Fremd outscored St. Charles East 11-4 in overtime to pull out a hard-fought 57-50 nonconference victory. Brooklyn Schlib scored 23 for the Saints.

St. Charles East had eight of its 10 victories of the night secure bonus points, helping secure a 56-16 victory over Batavia to remain undefeated in conference duals.

From wrestling and football state championships to a 31-game winning streak and first sectional title in 43 years on the basketball court and heroics at state swimming, here are the top sports stories of 2025 in the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

Led by the defense of Jalen Carter and Jeffrey Hassan, Kaneland forced Yorkville Christian to miss its first 13 shots and scored the game's first 14 points, and rode that devastating start to a 78-47 win in the 62nd Plano Classic final for the Knights' third straight title.

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Here are Gary Duncan's photos from the championship game of the 62nd Plano Christmas Classic between Kaneland and Yorkville Christian.

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Here are Gary Duncan's photos from Monday's game between Kaneland and La Salle-Peru at the 62nd Plano Christmas Classic.

The top-seeded Kaneland boys basketball team used a game-changing 14-0 run spanning the end of the third and start of the fourth quarters in a 67-50 victory over No. 4-seeded La Salle-Peru in Monday's semifinals of the 62nd Plano Christmas Classic.

A late 3-pointer from Riley Barber sent things to overcome, but St. Charles North was eventually bested by Maine South in the Komaromy Classic semifinals Monday.

Despite 13-point efforts from Joe Reid and Evan Blankenship, Batavia couldn't keep stride with St. Patrick in the quarterfinals of the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic on Monday.