Yorkville Christian

The 2023-2024 wrestling season is underway. Here are Chris Walker’s previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Yorkville softball earned a No. 1 sectional seed while Oswego and Oswego East softball and Oswego and Oswego East baseball received top five seeds in playoffs seeds and pairings released by the IHSA this week.

Yorkville softball won two games at a quadrangular in Pontiac, Aubriella Garza struck out seven in Oswego softball's shutout of Morris, Grace Allgood struck out 17 in Yorkville Christian softball's win, Sandwich baseball and softball won, and boys track was third at Hub Relays.

Oswego East senior pitcher Griffin Sleyko is rediscovering a love of the game after a strong start to the season, 20 strikeouts over his last three starts. That, Yorkville's Kam Yearsley on hitting tear and Cody Hazzard's dazzling start for Yorkville Christian in baseball notes.

The 2023 boys track and field season is underway. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

The 2023 high school baseball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

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Ben Alvarez knows about losing in overtime in the state tournament. On Saturday, he made sure it didn’t happen on the biggest stage. Alvarez knocked off Kai Calcutt of Loyola to claim the Class 3A 220-pound title, winning 3-2 in the ultimate tiebreaker.

David Douglas Jr. had the third triple-double in school history with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and sophomores Brady Sovern and Zach Marini combined to hit nine of Yorkville Christian's 15 3-pointers in a 75-48 win over Fenger in a Class 1A regional quarterfinal.

Yorkville Christian junior Ty Edwards missed all of last season with a torn meniscus in both knees while his team won the program's state title – but now the No. 2-ranked 120-pounder is back and on a mission to make his own mark in Champaign, leading the area's state qualifiers.

At the Class 1A Oregon Sectional on Saturday, Yorkville Christian – ranked No. 2 in the state – sent six wrestlers through to the IHSA Individual State Tournament next weekend in Champaign, led by 120-pound champion Ty Edwards.

Jack Ferguson's earliest memories of wrestling were of wrestling older brother Cole in the family basement – and now the Yorkville sophomore is handing out the beatings and intent on returning to Champaign. That, plus Yorkville Christian at loaded sectional in wrestling notes.

Defending state champion Yorkville Christian crowned seven regional champs to take the Class 1A Plano Regional title, while Will Hupke highlighted four regional champs for team runner-up Wheaton Academy with host Plano third and Sandwich fourth.

Yorkville wrestling topped Oswego to clinch the Southwest Prairie Conference title, David Douglas Jr. scored his 1,000th career point in a Yorkville Christian win, and Yorkville and Yorkville Christian girls basketball both won in Thursday's roundup.

Yorkville Christian senior David Douglas Jr. continues a huge season with a record 56-point night in an overtime win, Bryce Salek steps up for Yorkville off the bench in big win over Romeoville, plus Yorkville and Oswego East at upcoming shootouts in boys basketball notes.