Girls Soccer

The Central baseball team beat Beecher 9-3 in a matchup of the top two teams in the River Valley Conference standings and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Avery Edgewater assisted on a first-half goal by senior Camila Leal, Peyton Rohn was a force all over the field and Eme McClenahan made two saves to record the shutout as Hinsdale Central beat rival Lyons 2-0 at Dickinson Field.

St. Charles North pushed the pace early with an early goal, while St. Charles East responded with a goal late in the second half to force a 1-1 tie in the second game of Tri-Cities Night.

Hinsdale Central hosted Lyons Township girls varsity soccer on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

Oswego hosted crosstown rival Oswego East in girls varsity soccer on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

St. Charles North faced St. Charles East girls varsity soccer in a Tri-Cities Soccer Night game on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at St. Charles East.

Batavia scored two in the final minute of the first half, and carried that momentum into the second half to get a 4-2 victory over Geneva during Tri-Cities Night.

Prairie Ridge held on two beat Cary-Grove 2-1 on Tuesday to earn their third Fox Valley Conference win of the season, the most they've had in a year since 2021.

Jordyn Washington recorded her second hat trick of the season and Aubrey Eirich headed in the go-ahead goal, and Oswego scored the game's last three goals to beat visiting Oswego East 5-2 on Tuesday.

Prairie Ridge faces Cary-Grove in a Fox Valley Conference girls soccer match on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Cary-Grove High School.

Batavia faced Geneva girls varsity soccer in a Tri-Cities Soccer Night game on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at St. Charles East.

Bradley-Bourbonnais was an out away from an SWSC loss Monday when Cody Freitas put them ahead with a two-run home run in the top of the seventh and more in Monday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Monday was senior day for Bishop McNamara, and senior Ella Langellier's early goal held up in the Fightin' Irish's 1-0 win over Manteno.

Hayden Sujack and Addison Wolf each had two home runs to help St. Charles East softball to a conference victory over Batavia. Plus big wins from St. Francis, Kaneland and Marmion baseball and more in Monday's sports roundup.

Despite trailing 2-0 in the first half, Morris rallied to tie the match, then won in penalty kicks over Ottawa.

More from the sideline of pitches around the area in The Times Girls Soccer Notebook.

Joliet West has overcome a rocky start to the season, Plainfield North leading the way, Lincoln-Way East makes history and more in this week's Herald-News Girls Soccer Notebook.

Bradley-Bourbonnais' Cody Freitas hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning Saturday to end the Boilermakers' 12-2 win over Herscher and more in Saturday's Daily Journal Roundup.

St. Charles North softball put up 22 runs over two games to sweep a doubleheader, Aurora Central Catholic put up 16 runs, and St. Charles East boys lacrosse stayed undefeated with a win over St. Rita. That and more in Saturday's KCC sports roundup.

A look back at the last week in sports in the Northwest Herald by photographers Gregory Shaver, and Patrick Kunzer for the Shaw Local News Network

Mya Leon has already broken the St. Charles East program record for most goals by a freshman, and scored her 29th Friday. Then she converted a penalty kick to clinch a hard-fought 2-1 shootout win over Downers Grove North in a Naperville Invitational game.

The Ottawa girls soccer team - behind a pair of first-half goals by freshman Georgia Kirkpatrick - defeated host Princeton 3-0 on Friday at Bryant Field.

The Bishop McNamara earned another blowout win in Chicagoland Christian Conference play, beating Aurora Christian 22-2, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Herscher kept its conference winning streak alive with a 2-1 win over Coal City on Thursday, getting a late goal from Gianni Jaime to put them over the top in the final minutes.

Wheaton Warrenville South shut off entry to its goal in claiming a 2-0 win over Wheaton North on Thursday.

The game was tied at the midway point, but Emma Vugteveen's second goal of the night lifted Joliet West over Plainfield South.

Johnsburg faces Woodstock in a Kishwaukee River Conference soccer match on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at Johnsburg High School in Johnsburg

The Bishop McNamara softball team beat Wheaton Academy 16-8 to improve to 7-0 in Chicagoland Christian Conference play and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Woodstock won at least a share of the Kishwaukee River Conference title Wednesday afternoon with a 2-0 win over Johnsburg. The KRC title is the Blue Streaks' first in program history.

The Kays improved to 4-0 in Southland Athletic Conference play with a 2-0 win on the road against Beecher on Wednesday.

Wheaton Warrenville South is among a handful of Class 3A teams that remain undefeated this season heading into a challenging week. That, plus notes on Downers Grove South, Montini, Westmont and more in Chris Walker's soccer notebook.

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.

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.

Kate Cuthbertson scored four goals, the Blue Devils kept Streator scoreless, and Peotone girls soccer secured its first ICE Conference win of the season Tuesday, 5-0.

Kate Cuthbertson scored four goals, the Blue Devils kept Streator scoreless, and Peotone girls soccer secured its first ICE Conference win of the season Tuesday, 5-0.

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.

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.

Batavia girls varsity soccer hosted St. Charles North on Thursday, April 17, 2025 in Batavia.

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.

Led by a shutout from goalie Emmy Skidmore, who made her first career varsity start in net, St. Charles North managed to secure a 1-0 victory over Batavia on Thursday.

After only scoring one goal in the opening 40 minutes, Lincoln-Way East scored five in the second half to earn a convincing victory over Lincoln-Way West on Thursday night.

Jacobs freshman Kylie Deegan netted a hat trick Thursday night to help the Golden Eagles beat Hampshire 4-2.

The Coal City girls soccer team trailed early, but a pair of goals from senior Kylee Kennell helped the Coalers to a 3-1 victory over host Streator on Thursday

The Coal City girls soccer team trailed early, but a pair of goals from senior Kylee Kennell helped the Coalers to a 3-1 victory over host Streator on Thursday at the James Street Recreation Area.

Hampshire faces Jacobs in Fox Valley Conference soccer match on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at Jacobs High School in Algonquin.

Jaida Modesto's goal in the second half broke a scoreless tie against Rockford Christian and led Genoa-Kingston to a 3-0 win Thursday, running the Cogs' winning streak to nine games.

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 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.