Kaneland Preps

Finnegan Weppner's three-touchdown night and Michael Rumoro's 200 rushing yards gave Geneva a much-needed edge to beat Batavia for the first time in 14 seasons. Plus a note on St. Charles North's crosstown dominance and teams being one step closer to the playoffs.

Sycamore's Gavin Sedevie qualifies for the state boys golf tournament, plus other golf, soccer and volleyball results in the roundup.

Sycamore got its offense up and running, while DeKalb had some exciting plays on offense but fell to Andrew. Here’s a look at all four Daily Chronicle area Week 6 games.

The Sycamore boys soccer team traveled to Maple Park Monday to take on Kaneland in a conference matchup.

Kaneland freshman cross country runner Carson Kaiser won a meet in Wisconsin, plus other cross country and soccer results in the roundup.

Facing an Interstate 8 rival on its homecoming night, the Sycamore football team scored five unanswered touchdowns to seal a 35-7 win against Kaneland on Friday.

The Kaneland football team hosted conference foe Sycamore Friday night in Maple Park.

Sycamore faces Kaneland in Week 6 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive editor Eddie Carifio will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Morris center Dakota Goff was selected as Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week MVP for Week 5

DeKalb will face a team that runs a triple option. Genoa-Kingston will face a team that’s arguably the best in the state. Sycamore and Kaneland will face each other. We look at one thing to know for each Daily Chronicle team heading into Week 6.

Led by a pair of rivalry games in the DuKane conference, including a game featuring two 5-0 teams in Batavia and Geneva, here is a look at all of the Week 6 matchups for the Kane County area teams.

Kaneland qualified three golfers, Sycamore two, and Genoa-Kingston and Hinckley-Big Rock one each for the sectional round. That plus volleyball, soccer and tennis results in the roundup.

The Ottawa boys golf team — led by individual champion Chandler Creedon — won its sixth straight regional title at Wednesday's Class 2A La Salle-Peru Regional at Senica's Oak Ridge Golf Club. Burlington Central and Mendota also advanced to next week's Kaneland Sectional.

Teams from Burlington Central, Kaneland, Ottawa, La Salle-Peru, Mendota, Sycamore, Plano and Sandwich all competed in the Class 2A boys golf regional on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024 at Senicas Oak Ridge Golf Club.

Sycamore can move to 6-0 with a win over Kaneland, Genoa-Kingston faces the top team in the state and DeKalb and Hiawatha look to snap losing streaks. We breakdown every Daily Chronicle area game in Week 6.

Kaneland will send two golfers into the sectional round while Genoa-Kingston advanced three. That plus more volleyball, soccer and cross country in the roundup.

The Kaneland volleyball team traveled to Sycamore to take on the Spartans in an Interstate 8 Conference matchup.

St. Charles North's freshmen duo of Abigail Gizewicz and Kayla Beu took second and third to lead St. Charles North to a team title, and Dundee-Crown's Sophie Morawski shot a 1-under in the back nine to earn medalist honors at the Jacobs regional.

Sycamore soccer beat Rochelle to stay atop the Interstate 8 Conference, and Kaneland soccer, Genoa-Kingston volleyball and Hiawatha volleyball were also winners in Monday's Daily Chronicle sports roundup.

Genoa-Kingston had scored seven total points in its last two games. Sycamore opened the year with four one-score victories. Both teams reversed those trends in Week 5, with Genoa-Kingston winning 41-0 and Sycamore rolling 63-0, both on the schools’ homecomings.

Jacob Barraza took second at Bartlett for DeKalb in cross country, Hinckley-Big Rock wins its first game on its newly named home field and the Barb soccer team picks up a win. That plus more soccer, cross country, volleyball and golf in the roundup.

It didn’t take long Friday night for Morris to establish the tone in a 50-10 Interstate Eight Conference win over Kaneland.

Kaneland faces Morris in Week 5 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive reporter Rob Oesterle will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Batavia, Geneva and Kaneland all look to stay undefeated, while teams like Burlington Central and Marmion look to keep momentum in their favor. Check out all of the Week 5 matchups for Kane County teams here.

Join hosts Eddie Carifio and J.T. Pedelty as they break down Week 5 in IHSA football for the western and southern part of northern Illinois

As the season shifts from almost half-finished to more than half-finished, we look at a key element of each Daily Chronicle area team in Week 5.

