Oswego East Preps

Can Yorkville Christian make a deep run in Class 1A? Can Sandwich party like it's 1993 again in regionals? Can a Class 4A team reach a regional final? That, and Newark's familiar path are storylines to watch as the boys basketball postseason is set to tip off.

On a night when Oswego was hoping to get a charge from its seniors, it was Oswego East that took a bunch of charges during a 54-38 victory at their rival’s place Tuesday night.

Oswego hosted Oswego East in a boys basketball crosstown matchup on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025 in Oswego.

Natalie Frempong scored 13 of her game-high 31 points in the fourth quarter, and Naperville North held off Oswego East's furious comeback from 21 points down for a 67-62 win in Monday's Class 4A Benet Regional semifinal.

Yorkville had one champion, Jack Ferguson, and four other wrestlers qualify for state from the Class 3A Joliet Central Sectional, while Oswego advanced one wrestler.

Reggie McWaine hit two 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and two free throws in the final minute, as Oswego East rallied past visiting Yorkville 51-47 in a matchup of short-handed teams both missing their leading scorers.

Oswego East hosted Yorkville in boys varsity basketball on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025 in Oswego.

Can Plano add to its best season ever? Can Yorkville Christian win its first regional? Can Oswego East continue its hot streak? Here are the postseason storylines to watch for Kendall County-area teams this month.

Oswego East hosted Yorkville in girls varsity basketball on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 in Oswego.

Maggie Lewandowski scored a game-high 26 points in her final home game, Aubrey Lamberti added 17 points including her 1,000th career point, and Oswego East rallied from 12 down in the third quarter to beat visiting Yorkville 65-57.

The Yorkville girls basketball team traveled to Oswego East Tuesday for a matchup with the Wolves.

Genevieve Herion won the all-around, vault and beam, tied for first on floor and took second in bars to lead Downers Grove co-op to the Hinsdale Central Sectional title Monday and advance to state for the fifth straight season. Lincoln-Way co-op was second and Oswego co-op third.

The Tigers started hot and only got hotter as the game went on. Three players finished in double figures and the clock ran the whole fourth quarter as Plainfield North delivered a massive statement, beating Oswego East 69-42.

Some of the buzz ahead of SoxFest was about left-handed pitcher Noah Schultz growing another inch to 6-feet-10. The Oswego East High School graduate is the White Sox' top-rated prospect and No. 16 overall, according to MLB Pipeline.

Joliet West hosted the SouthWest Prairie Conference Meet on Saturday and had a second-place showing, placing behind champion Yorkville.

Oswego East and Downers Grove North boys basketball faced off in the Batavia Night of Hoops on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025 at Batavia High School.

Nolan Hurter put up 26 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, while Jack Crowley dished out seven assists to help Downers Grove North take out Oswego East.

Aubrey Lamberti hit five of Oswego East's nine 3-pointers and scored 23 points, nine in the first quarter, and the visiting Wolves started fast and rolled past Oswego 62-51 to their ninth straight win.

Andy Pohlman had a near-near double, leading Oswego East's enormous rebounding edge on Oswego, in the Wolves' 60-46 win Saturday, their 15th straight in the crosstown series.

Oswego East junior Lillie Van Dyke missed many moments on the court the last two years with a torn ACL as a freshman and a partially torn ACL as a sophomore. But she had an unforgettable moment Saturday, her 3-pointer with 10 seconds left sending Oswego East past Oswego 58-56.

Oswego East hosted Oswego boys varsity basketball in a crosstown matchup on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.

Oswego East hosted Oswego girls basketball in a crosstown matchup on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.

Liam Fenoglio had to wait to return to the Yorkville lineup. Donncha Souza is looking to crack it. Both had pins for the Foxes on Thursday night in a 63-18 win over visiting Oswego East in the Southwest Prairie Conference.

Yorkville hosted Oswego East in a dual meet on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025 in Yorkville.

