St. Francis sophomore Alyssa Freeman, who went 11 of 16 at the plate with a double and a home run while also getting three wins in the circle, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.

St. Charles East and Kaneland baseball ended their three-game conference series in big ways, with both teams securing a sweep with 10-run victories. That and more local results from Wednesday in the Kane County sports roundup.

Ottawa fell to Kaneland 5-2 on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 on King Field at Ottawa High School.

Jacob Conover led off the game with a solo home run, and helped keep the lead by allowing two runs through 5-plus innings to help Wheaton Warrenville South avoid a three-game sweep with a 10-3 win over Geneva.

Makayla Van Dinther tossed a five-hit shutout to lead St. Charles East softball over Wheaton-Warrenville South, and more results from Tuesday in the KCC roundup

Tyler Fecht, who picked up the save with an inning of work during the Blackhawks’ 2-0 win over Bartlett on Monday, returned to the mound Tuesday and tossed a four-hit complete game in West Aurora’s 3-1 victory.

Making her first career varsity start, Shannon Reid scored the lone goal in the 19th minute to help St. Charles North take a 1-0 victory over Batavia in a Tri-Cities matchup.

Ali Kowall assisted Grace Brown's goal in the 29th minute, Kenzie Lorkowski made a leaping save on a free kick in the 52nd minute, and Burlington Central held off Jacobs for a 1-0 shutout victory in Fox Valley Conference girls soccer action Tuesday night.

Addi Edlen hit a no-doubt home run in a six-run fourth inning, and Alexa Schuring delivered a clutch two-run double in the sixth as Hampshire held off Burlington Central 11-10 in their Fox Valley Conference softball game Tuesday.