The 2025-2026 girls wrestling season is underway this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle area.

The 2025-2026 boys wrestling season is underway. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle area.

Every time he runs in Peoria, Carson Kaiser gets faster. This time, it also made him historic. The Kaneland sophomore took third in the Class 2A State Championship at Detweiller Park in Peoria. He is the Daily Chronicle 2025 Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year.

Rochelle's Antonio Ruiz, Player of the Year, is among the boys soccer players named to the Interstate 8 All-Conference team for the 2025 season. Here are the 2025 Interstate 8 All-Conference boys soccer award winners.

LaSalle-Peru's Aubrey Duttlinger and Morris's Alyssa Jepson each earned Most Valuable Player honors and are among the Interstate 8 All-Conference girls volleyball winners for the 2025 season. Here is the 2025 All-Interstate 8 girls volleyball team.

Morris's Caeden Curran (Offensive POTY), Mick Smith (Defensive POTY) and Kaneland's Jake Buckley (Lineman of the Year) are among the Interstate 8's All-Conference players for the 2025 season. Below are all of this year's winners, including Honorable Mentions.

Alex Gregorio-Perez, Larisza Gomez-Guervara and Aarianna Bloyd [icked up wins as DeKalb took fourth at Minooka, DeKalb and Sycamore opened the season with wins at home quads, Isaiah Feuerbach scored 30 in Sycamore's opener and more in the opener.

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.

NIU knocked off Chicago State while Genoa-Kingston and Kaneland won their season openers. That and more in the roundup.

The 2025-2026 boys basketball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

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.

Some state placers, some hungry young wrestlers and one of the best in the country highlight five girls wrestlers to keep an eye on this season.

With the girls wrestling season set to start next week, we look at each team and what they expect out of the 2025-2026 season.

The reigning wrestler, a former freshman phenom looking for a stronger sophomore campaign and a potential new freshman standout highlight five wrestlers to keep an eye on this season.

With the wrestling season beginning next week, we take a look at each team and their expectations for the 2025-2026 season.

Courtney Bridgeforth scored 20 points to lead St. Francis to a win in its season opener, Grace Brunscheen drained a trio of 3-pointers to help Kaneland to its first win of the season and Aurora Central Catholic moved to 2-0 with a win over La Salle-Peru.

St. Charles North girls basketball won its first game under head coach Grant Oler. That, plus more girls basketball and boys bowling results in Monday's Kane County Chronicle sports roundup.

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.

The 2025-2026 girls basketball season is almost here. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage 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.

"I’m going to miss these kids. They put us back on the map." The season ended Friday for Kaneland. The Knights reached the second round of the playoffs for the seventh time since 2015. And the 8-3 mark matches their best record since a 9-2 campaign in 2013.

Batavia junior Avery Hacker ran her best race ever to take second at the Class 3A state cross country meet while Kaneland sophomore Carson Kaiser took third in the Class 2A boys race to lead area medalists.

Kaneland sophomore Carson Kaiser took third at the 2A state cross country meet, just 4 seconds away from a state title. DeKalb and Genoa-Kingston also had competitors in the season finale.

Quarterback Jalen Carter led Kaneland past midfield on a potential game-winning drive, but a pass to Carter Grabowski didn’t pick up enough on fourth down and Belvidere North escaped a Class 5A second-round game on Friday night in Belvidere.

The Kaneland football team traveled to Belvidere North Friday night to take on the host Blue Thunder in second round playoff action.

A clear favorite in the Class 5A draw still hasn't emerged. Will Round 2 provide some clarity on that topic? Steve Soucie breaks down the second round of the 2025 IHSA Class 5A Playoffs.

A look at the football games around the Kane County Chronicle area heading into the second round of the IHSA playoffs.

Seven Kane County Chronicle football teams started their playoff runs last week. One week later, they're all still in. Plus, notes on St. Charles North wide receiver Braden Harm's scoring streak and Nick Jansey's touchdown with family ties in the Week 10 football notebook.

Kaneland and Belvidere North meet Friday in a Class 5A second-round game. It's a rematch of a 6A first-round contest from last year, a win for the Blue Thunder.

Luke Gadomski already had an interception under his belt when Lakes quarterback Ean Ankney was eyeing a receiver on a comeback pass. Gadomski saw what was coming, jumped the route, and took off 64 yards for a touchdown, one of three pick-sixes in the Knights’ 68-21 win over the E

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.

The Kaneland football team took on Lakes to start their playoff run Saturday afternoon at Kaneland High School in Maple Park.

Kaneland, Genoa-Kingston and Hiawatha had their volleyball season come to an end.

A look at the football games around the Kane County Chronicle area heading into the first round of the IHSA playoffs.

Sycamore starts the postseason with a trip to Cary-Grove, Kaneland hosts Lakes, and Hiawatha will face Polo for the second time in three weeks. We break down each game.

Both teams in last year's title game are in different classifications now leaving a wide open chase for this year's state title. Steve Soucie breaks down the opening round of the 2025 IHSA Class 5A Playoffs.

Princeton commit Ryan Myers has been a force on Batavia's offensive line for the past few years. But in Week 9, he made a surprise appearance on the opposite side of the line of scrimmage. Plus, more on St. Charles North and Kaneland's big Week 9 wins in the Kane County notebook.

St. Francis took down St. Charles East in a Class 4A girls volleyball regional semifinal, while five other local volleyball teams opened their postseason slate with a win in the regional semifinals.

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.

The Sycamore football team secured a playoff berth, Kaneland knocked off the defending 1A state champs and more as we look back at Week 9.

Here are the first-round matchups for each Kane County Chronicle area team.

In the playoff brackets released by the IHSA Saturday night, No. 7 Kaneland will host No. 10 Lakes and No. 11 Sycamore will head to No. 6 Cary-Grove in the Class 5A bracket. Hiawatha will head to Polo in the eight-man playoffs.

Get ready for the final week of the regular season with previews and picks for all the games from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.