Oswego Preps

The Yorkville wrestling team improved to 12-0 in duals with a victory over Oswego on Thursday.

Ryder Janeczko's 100th career win highlighted Yorkville wrestling winning three duals, Oswego wrestling went 2-1 in duals and Yorkville Christian and Plano boys basketball and Yorkville girls basketball were winners Saturday.

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

Oswego senior linebacker and Iowa commit Carson Cooney, who led the Panthers to a 9-0 regular season and the Southwest Prairie West championship, is the 2024 Record Newspapers Player of the Year.

Gabe Sanders scored 14 points, none bigger than his 3-point shot with just over two minutes left as Yorkville, which led by 19 in the fourth quarter, held on for a 64-55 win at Oswego on Tuesday.

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 hosted Yorkville on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024 in boys varsity basketball.

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

Oswego senior and Long Beach State recruit Sidney Hamaker, who led the Panthers to a record 32 wins, the program's first conference title and sectional final, is the Record Newspapers girls volleyball Player of the Year.

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.

Yorkville boys basketball won its season opener at the Strombom Tournament, Oswego Co-op gymnastics won the Hornet Invitational at Hinsdale South and Yorkville and Oswego wrestling both won dual meets in Wednesday's roundup.

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

Freshman Ethan Vahl scored 23 points in his first high school game to make a winner of new Oswego coach Nick Oraham as the Panthers rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Rockford Guilford 60-56 during Monday's Hoops for Healing tournament game.

Oswego boys basketball faced Rockford Guilford in a Hoops for Healing game on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024 at Oswego High School.

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

Oswego junior Savannah Millard, who topped 20 wins and qualified for the state tennis tournament for the third consecutive year, is the Record Newspapers girls tennis Player of the Year.

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.

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

Here are the semifinal pairings for the IHSA playoffs.

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 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.

Here are the quarterfinal pairings for the IHSA playoffs.

Oswego girls volleyball faced Joliet West in the Class 4A Bolingbrook Sectional semifinal on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 in Bolingbrook.

Quarterback Bruno Massel rushed for 177 yards and three touchdowns, and Jimmy Conners and Henry Duda also went over 100 yards rushing, as York rode a 28-point second half to a 35-17 win over previously unbeaten Oswego in a Class 8A second-round game.

Oswego hosted York in the second round of Class 8A football on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024 in Oswego.

York faces Oswego in Round 2 of the 2024 Class 8A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive editor Josh Welge will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Using their height to perfection, the Porters did what few others have this season. They neutralized the Oswego attack. The result was a 25-21, 25-21 victory over the Panthers on Thursday evening in the title match of the Class 4A Bolingbrook Sectional.

Oswego faced Lockport girls volleyball on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024 in the Class 4A Bolingbrook Sectional final.

Here are the previews and picks for all the second-round playoff games for teams in the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Sidney Hamaker had nine kills, four blocks and six digs as Oswego swept Joliet Weset 25-17, 25-19 in the Class 4A Bolingbrook Sectional semifinal. The Panthers advance to play Lockport Thursday for the program's first sectional championship.

Oswego junior kicker Kaleb Stumpenhorst has been doing a number with his right foot lately. He's made a combined five field goals the last two games with a season-best 47-yarder, and is averaging over 35 yards per punt. That and more in Joshua Welge's football notes.

Here are the second round pairings for the IHSA playoffs.

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.

It was a steady dose of running back Ayden Villa down the stretch of a close game that propelled Oswego past Waubonsie Valley and into the second round.

Oswego hosted Waubonsie Valley in a Class 8A first-round football game on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Waubonsie Valley faces Oswego in Round 1 of the 2024 Class 8A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive correspondent Alex Mielcarz will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Sidney Hamaker acknowledges that it took her some time to accept working finesse off her power game. The Long Beach State recruit picked an opportune time to break out the slower stuff Thursday, helping Oswego turn away Yorkville in the Class 4A Yorkville Regional final.

Here are the previews and picks for all the first-round playoff games for teams in the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Christian Taylor does not play the flashiest position for the Oswego defense. His, though, is a vital piece.Taylor, a 5-foot-11, 270-pound senior, for three seasons has played the right side defensive tackle. More on Taylor, plus Sandwich prepares for playoff rematch.

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.

Here are the first-round matchups for each Record Newspapers area football team. Dates and times will be updated when confirmed.

Here are the opening round pairings for the Class 8A playoffs.

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

Long Beach State recruit Sidney Hamaker had 15 kills and the go-ahead ace in the third set, and Oswego overcame losing a big lead in the second set to beat Joliet West 25-19, 22-25, 25-12 to win the school's first volleyball conference championship.

Oswego hosted Joliet West on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024 in girls volleyball.

Oswego junior Savannah Millard, who placed fourth at the Class 2A West Aurora Sectional to quality for her third state tournament, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Joshua Welge.

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