Oswego Preps

Sabrina Zamora hit a two-run tying double and Kennedy Gengler followed with a go-ahead two-run double, and Oswego scored five runs in the fifth to rally past Wheaton North 5-2 and win the Class 4A Oswego Sectional title.

Here is the All-Southwest Prairie Conference softball team for the 2025 season, as selected by coaches.

Here is the All-Southwest Prairie Conference baseball team for the 2025 season, as selected by coaches.

Yorkville faced Oswego softball in a Class 4A Oswego Sectional semifinal on Tuesday, June 3, 2025 in Oswego.

Kennedy Gengler drove in the tying and go-ahead runs with a hit with two outs in the bottom of the sixth, and top-seeded Oswego rallied with three in the inning for a 3-2 win over Yorkville in Tuesday's Class 4A Oswego Sectional semifinal.

Plainfield North baseball faced Oswego in the 4A Plainfield North Regional final on Saturday, May 31, 2025 in Plainfield.

Oswego sophomore Dontrell Young won medals in the 100, 200 and 400-meter dashes at the IHSA state track meet, Oswego East's Zach Morrisroe won two throws medals and Yorkville's Owen Horeni was second in the 800, leading area medalists in Charleston.

Brendan Henderson hit a three-run tying homer and Johnny Andretich hit a two-run shot, got the win in relief and hit the ball that scored the winning run as Plainfield North stormed back from six runs down to walk off Oswego 10-9 and win the Class 4A Plainfield North Regional.

Oswego varsity softball defeated Neuqua Valley in the Class 4A Oswego East Regional final on Friday, May 30, 2025 in Oswego.

Jaelynn Anthony took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and struck out 11 in recording her second consecutive playoff shutout, and Oswego beat Neuqua Valley 6-0 on Friday to win the Class 4A Oswego East Regional title.

Can Oswego sophomore Dontrell Young get a medals sweep in the sprints? Can Oswego East senior Zach Morrisroe go out with a bang in the throws? Can Plano senior Tristan Meszaros add to a record season? Here are five Kendall County storylines to watch at the IHSA state track meet.

Oswego soccer's record-breaking season that included a school record for wins, Southwest Prairie Conference title and Plainfield Classic title ended Saturday, a 1-0 loss to Naperville North in the Class 3A Oswego Regional final.

Oswego sophomore Dontrell Young, after missing all of indoor season recovering from a torn meniscus, swept the 100, 200 and 400 titles at the Class 3A East Aurora Sectional, while Oswego East won its first team sectional title and NIU football recruit Zach Morrisroe swept throws.

About 90 seconds into the second overtime period, Jordyn Washington netted the game-winner of a 3-2 regional win over Waubonsie Valley.

NIU recruit Aubriella Garza's walk-off two-run homer, her 13th of the season that matched teammate Jaelynn Anthony's single-season program record, capped off Oswego's 13-2 win over Oswego East in five innings in the Panthers' regular season home finale.

Andrew Ronek threw a complete-game six-hit shutout, and Donny Wiliams and the Oswego offense broke through with two runs in the sixth and three in the seventh to beat Oswego East 5-0 and snap a seven-game losing streak.

Oswego East hosted Oswego in varsity baseball on Monday, May 19, 2025.

The Oswego battery of pitcher Jaelynn Anthony and catcher Kiyah Chavez were each 3 for 4 with two doubles and a home run as the Panthers beat Minooka 10-0 to clinch the Southwest Prairie Conference title.

Oswego junior Jaelynn Anthony overcame a 42-pitch first inning with three walks and a hit batter to shut out Yorkville the rest of the way, and keyed three scoring rallies in a 5-1 Panthers' win that matched the program win record set last season.

Oswego hosted Yorkville in varsity softball on Thursday, May 15, 2025.

Oswego junior Jaelynn Anthony, who hit the game-winning home run and earned the save in a 14-12 win over Wheaton North, and was the winning pitcher, throwing a complete game, in a nine-inning win over Lincoln-Way East, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in online vote.

Solecki showed off her improvement by winning the discus (36.53 meters) and the shot put (11.17) at the Class 3A Downers Grove South Sectional to stamp her ticket to next weekend’s state track and field meet in Charleston. Both winning tosses were personal bests for Solecki.

Oswego's Dontrell Young shines with top state track times at conference meet.

