Kane County News Briefs

Benet Academy players celebrate their 59-48 victory over Plainfield East at the Class 4A East Aurora sectional last week. The City of Aurora has taken major steps to improve and expand its emergency warning system to cover the entire community.

Rangel Ravelo, Trevor Plouffe and Marcus Semien all homer for Oakland as A’s take down Cleveland

Rangel Ravelo delivered a two-out solo homer in the bottom of the eighth inning as the A’s won for the second consecutive day in the Cactus League, beating defending American League champion Cleveland 5-4. Ravelo’s homer was one of three hit by the A’s, a two-run opposite field shot in the first inning from Marcus Semien and a third-inning solo shot from Trevor Plouffe that hit a fan dozing in the sun near the left field scoreboard.