Stories about St. Charles East high school sports
St. Charles East wrestler Ben Davino, who finished his high school career with a perfect 50-0 record, including his fourth high school state championship to cap off his senior season, is the Kane County Chronicle 2023-24 Male Athlete of the Year.
The IHSA revealed the 2024 regular-season schedule Thursday. Here are the top games to watch, week by week, in the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.
St. Charles East attacker Ryan Wilko, who scored 60 goals and added 36 assists during his junior season, is the the 2023-2024 Kane County Chronicle Boys Lacrosse Athlete of the Year
Headlined by four selections from St. Charles North, including player of the year Josh Caccia, here’s the Kane County Chronicle 2024 All-Area team.
Here is the 2023-2024 Kane County Chronicle Softball All-Area team
Headlined by 2023 Kane County Chronicle Girls Soccer Player of the Year Laney Stark, here is the Kane County Chronicle Girls Soccer All-Area Team.
Meet the 2023-24 Kane County Chronicle All-Area Boys track and field team, featuring standouts from across the area.
Meet the 2023-24 Kane County Chronicle All-Area Girls track and field team, featuring standouts from across the area.
St. Charles North pitcher Paige Murray and St. Charles East catcher and outfielder Hayden Sujack were named to the 2024 ICA Class 4A first team All-State softball team. East led the coverage-area teams with four picks, while North had three and Kaneland and St. Francis had one.
The North Stars added a pair of much-needed insurance runs in the sixth, then survived a few tense moments in the seventh during their 4-2 victory over the Saints (21-13) in a game moved to Barrington’s Field of Dreams.
St. Charles East scored four runs in two different innings on its way to a 10-0, six-inning win over Elk Grove in a Class 4A Conant Sectional semifinal Wednesday.
York turned an early 2-0 deficit into a 4-2 first-inning lead powered by Josh Fleming’s solo home run and Drew Gami’s two-run single, then added a pair of insurance runs in the fifth on junior catcher Owen Chael’s two-run home run during their 6-4, regional-championship victory.
Mac Paul had a great start to the postseason, driving in five runs to help St. Charles East to a 9-1 victory in the regional semifinals against Wheaton Warrenville-South.
St. Charles East faced Wheaton Warrenville South in a Class 4A York Regional semifinal in Elmhurst on Thursday, May 23, 2024.
In two matches last week, Dodrill scored three goals, including the game-winning goal in the final minute of the regional championship to defeat South Elgin, and had one assist. Dodrill was selected the KCC Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Joel Boenitz.
After five athletes from Kaneland, St. Charles East and Batavia made it to state in the Class 3A 3,200-meter run, each runner hopes to fight their way up to all-state honors during this weekend's IHSA Boys Track and Field State Meet.
Rian Spaulding's first-minute goal was all St. Charles North needed to punch their way back to the sectional final game with a 1-0 victory over St. Charles East.
St. Charles East faced St. Charles North in a Class 3A South Elgin Sectional semifinal game on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
Tiernan Price’s tennis game was clicking on all cylinders. The St. Charles East senior was efficient in disposing of St. Charles North’s Jonathan Spicer 7-6, 6-0 in the championship match of Saturday’s Class 2A St. Charles North sectional.
Kane County teams had six individuals and five relay teams advance to the second day of the state meet, while St. Charles East needed a last-minute goal from Anika Dodrill to get past South Elgin and earn a regional title.
Kaneland typically competes in 2A in track and field but did well in a bump up to 3A with six individuals and a relay qualifying for the state meet.
A year after suffering a disqualification in the sectional round, Batavia's 4x200 relay is looking to work its way back to the podium at the state meet at Eastern Illinois University.
St. Charles East's Grace Hautzinger was 3-0 in the circle, allowing only one run and striking out 31 batters, including 13 in a five-inning perfect game against Batavia. Hautzinger was selected as the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week in an online vote.
St. Charles East and Kaneland had dominating victories in the regional semifinal matches, while Burlington Central baseball got its 20th win of the season with an 8-4 win over Sycamore.
