News and articles about Plano high school sports, from Kendall County Now
It's been a whirlwind month for Kyle Tutt. Previously head coach at Streator for four seasons, Tutt was hired as an assistant at Plano in June. But when Rick Ponx left Plano to take an assistant coaching job at Benedictine University, Tutt was elevated to head coach this week.
Several local football teams including DeKalb, Geneva, Kaneland, Plano and Woodstock North took part in the Kaneland 7-on-7 Tuesday afternoon at Kaneland High School in Maple Park.
With the release of the 2024 statewide football schedule, here are the top games to watch, week by week, in the Record Newspapers coverage area.
Oswego and Plano girls basketball teams participated in a shootout at Oswego on Friday, June 28, 2024.
Here is the 2024 Record Newspapers All-Area baseball team.
Here is the 2024 Record Newspapers All-Area softball team.
Led by Player of the Year Anya Gulbrandsen, here is the 2024 Record Newspapers All-Area soccer team.
Junior catcher Kiyah Chavez of state finalist Oswego and senior pitcher Kodi Rizzo of sectional finalist Newark were among those Kendall County-area players selected to the Illinois Coaches Association All-State teams released this past weekend.
Here is the All-Kishwaukee River Conference girls soccer team for the 2024 season, as selected by coaches. Woodstock North's Addison Rishling and Richmond-Burton's Taylor Labay earned KRC player honors.
Yorkville sophomore Owen Horeni was a two-time state medalist as a freshman, and posted the state's top 800 time at sectionals last week. Now he leads Kendall County area medal hopefuls at Charleston this weekend.
Morris beat La Salle-Peru and Ottawa topped Plano in the Class 3A La Salle-Peru Regional semifinals Wednesday in La Salle.
Ottawa defeated Plano 7-2 in the Class 3A Regional semifinal game at Huby Sarver Field in La Salle. The Pirates will take on Morris for the title on Saturday.
Area teams including Marmion Academy, Rock Falls, Sandwich, Sterling, Dixon, Mendota, Plano, Sycamore, Wheaton Academy and St. Francis were at Sycamore High School Thursday to compete in the IHSA Class 2A boys track sectional.
Plano senior Waleed Johnson, who won triple jump, ran on the winning 4x100 relay in a school record 42.88 seconds, took second in the 100 and ran a 400 split of 51.4 seconds in the 4x400 relay at the Kishwaukee River Conference meet, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week.
Sterling won the Class 2A Rochelle Sectional despite not having an individual champ, Mendota and Genoa-Kingston both had individual freshman champions, Sycamore had a surprise pole vault champ and Sandwich's Sunny Weber kept up her domination.
Sandwich's Chance Lange bounced back after giving up a tying three-run homer to shut out Plano over the last four innings, and the visiting Indians beat the Reapers 7-4 on Wednesday to pull into a second-place tie in the Kishwaukee River Conference.
Plano hosted Sandwich in varsity baseball on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.
Several area girls track teams including Sycamore, Genoa-Kingston, Dixon, Sterling, Rock Falls, Sandwich, Plano and Mendota competed Wednesday in the Class 2A Rochelle Sectional .
The 2024 Kishwaukee River Conference Boys Track and Field Meet was held at Plano High School on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.
Lucas Hicks threw 63 of his 96 pitches for strikes and struck out 13 in a complete-game two-hitter, and Westmont blew open a close game late and went on to a 9-0 nonconference win at Plano Friday.
Plano sophomore Kaylee Klatt, who won the 100-meter hurdles and the 300 hurdles, and anchored Plano’s 4x200 relay to a second-place finish as the Reapers as a team finished third at the Indian Creek Invite, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote.
Woodstock's Hallie Steponaitis and Amina Idris led the way as the Blue Streaks won the team championship for the third time in four years at the Kishwaukee River Conference Girls Track and Field Meet on Tuesday.
