High School Sports

Wilmington baseball kept its perfect ICE record in tact, Peotone's Sophie Klawitter threw a perfect game and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Reed-Custer spotted Alex Bielfeldt four runs in the top of the first and never looked back to earn its first Illinois Central Eight Conference win of the year at Manteno on Monday.

Reed-Custer spotted starting pitcher Alex Bielfeldt four runs in the top of the first and never looked back to earn its first Illinois Central Eight Conference win of the year at Manteno Monday.

Oregon softball beat Rock Falls 7-0 as Isabelle Berg pitched a complete game. Dixon, Rock Falls and Newman baseball won, plus more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Coal City scored seven runs over the opening two innings, only two of them earned, and stranded more than a few Streator baserunners in a 10-5 ICE Conference win Monday.

Seneca head boys basketball coach Russ Witte announced late last week he'll be retiring from coaching to spend more time with his family.

Sterling native Lexi Rodriguez is one of six finalists for the AAU Sullivan Award, which recognizes the nation's best collegiate and Olympic athletes.

Congratulations to The Times Athlete of the Week, Marquette baseball’s Griffin Dobberstein!

Here's our schedule of high school sporting events in the Ottawa/Streator/Seneca area for the week of April 13 through April 19.

Here's our schedule of upcoming high school sporting events in the Herald-News coverage area for the coming week.

The Kankakee girls track and field team placed third at the JJK/AL Joyner Classic and more in Saturday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Dixon boys track & field won Oregon's Gebhardt-Worley Invitational behind six event wins. Forreston baseball improved to 14-2, Milledgeville softball beat Fulton at the Pearl City Tournament and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

The Springfest boys volleyball invitational at Glenbard East on Saturday proved to be Glenbard West’s from the outset. Over five wins in as many matches, the Hilltoppers won every set and had an 88-point differential. It culminated with a 25-16, 25-22 win over West Aurora

The Coalers saw their lengthy winning streak snapped in Saturday's nonconference meeting with Plainfield North.

A 12-run fourth inning fueled the Kays in Southland Athletic Conference action and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Sterling's Bryce Hartman struck out nine in six innings in a 4-1 win over Rock Falls. Newman baseball beat Orion 3-1, Sterling girls track & field won its home invite and more in Friday's Sauk Valley roundup.

After leaving a combined eight runners on base in the first three innings, Bradley-Bourbonnais saw visiting Homewood-Flossmoor string together big innings late in Friday's SWSC affair.

The Seneca baseball team, which has recently dropped a number of close games, exploded with 14 hits and took advantage of eight Beecher errors in a 15-6 victory on Friday in Seneca.

Herscher took advantage of some early Central defensive woes with timely hits and an 11-1 start to the season Friday.

Longtime Seneca head boys basketball coach Russ Witte announced Thursday he'll be retiring from coaching after recording 284 wins at Seneca and over 300 in his career.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais baseball team picked up a 5-2 road win over Sandburg for their first conference victory and more in Thursday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais beat Lockport 5-0 at home on Thursday in a game between SWSC teams that are in the top 16 of the Illinois Coaches Association rankings.

After dropping the first set of Thursday's All-City tilt at Kankakee, Bradley-Bourbonnais roared back to not just win All-City, but the school's first-ever varsity boys volleyball game.

Newman's Evan Bushman pitched a complete game in a 3-1 win over Princeton. Rock Falls baseball and Dixon and Sterling softball each won, while Rock Falls boys track and field edged Sterling and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

The Boilermakers beat Lockport 5-0 at home on Thursday in a game between SWSC teams that are in the top 16 of the Illinois Coaches Association rankings.

After earning back-to-back shutout wins Tuesday and Wednesday, the Coal City softball team was stymied in Thursday's nonconference clash with Plainfield South.

Backing up Zoey Silva’s perfect game with plenty of offense, Rock Falls rolled past Rockford Lutheran 13-0 for a five-inning Big Northern Conference win Thursday afternoon.

Dixon track & field athlete Owen LeSage is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the week after an online vote. LeSage has wins in the shot put and discus to open the outdoor season. Here is a Q&A with the sophomore.

The Coal City baseball team beat Peotone for its 10th straight win and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Coal City's Masyn Kuder twirled a two-hit shutout to lead the Coalers past Peotone in an ICE Conference showdown Wednesday.

In a battle between Illinois Central Eight Conference aces, Coal City's Masun Kuder twirled a two-hit shutout to lead the Coalers past Peotone.

Rock Falls softball beat Freeport 17-1; Newman baseball and softball won; Sterling baseball and softball both fell in walk-off fashion and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

After going 0-15 last year, Plainfield's co-op girls lacrosse team is now 0-3 on the year. Still, they're finding the positive in every situation.

Behind six walks, six hits and a hit-by-pitch, Gardner-South Wilmington put together a 12-run third inning at home Wednesday to seal an 18-0 win over Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell.

Colin Baikie moved from the back row to the front row and led Lincoln-Way West with seven kills in a 25-18, 25-19 win over Providence Catholic.

Dixon's Darius Harrington, Rock Falls' Kuitim Heald, and Eastland's Adam Awender and Parker Krogman all were named to the Illinois Media All-State boys basketball team in their respective classes this week.

Lemont junior Gabe Sularski, who led his team to a sectional final in his first year at the school, was named Class 3A First Team All-State by Illinois Media in voting released this week.

Yorkville Christian junior guard Jayden Riley was named Class 1A First Team All-State by Illinois Media in voting released this week.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais baseball team fell 5-4 to Sandburg in their SouthWest Suburban Conference opener and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Dixon baseball beat Genoa-Kingston 4-3, Morrison softball beat Polo, Dixon girls soccer won, plus boys and girls track & field results in Tuesday's Sauk valley roundup.

Manteno scored seven runs in the fifth inning on Tuesday, and later outlasted a comeback push from Wilmington, to win 9-7 in a matchup of the top two teams in the ICE.

The Streator baseball club used six innings of one-hit, shutout relief on the mound from Isaiah Weibel and a walk-off RBI double by Cole Winterrowd to post a 4-3 win over Reed-Custer on Tuesday.

Manteno scored seven runs in the fifth inning on Tuesday, and later outlasted a comeback push from Wilmington, to win 9-7 in a matchup of the top two teams in the ICE.

Led by the strong hitting of Simon Bratt, Wheaton Warrenville South wore down visiting Geneva on Tuesday night.

Freshman pitcher Joslynn Dole pitched a shutout while senior shortstop Teagan McCue's four-hit day led Bishop McNamara's potent offense in its conference opener against Aurora Christian Tuesday.

Oregon girls soccer won and Sterling lost; Sterling's Laney Zuithoff won the 1600 and Sterling boys tennis beat Moline in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Lockport scored eight goals in the opening quarter en route to a 19-1 win over Homewood-Flossmoor on Monday.

Jake Zepezauer went 3 for 3 with two RBIs as Dixon held off Genoa-Kingston in a 10-7 Big Northern Conference win on Monday.

Jocelyn Sanche's five-goal day led Kankakee girls soccer to a dominant win and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Boilermakers allowed just one goal in the second half of their home game against Maine East on Monday, which they won 11-8 to extend their winning streak to four games.