Downers Grove North's Philip Cupial won the 1,600-meter run and Downers Grove South's Karen Boakye the triple jump at the Illinois Indoor Championships, and Nazareth, Downers Grove North, Downers Grove South, Glenbard East and Wheaton Warrenville South baseball were all winners.

Bishop McNamara's Malachi Lee, Wilmington's McKenna Van Tilburg and Manteno's Klarke Goranson, Olivia McElroy and Briggs Cann all won indoor state titles at the Illinois Top Times Championships, and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais baseball team won All-City with a 3-2 win over Bishop McNamara Saturday, March 28, 2026.

Jace Boudreau roped a game-tying triple and scored on Cody Youngblood's go-ahead single in the sixth inning of Bradley-Bourbonnais' 3-2 win over Bishop McNamara on Saturday that gave the Boilermakers the All-City title.

Lemont didn't miss many chances to capitalize on what it was given on Saturday as a 10-run seventh inning broke open a close game and led to a 15-4 victory over Lincoln-Way Central.

Aurora Central Catholic junior shortstop Nick Czerak, recently moved to the leadoff spot in the order, hit a homer, triple and double Saturday to power the Chargers past visiting Plano 7-5.

Bishop McNamara beat Kankakee 15-0 in the first of its two All-City games at the 315 Sports Park on Saturday, with eight different players driving in at least one run for the Fightin' Irish.

Nick Kois got a game-ending strikeout with the tying run at third base as Montini baseball won at Joliet Catholic and Jack Slightom and two Lyons relievers combined on a two-hit shutout at

The All-City baseball season began Friday with Bradley-Bourbonnais handing Kankakee a 28-0 loss.

The 2026 All-City baseball season began at 315 Sports Park on Friday, where Bradley-Bourbonnais tallied a 13 hits, a dozen walks and took advantage of six Kankakee errors for a 28-0 victory.

Burlington Central slugger Liam Schultz homered twice and finished 3 for 4 with a bunt single to lead the Rockets during their 8-3 loss to Barrington in nonconference baseball action Friday afternoon.

Check out preview capsules for the Daily Journal area's prep baseball teams for the 2026 season.

Newman was firmly in control with a 10-0 lead at Sterling before the game was called early due to lightning on Thursday. The Comets' offense is off to a hot start this season.

Sterling and Newman clash in early season high school baseball action Thursday, March 26, 2026. Game was called for lightning in the fifth with Newman leading 10-0.

Abby Zawadski pitched a complete-game one-hit shutout and added two RBIs at the plate to help St. Charles North softball over Burlington Central. That and more results in Wednesday's Kane County Chronicle sports roundup.

Cannon Madej struck out 14 batters over six innings in a Lemont baseball win, Lou Ratcliffe hit two of four homers in a Lyons baseball win, Landon Thome homered in a Nazareth baseball win and Montini, Wheaton Warrenville South, Wheaton Academy and York were also winners.

Blake Kopec got his seventh and final strikeout with the tying run on third base to help Geneva hold off Glenbard West for a 4-3 victory.

Lydia Hammond threw her second no-hitter in the last four days for Bradley-Bourbonnais, Abigail Neukomm socked a walk-off homer for Watseka, and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Indian Creek and Genoa-Kingston are looking to reverse recent trends. DeKalb and Kaneland look to translate 20-win season into postseason success. We look at five baseball storylines in the DeKalb County area.

IC Catholic Prep baseball walked off Timothy Christian with a run in the bottom of the ninth inning, Wheaton Academy baseball scored a run in the seventh to beat Montini, Annie Fitzgerald's hat trick led a Benet soccer win and more in Tuesday's roundup.

St. Francis baseball scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to get a 10-9 walk-off victory over Fenwick, while the softball team powered an 11-5 victory over Geneva. That and more in Tuesday's Kane County Chronicle roundup.

Bishop McNamara beat Reed-Custer 6-1 for its second win in a row, Beecher scored early and often in a 16-4 win over Kankakee, and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Plainfield South baseball team was more solid than host Streator in the fundamentals Tuesday, and over seven innings it added up to a 10-1 Cougars win over the Bulldogs.

Duke commit Colin Doyle struck out nine over four shutout innings, and Downers Grove North went on to a 4-1 win over visiting Oswego East on Tuesday.

