Wayne DeMaar, a former athletic director at St. Charles East and baseball coach for both St. Charles high schools is remembered for being "One of the finest men." DeMaar passed away March 27 at the age of 82.

Laine Griswold scored the only goal of the contest in the 13th minute, and St. Charles North would hold the line for the rest of the game to secure a 1-0 victory over Geneva.

St. Charles North senior Mason Netcel, who went 8 for 12 with two doubles, three home runs, scored 12 runs and drove home seven more, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.

St. Charles North recorded 33 runs off of 20 hits in a high-scoring contest, while Burlington Central needed eight innings to get a win over Crystal Lake South in a low-scoring affair. That and more results from Wednesday in the KCC roundup.

Nolan Claeson hit two RBI doubles, his second giving Kaneland a lead they would hold on to to secure a 6-5 victory over St. Charles East.

It took two innings, but the Kaneland bats broke out of a two-game slump, pounding out 14 hits in an 18-3 road win over Rochelle in an Interstate 8 battle on Wednesday.

Wheaton North had two goals in the first 12 minutes of play, and Batavia answered with two of its own to end both team's DuKane Conference opener in a tie.

Geneva softball and Marmion baseball were no strangers to crossing the plate, with both teams putting up double-digit runs to win their first games of the season. Plus more sports results from Monday's Kane County Chronicle roundup.

St. Charles North and Burlington Central had different methods to secure success on the mound, but neither team could pull away and finished in a 1-1 tie.