Noah Schultz was a skinny 15-year-old barely into high school at Oswego East when the light came on to what lay in store for his baseball future. On Tuesday, in front of large hometown support, the 22-year-old lefthander made his Sox debut. 'A surreal experience.'

Sterling softball beat Alleman 4-2, Morrison's Ava Duncan pitched a complete game with 18 strikeouts, Rock Falls baseball won and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Hall baseball beat Kewanee, St. Bede and Henry softball won big, IVCC softball swept a doubleheader and more in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Peyton McMahon converted a penalty kick in the fifth minute, Ella Bechler finished a pass from Addison Schaffer late in the first half, and Crystal Lake Central's girls soccer team kicked off Fox Valley Conference play with a 2-0 shutout over Huntley on Tuesday.

The Marquette baseball and softball teams stayed unbeaten in Tri-County Conference play with wins on Tuesday, while the Serena and Newark baseball and softball teams earned Little Ten Conference victories. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

A grand slam from Nick Lozano in the fourth inning proved to be the catalyst to help Geneva run away with a 16-8 victory over St. Charles North for its 12th straight win.

Preston Harrington-Dewitt's grand slam tied things up for St. Anne/Donovan, who bested Kankakee in 10 innings on Tuesday.

Drake Lenckus scored his 100th career goal, helping lead Crystal Lake South's boys lacrosse team to a win. Owen Satterlee and Prairie Ridge's baseball team avenged a loss to Jacobs. Kylee Nicholson pitched Woodstock North softball past Harvard, and more in the roundup.

Emma Kuschel fired a complete-game four-hitter in a G-K win, the Indian Creek boys and girls track teams rolled to a win behind strong performances rom Elsie Betz and Parker Murry and more in the roundup.

Khloe Picard's sixth-inning home run was the difference for Coal City, Beecher and Grant Park both stayed undefeated and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Marengo's Ellie White knew her right arm was going to get a heavy workout her senior year. With last year’s ace graduated, she prepared for a mountain of innings. On Tuesday, White struck out 10 as the Indians beat Johnsburg 16-5.

We take a look at each Daily Chronicle area girls track team and what they expect out of the season.

Keighley Davis scored two goals as Princeton improved to 9-0 with a 2-1 victory over Mendota on Tuesday.

Joliet West, Minooka, Plainfield Central and Lockport were among baseball winners in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup.

Dylan Kassab homered twice to power Hinsdale Central past Downers Grove North, Jory Crocker homered in a Willowbrook win, Aubry Raffen homered twice in a Montini softball win and more in Tuesday's roundup.

Softball: La Salle-Peru at Ottawa

After seeing three runs cross the plate in their first four batters of the game, Wheaton Warrenville South pitcher Reece Franks could have been justified if he was a bit shaken. Instead, he quickly locked in providing a foundation for a 12-5 win over St. Charles East.

Plano's Quentin Santoria threw a complete-game four-hitter with nine strikeouts and homered, Yorkville's Gavin Shimizu struck out 11 in a win, Newark softball's Rylie Carlson homered twice and Oswego baseball and Sandwich softball were also winners Tuesday.

A Whiteside County man has been charged with three counts of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol and four additional traffic-related offenses following an incident March 20.

Sterling graduate and Augustana College senior Blake Nettleton was named Co-Pitcher of the Week by the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin. He had 15 strikeouts in 8⅓ innings in a 9-0 win over North Central on Saturday.

A Sterling man has been charged with aggravated fleeing or eluding a police officer and multiple traffic violations following a March 3 incident in Whiteside County

Congratulations to The Times Athlete of the Week, Marquette baseball's Caden Durdan!

Whether its in the throwing pit, the sprinting blocks or gearing up for a distance race, there's talent all over Daily Chronicle area track and field teams this year. We look at five athletes poised for big 2026 campaigns.

Willowbrook's Noah Edison struck out 10 in a shutout of Hinsdale South, IC Catholic Prep softball rallied to beat DePaul Prep in nine innings, and Downers Grove North, York and Lemont baseball and Glenbard South sofball were winners Monday.

Providence dominated IC Catholic in baseball and more in The Herald-News Monday Roundup.

