Marmion Preps

After a 13-year drought, the Kane County Meet’s first-place plaque is heading home with West Aurora.

Superb late-inning defense, a clutch two-run home run, and an RBI infield single in the sixth inning enabled Marmion’s baseball team to a 5-3 victory over St. Francis Monday afternoon in Aurora.

The high school boys outdoor track and field season is coming to the starting line. Here are previews of teams in the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

A combination of an explosive offense, clutch pitching, pristine defense and smart baserunning helped Marmion to a 10-0 win over Rochelle.

St. Charles East's Marley Andelman won the Class 3A 800-meter run, Kaneland's David Valkanov won the Class 3A 3,200 and the Batavia girls were second in the Class 3A 4x400 relay at the Illinois Top Times meet in Bloomington.

The boys tennis season is underway. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

The high school boys lacrosse season is just around the corner. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

Marmion Academy’s Fishing Team will host its annual Lenten Fish Fry Fundraiser in March at the catholic school at 1000 Butterfield Road in Aurora.

The 2024 high school baseball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

Here is the 2023-2024 Kane County Chronicle All-Area boys basketball team.

Adam Guerra will return to high school football after a two-year break as Marmion's new head coach. Guerra previously coached at St. Patrick and led the Shamrocks to their first quarterfinal appearance in 2021.

Trailing 34-27 at the start of the second half, Kaneland tightened up at both ends of the court to pull ahead of the host Cadets, ending the period with a 42-40 lead. The Knights remained dominant in the final frame for a 58-50 win and a berth in their own sectional.

St. Charles East's Ben Davino made headlines throughout the season across the country with his drive to finish his career with a fourth state championship. Saturday was his crowning moment, the perfect capper to his illustrious career.

Marmion was second and Oswego Co-op third at the Metea Valley Sectional swimming meet on Saturday, while Oswego's Chase Maier swept the 200 and 500 freestyle races and Marmion's Brayden Capen won the 200 IM to lead state qualifiers.

Batavia and Marmion each had a pair of sectional champions at the Hinsdale Central Class 3A Wrestling Regional on Saturday.