Sports - Kane County
Teams from Ottawa, Marmion, Burlington Central, Kaneland, Minooka, Streator, L-P, Hall, Dixon, Morris, and Yorkville all competed during the Pirate Invitational boys golf meet on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025 at Deer Park Golf Club in Oglesby.
The DeKalb football team took on Kaneland Friday night in a matchup at DeKalb High School.
The Geneva and St. Charles North football teams met Friday night in a conference matchup.
Batavia boys soccer senior Connor Verde, who scored two goals to help Batavia to a 4-2 victory over Kaneland, their first in 28 games, was voted as the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.
Since she was young, Burlington Central goalkeeper Mackenzie Lorkowski has aspired to play professional soccer. On Aug. 23, Lorkowski announced her commitment to NCAA Division-I Louisiana Tech.
For the second consecutive season, Geneva and St. Charles North went back and forth before ending their game in a 2-2 tie.
The Chicago Bears opened their regular season with a 27-24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night at Soldier Field in Chicago.
The Geneva and Oswego football teams met Friday night for a nonconference matchup.
Junior Connor Verde scored two goals, including the eventual game-winner in the 48th minute, to help Batavia snap a 28-game winless streak with a 4-2 victory over Kaneland.