Ben Murphy broke a scoreless tie in the 68th minute, and Caleb Kelly added an insurance goal in the 76th minute to help Geneva end DuKane Conference play with a 2-0 victory over St. Charles East.

Beecher, Gardner-South Wilmington and Grant Park earned RVC Tournament quarterfinal sweeps and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Cesar Sosa and Hugo Arista, two of Dundee-Crown's 11 senior players, scored goals to lead the Chargers over Burlington Central 2-1 during the team's Fox Valley Conference finale on senior night Tuesday.

Aiden Byrne was the top vote receiver in the Athlete of the Week poll this week.

Beecher senior Peyton Serafin wrapped up his prep golf career with his second straight top 10 finish at state and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Hinckley-Big Rock boys soccer team earned a thrilling 2-1 win over Somonauk/Leland/Newark in Friday's championship match of the 44th Little Ten Conference Boys Soccer Tournament.

Hinckley-Big Rock defeated Somonauk-Leland-Newark to win the Little Ten Conference boys soccer championship on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025 at Hinckley-Big Rock High School. Check out photos from the match by MaKade Rios.

Lockport and Lincoln-Way Central are having banner years, and more in the Herald-News Boys Soccer Notebook.

Grant Park and Trinity each had a player record a hat trick in a 4-4 tie, Kankakee remained unbeaten in conference play and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Oswego East scored two goals in a 29-second span to break a tie with less than eight minutes remaining and beat visiting Yorkville 3-1 for the 200th win in program history.

Huntley face McHenry in a Fox Valley Conference boys soccer match on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, at McCracken Field in McHenry.

Tyler Murray converted the equalizer and Cody Hammer delivered the go-ahead goal in the second half as Huntley remained unbeaten in conference and clinched at least a share of the FVC title with a 2-1 win against McHenry.

Geneva boys soccer senior Ben Murphy, who netted four goals across three wins and added a pair of assists last week, was voted as the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.

Glenbard West is set to play district rival Glenbard North twice in less than a week's time – the second in the upcoming regionals. That, plus notes on Downers Grove North, Wheaton North and Westmont in Chris Walker's soccer notebook.

Meet this week's Daily Journal Athlete of the Week, Beecher's Wences Baumgartner.

Beecher's Wences Baumgartner and Momence's Ulises Garcia Herrera propelled their teams to RVC Tournament semifinal wins and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

While Joliet Catholic managed a late goal and put up a good effort in the second half, it was unable to come back in a loss to St. Patrick on Wednesday.

Benet won its 18th East Suburban Catholic Conference title after its 5-2 victory Wednesday afternoon in Lisle at the Redwings soccer park over visiting St. Viator.

The Boilermakers saw their bid for a second straight state trip come to an end, Cissna Park girls volleyball and Manteno boys soccer stayed undefeated in conference play and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Sycamore retained possession of El Classicorn traveling trophy Tuesday after coming from behind during the last 13 minutes of the second half to beat archrival DeKalb 5-3.

Bolingbrook's victory over Joliet West moves the Raiders up the standings and over .500 on the season with just a few games left to play.

Mauricio Ruiz scored twice and was one of three Dundee-Crown players with goals during the team's 4-0 shutout victory over Jacobs in Fox Valley Conference play Tuesday evening. The Chargers have won five consecutive matches.

The Sycamore and DeKalb boys soccer teams took to the pitch at Sycamore High School Tuesday to decide the winner in the annual El Classicorn rivalry game.

Harvard faces Woodstock North in the Kishwaukee River Conference Tournament Championship game on Monday, October 6, 2025 at Woodstock North High School.

Bishop McNamara's Cassidy Novak and Iroquois West's Kaia Kimmel advanced to stats on the girls side, Beecher's Peyton Serafin advanced on the boys side and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Kacper Murawski scored with just under 5 1/2 minutes left to play Monday to help La Salle-Peru to a 3-2 victory over Ottawa in an Interstate 8 Conference game.

Harvard senior Jesus Aquino set the tone with the opening score, and the Hornets went on to defeat Woodstock North 4-1 on Monday afternoon for their fourth consecutive Kishwaukee River Conference Tournament championship.

L-P defeated Ottawa 3-2 on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025 at the L-P Athletic Complex in La Salle.

Leo Padilla’s first-minute goal gave Sycamore the momentum it needed in a 5-0 win over Kaneland on Monday in Sycamore, tying the teams at the top of the Interstate 8 standings.

The Sycamore boys soccer team hosted Kaneland Monday in an Interstate Eight Conference game.

Brayden Mooney scored two goals in a 3-0 win over Plainfield South to earn Athlete of the Week honors.

Beecher senior Wences Baumgartner scored a pair of goals to break the IHSA all-time scoring record, now at 178 career goals, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Coal City was on the right side of a one-goal thriller with Herscher on the Coalers' home turf Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025.

Coal City got a late goal from sophomore Carter Hollis to pick up a 2-1 win over Herscher in Illinois Central Eight Conference play, the latest of a series of close battles between top ICE teams.

Downers Grove North junior forward Ty Peboontom scored in the 66th minute of Thursday night’s annual crosstown clash against Downers Grove South. It broke a 1-1 tie and held up as the game-winner as the visiting Trojans eked out a 2-1 victory.

The Mendota boys soccer team beat Kewanee 5-0 on Thursday to win the inaugural Three Rivers Conference Tournament.

Will Prus scored two goals, and Noah Dunteman collected five saves as Crystal Lake South snapped a five-game losing streak with a 2-0 win over Hampshire on Thursday evening.

The Mendota boys soccer team defeated Kewanee 5-0 to win the Three Rivers Conference Soccer Tournament on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025 at Mendota High School.

Fenwick has already tripled the number of wins it had last year and the Friars are relying on a strong defense and stellar goalkeeping from Dominik Ballarin. That, plus notes on St. Francis and Glenbard South and rivalry games on Thursday in Downers Grove and Hinsdale.

St. Anne volleyball swept rival Momence, Manteno stayed undefeated in the Illinois Central Eight Conference and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Jonathan Ademi scored two goals and added an assist in just 17 minutes of play as Lake Park got a commanding 4-0 victory over St. Charles East.

Cody Bundy scored twice, and McHenry tallied three second-half goals to earn a 4-0 shutout win over Prairie Ridge in a pivotal Fox Valley Conference match at McCracken Field on Tuesday.

Prairie Ridge travels to face McHenry in a Fox Valley Conference boys soccer match on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, at McCracken Field in McHenry.

Grant Park's boys soccer team picked up a win at home, Beecher's volleyball team dropped a tough nonconference matchup and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Somonauk/Leland/Newark boys soccer team defeated host Serena on Monday 6-0 to clinch the Little Ten Conference regular-season championship and finish the league schedule unscored on.

Somonauk/Leland/Newark shut out Serena 6-0 on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025 at Serena High School. Check out photos from the game by MaKade Rios.

Dixon built on its halftime lead Monday against Oregon, as senior Jack Redell netted a hat trick in a 4-1 victory at A.C. Bowers Field.

Jorge Mireles of Plainfield Central scored two goals against Joliet West to earn Herald-News Athlete of the Week honors.

Oregon travels to Dixon for a soccer match Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. Dixon took the win 4-1.

After beating Coal City in a semifinal shootout, Manteno's run at a Rivals Cup title ended in Saturday afternoon's championship match, which the Panthers dropped 2-1 to Chicago Christian.