Two Sycamore pitchers combined on a perfect game, Spartans slugger Davis Collie slugged three homers, H-BR's Martin Ledbetter had three homers and two grand slams, and more in the roundup.

The Ottawa softball team bounced back quickly from a two-run deficit against Kaneland in Monday's 5-2 Interstate 8 Conference victory in Ottawa.

After playing to a scoreless tie at the end of regulation, Sycamore bested Kaneland on penalty kicks for a 1-0 victory on Monday in an Interstate 8 match.

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The Kaneland girls soccer team traveled to Sycamore Monday afternoon to take on the Spartans in an Interstate 8 Conference matchup.

The Xs and Os won't look significantly different for the NIU football team under new coordinator Rob Harley, an Elmhurst native and York grad. He and the coaches are emphasizing takeaways during spring practice.

Dekalb was second, Sycamore fourth and Kaneland fifth at the Knights' home meet; Genoa-Kingston won their home soccer tournamet, Arielle Rich walked it off for G-K softball and more in the roundup.

Despite Jackson Kees' 200th career strikeout and a home run by Brodie Farrell, DeKalb lost to Kaneland on Saturday behind three hits and a solid relief performance by Antonio Villanueva.

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The DeKalb High School baseball team traveled to Maple Park Saturday to take on nonconference foe Kaneland.

Cassidy Cavazos took care of business at the plate and in the circle as DeKalb softball won, Indian Creek shut out Ashton-Franklin Center and more in the roundup.