Jared Birchfield – Shaw Local News Network correspondent

While there are three seniors and a junior on our list of five boys cross country athletes to watch this year, a freshman also managed to crack the list. Check out the full list.

With the boys cross country season kicking into full gear, we take a look at what to expect from each team.

We break down what each girls cross country team expects out of the upcoming season as things get into full swing.

There's a lot of talented younger runners this year, and we spotlight five girls cross country runners poised for breakout years.

Lincoln-Way Central and St. Charles East generated over 900 yards of offense and scored a combined 96 points in the teams’ season opener Friday night at Norris Stadium. Led by quarterback Drew Woodburn and running back Tyler Tulk, the Knights beat the host Saints.

From stalwarts in goal to offensive weapons old and new, we take a look at five players that can have an impact on the soccer season.

DeKalb looks to build off a big summer, Kaneland and Sycamore expect to battle for an Interstate 8 title and Genoa-Kingston will have scoring in new places this year. We look at each soccer team.

After scoring two first half goals, St. Charles North held firm against Wheaton North’s increased second half offensive pressure to win Saturday’s Class 3A South Elgin Sectional championship, 2-1.

Sycamore junior pitcher Addison Dierschow had the upper hand in Wednesday’s rematch with Kaneland’s Brynn Woods in a 10-1 Interstate 8 win for the Spartans Wednesday.

Junior Jacob Barraza won the 800-meter race with a time of 1:56.93 and the Barbs’ relay team of Cam Matthews, Braylen Anderson, Isiah Butler and Talen Tate took first place honors in 4x100, crossing the finish line in 42.35.

Jackson Kees pitched five shutout innings as DeKalb baseball picked up its first win against Sycamore since 2018.

In their DuPage Valley Conference series finale Thursday, Waubonsie Valley made the most of the few scoring opportunities it had against DeKalb.

Kaneland batters finally reached Addison Dierschow in the fifth, stringing together three base hits to take a 2-0 lead. Kaneland (6-8, 3-2) added an insurance run in the sixth for a 3-0 league win.

The Geneva softball team rallied twice in the late innings Friday to pull out an 8-7 win over Batavia.

The Geneva girls and St. Charles North boys won titles at the Geneva Invite on Saturday.