Oswego East Preps

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.

Oswego Co-Op freshman Alli Wiertel, who tied for fourth at the Class 2A state tournament with an even-par score of 144 over two days, is the Record Newspapers girls golf Player of the Year. Here is her Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.

Fueled by a season-best 1:34 split between all-sectional Macy Dick and their No. 5 finisher and 1:39 to their No. 7 finisher, Oswego East placed fifth at the Class 3A Hinsdale Central Sectional and advanced to the state meet for the third straight year with a top-seven finish.

Joliet West beat Plainfield Central in two and Romeoville swept Oswego East to set up Thursday's title match at the Joliet West Class 4A Regional.

Sandwich junior Sunny Weber won the regional cross country title at Morris, and Yorkville's boys and girls were second at Minooka in Saturday's roundup.

Lucas Andersen rushed for two touchdowns, Kaleb Stumpenhorst kicked three field goals and Mikey Claycombe and the Oswego defense did the rest, pulling away to beat Oswego East 23-7 to complete a perfect regular season.

Oswego East hosted Oswego on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024 in Week 9 Football.

Oswego faces Oswego East in Week 9 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive editor Josh Welge will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Here are previews and picks for all the 2024 Week 9 football games around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Who's in? Who is on the verge? And who has work to do? With one week remaining, we look at the playoff outlook for football teams around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Oswego East boys soccer defeated Oswego 2-1 Tuesday in a Class 3A East Aurora Regional semifinal to advance to championship against the state’s top-ranked team, Naperville North.

Niko Villacci had 324 yards and three touchdowns to lead Oswego East to a win over Yorkville on Friday.

Oswego East faces Yorkville in Week 8 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive correspondent Alex Mielcarz will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Newark and Plano volleyball, and Oswego East soccer, were all winners Thursday.

Here are previews and picks for all the 2024 Week 8 football games around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Oswego won eight straight conference titles last decade, but it's been a few years since the Panthers have been back on top. They can clinch an SPC West title Friday, and fittingly Minooka stands in the way. That, plus notes on Sandwich and Oswego East from Joshua Welge.

Joseph Kallan recorded a hat trick to lead Yorkville to a 4-2 victory over Oswego East in a Southwest Prairie Conference game.

Who's in? Who is on the verge? And who has work to do? With two weeks remaining, we look at the playoff outlook for football teams around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Oswego East nearly knocked off a second second highly-ranked opponent in three days, but No. 1 Naperville North scored four goals in the final 12-plus minutes for a 5-2 nonconference win.

Oswego hosted Oswego East on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 in a crosstown girls volleyball match.

Oswego East was the latest victim of a Sidney Hamaker barrage – a 10-kill, two-ace performance to lift host Oswego to a 25-17, 25-10 Southwest Prairie Conference victory Thursday.

Here are previews and picks for all the 2024 Week 7 football games around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

After Malik Jassim was injured, Jack Tota – Plainfield North's leading rusher last year – stepped in and took in a 1-yard touchdown run on the opening drive of the third quarter, and the Tigers went on to a 20-14 win at Oswego East.

Plainfield North faces Oswego East in Week 6 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive correspondent Alex Mielcarz will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Here are previews and picks for all the 2024 Week 6 football games around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Oswego hosted a crosstown boys soccer match against Oswego East on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.

Parra scored and the Panthers defeated the visiting Wolves, 4-1, on Tuesday afternoon on a windy day.

Oswego freshman Alli Wiertel birdied the final hole to boost her team to a one-shot win over Plainfield North at the Class 2A Plainfield North Regional at Whitetail Ridge

How Oswego senior linebacker and Iowa commit Carson Cooney got the call for his first carry in three years, Sandwich defense stepping up ahead of a huge conference showdown, and Oswego East's missed opportunities in Joshua Welge's Kendall County football notes.