The Ottawa baseball team used a go-ahead, two-run single by Logan Cottingham in the sixth inning to earn a come-from-behind 8-5 victory over Plano at King Field in Ottawa on Tuesday.

Rhett Harris hit a grand slam and added an RBI double and teammate Landon Currie hit a two-run home run in Minooka's 10-0 win over Morris.

Joey Lengle drew a bases-loaded walk with two out in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting Huntley to a come-from-behind, 8-7 win over Fremd in a nonconference baseball game Tuesday.

Huntley faces Fremd in a nonconference baseball game on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at Huntley High School.

Batavia softball put up eight runs in the fourth inning in a win against Metea Valley, while the baseball team hit eight doubles in a win over Plainfield South. That and more results from Monday in the Kane County Chronicle sports roundup.

Bishop McNamara beat Peotone 17-2, scoring nine in the top of the sixth innings to secure its first win of the season, and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Nathan Napolitano allowed just one hit and no earned runs over four innings and Scott Gillen had three hits at the plate to help Waubonsie Valley win its season opener 6-2 over St. Charles East.

Wheaton Warrenville South's Avery Arnold fired a five-inning perfect game with 11 strikeouts, and Glenbard West and Riverside-Brookfield baseball were both winners in Monday's roundup.

The Marquette baseball team kept its strong start to the season going Monday, as the Cru scored 11 times in the second inning and finished with 21 total hits in a 21-1 victory in five innings over host Newark.

Joliet West and Wilmington had a back-and-forth baseball contest that ended in a 5-5 tie.

Oregon hosted Harvard on Monday, March 23, 2026 at Oregon High School. The Hawks won 10-7.

Marquette defeated Newark 21-1 on Monday, March 23, 2026 at Newark High School.

Batavia baseball and softball won their first games of the season, and both St. Charles girls' soccer teams won their opener in the Rose Augsburg Drach Invitational. That and more in the Kane County Chronicle Saturday roundup

Nash Brubaker hit a pair of solo home runs to lead Herscher on the road, Bishop McNamara and Bradley-Bourbonnais both lost by a run, Beecher's Taylor Norkus threw a three-inning perfect game and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Collin LaCount singled in the tying and go-ahead runs as Glenbard East rallied with three runs in the seventh to beat Willowbrook, three Lyons baseball pitchers combined on a two-hit shutout of Naperville Central, and Mia Mardjtetko struck out eight in Lemont's win over Oswego.

Grant Park improved to 2-0 while handing Kankakee a loss in its season opener, Reed-Custer's Mackenzie Foote hit for the cycle and drove in eight runs for the Comets and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Johnsburg and Huntley baseball teams both opened their seasons with a wins, and McHenry's softball team did the same. Plus, more in Friday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Wheaton Warrenville South softball slugged three homers in a win over Downers Grove South, Benet softball hit three homers in a win over Oswego, and Willowbrook, IC Catholic Prep and Wheaton Academy baseball were winners Friday.

Herscher picked up its second win in a row and improved to 2-1 on the season with a 7-0 win over Kankakee on Friday, with the Tigers getting four one-hit innings from Brock Berns to hand the Kays a loss in their season opener.

Oskar Freund and Mason Klimek delivered clutch hits in the seventh inning, Dylan Dumele struck out three batters to earn the save and Cary-Grove rallied to beat Fremd 3-2 in its season-opening baseball game Friday evening.

Here are five of the top returning baseball players to watch in the Sauk Valley area as the 2026 season gets underway. Newman, Sterling, Fulton and Forreston are among the teams with key seniors back.

Bradley-Bourbonnais senior Lydia Hammond opened the season with a one-hit shutout of Oak Forest, striking out 10 batters in an 11-0 win for the Boilermakers, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

St. Francis' girls soccer, softball and baseball teams, along with St. Charles East's girls soccer team, all won their season opener. That and more in Thursday's Kane County Chronicle sports roundup.

Montini softball's Cameron Fox struck out 15 in a two-hitter, Lily Bobor and Avery Arnold paced a Wheaton Warrenville South softball win, Landon Thome homered in a Nazareth baseball win and more in Thursday's Suburban Life sports roundup.

The Hall and Streator baseball teams opened their seasons Thursday at the SHS Athletic Fields, with the Bulldogs dominating early and the Red Devils late in an eventual 9-9 tie ballgame.

Hall and Streator on Thursday, March 19, 2026 in Streator. The game ended in a 9-9 tie.