Betsy Jack's two homers, including a grand slam, powered Oswego softball past Plainfield Central, Alyssa Muhlbach and Ellie Fox homered in Yorkville's nine-run inning in a win, Newark softball held on to beat Amboy 14-13, and Sandwich softball and Oswego baseball were winners.

Christian Mulder struck out 10 in a five-inning no-hitter and had three doubles at the plate, and Landon Malkowski slugged a two-run homer as Parkview Christian beat Yorkville Christian 12-0 on Thursday at Stuart Sports Complex in Aurora.

Serena/Newark/Earlville played Streator on Thursday, April 16, 2026 at the James Street Recreation Complex in Streator.

Yorkville senior Owen Horeni, who took third place in the 800-meter run at the prestigious Arcadia Invitational in California in 1:50.25, breaking his own school record, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Sports Editor Josh Welge.

Braden Behringer homered and struck out eight in a complete-game eight-hitter in a Sandwich baseball win, Katie Silva had two triples and four RBIs in an Oswego East softball win, plus Oswego track results in Wednesday's roundup.

Noah Schultz was a skinny 15-year-old barely into high school at Oswego East when the light came on to what lay in store for his baseball future. On Tuesday, in front of large hometown support, the 22-year-old lefthander made his Sox debut. 'A surreal experience.'

Plano's Quentin Santoria threw a complete-game four-hitter with nine strikeouts and homered, Yorkville's Gavin Shimizu struck out 11 in a win, Newark softball's Rylie Carlson homered twice and Oswego baseball and Sandwich softball were also winners Tuesday.

Yorkville softball rallied from a four-run deficit for a walk-off win over Minooka and Oswego, Oswego East and Newark softball and Sandwich baseball were also winners Monday.

Yorkville senior Gabe Sanders didn't allow a 39-minute weather delay to faze him, and took a no-hitter into the sixth inning with nine strikeouts as the Foxes beat visiting Romeoville 3-0 in Monday's Southwest Prairie Conference crossover game.