Standing in the dugout in the bottom of the seventh, Oswego sophomore Adalynn Fugitt never got her final at-bat of the season. But the second baseman is ready to lead the Panthers forward after finishing fourth at state.

Oswego senior shortstop Kennedy Gengler has seemed to have the knack for clutch hitting in the postseason, and did again Friday with two hits and an RBI, but Mundelein scored five runs in the first inning and went on to a 13-3 win in the Class 4A semifinal.

Separated by 9 years, Oswego sisters Hailey and Sophie Morland seem inseparable in softball. Hailey is in her fourth year as assistant coach while Sophie is a freshman third baseman as the Panthers return to state for the third straight year. 'It makes my heart want to explode.'

Oswego sophomore Adalynn Fugitt, who was 8-for-11 with four runs scored across three playoff wins to help lead Oswego back to state for the third straight year, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.

Ahlivia East was a team manager last year during Oswego's state championship run with a torn ACL from basketball. Monday she delivered a pair of two-run doubles – the first, after Barrington intentionally walked Jaelynn Anthony in front of her – to power a 7-5 supersectional win.

The Oswego girls softball team beat Barrington Monday in a Class 4A supersectional pairing at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.

Yorkville sophomore Aiden Kolkmeyer and Oswego junior Dontrell Young both earned All-State honors in three events at the IHSA Boys Track and Field state meet, while Owen Horeni ended his high school career with a second-place finish in the 800-meter run.

Here are Scott Anderson's photos from the IHSA boys track and field state championships from Saturday, May 30, 2026 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

Yorkville senior Owen Horeni ran the fastest Class 800-meter run time in Friday's state track preliminaries in Charleston, while Oswego junior Dontrell Young advanced to Saturday's finals in all three sprints to lead area finalists.

Oswego needed four batters to score two runs Friday, and Jaelynn Anthony and her defense did the rest. The Purdue recruit struck out seven and only allowed one ball to leave the infield, as Oswego beat Plainfield East 2-0 for its third straight sectional championship.

Here are Gary Duncan's photos from the Class 4A Yorkville Sectional final between Oswego and Plainfield East.

The IHSA boys track and field state meet is this weekend on the campus of Eastern Illinois in Charleston. Here are five storylines to watch for Kendall County-area athletes this weekend.

The IHSA boys track and field state finals take place Thursday-Saturday at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Here is the full list of state qualifiers from the Kendall County area.

Betsy Jack drove in Adalynn Fugitt with the go-ahead run as Oswego scored two runs in the fifth to rally past Naperville Central 2-1 in a Class 4A Yorkville Sectional semifinal marked by a controversial overturned Redhawks home run.

Oswego boys volleyball beat Benet to advance to a regional final, plus baseball results in Tuesday's roundup.

Benet‘s girls soccer team used its speed to subdue Oswego on Tuesday night in a Class 3A Naperville Central Sectional semifinal. The fleet-footed Redwings got two over the line in the first half, then held on for the 2-0 victory.

Here are Gary Duncan's photos from the Class 3A Oswego Regional final between Oswego and Neuqua Valley.

Jordyn Washington scored two goals, one in each half, to lead Oswego to a 2-1 victory over Neuqua Valley in the Class 3A Oswego Regional final on Saturday to the first regional championship in program history.

Here are David Toney's photos from Friday's Class 4A Oswego Regional final softball game between Oswego and Benet.

Purdue recruit Jaelynn Anthony struck out seven and also induced 12 ground ball outs, pitching Oswego past Benet 5-0 in the Class 4A Oswego Regional final to the program's third straight regional title.

Oswego junior Jezhian Sprinkle overcame hitting a hurdle on his first race to sweep both hurdles races, among the many individual highlights along with Lemont's Nathan Murray running the state's second-best 400 while Hinsdale Central took the team title at Downers Grove North.

Ryan Stork estimates that he started fishing when he was around 3 years old. The Oswego junior is now part of a bass fishing team that’s better than ever. Oswego won three consecutive tournaments, including its first conference championship and qualified for state on Thursday.

The IHSA girls track and field state finals take place Thursday-Saturday at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Here is the full list of state qualifiers from the Kendall County area.

Yorkville boys track and field won the Moline Sectional with Aiden Kolkmeyer winning three events and Owen Horeni and Jayden Ruth two, Lindsay Ingemunson's hat trick led Yorkville soccer to a regional win and Plano's Quentin Santoria struck out 11 in a three-hit shutout.

Mild, modest and understated, Jeff Blanton would never be the kind of person to call attention to himself. He’s simply the voice in the booth. Blanton’s been that voice for over a quarter-century, and on May 13 called his 1,000th sports broadcast at Oswego High School.

Oswego, Newark and Yorkville softball won regional semifinals, Yorkville's Gabe Sanders struck out 12 in a complete-game shutout and Oswego, Oswego East and Sandwich baseball also won on Tuesday.

