Yorkville Preps

Mekhi Lowery had game-highs of 15 points and 11 rebounds and led an Oswego East defense that stifled Yorkville over the final three quarters, and the Wolves shook off a slow start to beat the Foxes 59-48 for their 30th consecutive win in the Southwest Prairie Conference.

Yorkville hosted Oswego East in boys varsity boys basketball on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023.

On Thursday, Yorkville overwhelmed the hosts in the second half of a Southwest Prairie Conference game, using an 18-6 run in the third quarter to rally past Oswego East 50-37.

Here is a list of athletes in the Record Newspapers coverage area scheduled to sign their national letter of intent on the Wednesday Feb. 1 Signing Day, or this week.

Jory Boley scored 13 of his 19 points in the second half, capping it off with a slam in the final seconds, and LeBaron Lee had 17 points and nine rebounds as Yorkville came back from three down at half to avenge an earlier loss to Oswego with a 69-56 win.

Sophomore Brooke Spychalski scored a game-high 20 points and hit four of Yorkville's 10 three-pointers, sparking the Foxes to a 72-40 win over visiting Oswego on Saturday.

Jason Jakstys had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Foxes to a 53-47 win over the Tigers

Yorkville wrapped up its dual meet season with a win over Batavia, Plano boys basketball won its fourth straight game, Sandwich boys basketball picked up a road win and Sandwich wrestling split two duals in Thursday's roundup.

Led by senior guard Max Niesman, Oswego has won four straight games and already surpassed last year's win total heading into the stretch run of the season. That, plus notes from Yorkville and Oswego East in Joshua Welge's boys basketball notebook.

Yorkville had four individuals take home championships to repeat as Southwest Prairie Conference tournament champs, holding off a tough challenge from West Aurora with Oswego, Joliet West and Plainfield South rounding out the top five.

The Tigers got 20 points from Maziah Shelton, 18 from Destiny McNair and solid contributions off the bench in a 58-51 Southwest Prairie Conference win over the Foxes

Yorkville senior Dale Horstmann, who took second individually at the La Salle-Peru Regional with a six-game total of 1,317, leading Yorkville to its first-ever team regional title, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Joshua Welge.

With Yorkville missing LeBaron Lee and with fellow post Jason Jakstys playing limited minutes in his return from an ankle injury, Bryce Salek stepped up with 13 points and nine rebounds, sparking Yorkville to a come-from-behind 45-39 win over Huntley at Geneva's MLK Day of Hoops.

La Salle-Peru senior Chance Hank won the championship of Saturday's L-P Boys Bowling Regional, while Yorkville captured the team championship ahead of Minooka, Joliet West and L-P.

St. Charles East won the 24-team Illini Classic, with Yorkville taking second and Lincoln-Way West third.