Jared Birchfield – Shaw Local News Network correspondent

Like all other high school sports, developing golfing skills can start at an early age. By that standard, DeKalb’s Jonah Keck was a latecomer to the game. The senior started playing the sport in eighth grade. He is the Daily Chronicle Golfer of the Year.

DeKalb's Jacob Barraza ran a personal record time in holding off Wheaton Warrenville South's Josiah Narayanan as boys champion, York swept the boys and girls team titles, York freshman Karlin Janowski won the girls race and Batavia boys and girls were second at Lake Park.

Wheaton Academy only led by eight points at halftime, but a big defensive effort in the second half produced four turnovers and a 55-19 win against Sandwich in their Class 4A first-round playoff game Friday.

The Kaneland volleyball team beat Plano in two sets Thursday to claim its sixth consecutive regional championship.

Hononegah ended DeKalb’s season in the Class 4A Hampshire Regional’s second semifinal match Tuesday, downing the Barbs in straight sets, 25-15, 25-16.

The shots started falling for Aurora Central Catholic in the second half and they knocked off Genoa-Kingston in a regional final, ending the Cogs' season at home.

After dropping the first set to Hiawatha, Indian Creek regrouped and won the next two for a 22-25, 25-11, 25-22 Little Ten Conference win Tuesday night.

Converting two fourth quarter turnovers into touchdowns, South Elgin broke open its home Upstate Eight West Division game Friday against Bartlett for a 48-25 victory.

Led by running back Fabian Ramirez and quarterback Darin Ward, Elgin returned the Town Jug to the east side by beating Larkin 38-0 Friday at Memorial Field. The Royals had possession of the Elgin championship trophy for the last three years.

Kaneland rallied in the final set to dispatch pesky Sycamore in Interstate 8 action on Tuesday. After the teams split the first two sets, Kaneland came from behind in the final contest to win the match, 25-14, 20-25, 25-21.

St. Charles East rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to beat Lake Park 27-21 in overtime Friday night at Norris Stadium. Xander Salazar scored the winning touchdown on St. Charles East’s first overtime play from the 10-yard line.

The top 20 players were within 10 strokes of par Monday at the Mark Rolfing Cup, with Geneva repeating as team champion thanks to a fifth-score tiebreaker.

With the boys cross country season kicking into full gear, we take a look at what to expect from each team.

While there are three seniors and a junior on our list of five boys cross country athletes to watch this year, a freshman also managed to crack the list. Check out the full list.

There's a lot of talented younger runners this year, and we spotlight five girls cross country runners poised for breakout years.