Oswego East hosted a girls wrestling tournament on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025 in Oswego.

Sophie Kelner was among five Lockport girls to take home individual titles as the Porters won the team championship of Oswego East's Aaron Dudley Memorial Girls Invite. Woodstock was third, Oswego fourth and Oswego East fifth in the 24-team field.

Seniors Sam Phillip and Ava Sullivan have helped to catapult Oswego co-op to its best season in more than a decade – and contend for its first berth to the eight-team state meet since 2002. Oswego won its Tumble for the Troops Invitational with the state's second-highest score.

Former Oswego East basketball star Ray J Dennis on Wednesday signed a two-way deal with the NBA’s Indiana Pacers.

Can Plano recreate its magical run from 2023 at the Plano Christmas Classic that tips off Monday? That, Oswego East set for busy week and return to Hinsdale Classic and Yorkville ready for familiar foe at the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic in boys basketball notes.

Mason Lockett scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half, and Oswego East rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to win at Yorkville 52-48.

Yorkville senior guard Lainey Gussman scored a career high for the second time in three games, her 26 points helping the Foxes rally from an early 10-point deficit to beat visiting Oswego East 63-59 in the Southwest Prairie Conference.

Here is the 2024 Record Newspapers All-Area football team.

Madi Spychalski had 15 points and 12 rebounds and Yorkville girls basketball rode a fast start past Oswego, Yorkville bowling beat Oswego, Dylan Long scored 31 in a Newark win and more in Tuesday's roundup.

Oswego East junior Mason Lockett showcased the vast growth in his game with 19 points and eight rebounds, but the Wolves needed a free throw with 4.5 seconds left from Lukas Adolfs to hold off a furious Plainfield North rally for a 52-51 win.

Oswego East hosted Plainfield North in boys varsity basketball on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024 in Oswego.

Here is the 2024 Record Newspapers All-Area girls volleyball team.

Mason Lockett's 20 points paced Oswego East past Minooka in the conference opener, Tray Alford scored 26 and Yorkville Christian hit 15 3-pointers in its win, plus results from Oswego and Yorkville boys basketball, Oswego East and Yorkville Christian girls basketball and more.

The 2024-25 wrestling season is underway, and here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Oswego East senior MJ Hoffman, who scored 16 goals and added 10 assists and was named all-state and all-conference while leading the Wolves to 12 wins and a regional final, is the Record Newspapers boys soccer Player of the Year.

Here is the 2024 Record Newspapers All-Area boys soccer team.

Vincas Buzelis scored 25 points to lead three Hinsdale Central players in double figures, leading the Red Devils past short-handed Oswego East 69-57 at the Hoops for Healing Tournament.

Oswego East hosted Hinsdale Central on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024 in a Hoops for Healing game.

As the boys basketball season tips off this week, here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Desiree Merritt's 25 points led Oswego East to a win over Glenbrook South at the York Tournament, and Plano rolled past Somonauk at the Somonauk Tournament in Thursday's roundup.

Kendall Grant scored 13 points and Ashley Cook 11 to lead Oswego girls basketball to a season-opening win in overtime, Hannah Treptow poured in 24 points to pace Sandwich's season-opening win and Mitchell Rodenbostel's career-high 742 series led Oswego East bowling's win.

After a slow first half, York’s Anna Filosa and Olivia Silkaitis combined for 19 points in the third quarter to lead the Dukes past Oswego East 60-32 win Monday at the York Thanksgiving Tournament.

York faced Oswego East girls basketball in a York Thanksgiving Tournament game on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024 in Elmhurst.

As the girls basketball season tips off this week, here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Oswego Co-op junior Katie Malm’s 492.00 points for 11 total dives gave the program its first state championship diver by 5.5 points on Saturday at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont.

Oswego East junior Logan Hong, who finished 72nd at the Class 3A state tournament with a two-day score of 12-over 165, is the Record Newspapers Boys Golfer of the Year. Here is his Q&A with Joshua Welge.