Sycamore Preps

Sycamore boys basketball rolled to a win, plus more scores from around the area in Wednesday's Daily Chronicle sports roundup.

Brooke Stonebreaker finished with 18 points and nine rebounds, while Sycamore and Kaneland lost nonconference games against undefeated teams.

With little room for error, heavyweight Collin Hughes, 106-pounder Carson West and 113-pounder Sawyer Davis all came away with pins as Sycamore beat the Sequoits 41-39. It was the last match of a quad in which the Spartans went 2-1.

Martin Ledbetter said Hinckley-Big Rock's career scoring mark, plus other basketball results in the roundup.

Amani Meeks did nearly everything for Kaneland against Sycamore Friday, so it’s fitting she had the overtime dagger that sank the Spartans in the Knights' 55-49 win.

Sami Carlino scored 25 points to lead Hinckley-Big Rock, Sycamore wrestling dominated La Salle-Peru and other results in the roundup.

After putting up eye-popping numbers wherever he played, Sycamore's Burke Gautcher earned his second straight Daily Chronicle Player of the Year award. He heads to Iowa to play for the Hawkeyes in January.

There were no shortage of people who could catch the ball this year - whether that was on the offensive or defensive side of the ball. Here's this year's Daily Chronicle All-Area Football team.

Sycamore wrestling swept a pair of matches, plus other wrestling and basketball news in the roundup.

Despite missing three weeks, Sycmaore's Ava Carpenter made such an impact for the Spartans she was named the Interstate 8's MVP. She was also the Chronicle's volleyball player of the year.

Experience ruled the volleyball court in DeKalb County. Each member of the Daily Chronicle all-area first team was a senior. We take a look at the area's best.

Quinn Carrier scored 29 to lead the Sycamore gilrs, the Indian Creek boys won their ninth straight to start the year and the DeKalb-Sycamore co-op won at IMSA. That and more in the roundup

Indian Creek won its eighth straight game to start the year, DeKalb had four top-15 finishes at the Donnybrook in Iowa, plus other basketball and wrestling results.

Kaneland's Angelina Gochis won the Donnybrook in Iowa while Alex Gregorio-Perez was fourth for DeKalb, plus other wrestling and basketball scores.

Quinn Carrier finished with 19 points, nine rebounds and six steals as the Spartans opened Interstate 8 play with a 57-40 win over Rochelle on Friday night.

The Sycamore girls basketball team hosted Rochelle Friday night in a matchup of Interstate 8 Conference teams.

Hiawatha, Sycamore and Genoa-Kingston win in boys basketball, plus girls basketball and wrestling results in Wednesday's Daily Chronicle roundup.

Glover,TJ Williams and Glenbard West stopped the Barbs on two possessions with a chance to tie in the final minute, downing DeKalb 56-51 on a night Davon Grant reached the 1,000-point mark for his career.

NIU announced a recruiting class loaded with tight ends and defensive lineman while DeKalb County high school players made their college plans official - including Burke Gautcher at Iowa.

The Sycamore boys have sprinted out of the gate, basketball legs or no, to a 3-1 start after a convincing 74-40 win against North Boone on Tuesday.

Sycamore welcomed North Boone Tuesday for a nonconference basketball matchup.

DeKalb picked up a win to close the Washington tournament, while Indian Creek won the AFC tournament. All that and more hoops in the roundup.

Isaiah Feuerbach scored 25 points, Xander Lewis 20 and Carter York 11 for Sycamore in a win over Harlem. Plus other basketball scores in the roundup.

Youth dominated the Daily Chronicle 2024 Girls Cross Country All-Area Team, with only one senior on the first team.

Kaneland and Sycamore both reached the Class 2A state meet, and both clubs are well-represented on the Daily Chronicle 2024 Boys Cross Country All-Area Team.

Sycamore junior Layla Janisch ran back-to-back personal records to close the cross country season, peaking with an 18:34.9 at the state championship to take 61st in her first trip to the finale in Peoria.

Kaneland boys basketball bounced back with win at Woodstock, Sycamore opens the season with a win and Sycamore wrestling sweeps its matches, plus more sports from around the area.

The DeKalb girls basketball team improved to 4-1 on the year with a win over Harlem, plus other basketball and wrestling scores are in the roundup.

We take a look at all four boys wrestling teams in the Daily Chronicle coverage area.

From state qualifiers to middle school medalists, we take a look at five wrestlers who are poised for big seasons from the Daily Chronicle coverage area.

From a collection of strong inside players to some 3-and-D guards, we take a look at five boys basketball players that you don't want to miss this season.

How far can DeKalb go? Can an improved Sycamore finish with a winning record? How much of a difference does a new transfer make to an already loaded Kaneland squad? We preview all seven area teams.

The DeKalb girls got a 15-point performance from freshman Johnna Patrick, a trio of key 3-pointers from Alicia Johnson and stifling defense throughout for a 52-27 win over the Spartans, snapping a 16-game skid to their rivals.

Sadie Lang scored 20 and Quinn Carrier 17 for Sycamore in a win, setting up a game against DeKalb at Burlington Central's final day.

Lizzie McConkie and Maggie Klein’s determination on the courts of the Class A State Tournament earned Sycamore’s No. 1 doubles team a 17th-place finish and the Daily Chronicle’s Girls Tennis Players of the Year Award.

Here’s a look at the top golfers from around the Daily Chronicle coverage area for the 2024 season

Sadie Lang scored 20 points for Sycamore in a win while Cayla Evans scored 31 for Kishwaukee College in a loss. That and more in the roundup.

Sycamore dropped its opener at the Burlington Central tournament while Kaneland won.

We take a look at what each girls basketball team is expecting this year, from Sycamore going through a youth movement to Indian Creek returning after a year of not fielding a varsity team.

Sycamore’s season ended on Saturday at the hands of St. Francis, which shut out the host Spartans. Here's a look back at Sycamore's Class 5A quarterfinal loss.

St. Francis faces Sycamore in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Class 5A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive editor Eddie Carifio will have live updates, scores and news from the game

The Sycamore and St. Francis football teams met Saturday in a IHSA Class 5A quarterfinal matchup in Sycamore.

DeKalb-Sycamore’s Molly Allison finished 27th in the 200-yard freestyle in the IHSA state meet on Friday.

"We don’t have the biggest offensive line, but they sure do have a hell of a lot of heart:" Breaking down the progression of the Sycamore ground game with Spartans' running backs, coach.

Join hosts J.T. Pedelty and Eddie Carifio as they break down Round 2 and look ahead to the quarterfinals of the IHSA football playoffs for the western and southern portions of northern Illinois

Sycamore safety and quarterback Burke Gautcher was named to the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association 5A All-State Team.

Here’s a look back at Sycamore’s second-round blowout of Westinghouse to set up a quarterfinal battle with Sycamore - plus a bonus look at how St. Francis knocked off Prairie Ridge to also reach the quarters.

DeKalb's Jacob Barraza and Kaneland's Evan Nosek and Carson Kaiser medaled at the state cross country on Saturday, while Sycamore's Layla Janisch posted one of the best state times in school history.

For the second week in a row Sycamore put up a convincing playoff win. On Saturday against Westinghouse, the Spartans put up 10 touchdowns thanks in large part to some big plays by their backups in a 69-12 win.

The Sycamore High School football team took on Westinghouse in a Class 5A second-round playoff game Saturday at Knute Rockne Stadium in Chicago.