Jackson Dietz doubled in Graham Schwab with the go-ahead run as Oswego baseball scored four in the seventh to rally to a win at Kaneland, and Newark and Sandwich baseball won big Friday.

Oswego sent 12 batters to the plate in an eight-run fourth inning and then held off a late Oswego East rally for a 9-7 win to salvage the final of the three-game crosstown series. 'Kind of a relief.'

Bella Rosauer struck out 11 in a four-inning perfect game as Yorkville softball clinched the outright Southwest Prairie Conference title, Oswego East softball scored eight runs in the seventh to rally past Joliet West, and Yorkville baseball rode an eight-run first to a win.

The IHSA has released the baseball playoff schedule. Here are pairings for Kendall County-area teams.

Yorkville scored 112.5 points as a team at the Southwest Prairie Conference Boys Track championship to finish in first place.

Yorkville's Callie Ferko walked leading off the bottom of the 12th in a game with Oswego suspended last week and scored the game-winner on Austyn Strike's grounder as the Foxes beat the Panthers 4-3 to clinch the Southwest Prairie Conference championship.

Alexandra Ibarra knocked her penalty kick attempt, Oswego's fifth, off the left post and in, Plainfield North's fifth attempt hit the crossbar, and the Panthers won 1-0 in PKs in a showdown of Southwest Prairie Conference leaders to clinch at least a share of the league title.

Adyn Fowler doubled in Niko Villacci in the bottom of the seventh to give Oswego East a walkoff win over Yorkville, Yorkville Christian baseball won its seventh straight, Oswego East softball its eighth straight and Sandwich softball scored nine in the seventh for a comeback win.

Oswego senior Jaelynn Anthony, who hit three home runs, including a tying two-run homer and go-ahead grand slam, and in the process became Oswego’s all-time home run leader, in leading the team to a comeback win at Minooka, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week.

The IHSA has released the softball playoff schedule. Here are pairings for Kendall County-area teams.

Behind a three-title performance by Natalie Nahs, Minooka won its first Southwest Prairie Conference girls track and field championship since 2017.

Megan Halverson doubled in Katie Maday with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Oswego East's 6-5 walk-off win over Oswego giving the Wolves their first crosstown victory since 2023.

Yorkville sophomore pitcher Bella Rosauer and her counterpart, Oswego senior Jaelynn Anthony, worked out of multiple jams with stellar relief as the two Southwest Prairie Conference leaders played into extra innings, the game suspended in the 12th due to darkness.

The IHSA has released the girls soccer playoff schedule. Here are pairings for Kendall County-area teams.

Jayden Ruth won the 100, 200 and anchored the winning 4x100 relay to lead Yorkville to the Red Ribbon Classic title, Oswego East won the Palatine Relays, Oswego East softball scored eight runs in the seventh for a comeback win and Yorkville Christian baseball won in a walkoff.

Oswego's Dontrell Young won the 200 and 400 in record times and took second in the 100, leading the Panthers to second at their Roger Wilcox Invite, Oswego East girls track was fourth at the Glenbard North Weber Invite, and Jacsen Tucker homered twice in an Oswego East win.

Yorkville baseball finished off a three-game sweep of Oswego, Yorkville Christian's Phoenix Oliver tossed a complete-game one-hitter at Plano, and Oswego East and Parkview Christian baseball and Oswego, Oswego East and Yorkville softball all won big Thursday.

Mia Anderson capitalized off a deflected shot in the 73rd minute, scoring the game's only goal on a rainy Thursday evening as Lyons edged out Oswego 1-0 in an Ed Watson Naperville Invitational girls soccer match.

Oswego junior Dontrell Young, who won the 100 and took second in the 200 to be named Athlete of the Meet at Wheaton Warrenville South’s Red Grange Invitational, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Sports Editor Josh Welge.

Eastin McBroom struck out 17 and Shawn Seyller hit a walk-off single in Newark's 2-1 win over Earlville, Yorkville softball scored five runs in the sixth and two in the seventh to rally past Minooka, and more in Wednesday’s Record Newspapers sports roundup.

Jaelynn Anthony hit three home runs with a tying two-run homer and go-ahead grand slam, in the process breaking Oswego's homer record to rally the Panthers at Minooka, Plano's Quentin Santoria struck out 13 and homered, plus Yorkville baseball and softball were winners Tuesday.

Yorkville senior right-hander has been bringing the heat in relief all year, not allowing a run in 10 1/3 innings as closer. On Monday, he got a key hit to support Gabe Sanders' pitching in a 5-4 win over Oswego in a game shortened due to lightning.

Oswego girls track tied for the team title of its Mike Schable Invitational, Yorkville girls track won the title of the Megan Sporny Invitational at West Aurora, Oswego East was second at Neuqua Valley and Plano and Parkview Christian baseball and Yorkville softball won games.

Plano's girls track team won its Field of Dreams Invite and the boys team was second, and Oswego, Oswego East and Yorkville Christian baseball, Yorkville, Oswego and Oswego East softball and Yorkville volleyball were winners Thursday.