Prep Sports

The St. Bede baseball team won a conference game and more baseball, softball, tennis and track and field results in Tuesday's NewsTribune 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.

The Marquette baseball and softball teams earned Tri-County Conference wins over Dwight on Tuesday, while the Serena and Newark softball teams recorded Little Ten Conference triumphs. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

St. Bede softball traded runs with host Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell in the early innings, then slowly pulled away late Tuesday for a Tri-County Conference triumph.

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.

Putnam County bounced back from its first loss to top Bureau Valley on Tuesday.

New WFC softball head coach Sydnee Plesko taking over the program continues the tradition of Woodland bringing its former athletes home to coach.

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.

Serena and Seneca softball both scored Monday victories, plus more in The Times Monday Roundup.

Hiawatha topped Serena 8-6 in the opener of the two's Little Ten Conference baseball series Monday, plating eight runs on only four hits and three RBIs.

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.

The Putnam County softball team won a nonconference game along with baseball and soccer results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

L-P pitcher Taylor Vescogni struck out 13 batters to lead the Cavaliers to a 3-0 victory over Morris in an Interstate 8 Conference game in La Salle.

Genoa-Kingston junior Elizabeth Davis homered at Reynolds Field for the third straight season, and was also strong in the circle in the Cogs’ 7-1 victory over Dixon on Monday in a Big Northern Conference game.

A look at all the boys track and field teams in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

A look at all the girls track and field teams in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

Sterling girls track and field picked up event wins at Moline, Forreston baseball won twice, Oregon softball split and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Ottawa's Weston Averkamp and the Newark and Streator softball teams were among the winners this weekend in The Times Saturday Roundup.

The Bureau Valley baseball and softball teams swept conference doubleheaders and more baseball, softball and soccer results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

La Salle-Peru sophomore Makenzie Chamberlain hit three home runs and went 7 for 13 to help the Cavaliers to four wins, earning her NewsTribune Athlete of the Week.

Newman's Evan Bushman pitched a complete game shutout, Sterling baseball lost to Galesburg, Darin Greenfield had a game-winning hit for Forreston against Eastland and more in Friday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Ottawa and Sandwich baseball as well as Sandwich softball all picked up victories, plus more in The Times Friday Roundup.

The Putnam County softball team had 24 hits and 27 runs along with baseball and softball results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Mendota girls soccer team beat Princeton, the Putnam County baseball and softball teams earned conference wins and more baseball, softball, tennis and track and field results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

Dixon boys and girls track & field won the Oregon quadrangular; Rock Falls boys and girls won the Morrison quad; plus baseball, softball and boys tennis results in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Marquette's Griffin Dobberstein homered and drove in six runs in a Tri-County Conference win over Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell on Thursday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

With the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday, Lily Martinez ended an epic plate appearance with a sacrifice fly to right field to drive in Bree Taylor as Sterling defeated Rock Island 5-4.

The Streator Bulldogs pulled off an improbable comeback after being down 6-2 against the Ottawa Pirates on Thursday night in Streator.

The Ottawa boys tennis team played solid on Thursday at the Henderson-Guenther Tennis Facility, sweeping all three doubles matches while splitting in singles for a 4-1 win over Pontiac.

Gavin Kallis threw five scoreless innings, and the L-P offense scored five runs in the first inning in a 9-0 win over Mendota on Thursday.

Jackson Kees pitched a one-hit shutout and Cole Latimer had four RBIs as DeKalb beat Sterling 10-0 in five innings on Thursday to improve to 10-0.

Newman baseball player Garret Matznick is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week after an online vote. Here is a Q&A with sports reporter Drake Lansman.

Here are five Times area athletes who can have a gigantic boys track season.

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

Newman's Elaina Allen won the 60-meter dash and 200 in Wednesday's Rosenberry Classic, Fulton won the invite as a team and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley invite.

The St. Bede, Hall, Princeton, Bureau Valley and Amboy co-op girls track and field teams competed in the Rosenberry Invite on Wednesday.

Here are five Times area athletes who can have a gigantic girls track season.

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

The Marquette baseball team topped Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell in Tri-County Conference play on Tuesday, while Serena, Somonauk and Newark all triumphed in Little Ten Conference action. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The St. Bede baseball team beat Midland, Bureau Valley's Logan Philhower threw a no-hitter and more baseball, softball, track and field and soccer results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Sterling's Lily Martinez pitched a complete game in a 10-2 win at Quincy and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

The Ottawa baseball team stayed hot, improving to 7-1 on the season, with a 9-5 victory over Hall on Tuesday afternoon at King Field in Ottawa.

The Streator Bulldogs shocked Herscher on Monday with a surprisingly lopsided loss to open the Illinois Central Eight Conference softball season. Early Tuesday evening, the Tigers returned the favor.

The Henry-Senachwine softball team beat Hall, the Earlville baseball team earned its first win of the season and more baseball and softball results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Streator softball team — behind the pitching of Makenna Ondrey — captured its Illinois Central Eight Conference opener on Monday, while the Newark and Somonauk baseball teams started the Little Ten Conference slate with wins. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Mendota girls soccer team started slow but played strong in the second half to beat La Salle-Peru 5-2 on Monday.

A look at the best boys basketball players in the NewsTribune area for the 2024-25 season.

Noah LaPorte was destined for stardom in basketball the moment he picked it up. He went from an understudy role as a sophomore starter on Princeton’s 2022-23 No. 1-ranked sectional finalist to the leading role on two more Sweet 16 teams.

Johnathon Stunkel was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week after helping Putnam County to a 3-0 start with strong pitching and hitting.

Here is a look at each Sauk Valley area softball team for the 2025 season, including top returners, key newcomers and more.