Bob Narang

Benet 7-foot senior center Colin Stack hopes to lead the Redwings to a second straight Class 4A state championship this season and collect numerous Division I offers along the way. Stack is up to five offers after an impressive June.

Nazareth senior and LSU recruit Jaden Fauske, who capped his career with a stellar final season, batting a robust .475 with six home runs and 40 RBIs and 10 doubles, four triples and scored 38 runs, is the Suburban Life baseball Player of the Year.

Here is the 2025 Suburban Life All-Area baseball team.

Yorkville Christian guard Jayden Riley is enjoying a breakout summer, with up to six scholarship offers after his performances at Riverside-Brookfield and Romeoville. Riley, last year's Record Newspapers Player of the Year, has set lofty goals for his senior season.

St. Ignatius scored the game winner with 13.2 seconds left in regulation to lift the Wolfpack to a thrilling 1-0 victory over Nazareth in the opening 2A state semifinal.

Princeton's Ian Morris and Bureau Valley's Landon Hulsing won discus state titles, five area throwers brought home six medals and St. Bede's Greyson Marincic was runner-up in the 110 hurdles at the IHSA boys track and field state meet.

Aidan Wyzard and Dylan Hodges won state titles and help Sycamore claim the team points crown on Saturday at the Class 2A boys track and field state championships. Indian Creek, Kaneland and DeKalb also had medalists.

Huntley's Tommy Nitz became the second Red Raider in as many weekends to win a state title. The senior capped his high school career in grand style with a first-place finish in the Class 3A 1,600-meter run at Eastern Illinois University's O'Brien Field.

Sprinters Levi Milder and Brady Anderson and two relay wins led Morrison to the Class 1A state title, while Sterling earned medals in three relays in the 2A meet.

Ashley Poquette scored three goals Wednesday to spark the offense for Downers Grove North in an 11-7 win over Naperville North in the sectional semifinals.

Cate Carter and Izzy Voirol scored goals, and York jumped on Oak Park-River Forest early and cruised to a 2-0 win in the Class 3A Downers Grove North Sectional semifinal. The Dukes advanced to face Hinsdale Central in Friday's sectional final.

Rosary junior Katie Kostro soared to the Class 2A high jump state championship on Saturday, leading area medalists in Charleston. St. Charles North, St. Charles East, St. Francis, Aurora Central Catholic and Burlington Central also had medalists.

Westmont junior Kyla Babb pulled off an impressive distance double on Saturday at the state track and field meet, taking second in the Class 1A 3,200 meters and third in the 1,600. Downers Grove North, Downers Grove South and Wheaton North were among other schools with medals.

York sophomore Izzy Voirol knocked in a shot from nine yards out in the final minute of the first half to break a scoreless tie, and the Dukes went on to defeat Downers Grove South 2-0 in Friday's Class 3A York Regional final.

Nazareth senior Chase Zidlicky was slated to be the staff ace this spring, but a rash of injuries has put additional stress on him to pitch deeper into games. Zidklicky, 7-0 with a 1.73 ERA, has been up to the task. That and notes on Riverside-Brookfield and more from Bob Narang.