Baseball

The Bradley-Bourbonnais softball team lost an extra-inning SWSC battle to top-ranked Lincoln-Way Central, Beecher's Ava Lorenzatti and Taylor Norkus were dominant in a doubleheader sweep and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Jesus Torres hit two of Willowbrook baseball's five homers and drove in seven runs in a win over Addison Trail, IC Catholic Prep softball scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh to beat St. Francis and much more in Tuesday's Suburban Life sports roundup.

Bishop McNamara fell behind 5-0 to Chicago Christian Tuesday, and despite showing some resilience late, couldn't quite recover.

St. Charles East moved to 5-0 in DuKane Conference play with a win over Wheaton North, St. Charles North baseball clinched their first conference series over Batavia, and Batavia softball and St. Charles East girls soccer enjoyed big wins. That and more in Tuesday's roundup.

Mark Pachla pitched into the seventh inning, Liam Sullivan hit a two-run homer, and Crystal Lake South held off Burlington Central 6-5 in a Fox Valley Conference baseball game Tuesday.

Tuesday’s DuKane Conference baseball matchup between host Geneva and Lake Park, the second of a three-game series, was all about Vikings pitcher Noah Hallahan.

Joliet West triumphed over Joliet Central, maintaining momentum in the crosstown rivalry.

Despite the loss of nearly every top pitcher from its staff from last season’s Class 4A fourth-place team, namely superstar Ryan Sloan, York is missing a beat this spring. That, plus notes on Glenbard West and more in Bob Narang's baseball notebook.

Downers Grove North's Ashlynn Durkin struck out 18, Nazareth's Annabella Rychetsky fired a no-hitter with 13 strikeouts and York, Glenbard East and Montini baseball were among other winners in Monday's Suburban Life sports roundup.

St. Charles North softball coach Tom Poulin celebrated his 300th career win with a victory over Batavia and the baseball team also celebrated a victory. That and more Kane County-area sports results from Monday.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais baseball team beat Lincoln-Way East on the road Monday to avenge last week's loss to the Griffins and more in Monday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Johnsburg pulled out a 3-2 win when, with Tayden Pinkowski at the plate with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh, Marengo reliever Alex Johnson was called for a balk.

The Rock Falls Rockets downed the Oregon Hawks 5-1 in a Monday, April 21, 2025, game at Oregon High School.

Marengo faces Johnsburg in a Kishwaukee River Conference baseball game against on Monday, April 21, 2025, at Johnsburg High School.

Morris' Colin Pfeifer hit a go-ahead, two-run homer and struck out nine in five innings in a 14-4 win over Ottawa

Marquette has put together another fantastic start this season, while Streator’s Isaiah Weibel, Woodland-Flanagan-Cornell’s Brezdyn Simons and Serena’s Beau Raikes have been key players for their respective teams in The Times Baseball Notebook.

Wilmington totaled 15 hits on the day, including a leadoff homer from Ryan Kettman and three-run Zach Ohlund blast, to give Lucas Rink plenty of run support at Coal City Monday.

Wilmington earned a 9-0 Illinois Central Eight Conference win at Coal City Monday, April 21, 2025. Buy photos here: https://heraldnews.smugmug.com/April-2025/Wilmington-at-Coal-City-baseball

Downers Grove North baseball was a crosstown winner over Downers Grove South, Hinsdale Central softball won in walk-off fashion in eight innings against Hinsdale South and Nazareth baseball split a doubleheader in Saturday's Suburban Life sports roundup.

Playing errorless defense behind strong pitching performances from Keaton Reinke and Emerson Miller, while executing some small-ball offense, St. Charles North beat Libertyville 3-0 on Saturday to hand the Wildcats their first loss.

Prairie Ridge softball stayed undefeated Saturday after a pair of wins over Glenbrook South. Plus plenty of more softball, baseball, girls soccer, boys tennis, boys and girls lacrosse and boys volleyball scores.

The Kankakee girls track and field team placed fifth at the Kays Co-ed Meet Saturday with Herscher placing seventh, while on the boys side Herscher placed sixth and Kankakee placed seventh, and more in Saturday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Putnam County defeated Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell 10-5 on Thursday, April 17, 2025 at Woodland High School.

