Zacharia Barko, who went 8-2 with a 1.29 ERA last season, will be slowly eased back into action this spring for South Elgin.

South Carolina commit Hayden Sujack hits a homer to spark a two-run rally as St. Charles East slips past Yorkville 3-1.

Oswego East’s Mason Lockett, the 2025-26 Beacon-News/Courier-News Boys Basketball Player of the Year, gets ready for his next chapter at DePaul.

A pair of players from Kaneland, which took third place in Class 3A, headline the first team.

Metea Valley’s Jenna LaVine earns a Western Golf Association Chick Evans Scholarship as a caddie at Naperville Country Club.

High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County.

High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County.