Ottawa's Adam Swanson blasted a leadoff solo homer to center to tie the game 1-1, then retook the mound and shut out Rochelle for the final four innings as the Pirates kept their Interstate 8 Conference baseball title hopes alive with an 11-1 win Wednesday.

Here are Robin Rethwill's photos from Rochelle baseball's 15-5 win over La Salle-Peru.

The Byron Tigers avenged a May 7 loss to Dixon with an 8-2 win over the Dukes at Joe Parks Athletic Complex in Byron on Monday, May 11, 2026. The Tigers scored four runs in the fifth inning en route to the Big Northern Conference win to boost their season record to 21-5.

In 1986, Rodger Griffith began umpiring girls softball in Rochelle. He then started umpiring Little League baseball, which he did for over 20 years, before more time behind the plate for high school, travel and fall baseball in the area.

The Rochelle tennis team won the five-team Hub Invite with 22 points. Princeton (15) was second, Mendota (12) third, Dixon (10) and Newman (8) fifth.

Here are Robin Rethwill's photos from Rochelle's baseball game with Sterling. The Hubs won 8-4.

Rochelle boys track won the Rocket Invite at Rock Falls, girls track was third, plus tennis results in the News-Leader weekly sports roundup.

Here are Robin Rethwill's photos from Rochelle's baseball game with Sycamore on April 13.

Rochelle soccer takes second at the Genoa-Kingston Tournament, Rochelle wins the Rochelle Hubs Dubs tennis tournament, plus track and baseball results in the Rochelle News-Leader roundup.