Plano senior Mikayla Walls, who scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a win over Yorkville Christian, and had 30 points and 14 rebounds in a win over Somonauk, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week as voted on by readers. Here is her Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Oswego Co-Op junior Katie Gresik, who was second in the 500-yard freestyle in 4:57.64 and fifth in the 200 individual medley in 2:05.28 at the state swimming meet, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week. Here is her Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Caroline Kramer and Kit Schneider won individual championships in the 50 freestyle and 100 breastroke to lead Hinsdale Central to second at state, while St. Charles North won the meet-ending 400 freestyle relay to get third. Oswego Co-op's Katie Gresik was second in the 500 free.

The Oswego Co-Op girls swim team, with wins in three relays and six individual events, captured the Southwest Prairie Conference swimming championship on Saturday.

Corinne Guist anchored Oswego Co-op's state championship 200 freestyle relay after taking fourth in the grueling 500 freestyle, and Lauren Wille and Chloe Diner also had big days as Oswego Co-op took fourth place at Saturday's state meet in Westmont.

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Images from the IHSA State Swimming and Diving Championships at FMC Natatorium in Westmont on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021.

The Oswego Co-op girls swim team had a tumultuous start to the season with circumstances beyond its control when longtime coach Deryl Leubner was terminated as coach of Oswego School District’s Delta Aquatics program. But with 16 state qualifiers and coming off a sectional title, Oswego Co-op could have a triumphant finish to the season at this weekend's IHSA state meet in Westmont.

Oswego senior Lauren Wille, who won the 100 and 200-yard freestyle and and was part of the winning 200 and 400 freestyle relays as Oswego Co-op won the Neuqua Valley Sectional title, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week as voted on by readers.

Led by five first-place finishes – with Washington State recruit Lauren Wille part of four of them – the Oswego Co-Op swimming and diving team won the Neuqua Valley Sectional on Saturday.