The Marquette baseball defeated Illinois Valley Central on Saturday to improve to 15-0 on the season, while Seneca and Sandwich earned walk-off victories. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Ottawa baseball team used a three-run, seventh inning home run by Rizon Contreras to top Kaneland in an Interstate 8 Conference game on Friday, while the Marquette and Earlville softball teams earned wins. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Marquette baseball, led by Griffin Dobberstein, and the Crusaders softball team, led by Kinley Rick picked up Tri-County Conference wins over Dwight on Thursday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Braden Behringer homered and struck out eight in a complete-game eight-hitter in a Sandwich baseball win, Katie Silva had two triples and four RBIs in an Oswego East softball win, plus Oswego track results in Wednesday's roundup.

Marquette softball and Sandwich baseball were winners on an otherwise quiet local sports day for The Times Wednesday Roundup.

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.

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.

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.

Ottawa, Seneca and Newark softball, Streator and Marquette baseball and Ottawa girls soccer were among the winners in a jam-packed Times Saturday Roundup.

Sandwich softball topped Streator by one run, Seneca softball moved to 16-0, Fieldcrest baseball bested rival El Paso-Gridley, and more in The Times Friday Roundup.

Streator and the HBR co-op's girls soccer teams, Seneca and Newark softball, Seneca and Marquette baseball, and Seneca's girls and boys track and field teams were all winners, and more in The Times Thursday Roundup.

The Somonauk baseball team exploded for nine runs in the seventh inning in a comeback win at Mendota. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Oswego East softball rallied from an early deficit to beat DeKalb and stay undefeated, Coraline Stevens' homer keyed Sandwich softball's win over Yorkville Christian, Adyn Fowler's huge day at the plate led an Oswego East baseball win and Oswego baseball held on to beat Morris.

Sandwich senior catcher Jeffrey Ashley had never hit a high school homer until this week. On Wednesday he homered for the second straight game against Plano, a three-run shot, and Sandwich built a nine-run lead and held on to beat the Reapers 12-10 in a game with four homers.

The Ottawa baseball team - behind three-hit games from Rizon Contreras and Colt Bryson - topped Bloomington High on Tuesday, while Serena, Newark and Somonauk all earned Little Ten wins. Plus more in The Times Tuesday Roundup.

The Somonauk and Serena baseball teams claimed wins in Little Ten Conference openers on Monday, while the Serena/Earlville/Newark girls soccer team won its first match of the season. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Seneca softball ran its perfect start to the season to a dozen wins, Ottawa boys tennis dropped a close match and more in The Times Saturday Roundup.

We are proud to honor 25 of The Times area's top boys basketball players from this past season, including first-team standouts from Woodland, Ottawa, Streator, Marquette and Newark.

The Sandwich baseball and softball teams earned wins on Friday, while Somonauk's Caden Hamer was part of three wins at Mendota track meet. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Honoring 25 of the area's best high school girls basketball players as selected by The Times Sports staff, here is the 2025-26 Times All-Area Girls Basketball Team.

The Ottawa softball team, led by three hits and three RBIs by Piper Lewis, defeated host Sterling on Wednesday, while Serena and Somonauk/Leland also earned softball wins. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Sandwich's Braden Behringer struck out 12 in a complete-game three-hitter, Julian Gates doubled in Justin Bishop for Plano's walk-off win in nine innings, Jax Baker and Nolan Hutchings combined on a two-hit shutout for Oswego and Yorkville softball rode a 10-run second to win.

As girls track and field season heads outdoors, here are previews of teams from the Record Newspapers coverage area.

As boys track and field season heads outdoors, here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Seneca's girls track and field team, Ottawa girls soccer, Marquette softball and Earlville/Leland baseball are among the winners featured in The Times Monday Roundup.

Seneca's Tessa Krull pitched and hit the Fighting Irish past Joliet Catholic on Saturday, while Marquette swept a doubleheader from Princeville. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Fourteen of the area's top girls and boys wrestlers make up the 2025-26 Times All-Area Wrestling Team.

The Seneca softball team blanked St. Bede on Friday to improve to 8-0 on the season, while Sandwich. Somonauk/Leland and Newark also earned wins. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Jillian Freemon struck out 13 batters in a Sandwich softball win, Austyn Strike drove in four runs in a Yorkville softball win, Adelaide Johnson had four hits in a Newark softball win and more in Friday's roundup.

The Sandwich baseball team dropped a pair of games in Tennessee on Thursday, while Dwight earned a one-run Tri-County Conference victory over Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell.

Seneca softball's Hayden Pfeifer twirled a perfect game, Streator baseball 10-runned Illinois Valley Central, Fieldcrest's Drew Overocker drove in seven runs, plus more in The Times Wednesday Roundup.

Marquette baseball's Griffin Dobberstein homered twice, while Georgia Kirkpatrick scored a hat trick to lead the Ottawa girls soccer team to a season-opening win. That and more in The Times Tuesday Roundup.

Marquette softball won a wild one at Newark thanks to six Kelsey Cuchra RBIs, with other area winners including Streator, Ottawa Dwight and Fieldcrest baseball. That and more in The Times Monday Roundup.

Serena, Streator, Ottawa and Marquette baseball as well as Ottawa, Newark, Seneca and Marquette softball were winners on an unseasonably beautiful Saturday. That and more in The Times Saturday Roundup.

The Marquette baseball team opened the season on Friday with a big win in Jacksonville, while Seneca and Sandwich also picked up victories. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Ottawa's Addie Russell pitched the Pirates softball team to a 5-1 win over Oswego on Thursday, while the Newark and Earlville/Leland baseball squads picked up wins. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Seneca senior Lila Coleman placed second, leaping 5.23 meters in the long jump at Wednesday's Normal West Lady Wildcat Indoor Invitational, while Somonauk's Alexis Punsalan finished fifth in the pole vault.

In an area loaded with baseball talent and as the season gets underway, here are our picks for five players to watch across The Times coverage area.

The 2026 baseball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

A team-by-team 2026 season preview for baseball teams across The Times coverage area, including Newark, Serena, Earlville/Leland, Seneca, Dwight, Fieldcrest and Sandwich.

Both Newark and Streator's girls and boys track and field teams were in competition in The Times Saturday Roundup.

Johnsburg senior Jayce Schmitt and Woodstock junior Max Beard were named co-Kishwaukee River Conference Player of the Year. Check out the full All-KRC boys basketball team here, as selected by coaches.

A team-by-team 2026 season preview for softball teams across The Times coverage area, including Newark, Serena, Earlville, Somonauk/Leland, WFC, Dwight, Fieldcrest and Sandwich.

Top senior players from the Fox Valley Conference and Kishwaukee River Conference will compete in the 2026 McHenry County Boys Soccer All-Star Game on May 8. Check out the full rosters here.

Here is the 2025-26 All-Kishwaukee River Conference girls wrestling team, as voted on by KRC coaches.

Here is the 2025-26 All-Kishwaukee River Conference boys wrestling team, as voted on by KRC coaches.

The Earlville softball team fell in its season opener at Orangeville on Monday afternoon.

The 2026 high school softball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Ottawa senior Juliana Thrush won her opening two matches on Friday to advance to the semifinals at the IHSA state girls wrestling tournament in Bloomington. Plus, more results from around the Times area.