DeKalb Barbs

BURLINGTON — DeKalb just wouldn't go away.

MAPLE PARK – The DeKalb baseball team had plenty of chances in a 4-1 Class 3A Kaneland Regional final loss to Marmion on Saturday – it had the bases loaded in the second inning, runners on first and third with no outs in the fourth, and two runners on with no outs in the sixth.

DeKalb’s Kulma loses in 4th round of consolation

DeKALB – Bruise discovery is a postgame ritual for Trenton Sopko.

DeKALB – According to DeKalb softball coach Jeff Davis, when Sabrina Killeen is performing well, so are the Barbs.

Daily Chronicle sports editor John Sahly and sports reporter Steve Nitz spend their days covering the area’s sports scene. Occasionally, they give their viewpoints on those local sports. In this in-stallment of their 2012 Take 2 column, they discuss former DeKalb football coach Marty Sanders’ recent resignation.

Weissinger, Gullstrand advance at state track

DeKALB – Matt Kulma didn’t want to blame the racket.

MAPLE PARK – The DeKalb baseball team knew it had its work cut out for it Wednesday when it faced the host in a Class 3A Kaneland Regional semifinal.

BURLINGTON – Katie Kowalski finally was able to get back into the circle Wednesday.

As soon as Ben Fisher saw that the DeKalb girls volleyball coach position was open, he said he jumped at it the opportunity and applied.

DeKalb High School has hired Club Fusion South lead trainer Ben Fisher as its new girls varsity volleyball coach, DeKalb athletic director Dan Jones told the Daily Chronicle on Tuesday morning.

DeKALB – Down by a run heading into the seventh inning of Monday’s Class 3A Kaneland Regional opener against IMSA, the DeKalb baseball team’s confidence could have been shaken.

DeKALB – The most successful DeKalb High football coach in the past decade, Marty Sanders, sent in a letter of resignation as the Barbs’ coach Monday, Sanders confirmed to the Daily Chronicle late Monday.

A few years ago at a wrestling meet in DeKalb, a fan yelled to an official during a bout, “Ref, he’s stalling.”

The Sycamore softball team swept Sandwich on senior day to close out the regular season  Saturday. Sycamore defeated the Indians, 4-3, in the first game on a walk-off double by Brittany Huber and 9-3 in the second.

DeKalb's Brown takes 4th in triple jump; G-K's Neisendorf 7th in high jump

Indian Creek and Hinckley-Big Rock each had an athlete qualify for next weekend’s Class 1A boys track and field state meet out of Friday night’s Seneca Sectional.

Daily Chronicle sports editor John Sahly and sports reporter Steve Nitz spend their days covering the area’s sports scene. Occasionally, they give their viewpoints on those local sports. In this installment of their 2012 Take 2 column, they discuss the upcoming Class 3A softball playoffs.

CHARLESTON – When Jasmine Brown’s feet landed well into the triple jump pit at Eastern Illinois University’s O’Brien Stadium, she got up and went to the take-off board.

DeKALB – Emma Floit made up her mind. She had to get off a shot.

DeKalb freshman Dre Brown took sixth in the long jump (20 feet) and seventh in the 100-meter dash (11.54) at Thursday's Class 3A Hononegah boys track sectional. The Barbs did not qualify any athletes for the state meet.

DeKalb junior Jasmine Brown always has considered herself more of a triple jumper than a long jumper.

Once again, conference realignment appears on the horizon in the region.

The Hiawatha softball team’s season came to an end with a 3-0 loss to Ashton-Franklin Center in Wednesday’s Class 1A Indian Creek Regional semifinals.

DeKALB – Thanks to a Kelli Cardine blast in the 116th minute of Wednesday’s 1-0, quadruple-overtime win over Hampshire, the DeKalb girls soccer team will have a rematch with Sycamore in Friday’s Class 2A DeKalb Regional championship game.

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Tyler Burger managed to pick up the win and the save in the Hiawatha baseball team’s 12-11 win against Earlville-Leland in the Class 1A Hinckley-Big Rock Regional quarterfinals on Monday.

There are great athletes.

The Genoa-Kingston baseball team swept a doubleheader against Plano on Saturday, winning the first game, 11-7, and the second, 7-6.

DeKALB – During the 1,600-meter relay in Friday’s Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference boys track and field meet, one Kaneland athlete yelled “Let’s go Rochelle, get them!”

The DeKalb girls track and field team had three athletes qualify for next weekend's Class 3A state meet out of Thursday's Hononegah Sectional.

Bates resigns as DeKalb girls basketball coach

Tatonni performs well for Kaneland

DeKALB – Katie Kowalski didn’t allow a Morris batter to reach base through four innings Thursday.

DeKalb-Sycamore II would have changes

The Kaneland baseball team clinched a share of the Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference title with a 4-2 win against Morris on Wednesday.

One run, no hits, one balk.

Cogs can get comfortable at home

DeKALB – Michelle Doran didn’t feel like she had any time.

The IHSA released the seeds for the Class 3A state baseball tournament on Tuesday. Here they are.

The IHSA released the seed for the Class 3A state softball tournament, and fans will get a third DeKalb-Sycamore game when the rivals meet in the regional semifinals. Here are the seeds.

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Jessica Coia had a hat trick in the Kaneland girls soccer team’s 7-0 win over Morris. Madi Jurcenko and Brittany Olson each scored twice for the Knights (9-4-1, 4-2-1 Northern Illinois Big 12).

If Sycamore soccer player Sarah Papini loses the ball, she knows the game could be lost.

On a typical day this spring, DeKalb junior Danielle Dlabal heads to the track after school at 2:45 p.m. and runs a workout with her fellow distance runners, with whom she qualified for the state cross country meet.

The DeKalb girls track team finished in fourth place at the Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference track meet on Friday, scoring 66 points.

DeKALB – Forget that it was against rival DeKalb. Forget that it was a night game at Northern Illinois. Forget that Abby Foulk carried a no-hitter into the sixth.

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