Chris Walker

Izzy Paz got pinned twice a year ago during regionals in her first season wrestling at Wheaton North. On Saturday, she became a regional champion, pinning her first two challengers before earning a 12-1 major decision against Schaumburg’s Mia Phelps.

Even when something went wrong for DeKalb during Friday’s game against Sycamore in the FNBO Challenge at the NIU Convocation Center, there seemed to be someone ready to correct it. Not that the Barbs needed additional opportunities, overwhelming the Spartans, 59-38.

Especially motivated to end Sycamore’s 10-game winning streak in this annual trophy game since it’s her final season, Brytasia Long scored 10 points to help DeKalb to a 40-29 victory.

Kaneland students demonstrated their verbal talents during the district-wide spelling bee this month.

Sandwich put a damper on Plano’s senior night with a 43-31 victory Thursday in their Kishwaukee River Conference wrestling dual.

Lake Park outscored St. Charles Wednesday at the DuKane Conference Meet, but it wasn’t enough to wrest the overall conference championship from St. Charles.

With stars Dylan Long of Newark suffering an injury late in the first half and Martin Ledbetter of Hinckley-Big Rock home sick, Reggie Chapman scored 13 of his 21 points in the second half to lift Newark to a 67-64 win to take sole possession of first place in the Little Ten.

DeKalb junior Olivia Schermerhorn drilled two of her four 3-pointers in the first quarter as the Barbs separated from visiting Rockford East early and coasted to a 52-6 win Wednesday.

Batavia senior Kaidyn King scored 10 of her team-best 16 points in the fourth quarter, including all eight in a game-changing 8-0 run to open it, to rally the Bulldogs past Naperville North 52-50 in the final game of the MLK Showdown.

Woodstock’s Taqi Baker wasn’t sure if he could wrestle during Thursday’s Kishwaukee River Conference dual meets at Sandwich. He proved to be healthy enough to go, battling back from a prior injury to top Jakob Gruca by 3-0 decision that helped the Blue Streaks get past Sandwich.

The St. Charles co-op gymnastics team beat Geneva 141.65-139.05 on Wednesday.

Support specialists, counselors, and teacher positions are all targeted for elimination as Kaneland 302 stares down a $4 million deficit.

Every game has its quirkiness, and this one certainly had its share as Hinckley-Big Rock finally got to Indian Creek late in a 54-43 victory.

Behind a pair of second, third and fourth place finishers, Sycamore took fourth place in Saturday’s XLIX Sycamore Invitational.

Taron McGowan gave Plano a little kick start late in the first half of Friday’s non-conference game at home against Morris. And he did it with defense along with a fine shooting touch, scoring 25 points to lead the Reapers to a 68-56 victory.