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The Brother Rice and St. Rita football teams played Wednesday in the IHSA Class 7A State Championship game in Huskie Stadium at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.

Kaneland took control in the second quarter and pulled away for a 91-50 win over Mendota on Tuesday.

Marcus Johnson scored 24 points and Isaiah Feuerbach 20 to lead Sycamore, Colby Wylde and Aidan Cooper each scored 23 in a Hiawatha win, NIU lost at home Lindenwood and more in the roundup.

Myles Newman scored 22, Aaron Ziga scored 24 and the DeKalb boys basketball team knocked off Rock Falls 72-43 on Tuesday.

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The Rock Falls boys basketball team traveled to DeKalb Tuesday night to take on the Barbs in a nonconference contest.

After missing the state championships in 2024 by 0.01 seconds last year, Alex Schwantes was determined not to miss out again. The DeKalb junior qualified and finished in the top of the field this season.

Sadie Lang scored 33, Quinn Carrier had 16 points and 12 rebounds and Sycamore beat Aurora Central Catholic, plus more in the roundup.

It’s hard to turn the ball over 27 times and win a game, let alone double digits. But the DeKalb girls’ basketball team forced 19 turnovers of its own against Rochelle on Monday night and Zora Watts had 10 rebounds and three blocks in the Barbs’ 46-31 win over the Hubs.

Every time he runs in Peoria, Carson Kaiser gets faster. This time, it also made him historic. The Kaneland sophomore took third in the Class 2A State Championship at Detweiller Park in Peoria. He is the Daily Chronicle 2025 Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year.