The Sycamore boys improved to 7-0 with a sweep at a home quad, a pair of Sycamore girls won their weight classes at a Sterling tournament, Marshawn Cocroft scored 26 for Kaneland in a win, NIU falls at Bradley and more in the roundup.

Marcus Johnson scored 24 points and Isaiah Feuerbach 20 to lead Sycamore, Colby Wylde and Aidan Cooper each scored 23 in a Hiawatha win, NIU lost at home Lindenwood and more in the roundup.

Sadie Lang scored 33, Quinn Carrier had 16 points and 12 rebounds and Sycamore beat Aurora Central Catholic, plus more in the roundup.

It's a familiar story for Sycamore. A key play is injured is injured, another one steps up. This year it was Gavin Crouch who stepped up, scored 29 goals and was the Daily Chronicle 2025 Player of the Year.

There were not shortage of explosive scorers across the area, so much so that even a goalie was a threat to score. We look at the best on the Daily Chronicle 2025 All-Area Boys Soccer Team.

As the year went on, teams became more and more focused on stopping Khiara Thomas. The Sycamore junior left-side hitter found other ways to contribute while still maintaining her attack, helping the Spartans win a regional for the second time in three years.

Last year's all-area volleyball first team was all seniors. This Daily Chronicle 2025 All-Area Volleyball Team has just one senior among its ranks. We look at the best the area had to offer.

Kaneland and Sycamore bring back loaded rosters and should make for an interesting battle in the Interstate 8 while DeKalb looks to replace all its starters from a 20-win regional champ. We look at each area team and their expectations.

Five seniors highlight a group of players to keep an eye on this year as the boys basketball season is set to start next week.

Landon Leadingham rolled a 300 game as Sycamore beat Sterling, Hinckley-Big Rock reached the championship game of the IMSA tournament and Presley Meyer scored 20 in a Genoa-Kingston loss.

Quinn Carrier scored 26 points for Sycamore in the season-opening win while Genoa-Kingston and Hinckley-Big Rock also picked up victories. That and more in the roundup.

DeKalb loses a lot of players. Sycamore brings back a lot. Kaneland splits the difference. We look at five key storylines heading into the boys basketball season in the Daily Chronicle area.

DeKalb and Kaneland look to build off great 2024-2025 seasons. Sycamore looks for a bounce back. We look at each Daily Chronicle area girls basketball team, their key players, and what they expect this year.

We take a look at the best golfers from around the Daily Chronicle coverage area with our all-area golf team.

Before the girls basketball season starts, we take a look at five storylines that could define the upcoming season for Daily Chronicle area programs.

Kaneland's Carson Kaiser cruised to a sectional title and helped the Knights qualify as a team, the Genoa-Kingston girls qualified as a team and more cross country results.

Genoa-Kingston and Kaneland advanced into regional finals with wins on Tuesday, while the season for DeKalb, Indian Creek and Hinckley-Big Rock came to an end.

Sycamore's Gavin Sedevie is in 23rd place and two strokes out of the top after the first day at state, G-K football fell at home to Byron and more in the 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.

The DeKalb flag football fell in the semifinals of the McHenry Regional, G-K volleyball picked up a win over Oregon, H-BR knocked off Indian Creek in the L10 semifinals and more in the roundup.

Gavin Sedevie took fifth at the Class 2A Rockford Boylan Sectional to qualify for state, Indian Creek and Hinckley-Big Rock win Little 10 tournament opener and more in the roundup.

Bria Botterman had seven kills, Presley Meyer added five and Genoa-Kingston beat St. Edward, Hiawatha volleyball wins, Sycamore soccer falls in PKs, H-BR soccer wins in the roundup.

Kailey Kunstman won the Interstate 8 girls golf tournament and helped Kaneland claim the team title, Hinckley-Big Rock soccer beat Genoa-Kingston and more in the roundup.

Gavin Sedevie took fifth at the Interstate 8 boys golf tournament, Sycamore and Kaneland soccer each picked up wins and more in the roundup.

Carson Kaiser won the Larry Eddington Invitational boys race, while Alex Schwantes had a top-ten finish for DeKalb in the girls race. That and more in the roundup.

The Sycamore volleyball team cruised to a win against IMSA, Hiawatha knocked off Mooseheart, Gavin Crouch had a second-half hat trick and more in the roundup.

Hinckley-Big Rock held off a furious Indian Creek rally in the third set to secure a 25-19, 16-25, 25-22 win on Friday in Shabbona.

The Indian Creek volleyball team hosted Hinckley Big Rock Tuesday night for a Little Ten Conference matchup in Shabbona.

Kailey Kunstman leads Kaneland to an I8 win over Sycamore, the Spartans boys picked up a win and more in the prep roundup.

Alex Schwantes took second for DeKalb at Sycamore's cross country meet, Liam Berry was fifth on the boys' side and more in the roundup.

Several area boys and girls teams, including Rochelle, Hinckley-Big Rock, DeKalb, Sycamore, and Kaneland, took part in the Sycamore Cross Country Invite Tuesday at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.

Zach Murray scored in the 67th minute to lead DeKalb past Sycamore in the Barb Cup, Sycamore tennis had four champs in its tournament and more in the roundup.

DeKalb and Sycamore their games at the Barb Cup, G-K girls cross country won at home with the top three finishers and more in the roundup.

Mason Smith and Madelynn Swanson each carded low scores for Genoa-Kingston, Gavin Sedevie leads Sycamore golf and more in the roundup.

From a high-impact freshman to the reigning player of the year, we take a look at five boys soccer players that can have a big impact on their teams this year.

We take a look at each Daily Chronicle area boys soccer team, their top players, expectations for 2025 and more.

From the front lines to the back of the defense, we look at five players who can have big volleyball seasons this year.

We take a look at each area volleyball team, what they expect for the year and who the top players, new and returning, are for each team.

We take a look at each boys cross country team in the area, their top athletes and aspirations for the year.

Retruning state placers, young runner looking to make the leap and more highlight our five boys cross country runners to watch this year.

We take a look at each girls cross country team, their top runners, expectations for the 2025 season and more.

We break down each area boys golf team, their top players and goals for the season.

We take a look at each girls golf team, their top players and expectations for the 2025 season.

As DeKalb County gears up for the 2025 volleyball season, emerging talent shines amid significant graduations. With all seven teams winning at least 10 games last year, the stakes rise for both seasoned players and ambitious newcomers in this competitive landscape.

As the whistle blows to kick off a promising 2025 soccer season in DeKalb County, perennial contenders Sycamore and Kaneland aim seek postseason glory, DeKalb and Genoa-Kingston seek redemption and Hinckley-Big Rock and Indian Creek look to build on last year's successes.

When a player averages more than one intentional walk per game, it can be hard to feel like they are contributing to their fullest. Hinckley-Big Rock senior slugger and two-time Daily Chronicle Player of the Year Martin Ledbetter found a workaround. He stole 33 bases.

DeKalb's Brodie Farrell and Kaneland's Kanon Baxley shined both at the plate and on the mound and Sycamore's Davis Collie had a monster year the plate. They are just a handful of players named to the Daily Chronicle 2025 All-Area Baseball Team.

Hinckley-Big Rock will return most of its rotation next season, losing only two starters from last year Little 10 and regional champion squad to graduation. Those two players combined to average 38.4 points, 16.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game.

The Hinckley-Big Rock and Indian Creek boys basketball teams met Monday night in a summer basketball matchup.