Peotone's Sophie Klawitter threw a one-hit shutout with 13 strikeouts in the Blue Devils' win to cap off her dominant week, and more in Friday's Daily Journal Roundup

Lincoln-Way East jumped ahead early on Bradley-Bourbonnais on Friday, eventually scoring a 10-3, series-opening victory.

Bradley-Bourbonnais fell behind 8-0 early in Friday's home conference matchup with Lincoln-Way East, eventually falling 10-3 to the Griffins.

The Bishop McNamara baseball team scored three runs in the fifth inning to win a Chicagoland Christian Conference contest over Wheaton Academy 3-2, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Downers Grove North's girls track was second at its Ritter Invitational, Annabella Rychetsky was 4 for 4 with a homer, and struck out eight, to lead Nazareth softball past Lyons. That and more in Thursday's Suburban Life roundup.

More errors and walks came back to bite Kankakee in Thursday's 9-6 home loss to Southland Athletic Conference opponent Thornwood.

The Putnam County Panthers put Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell on their heels early and never let up, rolling to a 10-5 road win on Thursday evening at Woodland High School.

McHenry graduate Bobby Miller made his 2025 debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers Wednesday night against the Colorado Rockies with mixed results. Miller struck out seven in three innings but allowed six runs and two home runs.

Bishop McNamara's Joslynn Dole and Kankakee's Kylee Cunningham both threw no-hitters Wednesday to lead their teams to wins and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal Roundup

The Parkview Christian Academy baseball team traveled to Kirkland Thursday to take on Hiawatha in a nonconference matchup.

Nazareth's Annabella Rychetsky struck out 16 in a shutout, Landon Thome hit his fifth home run in a Nazareth baseball win and Wheaton North baseball won the rubber game of a DuKane Conference series. That and more in Wednesday's Suburban Life sports roundup.

The Crystal Lake Central softball team stayed undefeated with a 13-1 win over crosstown rival Crystal Lake South. Plus more softball, baseball, girls soccer, girls lacrosse, boys tennis and boys volleyball scores.

Prairie Ridge's baseball team remained perfect in the Fox Valley Conference on Wednesday, pulling away late from Hampshire en route to an 8-1 victory.

Liam Darre and Brandon Oke homered, and Batavia pitchers worked out of trouble throughout Wednesday's 10-5 win over Lake Park.

Geneva baseball secured the DuKane Conference series win over Wheaton Warrenville-South with a win in the final game. That and more results from Wednesday in the Kane County Chronicle sports roundup

This comeback was a decade-and-a-half in the making. Trailing by three going into the bottom of the sixth inning, Sterling rallied with five runs to snap a 16-year drought against Moline, winning 5-4 in a Western Big 6 game Wednesday at Gartner Park.

The Ottawa baseball team scored four times in the fourth to take the lead, then held off a late Kaneland rally for a 7-4 Interstate 8 Conference win on Wednesday in Ottawa.

Domonic Krejci was the male lead in Plainfield South's school musical, and led the Cougars to a 17-25, 25-19, 25-21 win over Joliet Catholic Academy in his first volleyball match of the season.

The Dwight baseball team had little trouble dispatching Serena Wednesday night, but bigger than the final result was the opportunity for a pair of 1A schools to take in the bright lights of Slammers Stadium in Joliet.

Hampshire faces Prairie Ridge in Fox Valley Conference baseball game on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake.

Cary-Grove graduate Quinn Priester and four relievers combined on a one-hitter to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Detroit Tigers 5-0 on Tuesday night.

Sterling beat Moline in baseball 5-4 Wednesday, April, 16, 2025.

The Bishop McNamara baseball team picked up its first Chicagoland Christian Conference win of the season, Peotone's Sophie Klawitter threw another no-hitter and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Michael Oppegard tossed a complete-game four-hitter with seven strikeouts for Riverside-Brookfield baseball, Sonia Ruchala homered twice in a Willowbrook softball win and much more in Tuesday's Suburban Life sports roundup.

Holly Smith recorded a walk-off single in the eighth to help St. Charles East softball over Kaneland, while the Saints' baseball team secured their first DuKane Conference series win over Glenbard North. That and more in Tuesday's Kane County Chronicle sports roundup.

Joliet West defeated Bolingbrook 8-6 after holding off a rally attempt by the Raiders.

Dwight fell to St. Bede 8-1 on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at St. Bede Academy.