 2025 Record Newspapers All-Area softball team.

Oswego sophomore Dontrell Young won medals in the 100, 200 and 400-meter dashes at the IHSA state track meet, Oswego East's Zach Morrisroe won two throws medals and Yorkville's Owen Horeni was second in the 800, leading area medalists in Charleston.