Batavia scored in 16 of 18 events to edge Wheaton Warrenville South and win its fourth consecutive DuKane Conference boys track and field title on Friday at Glenbard North.
With postseason play looming in the distance, here's how the Kane County Chronicle coverage area teams stand heading into the regional semifinals.
St. Charles North's Reagan Sipla, who joined the track team just six weeks ago, punched her ticket to state in three different events Thursday, while Conent took home the sectional title.
St. Charles East senior Grace Hautzinger tossed a complete game with eight strikeouts to lead the Saints past St. Charles North 5-1 in their DuKane Conference softball game Wednesday.
Geneva used some hot bats to take a 10-0 victory in five innings over St. Charles East to open the three-game DuKane series
St. Charles East baseball faced Geneva at Judson University in Elgin on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. The game was moved from Geneva following storms earlier in the day.
Grace Hautzinger pitched a two-hit shutout to help St. Charles East to a 3-0 win over Lake Park, and Burlington Central took down Hampshire 4-1 in a Fox Valley Conference matchup.
The Pride gas stations in St. Charles have designated a Spirit Pump at each location which will raise money for high school athletics every time they are used.
Marmion Academy hosted the 2024 Kane County Boys Track and Field Meet in Aurora on Friday, May 3, 2024.
After a 13-year drought, the Kane County Meet’s first-place plaque is heading home with West Aurora.
Batavia held a slight lead over St. Charles North with only a few events left to be contested as the finish of the DuKane Conference track and field was postponed to Friday due to inclement conditions.
Mother Nature decided to rain on Geneva's senior-night parade, as lightning delays forced Geneva and St. Charles to finish in a 0-0 draw in the 57th minute.
The DuKane Conference Girls Outdoor Championships were held at Lake Park in Roselle on Thursday, May 2, 2024.
Senior Day will be one to remember for Wheaton North's Macy Pomatto as her third inning grand slam helped the Falcons collect a 6-2 win over St. Charles East on Wednesday.
St. Charles East and St. Charles North varsity baseball faced off at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
On a day where they honored the lives of Kevin White and Gregg Wikierak, St. Charles North secured a sweep in the Crosstown series with a 4-3 victory over St. Charles East.
Wheaton North missed claiming a come from behind win over St. Charles East by inches as a potential game-winner knocked off the post forcing the Falcons to settle for a 1-1 tie with the Saints but allowed them to keep their DuKane Conference lead.
Wheaton Warrenville South senior pitcher Maddie Pool struck out nine batters and hit a two-run home run to lead the Tigers past St. Charles East 6-1 in their DuKane Conference game Tuesday.
Clayton Isbell, who played quarterback and safety for St. Charles East, has signed with the Carolina Panthers after going undrafted in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Ryan Boe had 5 RBIs to lead Batavia over Geneva, while St. Charles East girls soccer fell to Benet Academy in the semifinals of the Naperville Invitational
Jake Kujak hit the go-ahead RBI in the ninth inning and earned the save to help St. Charles North to a 5-3 victory over St. Charles East in Game 1 of the Crosstown Classic.
St. Charles East hosted the 2024 Kane County Girls Track and Field Meet on Thursday, April 25, 2024. The meet was originally scheduled for Friday, April 26, 2024 at Batavia High School but was rescheduled due to impending weather.
In the Saints rivalry game against St. Charles North, Sujack went 3-3 with two doubles and hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth to secure a 4-3 victory. Sujack was selected as the KCC of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Joel Boenitz.
St. Charles East faced St. Charles North in girls varsity soccer during the annual Tri-Cities Night games at St. Charles North on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
St. Charles East senior Tiernan Price captured the No. 1 singles championship, and the Saints edged Geneva to capture the team title Saturday at their own invite.
AJ Payton's two-run single leads Rockets to 2-1 victory over McHenry, while St. Charles East secured a 2-0 win over Downers Grove North in the Naperville Invitational