Grace Hautzinger went the distance, allowing eight hits and striking out 11, and Holly Smith homered, scored twice and drove in four as St. Charles East took down Huntley 9-1 Thursday in the first game of a nonconference doubleheader.
The high school boys outdoor track and field season is coming to the starting line. Here are previews of teams in the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.
In the Illinois Top Times Indoor Championship, Valkanov won the 3,200-meter race with a time of 9 minutes, 10.89 seconds. Valkanov was selected the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with sports reporter Joel Boenitz.