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Genoa-Kingston sprinter Natasha Bianchi had a day Wednesday at the Class 2A Rochelle Sectional, her first track postseason event. Sycamore’s Kaitlyn Lisafield and Layla Janisch also qualified for next week’s state meet.
Sterling won the Class 2A Rochelle Sectional despite not having an individual champ, Mendota and Genoa-Kingston both had individual freshman champions, Sycamore had a surprise pole vault champ and Sandwich's Sunny Weber kept up her domination.
Hinckley-Big Rock state champion Jenna Thorp, Malta's final points and rebounding record-holder Justin Allen and current DeKalb coach Mike Reynolds were inducted into the IBCA Hall of Fame earlier this month
DeKalb bounced back from a six-run loss to Neuqua Valley on Monday for a 5-4 win on Tuesday against the Wildcats, keeping its shot at the No. 2 seed alive entering the DuPage Valley Conference tournament next week.
Everything seemed lined up for Kaneland to beat Sycamore on Monday and claim an outright Interstate 8 title. But when Anya Berry connected on her high-pressure penalty kick to life the Spartans to the win and a split of the I-8 crown with the Knights.
For the sixth time in a row the Sycamore softball team put up at least 12 runs in a game. And against Genoa-Kingston on Friday, the Spartans jumped right from the start, scoring five in the first en route to a 13-3 win over the Cogs.
We may not know a starting quarterback, but we did learn a lot from NIU's spring practices, which wrapped up last week. Here are the biggest takeaways from the spring.
It wouldn’t be out of place to see the middle three hitters in a batting lineup combine for two home runs, six RBIs and five runs scored. But on Thursday in an Interstate 8 matchup against Ottawa, that’s what the bottom three hitters in the Sycamore lineup did in a 13-6 win.
Head of NIU’s sports medicine department for almost three decades, Phil Voorhis was at Wal-Mart when someone by him had a cardiac episode. Voorhis sprung into action, but was surprised when he found out the chain did not have an automated external defibrillator.
Both Sycamore starter Matt Rosado and Morris starter Cody DelFavero were locked in a pitchers duel on Wednesday. But Morris got two runs off the Sycamore ace in the seventh to tie things up then got three off the Sycamore bullpen in the 5-3 win.
Brodie Farrell had two hits at the plate for DeKalb on Tuesday against Naperville Central. On the hill, he only gave up three hits in 5⅓ innings, helping the Barbs bounce back from a Game 1 loss for a 5-3 win against the Redhawks.
Jacob Orin ensured the Hinckley-Big Rock baseball team kept rallies going after Indian Creek elected to intentionally walk Martin Ledbetter, including once with the bases loaded. The Royals held off the Timberwolves 11-10 on Monday.
Four of the top five plays at NIU's final spring practice on Saturday were made by the defense. Touchdowns, brutal hits - the defense did it all. Find out which five plays made our cut.
Heading into NIU's final spring practice on Saturday, we know plenty about this team and its expectations. So in the spirit of changing things up, here are three things we won’t see on Saturday.
Sycamore pitcher Teague Hallahan said there’s nothing better than when his defense is playing strong behind him. The Spartans committed just one error on Thursday after two defensively shaky games against Kaneland, topping the Knights 6-1 and winning the key Interstate 8 series.