Sycamore and Kaneland look to reach 5-0 while DeKalb, Hiawatha and Genoa-Kingston hope to end losing streaks. We look at each Daily Chronicle Week 5 game.

The Kaneland girls golf team won the I-8 title, Genoa-Kingston volleyball picked up a win, and other golf, volleyball and soccer in the roundup.

Several teams including Sycamore DeKalb co-op, Kaneland, LaSalle-Peru and Ottawa battled the rain storms at the Sycamore Golf Club to compete in the Interstate 8 girls golf tournament.

While there were some questions on what Batavia's offense would look like heading into the season, running back Nathan Whitwell has silenced all doubt through the team' first four games. Plus, more on the hot starts from Geneva QB Anthony Chahino, Kaneland and Burlington Central.

Kaneland was second and Sycamore fourth on Monday at the Interstate 8 boys golf tournament, plus more golf, volleyball and soccer results.

Several teams including Sycamore, Kaneland, LaSalle-Peru, Ottawa and Morris were at the Kishwaukee Country Club in DeKalb to compete in the Interstate 8 boys golf tournament.

DeKalb, Sycamore and Kaneland all started conference play on Friday, with the Spartans and Knights getting off to undefeated starts in the Interstate 8. Here’s a look back at some of the key moments from Week 4.

Kaneland hosted the Eddington Invitational cross country meet on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024 in Maple Park.

The DeKalb volleyball team won the Streamwood Invitational, Evan Nosek was second at the Eddington and more golf, volleyball and cross country in the roundup.

Benet Academy's Finn Richards outpaced Kaneland's Evan Nosek to win the boys race, and Delilah Helenhouse cruised to an easy win in the girls race at the Larry Eddington Invitational.

Kaneland secured a commanding 49-20 victory over Ottawa. Junior Carter Grabowski made an impact in all three phases, rushing for 68 yards and two touchdowns, returning a kickoff 90 yards for a score and adding an interception.

Kaneland defeated Ottawa 49-20 on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024 at King Field. Check out photos from freelance photojournalist Katy Arnold.

Kaneland faces Ottawa in Week 4 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive reporter Bill Freskos will have live updates, scores and news from the game

With the regular season a third of the way complete, we take a look at each DeKalb area team and one key factor heading into their Week 4 games.

Headlined by a battle of the last two DuKane conference champions in St. Charles North and Batavia, check out all of the Week 4 matchups for Kane County teams here.

The Sycamore soccer team lost its goalie less than 3 minutes into its match against Kaneland on Wednesday, but sophomore goalie Connor Busch didn’t miss a beat. Busch was in goal for 87 minutes and a 21st minute goal by Jameson Carl stood in a 1-0 win for the Spartans.

Sycamore takes on Rochelle in not only the Interstate 8 opener but a showdown between undefeated teams. DeKalb plays its first Southwest Valley Green game at home against Lincoln-Way Central. We look at every Daily Chronicle area Week 4 game.

Both Ottawa and Kaneland pieced together 10-point runs during their Interstate 8 opener Tuesday, but it was Kaneland that took full advantage in a three-set victory at Kingman Gym.

Jason Brewer had a pair of goals as Indian Creek tied Pecatonica, plus other soccer, volleyball and golf results in the roundup.

The Sycamore boys soccer team hosted conference foe Kaneland Wednesday for an important early season Interstate 8 matchup.

Sophomore Bennett Konkey has emerged as a player that Geneva can rely on in an already stacked wide receiver room. Plus notes on successful Week 3s from St. Charles North's Aidan McClure, tri-city running backs and some notable teams going 3-0.

The Genoa-Kingston soccer and volleyball teams earned wins and more results in Monday's Daily Chronicle roundup.

The top 20 players were within 10 strokes of par Monday at the Mark Rolfing Cup, with Geneva repeating as team champion thanks to a fifth-score tiebreaker.

Area golf teams from Streator, Ottawa, Hall, La Salle-Peru, Kaneland, Sycamore, Morris, Dixon, Parkview Christian, Minooka and Marmion Academy all competed in the Pirate Invitational meet on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 at Deer Park Golf Course in Oglesby.