Wheaton Warrenville South’s Owen Yorke burst through a seam and raced 80 yards for a touchdown on the game’s first play from scrimmage, helping set the tone as the Tigers earned a 37-12 DuKane Conference victory over St. Charles East Friday night.

We take a look at the football games around the Kane County Chronicle area heading into Week 3 of the 2025 season.

Hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz break down Week 2 in the western suburbs and look ahead to Week 3 in high school football on the Friday Night Drive podcast

Congratulations to these 22 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Week 2 of the 2025 high school football season

Ari Bigda threw a pair of touchdowns to Addie Schilb and ran for a third to lead St. Charles East over Wheaton-Warrenville South on Monday.

St. Charles East, already bit by injuries at running back, lost starter Xander Salazar late in the first half of Friday's 31-28 nonconference loss to Notre Dame.

We take a look at the football games around the Kane County Chronicle area heading into Week 2 of the 2025 season.

The 2025 girls cross country season is underway. Check out our team-by-team preview with top returners, newcomers and info on each local team for the 2025 season in the Kane County Chronicle area.

The 2025 boys cross country season is underway. Check out our team-by-team preview with top returners, newcomers and info on each local team for the 2025 season in the Kane County Chronicle area.

Miss out on any of the action in Kane County? Listen to the audio versions of our stories from Week 1 of the 2025 season here

We take a look at the football games around the Kane County Chronicle area heading into the first week of the 2025 season.

The 2025 girls flag football season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle area.

Join hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz as they preview Week 1 in Illinois high school football for Kane and DuPage counties on the Friday Night Drive podcast.

The 2025 boys soccer season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

It took the fourth game of the season for St. Charles East to score a goal last year. It didn’t take them nearly as long when the Saints opened their season on Monday at Oswego in a 3-2 win.

Check out our team-by-team girls volleyball preview with top returners, newcomers and info on each local team for the 2025 season in the Kane County Chronicle area.

Catch up on the week’s top Kane County news and sports in minutes. Listen to the week’s 5 most popular stories, read aloud for you

The 2025 boys golf season is underway. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

The 2025 girls golf season is underway. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

St. Charles East running back Xander Salazar's junior season ended with him on the sidelines after suffering a concussion. Now, he's ready to be at the forefront of an experienced offense looking for it's first playoff berth since 2019.

The 2025 football season is just around the corner. Here's a preview of where the teams in the DuKane Conference stand, as well as five players to watch, five can't miss matchups, and Steve Soucie's conference predictions.

With the release of the IHSA 2025 statewide football schedule, here are the top games week by week to watch in the Kane County coverage area.

Friday Night Drive’s Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz discuss what the IHSA football schedule will look like in the western suburbs for the 2025 season, games they are looking forward to, and more

St. Charles East senior Addison Wolf, who led the Saints to their first sectional title since 2019 in softball, and played a major part in the formation of the school's girls wrestling and flag football programs, is the Kane County Chronicle 2024-25 Female Athlete of the Year.

Here is the 2024-2025 Kane County Chronicle All-Area Baseball Team.

St. Charles East junior and South Carolina commit Hayden Sujack, who broke the school record for career home runs and led the Saints to their first sectional title since 2019, is the Kane County Chronicle Softball Player of the Year.

Here is the 2024-2025 Kane County Chronicle All-Area softball team.

St. Charles East freshman Mya Leon, who put up 34 goals and 12 assists in her first high school season and earned All-State honors, is the Kane County Chronicle 2024-2025 girls soccer Player of the Year.

Led by Kane County Chronicle girls soccer Player of the Year Mya Leon, here is the 2024-2025 All-Area team.

Headlined by Boys track and field Athlete of the Year Freddy Hassan, here is the Kane County Chronicle All-Area boys track and field team.

Headlined by Girls track and field Athlete of the Year Katie Kostro, here is the Kane County Chronicle All-Area girls track and field team.

A look back at the Kane County Chronicle's prep sports photos from the 2025 spring season.

Hayden Sujack had a three-hit day, including a solo home run, and St. Charles East bought the go-ahead run to the plate in the seventh, but the Saints' underdog run came to an end in a Class 4A supersectional with a 4-1 to Barrington on Monday.

St. Charles East was defeated by Barrington in the Class 4A Barrington Supersectional on Monday, June 9, 2025 in Barrington.

Makayla Van Dinther tossed a complete-game six-hit shutout, Morgan Beers slapped four hits and Lexi Majkszak drove home two runs to help St. Charles East win its first sectional title since 2019 with a 5-0 victory over South Elgin.

After a leadoff home run by Fremd second baseman Amanda Poniecki, Saints junior Makayla Van Dinther quickly settled down and her No. 6-seeded team rallied for a tense 3-2 win over No. 1 Fremd in a Class 4A Fremd Sectional semifinal Tuesday.

Kaneland senior Freddy Hassan won his third All-State medal on Saturday at the state track meet in Charleston, tying for second place in the Class 3A high jump. Batavia also found success in field events, Isaiah Brown fourth in the triple jump and Gavin Pecor seventh in the shot.

Josh Fleming set the tone with his solo home run in the first inning, his ninth of the season, and York put the game out of reach with a four-run fourth in an eventual 8-3 win over St. Charles East for the Dukes' fourth straight regional title.

Wheaton-Warrenville South had five different goal scorers, which included Ashlyn Adams breaking the career scoring record, to lead it to a 6-0 victory over St. Charles North for its first sectional title since 2003.

Can Batavia continue its postseason success? Will St. Charles North's Nathan McLoughlin find gold? Will Kaneland have a three-time all-stater? Here are five storylines to watch for Kane County boys track and field athletes at state this weekend.

Kaitlyn Nudera's goal in the 50th minute proved to be the difference maker as St. Charles North secured the win in the crosstown rivalry with a 1-0 victory over St. Charles East in Tuesday's sectional semifinal.

St. Charles North defeated St. Charles East in a Class 3A Glenbard West Sectional semifinal game on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 in Glen Ellyn.

Rosary junior Katie Kostro soared to the Class 2A high jump state championship on Saturday, leading area medalists in Charleston. St. Charles North, St. Charles East, St. Francis, Aurora Central Catholic and Burlington Central also had medalists.

Led by doubles champions Cole Weddle and Ben Goddard, St. Charles North's tennis team won its third straight sectional title on Saturday.

Batavia seems to have everything clicking at the right time, as the Bulldogs took home the Class 3A Lake Park boys sectional track and field Friday night title with 118 total points in Roselle.

St. Charles North's 4x800-meter relay team posted the top time in the Class 3A preliminary rounds to advance to the finals, while the North Stars' softball team secured a share of the DuKane Conference with a win over Geneva. That and more results in Friday's sports roundup.

Qori Strotkamp gave St. Charles East an early lead with a goal in the 17th minute of Friday’s Class 3A St. Charles East regional championship. Anika Dodrill added a goal four minutes later and the Saints prevailed over Geneva, 2-0.

St. Charles East faced Geneva in the Class 3A St. Charles East Regional final on Friday, May 23, 2025 in St. Charles.

Can St. Charles North replicate its team success for a chance at the Class 3A title? What can we expect from Batavia's young core? Here are five storylines to watch for Kane County-area athletes this weekend.

Dylan McCabe drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth inning, and Matt Steinberg induced a game-ending double play in the bottom half to help St. Charles East hold on for a 6-5 victory over Wheaton-Warrenville South.