At 5-10, Emma Craig is undersized for her position. But the DeKalb sophomore isn't backing down. She's using summer league to build strength and confidence against bigger competition. "This team really pushes me to be my best," she said.

Will Rosenow doesn't know if he'll play football or throw shot put in college. But at Sycamore, he's figured out each sport make him better at the other.

The Kaneland girls basketball team met Auburn Monday night in the DeKalb summer league at DeKalb High School.

The DeKalb High School girls basketball team took on Boylan in summer league action Monday night at DeKalb High School.

Krista Cobb wasn't going to let one bad throw out of 25,000 ruin her joy. The Sycamore senior rebounded from a rough showing at the Interstate 8 meet, took third at state and was named the Daily Chronicle 2026 Girls Track Athlete of the Year.

Sycamore pitcher Bella Jacobs was voted conference MVP by Interstate 8 coaches as the champion Spartans had five first-team selections. Ottawa and Morris had four selections each, Kaneland and La Salle-Peru had two each and Rochelle had one.

The NIU baseball team's run in the NCAA Tournament ended Sunday with a pair of losses, closing out the team's historic run. Gavin Baldwin homered twice and Carter Cox turned in a gutsy pitching performance on short rest.

Colton VanDyke, Jackson Boryc, Noah Cornell and Benjamin Karl were second for Kaneland in the 4x100 and 4x200, Will Rosenow was second for Sycamore in the shot put, Martin Ledbetter and Parker Murry take third and fourth in 1A, plus more from state track.

Here are Scott Anderson's photos from the IHSA boys track and field state championships from Saturday, May 30, 2026 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.