Genoa-Kingston slugs its way into the North Boone Regional, Kaneland take its big wins into its home regional, Sycamore gets a bye into a regional final and DeKalb hopes to be at full health. We look at what each Daily Chronicle area softball team heading into the postseason.

Naz Dean and the DeKalb softball team won a back-and-forth thriller at Metea Valley, Sycamore hit six home runs and got a gem from Bella Jacobs in a win against Morris, DeKalb baseball beat Neuqua Valley in a continuation of a game from Monday then won a thriller and more.

Madison Kossakowski homered as Kaneland beat Morris and played spoiler for Morris' I-8 title chances, Lizzie Davis homered twice for Genoa-Kingston, Sycamore tennis won the I-8 boys tennis title, Byron spoiled G-K's hope at a repeat BNC soccer title and more in the roundup.

Addi Rodriguez had a pair of goals to lead Sycamore to a victory over Ottawa, plus more in the roundup.

Genoa-Kingston and Sycamore each earned No. 1 seeds and are hosting regionals when the playoffs get underway May 18. We look at what the Spartans and Cogs, along with DeKalb, Kaneland and Hinckley-Big Rock have to expect this postseason.

Crewe Bartelt helped power Sycamore to a win at the Gib Seegers Classic, Kaneland avoided an I-8 sweep at the hands of Sycamore, Quinn McLane scored three goals for the DeKalb girls soccer team and more from Friday and Saturday in the roundup.

No. 9 hitter Sean Peterson had four hits and four runs as Genoa-Kingston clobbered Oregon, Marshall Ledbetter had a two-hit shutout as Hinckley-Big Rock beat Indian Creek, Ari Rich, Brooklynn Ordlock and Kaylee Luepkes homered for G-K in a win and more in the roundup.

Breydon Martin threw a shutout while striking out nine, allowing DeKalb to win a game in which they were no-hit, Jackson Macdonald homered for the second straight game to help Sycamore beat Kaneland, Ellie Peck shined as Kaneland softball beat Sycamore, and more in the roundup.

Evan Johnson hit a three-run tying home run in the seventh before Caden Smith walked it off in the eighth for DeKalb baseball, Alaynna Johnson had a huge night under the lights for DeKalb softball at Indian Creek, and more in the roundup.

Krista Cobb swept the throwing events at the Harlem Invitational on Saturday, helping the Spartans take third. DeKalb was second behind a high jump win for Sariyah Hampton. Also in the roundup wins for DeKalb softball, a pair of thrillers for Sycamore softball and more.

Sycamore lost a 10-inning heartbreaker to Stillman Valley despite a double and homer from Kairi Lantz and 16 strikeouts from Bella Jacobs, the Hinckley-Big Rock boys won at Indian Creek and more in the roundup.

Cortni Kruizenga and Izzie Segreti needed 27 minutes to each score a hat trick as Sycamore beat Rochelle 8-0, the Spartans went up 2-0 in a three-game baseball series on La Salle-Peru, Kaneland swept Rochelle baseball and more in the roundup.

Cody Cravatta, Genoa-Kingston bats explode in win over Dixon, Jessie Fredrickson wins four events for Cogs' girls, Alex Casanas shines in Hinckley-Big Rock boys track win and more in the roundup.

Ari Rich went 3 for 3 with three home runs, six RBIs and four runs - and it wasn't even the most historic day for Genoa-Kingston. Lizzy Davis hit a pair of home runs to break the schools career record in the Cogs' win at Winnebago. That and more in the roundup.

Addison McKiness ended a wild seventh with a walk-off walk in DeKalb's 12-11 win over Metea Valley, Brynn Woods struck out her 500th career batter for Kaneland, Sycamore finished off a series sweep of Kaneland, and more in the roundup.

Emma Kuschel fired a complete-game four-hitter in a G-K win, the Indian Creek boys and girls track teams rolled to a win behind strong performances rom Elsie Betz and Parker Murry and more in the roundup.

We take a look at each Daily Chronicle area girls track team and what they expect out of the season.

We take a look at each Daily Chronicle area girls track team and what they expect out of the season.

Genoa-Kingston didn't allow a goal in three games to win its home tournament, the DeKalb girls track team won at Kaneland behind a pair of first-place finishes for Me'She Eubanks, Sycamore dominated a doubleheader at Cary-Grove and so much more in the roundup.

Liliana Vasquez won the 200 and helped the 4x200 win at the Sterling Invite for Sycamore on Friday, Benjamin Karl and Jackson Boryc dominated the sprints for Kaneland, and more in the roundup.

Anna Herrmann scored four goals in a Hinckley-Big Rock win, Ellison Hallahan homered twice for Sycamore, Ashley Leifheit pitched a gem for Indian Creek and more in the roundup.

Cody Cravatta and Lane Davidson each had three RBIs to spark a Genoa-Kingston comeback at Stillman Valley, Indian Creek's Parker Murry and Hinckley-Big Rock's Ben David each stole home in Little 10 games, and more in the roundup.