Adalyn Fugitt singled in Natalie Muellner with the game-winning hit, as Oswego rallied with two runs in the seventh and then beat Lincoln-Way East 5-4 in the ninth in the thriller between state-ranked teams.

Yorkville senior Nick Parashis continued to make the most of his move from the bottom of the order to leadoff Thursday, going 3 for 4 and driving in the eventual game-winning run as the Foxes beat visiting Oswego 4-3 to sweep the three-game series.

Yorkville hosted Oswego varsity baseball on Thursday, May 8, 2025.

Oswego sophomore Dontrell Young, who set the meet record in the 100-meter dash and 200, and also won the 400 at Oswego’s Roger Wilcox Invitational, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Oswego hit four consecutive homers in a six-run seventh inning, Jaelynn Anthony hitting the go-ahead shot, as the Panthers rallied for a stunning 14-12 win at Wheaton North in a sectional final rematch between state-ranked teams that featured 10 homers.

Wheaton North hosted Oswego varsity softball on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.

Venita Parsons, a 2014 Oswego East graduate and the first player in that school’s girls basketball history to score 1,000 career points, has been hired as the next girls basketball coach at Oswego High School. Parsons was previously the Oswego head freshman coach for one season.

Oswego hosted crosstown rival Oswego East in girls varsity soccer on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

Jordyn Washington recorded her second hat trick of the season and Aubrey Eirich headed in the go-ahead goal, and Oswego scored the game's last three goals to beat visiting Oswego East 5-2 on Tuesday.

Oswego hosted Plainfield North varsity baseball on Thursday, April 24, 2025.

Max Barriball didn't pitch again last spring after suffering a partially torn ligament in his elbow his second start. The Plainfield North senior lefty is back now, and shook off a rocky first inning Thursday to strike out 10 and take a no-hitter into the fifth to top Oswego 3-2.

Oswego junior Jordyn Washington, who scored two goals in Oswego’s 4-1 win over Bartlett at the Plainfield Classic, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Iowa recruit Kiyah Chavez doubled in the tying runs with her fourth hit of the game, and Oswego – after losing an early four-run lead – scored four in the sixth to rally past Minooka 10-8 in a Southwest Prairie Conference thriller to stay unbeaten.

Oswego hosted Minooka in varsity softball on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

Oswego girls soccer faced Bartlett in the Plainfield Classic on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at Plainfield North High School.

Jordyn Washington scored two goals, and Oswego continued its hot start to the season with a 4-1 win over Bartlett on Tuesday to advance to the semifinals of the Plainfield Classic tournament.

Oswego hosted Plainfield South in boys varsity baseball on Monday, April 14, 2025. Here are photos from Gary Duncan.

Isaiah Logan singled in the tying and go-ahead runs with two outs in the sixth inning, and Oswego scored eight in the sixth – all with two outs – to rally past visiting Plainfield South 13-10 on Monday.

Oswego sophomore Leah McKenzie continued a sizzling start to her season with a solo home run, and NIU recruit Aubriella Garza struck out eight in a five-hit gem as the Panthers won at Wheaton Warrenville South 2-1 in a matchup of unbeatens.

Wheaton Warrenville South hosted Oswego in girls varsity softball on Thursday, April 10, 2025 in Wheaton.

Oswego senior Aubriella Garza, who homered in Oswego’s win over West Aurora and homered and doubled in the Panthers’ win over Downers Grove South, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Joshua Welge.

NIU recruit Aubriella Garza slugged her third homer of the year, a two-run shot, and sophomore Leah McKenzie went deep with a three-run shot as Oswego stayed unbeaten with a 19-4, four-inning win at Downers Grove South.

Oswego sophomore Bo Breed, who was third in the 800-meter run in 1:57.67 and was part of a fourth-place 4x400 relay in 3:30.31 at the Illinois Top Times meet in school record times, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Here are previews of girls track and field teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

The track and field season heads outdoors soon. Here are previews of boys track and field teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Oswego senior and Iowa softball recruit Kiyah Chavez, who took second place at 155 pounds to become the school's first wrestling state medalist, is the Record Newspapers Girls Wrestler of the Year.

Bryson Norwood slugged a grand slam, and Jacob Fehrmann squeezed in the tying run and scored the winning as Oswego three times came from behind against Benet, the last with two in the sixth for a 12-11 win.