Yorkville's Kameron Yearsley set a nearly impossible standard with a monster junior year – but the Foxes' senior is catching fire and doing it again. That, Plano and Sandwich sitting atop a new league and more in Joshua Welge's baseball notes.
Plano's boys team won the team championship while the girls were a close second to LaSalle-Peru at Friday's Field of Dreams Invitational at Plano.
Plano freshman Analia Ortiz, who scored four goals against Westmont and scored five goals against Hinckley-Big Rock, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.
After a year away, San Diego State recruit Riley Gumm is back for one last go-around with Oswego East and best friend Anya Gulbrandsen. That, Plano freshman Analia Ortiz closing in on a scoring record and Oswego off to good start in girls soccer notes.
Kaden Aguirre reached base five times with four runs batted in, and Plano scored 10 runs in the first inning and 11 in the fourth to beat Marengo 21-7 in five innings in the Kishwaukee River Conference game Monday in Plano.
Plano hosted Marengo in varsity baseball on Monday, April 8, 2024. The Plano baseball team recently began using PitchCom technology to call pitches.
The 2024 boys track season heads outdoors soon. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.
The high school track and field season goes outdoors soon. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.
Oswego East senior right-hander Bode Bregar bounces back from a rough opener with a brilliant outing against defending Ohio state champion, plus Kaden Aguirre and Jason Phillips keying experienced Plano's encouraging start in baseball notes.
The 2024 girls soccer season is underway. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.
Here is the 2023-2024 Record Newspapers All-Area boys basketball team.
The high school softball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.
The 2024 high school baseball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.
Led by Player of the Year Maggie Lewandowski, here is the 2023-2024 Record Newspapers All-Area girls basketball team.
Here is the All-Kishwaukee River Conference boys wrestling team for the 2023-24 season, as selected by coaches. Johnsburg's Eric Bush was named the conference's wrestler of the year.
Here is the All-Kishwaukee River Conference girls basketball team for the 2023-24 season, as selected by coaches. Plano junior guard Josie Larson was named KRC Player of the Year after averaging 17.4 points and 8.2 rebounds a game.
Can Oswego East and Yorkville take down higher-seeded teams in regional finals on their home court? That, Plano's potential playoff rematch and under the radar Yorkville Christian are among the storylines to watch heading into the boys basketball postseason.
Playing for the first time in the last six Sandwich games, Dom Rome led the Indians with 17 points in a 50-38 Sandwich victory over archrival Plano.
Sandwich hosted Plano in boys varsity basketball on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.
Plano saw its season come to a close during its IHSA Class 3A regional quarterfinal contest against Rochelle on Saturday evening.
Crystal Lake South's Andy Burburija kept his undefeated record intact at Saturday's Class 2A Sycamore Sectional. He led a group of 12 McHenry County-area wrestlers who advanced to the IHSA individual state tournament. Four Kendall County-area wrestlers also moved on.
Plano junior Josie Larson scored 18 points, including her 1,000th career point, in the Lady Reapers' 43-33 win at Richmond-Burton on Wednesday.
Yorkville Christian captured the Class 2A Crystal Lake Central Regional on Saturday and took home three individual regional championships. Plano and Kaneland also advanced wrestlers to the sectional round.
Pryor Bode played sparingly off the bench the season's first two months – but the Plano senior guard made the most of an opportunity Monday with a record night. That, Yorkville Christian's hot streak and Oswego East prioritizing defense ahead of big showdown in basketball notes.
Genoa-Kingston falls in boys basketball, Northern Illinois falls in women’s basketball. That and more in Wednesday's roundup.
Wynne Oeffling returned to the lineup after missing one game with sickness to score a team-high 14 points, and Johnsburg pulled away late for a 48-37 win at Plano to rebound after back-to-back losses.
Plano hosted Johnsburg in girls varsity basketball on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024.
Josie Larson is in the middle of a season in which she’s rewriting the Plano girls basketball record book – just don't expect the junior to brag about her achievements. That, Oswego shows progress after rough start and Parkview's Gracie Lambes puts up huge in basketball notes.