Stories about St. Francis high school sports
With the release of the 2024 statewide football schedule, here are the top games week by week to watch in the Suburban Life coverage area.
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.
Illinois high school football teams and fans can finally set their falls schedules now that the IHSA released its statewide football schedule. These will be the top matchups to watch in the CCL/ESCC over the nine-week regular season.
Gavin Mueller has not played a down of high school football, and yet the St. Francis junior already holds 11 scholarship offers from the likes of Florida and Wisconsin. High school tight ends his size don’t grow on trees.
Naperville North hosted a 7-on-7 football tournament that included Plainfield East, St. Francis, Hinsdale Central, Glenbard West and Lincoln-Way East football teams on Thursday, June 27, 2024.
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.
Presenting the 2024 Suburban Life All-Area Softball Team.
Marist defensive lineman will choose among Michigan State, Iowa and Kansas when he makes his announcement Tuesday. Plus plenty of more CCL/ESCC recruiting notes.
Meet the 2023-24 Kane County Chronicle All-Area Girls track and field team, featuring standouts from across the area.
About a decade ago, 7-on-7 was a little-known sport that some of the Chicago area's top athletes competed in. Ten years later, the sports has completely transformed into what some call a whole new industry.
Senior shortstop and Colgate recruit Analisa Raffaelli of sectional champion IC Catholic Prep was named Class 2A All-State first team by the Illinois Coaches Association, leading area players earning All-State recognition in voting released this past weekend.
While the Spartans rallied to win the second set in the quarterfinal, they couldn’t keep up in the third. Loyola emerged with a 25-21, 23-25, 25-15 victory in the third state quarterfinal on Friday afternoon at Hoffman Estates.
Westmont's Abraham Johnson, Wheaton Warrenville-South's Amari Williams, Hinsdale Central's Aden Bandukwala, and Downers Grove North's Philip Cupial and 4x800-meter relay team each came away from Saturday's meet with a state title.
Wheaton Academy turned two Elly Andrews free kicks into goals, and went on to a 3-0 win over St. Francis in Saturday's Class 2A Lemont Sectional final.
St. Francis used a strong final leg from freshman Erin Hinsdale to win the Class 2A 4x800 relay in a record time and Downers Grove North took second in the Class 3A 4x800 relay, leading area medalists at the IHSA state track and field meet in Charleston.
Batavia, Rosary and St. Francis each had three all-state finishes, St. Francis taking the Class 2A state championship in the 4x800 relay, while St. Charles North had two all-state finishes on Saturday at Eastern Illinois University.
Aidan Wyzard and Dylan Hodges each won four events, while Eli Crome qualified in three to help lead Sycamore to a sectional title. Dale Johnson qualified in two distance events for Sterling, and 11 1,600 runners qualified.
Superb late-inning defense, a clutch two-run home run, and an RBI infield single in the sixth inning enabled Marmion’s baseball team to a 5-3 victory over St. Francis Monday afternoon in Aurora.
Morton hasn't had its one-two punch of Carisma Rosales and Aaliyah Leanos together yet this season, but the Mustangs have still pieced together a recent three-game win streak. That, plus notes on St. Francis, Hinsdale Central, Lyons and Benet from Chris Walker.
For York senior Katherine Klimek, the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is happening again. She’s among the Dukes’ 13 girls track and field athletes and three returnees headed to the annual Oregon Relays Friday and Saturday at the University of Oregon. That and more in track notes.
St. Francis is currently riding a five-game winning streak – and is thinking ahead to a possible run at a state title. That, plus Wheaton Academy close to matching last year's 15-game win streak plus notes on Lyons and Glenbard East from Bob Narang.
The boys track and field season is heading outdoors, and here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.
The 2024 girls track and field season goes outdoors soon. Here are previews of teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.
The boys tennis season is underway. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.
The boys volleyball season is underway. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.
Loyola junior Donovan Robinson's belief in himself started to pay off after he earned his first three Power Four offers. Plus more CCL/ESCC recruiting notes on Fenwick's Jack Paris, Mount Carmel's Braeden Jones, Loyola's Drew MacPherson and St. Francis' Ian Willis.
The 2024 high school softball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.
The 2024 high school softball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.
The 2024 high school baseball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.
The girls soccer season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.
The 2024 high school baseball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.
Here is the 2023-2024 Kane County Chronicle All-Area boys basketball team.
Here is the 2023-2024 Suburban Life all-area boys basketball team.
The girls soccer season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.
Led by Player of the Year Brooke Carlson, here is the 2023-2024 Kane County Chronicle All-Area girls basketball team.
St. Francis trimmed a nine-point deficit to three points late but couldn't complete the comeback in a loss to Hyde Park in the Class 3A St. Francis Regional final Friday.
Montini advanced to the 3A Glenbard South Sectional title game with a win over St. Francis on Tuesday, while Glenbard South lost to Trinity.
Collin Carrigan left his championship stamp at Glenbard West on Saturday, as the North Carolina recruit beat Lyons senior Gunnar Garelli in overtime for the Hilltoppers' first state title in 58 years. Meanwhile, Montini and IC Catholic Prep both crowned two state champs.
The stages are set for both the boys and girls wrestling IHSA individual state tournaments. Here is a list of wrestlers from the Suburban Life coverage area who will compete in their respective state tournaments.
Here is a list of CCL/ESCC football players who have committed to colleges at various levels and can sign their letters of intent starting on Wednesday. That is the first day of the regular signing period for NCAA football scholarship schools (Divisions I and II).
Wheaton Academy sophomore Lincoln Hoger won the 126 title at the Class 1A Johnsburg Wrestling Regional on Saturday, leading five Warriors to qualify for the Byron Sectional. St. Francis' Jaylen Torres won 285 title.
Cheer teams competed in the IHSA Cheer State Finals in Grossinger Motors Arena on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024 in Bloomington.
Kelton McEwen upstaged the Illinois-bound Jason Jakstys by leading all players with 22 points and eight rebounds as host St. Francis knocked off the Foxes 58-49.
Kelton McEwen scored 21 points including a pair of 3-pointers in three quarters Friday to lead St. Francis to a 58-31 win over Marmion Academy in a Chicago Catholic White Division game.
St. Francis scored nine of the first 11 points and never trailed by more than one in a 57-52 win against Sycamore on Thursday despite 20 from Lexi Carlsen.
The CCL/ESCC conference schedules for the next two seasons are set after IHSA member schools voted down a proposal to move to a district model. The schedules include the megaconference’s new divisions and crossover games.
Between undefeated individual wrestling seasons, consecutive state titles in volleyball and more, there was no shortage of triumphs throughout the 2023 athletics calendar in Kane County. Here's at least five of the top overall stories in the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.
Here is a list of CCL/ESCC football players who have committed to colleges at various levels and can sign their letters of intent starting on Wednesday.
St. Francis senior quarterback Alessio Milivojevic is changing teams but not nicknames. After committing to Ball State in June, Milivojevic announced his commitment to Michigan State on Sunday.
St. Francis built a 19-point, third-quarter lead. Kaneland shaved it to four late in the fourth quarter, but the Spartans held on for their eighth win of the season on Thursday.