Reagan Sipla, who averaged 16 points, six rebounds and three steals in basketball and led the 4x800-meter relay team to a ninth-place finish at the state meet, is the Kane County Chronicle 2023-24 Female Athlete of the Year.

The IHSA, Illinois State University and the Bloomington-Normal Area Convention and Visitors Bureau announced this week it has reached a five-year contract extension for the IHSA Girls Basketball State Finals to remain at CEFCU Arena.

Batavia senior guard Brooke Carlson, who led the Bulldogs to their first-ever sectional title and became the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,225 points, is the Kane County Chronicle Player of the Year.