Yorkville Preps

Whether it's hitting home runs, legging out triples or showing a patient approach at the plate, Yorkville junior and Iowa commit Kayla Kersting has been her team's tone setter since moving to leadoff.

Preston Regnier was a revelation for Yorkville's pitching staff last year filling multiple roles. Now he's the Foxes' ace. He looked the part Tuesday, striking out eight and allowing one hit over six shutout innings in a 5-0 win over visiting Joliet West.

Lindsey Cocks gave her dad the perfect birthday present last week in Plano, a walk-off home run ball, and is leading a potent Reapers' lineup this spring. That, plus notes on Yorkville and Oswego East in Joshua Welge's softball notes.

Here are previews of girls track and field teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

The track and field season heads outdoors soon. Here are previews of boys track and field teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Yorkville senior Taelor Clements, who won the high jump with an effort of 6 feet, 4 inches at the Southwest Prairie Conference indoor meet, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week. Here is his Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.

Baseball season is officially here and there are no shortage of interesting stories to watch as the season unfolds. Here are five storylines in particular to follow in the Record Newspapers coverage area.

The 2025 girls soccer season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

The high school softball season starts this week. Here are five players to watch in the Record Newspapers coverage area.

The 2025 high school softball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

The 2025 high school baseball season starts next week. Here are five players to watch in the Record Newspapers area.

Here is the 2024-2025 Record Newspapers All-Area girls basketball team.

Here is the Record Newspapers All-Area boys wrestling team.

Yorkville senior Jack Ferguson, who won a program record 52 matches this season and took third in the state in the Class 3A 157-pound class, is the Record Newspapers Boys Wrestler of the Year.

Joliet Catholic had several wrestlers move around in classification, took an early lead and rode that to a 43-27 win over Yorkville in the Class 3A Yorkville team dual sectional on Tuesday.

Yorkville, Marmion and Joliet Catholic wrestlers competed in the Class 3A Yorkville Sectional Class 3A Yorkville Sectional on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 in Yorkville.

Yorkville seniors Jack Ferguson and Ryder Janeczko each ended out their wrestling careers with third-place finishes at the IHSA boys wrestling individual state meet to lead the seven All-State finishes from Kendall County-area wrestlers.

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.

Sophomore Sydney Dodd scored 14 of her game-high 20 points in the first half and also grabbed nine rebounds with six steals, and Bolingbrook broke open its game with Yorkville in the second quarter and went on to a 58-34 win in the Class 4A Metea Valley Regional final.

Bolingbrook faced Yorkville girls basketball in the Class 4A Metea Valley Regional final on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025 in Aurora.

Brooke Spychalski scored a game-high 20 points, Yorkville took control with a run to end the first half, and the Foxes – not fazed by the season debut of Naperville Central star Trinity Jones – won the regional semifinal 61-42.

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.

Taelor Clements is a potential Division I high jumper, but on the basketball court the Yorkville senior plays the role of “energy guy.” He plays it well. On Saturday, he helped spark the Foxes' 66-59 win over visiting Oswego.

Yorkville senior guard Brooke Spychalski scored 24 points in her final home game, and the Foxes dialed up their fullcourt pressure in the second half to rally past visiting Oswego 74-67 on Saturday.

Yorkville senior Ryder Janeczko, who won the 190-pound championship at the Southwest Prairie Conference meet, helping lead Yorkville to its fourth consecutive conference championship, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Josh Welge.

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

Yorkville senior Jack Ferguson, who won the 157-pound championship at the Illini Classic, helping lead Yorkville to fourth place as a team, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Yorkville senior Luke Zook joined some lofty company Saturday, his 164th career win passing Nick Stemmet as the program's career wins leader. That, 24-2 Plano enjoying a year to remember and Yorkville Christian takes second at Morton Invite in Joshua Welge's wrestling notebook.

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.

Yorkville senior Brooke Spychalski, who scored her 1,000th career point, with 20 points, five rebounds, three steals and three assists in an overtime win over T.F. North, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Junior guard Macie Jones scored six of her 12 points in the fourth quarter, and Yorkville's defense bore down late to rally past visiting Plainfield North 48-47 in the Southwest Prairie Conference.

Yorkville girls basketball hosted Plainfield North on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 in Yorkville.

St. Francis faced Yorkville on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024 in the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic boys basketball tournament in Elmhurst.

Mark Balaskovits scored 10 of his game-high 22 points in the first quarter and hit three of St. Francis' six first-half 3-pointers, and the Spartans built an 18-point halftime lead and held off Yorkville 62-55 in the first round of the 50th Jack Tosh Holiday Classic

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.

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.

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.

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.