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The NIU football team lost its ninth straight game to start the year, falling 30-19 at San Jose State.

In just his third race of the year, Kaneland junior Carson Kaiser took second in the 2A boys race at the IHSA State Cross Country Championships. DeKalb's Alexandra Schwantes took 28th while Genoa-Kingston's Grace Pena set a school record.

The Sandwich High School football team took on Hope Academy Saturday in an IHSA third-round matchup.

Sycamore upset No. 1 seed Antioch 32-28 in a Class 5A second-round game Saturday as Dylan Curtis intercepted a pass on an untimed final play.

Check out some of the best pictures captured by Daily Chronicle photographers for Shaw Local News Network the week of Oct. 30-Nov. 5, 2026.