St. Francis sophomore Alyssa Freeman, who went 11 of 16 at the plate with a double and a home run while also getting three wins in the circle, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.

Makayla Van Dinther tossed a five-hit shutout to lead St. Charles East softball over Wheaton-Warrenville South, and more results from Tuesday in the KCC roundup

Kaneland softball and baseball accounted for two of four teams that were extra-inning winners from Monday. Plus, St. Charles East softball took down Lake Park in a top-10 matchup in the state, and more results from Monday in the KCC roundup

Margaret Andrzejewski won the 1,600 and Abby Yarusso the 3,200, and St. Francis also won the 4x800 and 4x400 relays to take fourth place at the Schaumburg Invitational. Dundee-Crown sophomore Clara Meier took the title in the discus

Bobby Biggs threw a complete-game shutout with 10 strikeouts and Alek Ramey homered in a Willowbrook win, Owen Sunderson's go-ahead homer powered Hinsdale Central past Downers Grove North and IC Catholic Prep softball won in extra innings in Thursday's roundup.

Hayden Sujack hit her 50th career home run as St. Charles East took down Kaneland in six innings, and Batavia's Colin Jack tossed a one-hit shutout to take down Glenbard North. That and more in Tuesday's KCC sports roundup.

Aurora Central Catholic secured it's first win of the season in a big way, Geneva baseball won its 11th straight game and five local schools shined in the Les Hodges Invite. That and more from Friday's Kane County Chronicle sports roundup.

St. Charles North recorded 33 runs off of 20 hits in a high-scoring contest, while Burlington Central needed eight innings to get a win over Crystal Lake South in a low-scoring affair. That and more results from Wednesday in the KCC roundup.

Outdoor track and field season is almost here. Here are the 2026 Kane County Chronicle boys track and field previews.

Taft took the title, Buffalo Grove won the third-place match, and St. Francis topped Lemont for fifth Saturday in Conant's boys volleyball tournament.

Outdoor track and field season is almost here. Here are the 2026 Kane County Chronicle girls track and field previews.

St. Charles North had no lack of offense during a double header, recording 19 runs over the two games to secure the sweep. Plus more results from 'across the country in Thursday's Kane County Chronicle sports roundup.

Boys track and field teams head outdoors soon, and here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

Girls track and field teams head outdoors soon, and here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

Hayden Sujack continued her hot start of the season with two home runs and five RBIs to lead St. Charles East softball past Neuqua Valley at the GoPro Dome. That, and more results from Monday's Kane County Chronicle roundup.

Here are boys volleyball previews for teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

Here are previews of boys volleyball teams from around the Kane County Chronicle area.

Here is the 2025-26 Kane County Chronicle boys basketball All-Area team.

Abby Zawadski pitched a complete-game one-hit shutout and added two RBIs at the plate to help St. Charles North softball over Burlington Central. That and more results in Wednesday's Kane County Chronicle sports roundup.

Here are previews of boys tennis teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

Batavia baseball and softball won their first games of the season, and both St. Charles girls' soccer teams won their opener in the Rose Augsburg Drach Invitational. That and more in the Kane County Chronicle Saturday roundup

St. Francis' girls soccer, softball and baseball teams, along with St. Charles East's girls soccer team, all won their season opener. That and more in Thursday's Kane County Chronicle sports roundup.

Here is the 2025-2026 Kane County Chronicle Girls Basketball All-Area team.

Girls soccer season starts this week. Here are the 2026 Kane County Chronicle softball previews.

The 2026 girls soccer season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

The 2026 baseball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

The IHSA baseball season starts this week. Here are the 2026 Kane County Chronicle softball previews.

Softball season is underway. Here are the 2026 Kane County Chronicle softball previews.

The 2026 softball season is underway this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

Softball season is underway. Here are five Kane County storylines to watch for the 2026 season.

This spring, we at Friday Night Drive will start looking ahead to the fall with players we are keeping our eye on. After starting with quarterbacks last week, we move our attention to the running back position this week.

Several St. Francis football players, including All-CCL/ESCC and IHSFCA All-State wide receiver Dario Milivojevic, signed to continue on with collegiate programs during the National Signing Day period in early February.

Deerfield denied St. Francis a spot in the Class 3A state semifinals and clinched the first supersectional championship in school history with a 51-36 victory Monday night at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates.

St. Francis overcame a halftime deficit to beat Wheaton Academy 69-62 to win the Class 3A Hinsdale Sectional on Friday.

St. Francis' boys basketball team entered the postseason with a losing record and a No. 7 seed, but now finds itself in the sectional championship after a Tuesday win over Lemont.

St. Francis junior James McGrath, an All-CCL/ESCC player who helped the Spartans win the Class 5A state championship, recently received a Division I offer from Oklahoma. A two-sport standout, McGrath is preparing for a bigger role as a senior.

Morgan Hargrave hit a 3-pointer just before halftime to give Dixon the lead and momentum in a 48-31 win over St. Francis on Saturday.

St. Francis senior Carter Clark, who scored a team-high 17 points in a win over South Elgin and 22 points in a victory over Andrew during the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.

St. Francis grad Tommy Rittenhouse came back from throwing five picks to throw two touchdown passes in the final three minutes and lead Illinois State in a colossal upset of No. 1 North Dakota State. Two wins later, Rittenhouse is set to lead the Redbirds into the FCS title game.

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

St. Francis two-way lineman Jaylen Torres, who controlled both sides of the line of scrimmage and helped the team to its first state title since 2008, is the Kane County Chronicle football Player of the Year.

Here is the 2025 Friday Night Drive Team of the Year.

With the 2025 Early Signing Period over, we take a look at some of the top Class of 2027 prospects the CCL/ESCC has to offer. Carmel's Trae Taylor, Montini's Israel Abrams and Mount Carmel's Quentin Burrell are among the league's top junior players.

Here is the 2025 Kane County Chronicle All-Area Girls Volleyball team.

Here is Friday Night Drive's 2025 All-CCL/ESCC football team, with players from all 24 member programs.

Here is the 2025 Suburban Life All-Area football team.

St. Francis senior Zach Washington, an All-CCL/ESCC honoree who helped the Spartans win their first IHSA state football championship since 2008, has signed to continue his career at Michigan State. "I think I can grab any 50-50 ball that I get my hands on."

Wednesday marked the beginning of the 2025 Early Signing Day Period for NCAA Division I football. Here is a list of CCL/ESCC players who will be playing Division I FBS and FCS football next year.

Wheaton St. Francis defeated Providence Catholic 39-35 to win the Class 5A State championship on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025 in Hancock Stadium at Illinois State University in Normal.

St. Francis senior quarterback Brock Phillip took in a 1-yard touchdown run on fourth and goal with 11 seconds left, as the Spartans rallied past Providence 39-35 in Tuesday's Class 5A championship game at Illinois State in the first-ever IHSA game played in December.