Track and Field

Area athletes compete in the Class 2A Genoa-Kingston Girls Track and Field Sectional on May 16, 2025, at Genoa-Kingston High School in Genoa.

The 2025 DuKane Conference boys track and field meet was held on Friday, May 16, 2025 at Lake Park in Roselle.

Local athletes compete in the Fox Valley Conference Boys Track and Field Meet on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at Huntley High School.

The Coal City baseball team extended its winning streak to four games with a nonconference win at Kankakee and more in Thursday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Area athletes compete in the IHSA Class 3A Girls Sectional Track and Field Meet on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.at Red Raider Stadium on the campus of Huntley High School in Huntley.

The Kankakee girls track and field team led the local charge on the first day of the postseason and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Area teams compete Wednesday, May 14, 2025, for a chance to go to state at the girls Class 2A track Sectionals at Sterling High School

Area athletes compete in the Kishwaukee River Conference boys Track and Field Meet on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Richmond-Burton High School in Richmond.

The LaSalle-Peru, Kaneland, Rochelle, Morris, Ottawa and Sycamore High School boys track teams took part in the Interstate 8 Conference Championship meet Tuesday at Rochelle High school.

Here’s a look at the all-time Illinois Valley Track & Field records, including schools in the BCR, NewsTribune and Times coverage area as of May 12, 2025

A look back at the last week in sports in the Northwest Herald by photographers Gregory Shaver, and Patrick Kunzer for the Shaw Local News Network

The Wilmington baseball team held Kankakee to just one hit in a 12-0 win, the Wildcats third shutout win in a row, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal Roundup.

The DuKane Conference Girls Track and Field Championship was held on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at Glenbard North in Carol Stream.

Local athletes compete in the Fox Valley Conference Girls Track and Field Meet on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at Huntley High School.

Oswego sophomore Dontrell Young, who set the meet record in the 100-meter dash and 200, and also won the 400 at Oswego’s Roger Wilcox Invitational, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Dixon hosts the girls BNC track meet Thursday, May 8, 2025.

Beecher's Taylor Norkus threw a no-hitter to escape a pitchers' duel with Peotone's Sophie Klawitter and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Area athletes compete in the Kishwaukee River Conference Girls Track and Field Meet on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at Marengo High School.

Jacob Vinardi tossed a no-hitter in the first game of Kankakee's doubleheader with Thornridge and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

A total of 13 local track and field programs competed in the Herscher Invite on Friday, with area athletes on the girls side winning eight events and Wilmington freshman McKenna Van Tilburg winning three.

A dozen schools competed in the Herscher Invite track and field meet Friday, May 2, 2025. Buy photos here: https://heraldnews.smugmug.com/April-2025/Herscher-Invite

Local teams compete Friday, May, 2, 2025, at Sterling's Night Relays.

The Boilermaker boys were stellar on the track and in the field in their All-City win at Kankakee Monday.

The host Kays won 12 of the 17 events on the evening to claim the All-City girls track and field title Monday.

Kankakee, Bradley-Bourbonnais and Bishop McNamara competed for the annual title during the All-City meet at Kankakee High School on Monday, April, 28, 2025.

Kaneland Hosted the annual Peterson Prep track and field invite on Saturday, April 26, 2025 in Maple Park.

The Bishop McNamara boys and Central girls both picked up team wins at the Manteno Invite on Friday.

Oregon won the Landers-Loomis Invitational on Friday, April 25, 2025 scoring 104 points to Fulton's 95 and Genoa-Kingston's 91. Forreston finished fifth in the 8-team meet.

Here’s a look at the leading Bureau County area boys track & field athletes representing ALO, Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede

Local schools Amboy, Forreston Bureau Valley, Rock Falls and Newman compete with others at the Rock Falls Rocket track invite Friday, April, 25, 2025

Local athletes compete in the McHenry County Track and Field Meet on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at McCracken Field in McHenry.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais softball team lost an extra-inning SWSC battle to top-ranked Lincoln-Way Central, Beecher's Ava Lorenzatti and Taylor Norkus were dominant in a doubleheader sweep and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

The Kankakee girls track and field team placed fifth at the Kays Co-ed Meet Saturday with Herscher placing seventh, while on the boys side Herscher placed sixth and Kankakee placed seventh, and more in Saturday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Peotone's Sophie Klawitter threw a one-hit shutout with 13 strikeouts in the Blue Devils' win to cap off her dominant week, and more in Friday's Daily Journal Roundup

The Bishop McNamara baseball team scored three runs in the fifth inning to win a Chicagoland Christian Conference contest over Wheaton Academy 3-2, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Plano junior Kaylee Klatt, who won the 100-meter high hurdles at Kaneland’s Amy Holmes Invitational in a career-best time of 16.23 seconds, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Here’s a look at the boys meet records for the Rollie Morris Invitational that will be on line in Saturday's meet at Hall High School

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.

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

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

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

The boys and girls teams from Bradley-Bourbonnais placed first in the Boilermaker Invite on Thursday to open up the outdoor season along with Momence, Herscher and Bishop McNamara.

Dixon won a quad meet at Oregon High School on Thursday, April 3, 2024 beating Forreston, Oregon, and Dakota.

Bradley-Bourbonnais' Boilermaker Invite hosted local schools Bishop McNamara, Herscher and Momence in the annual track & field event.

Oswego sophomore Bo Breed, who was third in the 800-meter run in 1:57.67 and was part of a fourth-place 4x400 relay in 3:30.31 at the Illinois Top Times meet in school record times, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Manteno freshman Klarke Goranson won both the girls Class 2A 800 meters and 1,600 meters at the Illinois Top Times Championships and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Yorkville senior Taelor Clements, who won the high jump with an effort of 6 feet, 4 inches at the Southwest Prairie Conference indoor meet, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week. Here is his Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.

A handful of schools competed at Reed-Custer's Comet Classic over the weekend, with Bishop McNamara leading the local boys and the host Comets leading the local girls.

Batavia High School hosted the DuKane Conference Boys Track and Field indoor meet on Friday, March 21, 2025.

Batavia High School hosted the , DuKane Conference Girls Track and Field indoor meet on Saturday, March 22, 2025.