Stories about West Aurora high school sports
Jameson Purcell threw for 280 yards and three touchdowns while running for another score, leading Maine South past West Aurora 41-6 in a Class 8A second-round game.
Huntley faces West Aurora in Round 1 of the 2024 Class 8A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive reporter Michal Dwojak will have live updates, scores and news from the game
West Aurora scored two goals in the first half and went on to a 2-1 win over Bolingbrook in Saturday's Class 3A Bolingbrook Regional final.
In the two programs' first meeting in six years, West Aurora beat Glenbard East 45-20 in a matchup of high-octane offenses.
Yorkville faced West Aurora in girls flag football on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 in Yorkville.
With volleyball teams about ready to hit the court for the 2024 season, here is a preview of how teams look around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.
What's the latest on the recruitment of St. Charles North senior quarterback Ethan Plumb? EdgyTim has the latest update, plus updates on some of the other top seniors in Illinois including West Aurora receiver Terrence Smith and Naperville North receiver Quinn Morris.
The 2024 boys golf season is underway. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.
What looks different for the new high school football season? With the IHSA football schedules now out, Steve Soucie looks at the latest changes in conferences and more.
Minooka's duo of Nate George and Dejay Smith shined, while Plainfield South had a few winners as well on Wednesday at the Southwest Prairie Conference Meet.
Hayden Bowman’s book smarts prevented the Oswego senior from finishing a brilliant start Thursday, not that he minded. All in a busy day’s work. Bowman walked off the mound after six shutout innings and 75 pitches in a 6-2 win and walked right to a National Honor Society event.
Yorkville played their first game on the school's new turf field against West Aurora on Monday, April 15, 2024.
The high school boys outdoor track and field season is coming to the starting line. Here are previews of teams in the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.
The 2024 high school softball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.
The 2024 high school baseball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.
Bolingbrook faced West Aurora boys basketball in the Class 4A Yorkville Regional final on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024.
Yorkville and West Aurora boys basketball faced off in a Class 4A Yorkville Regional semifinal on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.
Gabriel Gonzales barely averaged four points during the regular season, but the 6-foot-7 West Aurora junior was an unlikely hero with a career-high 17 points and 11 rebounds in the Blackhawks' 64-53 win over Yorkville in a regional semifinal.
Noah Mason led three Oswego East players scoring in double figures with 17 points and a big edge on the glass, and Oswego East never trailed in avenging a December loss to West Aurora with an emphatic 65-44 win to pull ahead in the Southwest Prairie West race.
Oswego East hosted West Aurora in boys varsity basketball on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024.
Trailing by 13 early in the second quarter, Wheaton North methodically whittled away at West Aurora's lead and eventually pulled out a 65-61 win at the Geneva MLK Day of Hoops on Monday afternoon.
Corrine Reed scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds in a 43-36 win over West Aurora on Wednesday.
Oswego hosted West Aurora in boys varsity basketball on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023.
Oswego East faced West Aurora boys basketball in the Hoops for Healing Tournament at Naperville North on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023.
Christian Martyn ran for 238 yards on 39 carries, his 7-yard TD run late in the fourth quarter completing Oswego East's 14-13 comeback win over West Aurora to keep the Wolves' playoff hopes alive.
Friday Night Drive reporter Alex Mielcarz has live updates and scores from Friday night’s Oswego East vs. West Aurora football game
Jeremiah Cain, Dylan King, Brett Connolly Lucas Andersen and Ayden Villa each scored a touchdown and Oswego beat West Aurora, 35-13, in a Southwest Prairie Conference game at Ken Pickerill Stadium on Friday night.
Oswego hosted West Aurora in Week 6 of football on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.
Everything you need to know about the Southwest Prairie Conference, including team-by-team info, schedules, players to watch and more.
Eddie Scaccia struck out eight in a complete-game one-hitter, and Chase Gerwig went 3-for-3 and scored two runs as Oswego beat West Aurora 7-0 in Wednesday's Class 4A Neuqua Valley Regional semifinal.
Northwestern recruit Nate Harris hit his third home run, doubled twice and reached base four times, highlighting a breakout performance from the Yorkville lineup in its 13-2 win at West Aurora on Monday.
Yorkville boys varsity baseball visited West Aurora for a game on Monday, April 24, 2023.
Ryan Johnson scored nine of his 16 points in the fourth quarter in a balanced Oswego East attack, and the Wolves pulled away to beat West Aurora for the fourth time this season, 56-43, to win the Class 4A Lockport Regional title.
Oswego East boys basketball faced West Aurora in the Class 4A Lockport Regional final on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.
Bryce Shoto led three Oswego East players in double figures with 18 points, and Tyler Jasek drew three charges as the Wolves overcame a slow start to beat West Aurora 61-53, the Wolves' third win over the Blackhawks this season.
West Aurora hosted Oswego East in boys varsity basketball on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023.
West Aurora had four first-place finishers at Newbill; Wheaton Warrenville South places second as a team and Geneva third on Jan. 7.
Ryan Johnson's slam dunk highlighted Oswego East's game-changing third quarter run after leading by just four points at halftime, and the Wolves went on to a 69-51 win in the Hoops for Healing Tournament championship game.
Playing its final home match of the season, Oswego East beat West Aurora 25-15, 25-17 to remain undefeated in the Southwest Prairie Conference and also clinch the first conference title in program history.
Braedon Hellinger blocked a punt, had a 4-yard TD run and set up another score with a long run and Cruz Ibarra threw two touchdowns each to Deakon Tonielli and Jordan Katzenbach as Oswego beat West Aurora 38-14 to keep its playoff hopes alive.
Luke Zook's third-quarter pick-six broke up a scoreless game, and Yorkville forced three turnovers and went on to a 10-0 win at West Aurora.
Junior Christian Martyn won a foot race after hauling in a pass from Tre Jones for a 31-yard touchdown catch, breaking open Oswego East's eventual 21-3 win over West Aurora.
Joliet West overcame several mistakes to defeat West Aurora 36-31 on Thursday night, as Carl Bew scored his fourth touchdown of the game with 20 seconds to play to win it.
West Aurora hosted Joliet West in Week 4 of prep football on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022.
A kick return touchdown from Quentin Howard and James Kulekowskis' fourth-down catch helped Plainfield Central take down West Aurora, 28-16, on Thursday.
The boys soccer season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.
Plainfield Central went undefeated in Southwest Prairie Conference East play last season, while the West remained tremendously competitive with five of six teams reaching the 2021 postseason.
With schools finding it increasingly difficult to locate officiating crews, the Southwest Prairie Conference has elected to move its Week 3 and Week 4 games to Thursday nights this fall.
It was a record-setting season for Yorkville's softball team – but on Tuesday, sixth-seeded West Aurora scored three runs with two outs in the fifth and sophomore pitcher Katelyn Serafin made it stand in a 3-2 upset of the top-seeded Foxes in a sectional semifinal.
Collin Forrest swept the hurdles races and ran on one of two Minooka relays that set meet records and ran the state's fastest times, and the Indians swept the relays and won eight of 12 events on the track to capture their third straight Southwest Prairie Conference title.