Wheaton Academy boys lacrosse rolled past Fremd 17-5 on Monday, with junior attacker Jeff Yaros scoring just 46 seconds into the contest.

Yorkville softball rallied from a four-run deficit for a walk-off win over Minooka and Oswego, Oswego East and Newark softball and Sandwich baseball were also winners Monday.

Bishop McNamara softball got four home runs on the day, including two from Vivian Dole, Reed-Custer baseball got a win on a Chase Isaac walk-off hit and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Jack Oester's two-run single gave Princeton baseball a win over Mendota, the DePue-Hall and Mendota girls soccer teams won, and more in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Serena and Somonauk baseball as well as Serena softball won pitchers' duels, Seneca track and field received multiple event wins from Lila Coleman and Noah Odum, plus more in The Times Monday Roundup.

Michael Morse (five RBIs) and Ashton Miner (three RBIs) each hit home runs in Newman's 19-4 win over E-P. Morrison's Ava Duncan hit two home runs, E-P softball beat Newman 10-0 and more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

After taking a four-run lead into the sixth inning, Bradley-Bourbonnais saw Homewood-Flossmoor rally for five runs in the frame to hand the Boilermakers an 8-7 loss in SouthWest Suburban Conference play.

Kaden Wasniewski allowed two hits over six innings, and he and Landon Clements homered to lead McHenry to a 5-0 win over Crystal Lake South in Fox Valley Conference baseball action Monday.

Yorkville senior Gabe Sanders didn't allow a 39-minute weather delay to faze him, and took a no-hitter into the sixth inning with nine strikeouts as the Foxes beat visiting Romeoville 3-0 in Monday's Southwest Prairie Conference crossover game.

Chace Kuhns was 5 for 5 with two home runs, a triple, five RBIs and four runs while Jackson Macdonald struck out 11 in a Sycamore win; DeKalb and Hiawatha baseball pulled off come-from-behind wins; Bella Jacobs shut down Kaneland and more in the roundup.

Huntley's Gavin Rettberg helped force extra innings and hit a go-ahead homer in the ninth inning to beat Dundee-Crown, Hampshire's Tyler Rubino had a walk-off hit to beat Crystal Lake Central, Johnsburg's Peyton Mesce threw a five-inning no-no, and more in Monday's roundup.

Bridget Faut threw a five-hitter and Alexis Vander Tuuk slugged a two-run double to help lead Lockport to a 6-3 win over Lincoln-Way East on Monday.

Olivia Davis scored three goals in seven minutes, powers Kaneland to a 4-2 win over Sycamore on Monday in an Interstate 8 showdown. Cortnie Kruizenga and Addison Rodriguez scored for Sycamore.

Chloe Carmona with four goals, Georgia Kirkpatrick with three assists and Shaelyn Miller with a shutout led a a strong team effort as Ottawa's girls soccer club topped rival La Salle-Peru 6-0 on Monday.

Crystal Lake-based Community High School District 155 officials said Monday that no decision has been made to move to a co-op restructure for the district’s four high school softball teams in 2027.

Joe Kubal, an assistant coach at Bradley-Bourbonnais for the last 15 years, was announced as the Boilermakers next head football coach on Monday.

Princeton softball players Makayla Hecht and Avah Oertel are taking aim on some school records. St. Bede's Lily Bosnich has a day with three home runs against Sterling.

Here are five boys track and field athletes to keep an eye on throughout the 2026 season in Will and Grundy Counties

Meet this week's Daily Journal Athlete of the Week, Bishop McNamara softball player Joslynn Dole.

Dundee-Crown twins Kyle and Ryan Pierce are about as identical as it gets. The brothers have starred in football and baseball the past couple of years, and this spring the seniors are enjoying their final season together as teammates.

Here are the 2026 preview capsules of boys track and field teams from around the Times coverage area.

Here are the 2026 preview capsules of girls track and field teams from around the Times coverage area.

Woodstock sophomore Megan Kuiper struck out 38 batters in her first 14 1/3 innings of the season, including 20 in a near no-hitter against Round Lake. Kuiper is the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week in an online vote.

We take a look at each Daily Chronicle area girls track team and what they expect out of the season.

The following property transfers were recently recorded at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds’ office in the Bureau County Courthouse.