Adam Eder and Chace Kuhns had two hits each as Sycamore picked up its first win of the year, DeKalb beat Harlem on the road but later lost at home to Belvidere North, Colten Sargent and Hinckley-Big Rock outslugged Newark and more in the roundup.

From one of the most prolific 3-pointer shooters in state history to a record-setting junior in Genoa, we take a look at the best players around in the Daily Chronicle 2026 All-Area Girls Basketball Team.

MaKenna Barshinger helped Indian Creek pick up its first win of the season, Sycamore drops a wild one to Boylan and more in the roundup.

Addi Rodriguez scored three goals for Sycamore in a win, Kairi Lantz and Addison Armstrong homered for the Spartans in a victory and more in the roundup.

Braylen Anderson wins indoor 200 title for DeKalb, Sycamore's Will Rosenow, Chloe Shere, Indian Creek's Parker Murry also take Top 3 finishes, plus much more in the roundup.

With four teams winning regionals, two making supersectionals, a third-place team in Class 3A and four all-state selections, there was no shortage of talent in the Daily Chronicle coverage area. We highlight the best in our All-Area Team.

Cole Latimer had a monster game at the plate to lead DeKalb past Guilford on Wednesday, Sycamore had a big day at the plate and in the circle against Belvidere, and G-K baseball clicked all over in a Tuesday win against Harvard. That and more in the 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.

Lizzie Davis homered in her first two at-bats, leaving her at 19 for her career, one shy of the Genoa-Kingston career record as the Cogs spoiled Hinckley-Big Rock's first softball game since 2019.

Hinckley-Big Rock softball restarted their program this year after six years without a team. They met Genoa-Kingston Monday in an early season matchup.

We take look at each DeKalb County area girls soccer team and what to expect out of their 2026 seasons.

No one claimed a regional title and only two teams won 20 games. But teams have reloaded and 2026 looks to be an improvement across the board for DeKalb County area baseball teams. We look at what each team expects.

A two-sport NIU commit in DeKalb. A two-way standout at Hinckley-Big Rock. A couple second year stars in Sycamore and Kaneland. And a key guy playing position No. 2 in the scorebook in Genoa. We look at five players who can have big years for their teams this year.

Hinckley-Big Rock is back on the field after a long hiatus. DeKalb and Sycamore look to repeat as regional champs. Lizzie Davis can make Genoa-Kingston history. We break down each softball team and its expectations for the year.

Hinckley-Big Rock has a team for the first time since 2019. A large group of talented freshmen are now a large group of talented sophomores. DeKalb looks to continue its upward trajectory while Sycamore has a couple holes to fill. We explore this season's softball storylines.

The Marquette boys basketball team used a late first half spurt to grab the lead and held off Hinckley-Big Rock throughout the second half in a 54-51 win in Tuesday's Class 1A Amboy Sectional semifinal.

The Marquette High School boys basketball team traveled to Amboy Tuesday night to take on Hinckley-Big Rock in a sectional semifinal.

Sycamore, Kaneland, Indian Creek and Hinckley-Big Rock claimed regional titles on Friday. Not to mention state swimming. We take a look back in the weekend rewind.

It took Hinckley-Big Rock's boys basketball team two quarters before finding its groove in Friday’s Class 1A Hinckley-Big Rock Regional championship against Parkview Christian, an eventual 66-50 Royals victory.

Hinckley-Big Rock, Sycamore and Indian Creek all opened the postseason with victories on Wednesday. Isaiah Feuerbach scored 24 for the Spartans, Parker Murry 18 for the Timberwolves and Luke Badal 29 for the Royals, who picked up the 1,000th win in program history.

The boys basketball postseason begins Monday, with Kaneland, Sycamore and Indian Creek No. 1 seeds and Hinckley-Big Rock a No. 2 seed. We look at key storylines from around the area.

Hinckley-Big Rock won the Little 10 Conference outright, Sycamore and DeKalb won their regular-season finales and the NIU women dropped a close on the road.

No. 4 Marian Central scored 18 of the game’s final 21 points to complete the comeback for a 45-39 win over No. 5 Hinckley-Big Rock. Julia Dovidio finished with 18 points, eight rebounds and six steals in the win. Anna Herrmann scored 20 in the loss.

The Marian Central girls basketball team traveled to Hinckley Monday night to take on Hinckley-Big Rock in a regional semifinal.

Sycamore's Liam Schroeder and Tyler Lockhart won sectional titles as four Spartans made the 2A wresting tournament and two Barbs made it in 3A; the Sycamore girls qualified for the state bowling tournament; the Sycamore boys won in 3 OTs; H-BR won its regional opener and more.

With its 65-48 home win over Newark on Friday, the Hinckley-Big Rock boys basketball team assured itself a share of the Little Ten Conference regular-season title with the Norsemen. But senior Luke Badal, who scored a game-high 18 points, said the Royals aren’t done yet.

Jackson Davenport scored 47 points as Hiawatha lost at Lincoln Academy, Jack Peterson had a double-double in a Genoa-Kingston win and more in the roundup.

What teams are heating up, what teams are in a slump and what teams have been on an even keel heading into the girls basketball postseason? We look at 5 things to know for Daily Chronicle area teams.