Eddie Carifio

Cole Latimer homered and Evan Johnson had a key hit as DeKalb baseball picked up a win.

Both Kaneland and DeKalb were struggling to get runs across the plate Saturday until Natalie Naab came through with a two-out, two-run single in the top of the eighth that gave the Knights a 3-1 win.

Indian Creek's Addison Marquardt qualified for state in the high jump, DeKalb's Bryalen Anderson won a pair of DVC titles and more in the roundup.

With the Class 1A and 2A baseball and softball playoff set to start Monday, we take a look at each Daily Chronicle area team and how they're looking heading into the postseason.

Sycamore and DeKalb sent girls track athletes threw to state, Avery Boehne tossed a perfect game as Indian Creek topped Hiawatha, Kaneland baseball finished its sweep of La Salle-Peru, and more in the roundup.

The Sycamore boys tennis team swept three of the seven matches to win on senior night, Hiawatha and Hinckley-Big Rock picked up Little 10 wins and more in the roundup.

Sycamore surged late and held off Kaneland to win the Interstate 8 Boys Conference Championship, not only snapping the Knights' streak of seven straight conference wins but winning its first since 2002.

Avery Boehne hit for the cycle in Indian Creek's win, Brynn Woods homered for Kaneland and more in the roundup.

Sycamore starter Bella Jacobs stuck out 13 in a shutout, besting Ottawa and starter Adelynn Russell, who allowed three hits, no walks and no earned runs, in a 1-0 Spartans' win.

A Sycamore-DeKalb soccer match that came down to one goal. An Interstate 8 girls track championship that came down to the final few races. There was no shortage of great games this weekend, and with that came outstanding performances. Here’s a look at a few of the best.

Ellison Hallahan, Addie McLaughlin, Faith Heil and Sycamore used late heroics for an extra-inning win, Brodie Farrell pitches DeKalb to a win, G-K sprinters shine in home meet and more in the roundup.

Cortni Kruizenga took a feed from Izzie Segreti and punched it home the game's only goal in Sycamore's win over DeKalb in El Classicorn on Saturday.

Angela Gary and Alyssa Tumminaro win DVC titles for DeKalb, Jackson Kees pitches DeKalb to a key DVC win, G-K soccer finishes season on 17-game win streak, Hiawatha drops wild 35-13 game and IC and H-BR place second and third at the L10 boys track meet. Plus more in the roundup.

Erica Swan spent five years as Genoa-Kingston’s head softball coach before taking over at DeKalb this season. Her players were well aware of this when the Barbs headed north to take on the Cogs, posting four runs to break open a tie game in the fifth inning of a 7-3 victory.

The 2024 season was the first time Drew Hoth didn't play tackle football since the fifth grade. But he had a new passion to takes it places as he started student teaching. He's set to be a 5th grade teacher at Mitchell when the school opens in the fall.