High School Sports

Eastland's Adam Awender was named MVP of the boys game after scoring 33 points at the Jim Shaw All-Star Classic on Sunday. Morrison's Camryn Veltrop scored 20 points in the girls game.

Seneca High School on Monday announced the hiring of Nathaniel Meiss as the Fighting Irish's next head varsity boys basketball coach.

Congratulations to The Times Athlete of the Week, Ottawa girls soccer’s Georgia Kirkpatrick!

A schedule of upcoming high school sporting events in the Herald-News area from May 4 through May 10, 2025.

Covering May 4 through May 10, 2025, here's a schedule of high school sporting events in the Ottawa/Streator area for the coming week.

Five events on the boys side of the Herscher Invite were won by area athletes on Friday as the end of the outdoor track and field season nears its final stretch.

Newman's Joel Rhodes went 4-0 to take first at No. 1 singles at the Rochelle tennis invite. Oregon and Forreston baseball won, Sycamore swept Rock Falls softball and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Lydia Hammond threw a perfect game with 17 strikeouts as Bradley-Bourbonnais won a pitchers' duel with a ranked Fremd team and more in Saturday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Glenbard West led in the first set before faltering, but the Hilltoppers dominated Lincoln-Way East in the second set and edged them in the third to win the Lincoln-Way East Invitational.

Forreston-Polo took second at a competitive field at the Oregon Hall of Fame Hawk Classic on Friday.

Sterling set two varsity boys relay records and nearly set a third at Friday's Night Relays. Sterling's Finley Ryan and Presley Winters also tied for first in the pole vault as both teams took second.

A total of 13 local track and field programs competed in the Herscher Invite on Friday, with area athletes on the girls side winning eight events and Wilmington freshman McKenna Van Tilburg winning three.

Lydia Hammond threw a nine-inning shutout and hit a walk-off double against Benet and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

In a battle between the two division leaders in the Three Rivers Conference, the Newman Comets came through in the clutch Friday against Sherrard, as six two-out RBIs over a three-inning stretch led to a 10-3 victory.

Riverdale wins baseball, Fulton wins softball. That and more in Friday's roundup.

Dixon freshman soccer player Jenna Harrison is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week after an online vote. She broke her older sister Taylor's freshman scoring record and had seven goals in a game this season.

Venita Parsons, a 2014 Oswego East graduate and the first player in that school’s girls basketball history to score 1,000 career points, has been hired as the next girls basketball coach at Oswego High School. Parsons was previously the Oswego head freshman coach for one season.

Evan Gaughan and York claimed “The Bucket Trophy” and clinched a share of the West Suburban Conference title by virtue of their 8-7 victory in a thriller over Glenbard West on Thursday in Elmhurst on Thursday.

The Beecher softball team beat Central 10-0 on Thursday to clinch the RVC title for the 24th season in a row and more in Thursday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Conor Essenburg's leadoff home run gave Lincoln-Way West early momentum that it carried to a pivotal SWSC win at Bradley-Bourbonnais Thursday

Lily Martinez hit a walk-off home run in a 6-5 win over United Township as Sterling bounced back from Tuesday's loss. Brayden Jackson's home run sent Eastland past Amboy, Forreston scored 22 runs and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Manteno boys volleyball added another win to its inaugural season on Thursday, taking down Trinity 2-1 on the road after having lost to the Eagles at home on Monday.

Oregon defeated Dixon 2-1 on Thursday in a Big Northern Conference game at Oregon Park West despite a 21-5 shot advantage for the Duchesses.

Fulton softball beat Milledgeville, Oregon fell 1-0 to North Boone, Milledgeville baseball walked off against Fulton and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Lincoln-Way West picked up its third win in its last four SWSC games, and third straight win overall, with a 5-0 road victory over Bradley-Bourbonnais Wednesday.

Kankakee saw Jaden Villafuerte's pinch-hit two-run double tie it before Alexander Grill's walk-off single against Bloom and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Despite going without a real hit until the seventh inning, Sterling nearly pulled out a win against Alleman. The rally fell short, however, in a 5-4 Big 6 loss Wednesday at a rainy Gartner Park.

Luke Yaklich was the head coach at Joliet West from 2007-2013 before heading to the collegiate level. After four years as the head coach at UIC, Yaklich is now returning to the high school level as the coach for Lincoln-Way East.

Jyaire Hill, a 2023 Kankakee graduate now playing defensive back at Michigan, returned to Illinois to throw at the ceremonial first pitch at the Chicago White Sox game Tuesday as one of the latest CHISOX Athletes.

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.

Morrison's Bella Duncan pitched a shutout against Milledgeville, Fulton baseball won 1-0, Sterling girls track beat Rock Falls and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley Roundup.

Wheaton Warrenville South scored a dominating 25-16, 25-15 DuKane Conference boys volleyball win at Wheaton North on Tuesday night.

Ava Lorenzatti had 15 strikeouts in a one-hit shutout Tuesday as Beecher bounced back from its first loss of the season to beat Central 7-0 in River Valley Conference play.

In a roller coaster of a game, Rock Falls watched a five-run lead disappear before scoring three times in the top of the seventh inning for a 10-8 win over Dixon on Tuesday.

Lily Martinez and Sterling hope for a quick bounce back after falling 10-0 to Western Big 6 Conference leader Rock Island on Tuesday.

Offensive lineman Marques Easley, a 2024 Kankakee graduate, is transferring from Georgia to Purdue.

Four Times-area girls basketball coaches, including Ottawa High School's Brent Moore and Seneca High School's Josh Myers, were recently recognized as Illinois Basketball Coaches Association District 12 Coaches of the Year.

The Boilermaker boys were stellar on the track and in the field in their All-City win at Kankakee Monday.

The host Kays won 12 of the 17 events on the evening to claim the All-City girls track and field title Monday.

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.

Newman and Dixon baseball won, Forreston beat Lena-Winslow 13-11, Rock Falls and Newman softball won and more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Former Forreston standout athlete Robert DeVries was recently named the Cardinals' next boys basketball coach. DeVries is a 2015 graduate who helped the basketball and football teams earn state trophies.

Five area basketball coaches were named IBCA Coaches of the Year, including Rock Falls' Zach Sandrock and Eastland's Tyler Zumdahl. Sterling's Taylor Jackson, Dixon's Luke Ravlin and Amboy's Mike McCracken were recognized on the girls' side.

Addison Lucht is looking to repeat all-state honors in softball and track and field this spring, just half the sports the Northwestern softball commit is an all-state star in.

Congratulations to The Times Athlete of the Week, Seneca softball’s Camryn Stecken!

Under new rules from the IHSA, 44 football schools will get the IHSA multiplier for 2025, causing big potential changes in the classes for the playoffs.

Covering April 27 through May 3, here's a schedule of high school sporting events in the Ottawa/Streator/Seneca area for the coming week.

A schedule of upcoming high school sporting events in the Herald-News coverage area from April 27 through May 3.

Propelled by its No. 1 doubles team of Thomas Sloncen and Max Brockmeyer, St. Charles East won its tournament title on Saturday.