Yorkville senior quarterback Jack Beetham threw for 206 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for a score, and the Foxes scored TDs on their first three drives of the second half to pull away from a halftime tie to beat visiting Joliet West 27-13

The Yorkville High School football team hosted Joliet West Friday night in an early season conference matchup.

Alli Wiertel shot a 34 to lead Oswego co-op girls golf to a dual meet win, Oswego East flag football recorded its first-ever shutout, Yorkville's Molly Martinez earned medalist honors and Newark and Plano volleyball and Yorkville tennis were winners in Thursday's roundup.

Yorkville senior Carter Humbers, who shot rounds of 37 and 37 to help lead the Foxes to four wins in two SPC triangular matches, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.

Get ready for Week 2 with previews and picks for all the football games from around Kendall County.

Yorkville sophomore Jayden Ruth makes a game-saving interception in his varsity debut, Sandwich's depth on defense tested in Week 1 loss and Oswego East's fast start in season opener in Joshua Welge's Kendall County football notebook.

The 2025 girls tennis season is underway. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

The 2025 girls flag football season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

The Sycamore and Yorkville boys soccer teams met Thursday in the Barb Cup tournament in DeKalb.

The 2025 boys cross country season is underway. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

The 2025 girls cross country season is underway. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Here are previews and picks for all the Week 1 football games around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

The 2025 boys soccer season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Plano volleyball rallied past Sandwich in three sets in the season-opening match for both teams and Newark volleyball also won its season opener on Monday while Yorkville came up short.

The girls volleyball season starts this week. Here are five players to watch in the Record Newspapers coverage area.

The 2025 girls volleyball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Can Oswego keep it rolling while basically starting from scratch? Can Newark keep two long streaks going? Can ex-Newark coach Tonya Grayson bring her track record of success to Parkview Christian? Here are five storylines to watch in Kendall County volleyball for 2025.

Here is a look at the Southwest Prairie Conference

Yorkville tennis breezed to a 7-0 win over Kaneland on Thursday.

Speed and quickness. Sure, TJ Harland has those skills in spades like any prototypical tailback. But what really excites the Yorkville senior? It’s blocking. “I love the physicality." Harland will be key as the Foxes aim to return to the playoffs this fall.

The 2025 boys golf season is underway. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

The 2025 girls golf season gets underway this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

While the number of referees in Illinois has declined in nearly every year since 2012, a trend accelerated by the pandemic, at the same time, the IHSA has seen substantial growth in the number of referees ages 17-19 over the past decade

Here are Gary Duncan's photos from Yorkville football's practice on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025.

The Illinois high school football season gets underway Monday with the start of preseason practices. Here are some of the top storylines to watch in Kendall County this season.

Yorkville football coach Dan McGuire has had few quarterbacks who can throw it like Jack Beetham, and Beetham entering his second season as varsity starter is motivated to help the Foxes return the playoffs after missing out last fall. 'We felt like we let our community down.'

Tim Lowry, a 1969 Yorkville graduate and boys basketball scorekeeper since 1999, is being remembered as a "Yorkville Fox, through and through" who was loved by everybody. Lowry died on July 16 at the age of 73. "It's going to be different without him."

With the release of the 2025 statewide football schedule, here are the top games to watch in the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Yorkville, Dixon and Woodstock North were among the schools participating in a 7 on 7 football tournament on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at Kaneland High School in Maple Park.

Michael Hilker, who was the 2022 Record Newspapers baseball Player of the Year at Yorkville, was drafted on Monday by the Minnesota Twins in the 20th round and 599th overall selection of the Major League Baseball draft.

Braydon Porter and Joey Jakstys’ assimilation to varsity basketball last season at Yorkville was gradual, but the two talented rising sophomores appear primed to lead the Foxes after putting their their names on the map with their performances at June live events.

Here is the 2025 Record Newspapers All-Area baseball team.

Here is the 2025 Record Newspapers All-Area softball team.

Here is the 2025 Record Newspapers All-Area girls soccer team.

Senior catcher Kiyah Chavez and junior pitcher Jaelynn Anthony of Class 4A state champion Oswego were among those named Class 4A First Team All-State by the Illinois Coaches Association in voting announced this week.

Here is the All-Southwest Prairie Conference girls soccer team for the 2025 season, as selected by coaches.

Here is the All-Southwest Prairie Conference softball team for the 2025 season, as selected by coaches.

Here is the All-Southwest Prairie Conference baseball team for the 2025 season, as selected by coaches.

Yorkville faced Oswego softball in a Class 4A Oswego Sectional semifinal on Tuesday, June 3, 2025 in Oswego.

Kennedy Gengler drove in the tying and go-ahead runs with a hit with two outs in the bottom of the sixth, and top-seeded Oswego rallied with three in the inning for a 3-2 win over Yorkville in Tuesday's Class 4A Oswego Sectional semifinal.

Oswego sophomore Dontrell Young won medals in the 100, 200 and 400-meter dashes at the IHSA state track meet, Oswego East's Zach Morrisroe won two throws medals and Yorkville's Owen Horeni was second in the 800, leading area medalists in Charleston.

Jonny Lee needed just 82 pitches to throw a complete-game four-hitter with six strikeouts, Nolan Holgado reached base four times to key the Romeoville offense and the Spartans beat Yorkville 6-1 in a regional semifinal Thursday for their 22nd win, matching a program win record.

Yorkville faced Romeoville baseball in a Class 4A Yorkville Regional semifinal game on Thursday, May 29, 2025 in Yorkville.

Can Oswego sophomore Dontrell Young get a medals sweep in the sprints? Can Oswego East senior Zach Morrisroe go out with a bang in the throws? Can Plano senior Tristan Meszaros add to a record season? Here are five Kendall County storylines to watch at the IHSA state track meet.

Sandwich junior Sunny Weber completed the distance triple crown on Saturday, adding to her state cross country title won last fall by repeating as Class 2A 3,200-meter run champion and winning the 1,600 in a record-setting time. She led the area medalists in Charleston.

Sandwich junior Sunny Weber completed the distance triple crown on Saturday, adding to her state cross country title won last fall by repeating as Class 2A 3,200-meter run champion and winning the 1,600 in a record-setting time. She led the area medalists in Charleston.

Sandwich junior Sunny Weber completed the distance triple crown on Saturday, adding to her state cross country title won last fall by repeating as Class 2A 3,200-meter run champion and winning the 1,600 in a record-setting time. She led the area medalists in Charleston.

Yorkville upset Joliet West to win its first regional match in school history at the Minooka Regional; Minooka survived with a three-set win over Glenbard South

Yorkville senior Courtney Clabough, who swept the shot put and discus titles at the Class 3A Rock Island Sectional to advance to the state track and field meet, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Plainfield South qualified seven out of the Class 3A Minooka Sectional. Athletes from Ottawa, Bradley-Bourbonnais, Joliet West, Minooka, Yorkville, Joliet Central and Kankakee also advanced.