The Streator volleyball team opened the Illinois Central Eight Conference slate with a win on Tuesday, while Woodland, Newark, Somonauk and Fieldcrest also earned victories. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The cross country season is underway. Here are the team-by-team girls previews with top returners, key newcomers and info on every The Times area squad for the 2025 season.

The Serena boys soccer team finished 1-1-1 at its own tournament on Saturday, while the Streator volleyball team placed third at the Ottawa Invitational.

The Sandwich boys golf team topped both Somonauk and Serena in Friday's triangular at Edgebrook.

The Ottawa boys golf team shot an impressive 299 to capture the title of the 11-team La Sall-Peru Invite on Thursday, while Serena and Somonauk earned wins on the volleyball court.

Sandwich cross country ace Sunny Weber, golf teams from Ottawa, Serena and Streator, plus multiple area girls volleyball teams were victorious in The Times Wednesday Roundup.

The Newark girls volleyball team - led by senior Heather Buhle's eight kills and four aces - topped Marquette 25-20, 25-16 at Bader Gym on Wednesday night.

Newark defeated Marquette in two sets 25-20, 25-16 on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 in Bader Gymnasium.

Serena and Ottawa boys soccer, Somonauk girls volleyball and Streator boys golf were among the winners featured in The Times Tuesday Roundup.

The 2025 boys soccer season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

The Streator volleyball team defeated Woodland to open the season on Monday, while Seneca, Serena, Newark and Earlville also picked up victories. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Plano volleyball rallied past Sandwich in three sets in the season-opening match for both teams and Newark volleyball also won its season opener on Monday while Yorkville came up short.

The girls volleyball season starts this week. Here are five players to watch in the Record Newspapers coverage area.

The 2025 girls volleyball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

With the Illinois high school girls volleyball season about to get underway, here are just five of the players we're expecting big things from this fall.

The 2025 high school girls volleyball season gets underway Monday, and here's our look at what to expect from teams across The Times coverage area.

Can Oswego keep it rolling while basically starting from scratch? Can Newark keep two long streaks going? Can ex-Newark coach Tonya Grayson bring her track record of success to Parkview Christian? Here are five storylines to watch in Kendall County volleyball for 2025.

The Woodland boys golf team fell to Roanoke-Benson at Wolf Creek on Friday.

The Ottawa boys golf team opened the season with a conference win, Streator improved to 2-0, and more results in The Times Thursday Roundup.

Here are five Times-area boys soccer players to keep an eye on during this fall season.

Here's a look at The Times-area's boys soccer teams heading into the 2025 season.

The Seneca boys golf team, led by Cody Malak's 41, won a quadrangular on Wednesday to move to 3-0 on the season.

Check out our team-by-team boys and girls golf previews with top returners, newcomers and info on each local team for the 2025 season.

Streator, Woodland and Sandwich's boys golf teams as well as Ottawa's girls team were in action. Find out how they did in The Times Tuesday Roundup.

At The Creek in Morris, host Seneca powered past a full team from Plano and three Somonauk golfers.

The high school boys and girls golf seasons began last week across Illinois. Here are five storylines we’ll be watching in The Times coverage area in 2025.

The 2025-26 high school sports season opened on a couple area golf courses Thursday, with Seneca's girls and Somonauk's Alex Wold both victorious.

High school boys soccer practices opened up across Illinois this week. Here are five storylines we’ll be watching in 2025 across The Times coverage area.

High school girls volleyball practices opened up across Illinois this week. Here are five storylines we’ll be watching in 2025 across The Times coverage area.

A collection of 40 of the top prep baseball players this past spring from across The Times' 13-school coverage area.

Here is the 2025 Record Newspapers All-Area baseball team.

Here is the 2025 Record Newspapers All-Area softball team.

The Times Sports staff is proud to present our picks for 40 of the top prep softball players across the area, the 2025 Times All-Area Softball Team.

The schools of The Times area sent plenty of athletes to the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Meet. Here are those state qualifiers, the 2025 Times Girls Track and Field All-Area Honor Roll.

Marquette baseball's Alec Novotney has been named the Tri-County Conference Player and Pitcher of the Year, while the Interstate 8, Illinois Central Eight, Little Ten, Kishwaukee River and Heart of Illinois Conferences have released all-league baseball teams.

Ottawa's Weston Averkamp qualified for Saturday's Class 3A finals in both the 110- and 300-meter hurdles during Friday's preliminaries at the IHSA Track and Field State Meet, while Sandwich's Petter Popp in the shot put and Jacob Ross in the pole vault will move on in 2A.

Somonauk, Fieldcrest and Seneca all had advancers at the Class 1A state track and field preliminaries, while Ottawa's state-qualifying boys tennis doubles team got a pair of wins in the suburbs. This and more in The Times Thursday Roundup.

Jenna Setchell was hitless in Serena's two conference meets with Newark this season. But the Huskers' senior shortstop came up huge Tuesday with three hits, reached base four times and drove in three runs in a 9-5 win in a Class 1A Serena Sectional semifinal.

Sandwich junior Sunny Weber completed the distance triple crown on Saturday, adding to her state cross country title won last fall by repeating as Class 2A 3,200-meter run champion and winning the 1,600 in a record-setting time. She led the area medalists in Charleston.

Sandwich junior Sunny Weber completed the distance triple crown on Saturday, adding to her state cross country title won last fall by repeating as Class 2A 3,200-meter run champion and winning the 1,600 in a record-setting time. She led the area medalists in Charleston.

Marquette edged Newark 2-1 to win the Class 1A Regional title on Saturday, May 24, 2025 at Masinelli Field in Ottawa.

Sandwich junior Sunny Weber completed the distance triple crown on Saturday, adding to her state cross country title won last fall by repeating as Class 2A 3,200-meter run champion and winning the 1,600 in a record-setting time. She led the area medalists in Charleston.

Ottawa's Adam Swanson blasted a walk-off homer against Geneseo on Saturday, while Streator softball dropped a doubleheader and the Pirates state-bound tennis duo of Evan Krafft and Noah Gross placed 4th at the 1A sectional.

The Marquette baseball team - with junior Alec Novotney pitching a complete-game, one-hitter with 12 strikeouts - captured a ninth straight regional championship with a 2-1 victory over Newark on Saturday at Masinelli Field.

The Seneca softball team - behind the pitching and hitting of Tessa Krull - won a 2A regional title on Friday, Sandwich's Sunny Weber advanced to the 1600-meter run finals at state, and the Ottawa doubles team of Evan Krafft and Noah Gross clinched a state tennis berth.

The Newark Norsemen did just about everything right in a 17-0 shutout of Earlville, securing the Class 1A Indian Creek Regional championship while keeping their postseason run alive Thursday night in Shabbona.

Newark defeated Earlville 17-0 to win the Class 1A Regional title on Thursday, May 22, 2025 at Indian Creek High School in Shabbona.

Ottawa senior Weston Averkamp won the 110- and 300-meter hurdles at the Class 3A Minooka Sectional on Wednesday to advance to the state meet in the events for the second straight year. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Despite taking first in only one event, the Seneca boys track and field team won the championship at the Class 1A Seneca Sectional

Can Sandwich's Sunny Weber become a repeat, and maybe double, state champion? Can Yorkville's Courtney Clabough take home more throwing medals in her final state meet? Can Newark win more field medals? Here are area storylines to watch at this weekend's girls state track meet.