Aiden Sears and Carson Matthews each scored in the first half Monday as Sycamore blanked Kaneland 2-0 at Joe Jordan Field.

The Kaneland boys won the team title at Sterling, while DeKalb runners Jacob Barraza and Korima Gonzalez won individual races at Bartlett on Saturday. That plus volleyball, golf and soccer in the roundup.

Every time the Huskies are poised to whack down an opponent something pops up and has them flailing at the board. Call it college football whack-a-mole.

For the third week in a row, the NIU offense failed to produce and a strong defensive performance was squandered as Tulsa knocked off the Huskies.

Genoa-Kingston knocked off Winnebago in an overtime thriller, Hiawatha fell at Milledgeville, plus Kaneland volleyball opened its home tournament.

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The DeKalb football team welcomed Naperville North Friday night for a DuPage Valley Conference matchup.

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The Sycamore High School football team celebrated homecoming with a matchup against Rochelle Friday night.

Genoa-Kingston took the fight to Oregon from the beginning of both sets in Thursday’s Big Northern Conference matchup at the Blackhawk Center. With dominance on their serves and strong play at the net, the Cogs defeated the Hawks 25-18, 25-10.