High School Sports

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.

Lockport scored eight goals in the opening quarter en route to a 19-1 win over Homewood-Flossmoor on Monday.

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.

Jocelyn Sanche's five-goal day led Kankakee girls soccer to a dominant win and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Boilermakers allowed just one goal in the second half of their home game against Maine East on Monday, which they won 11-8 to extend their winning streak to four games.

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.

Bradley-Bourbonnais senior Nick Allen and Kankakee junior Lincoln Williams made the Illinois Media All-State first teams in their respective classes while four players earned honorable mention.

Many of the area’s top senior girls and boys basketball players will star in the McHenry County Area All-Star Basketball Extravaganza on Sunday at Alden-Hebron’s historic Tigard Gymnasium. 

Here is a schedule of upcoming high school sporting events in the Herald-News coverage area.

A schedule of high school sporting events in the Ottawa/Streator/Seneca area for the week of April 6-12.

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.

Bradley-Bourbonnais' Jace Boudreau hit a leadoff home run and had the game-winning hit in the top of the seventh in the Boilermakers' 6-3 win, and more in Saturday's Daily Journal Roundup.

West Aurora boys volleyball defeated Naperville North 19-25, 25-22, 15-12 to claim the title of West Aurora's own invitational Saturday.

Trevor Wardlow had 19 kills to lead Bolingbrook to a 25-21, 24-26, 25-13 win over Joliet Catholic Academy.

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.

The Coal City softball team won in dominant fashion, the girls soccer team fought to a tie in a rivalry matchup with Morris and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Alaina Clark scores four goals and Audrey Powlick added three as Wilmington beat Momence 9-0 for its first win of the season.

Wilmington picked up its first win of the season Friday, scoring early and often in a 9-0 win at Momence.

Beecher pitcher Taylor Norkus threw a perfect game Thursday as the Bobcats improved to 6-0 on the season, and more in Thursday'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 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.

Coal City's Lance Cuddy beat Bishop McNamara's Dom Panozzo, the Coalers emerging with a 2-0 win at Coal City on Thursday.

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.

In a pitchers' duel between Coal City's Lance Cuddy and Bishop McNamara's Dom Panozzo, it was Cuddy and the Coalers who emerged with a 2-0 win at Coal City 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.

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.

A handful of former high school softball standouts from the area have been contributing to a red-hot Kankakee Community College team this season.

Jeremiah Fears was a star for Joliet West before transferring out of state his senior year. After one year at Oklahoma, he now projects as the number seven prospect in the draft, according to ESPN. On Wednesday he declared his intentions to enter the draft.

DeAndre McCamey, assistant boys basketball coach at Montini for the past four seasons and a former player and assistant coach at St. Joseph under legendary coach Gene Pingatore, has been named the new head coach at Montini.

The Kankakee baseball team blew out Thornton 19-0 at home and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais caught fire at the end of the first half of Tuesday's game against Bishop McNamara, giving the Boilermakers an All-City repeat.

Central outlasted St. Anne-Donovan in a pitchers' duel on Tuesday, improving to 3-5 on the season with the 1-0 win.

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

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.

Led by Player of the Year Hudson Kirby, here is the 2024-2025 Kane County Chronicle boys basketball team.

Geneva senior Hudson Kirby, who helped the Vikings to a 29-5 record, including going undefeated during conference play since 1963, and averaged 16 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists per game, is the 2024-2025 Kane County Chronicle Boys Basketball Player of the Year.

Manteno baseball made it a 5-0 start to the season with Monday's win over rival Peotone and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

After a red-hot week at the Gulf Shores Classic in Alabama last week, Bradley-Bourbonnais kept that momentum rolling with a dominant All-City showing against Kankakee Monday.

Beecher junior Grace Durante scored three goals in the Bobcats' 3-1 road win over Manteno on Monday.

Cary-Grove's Tony Moretti recently resigned as head girls basketball coach after six seasons. The Trojans had four winning seasons under Moretti, including the past two with 20-plus wins and back-to-back regional championships.

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

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.

Sterling, Dixon and Fulton softball won; Rock Falls baseball won; Sterling's Aron Rivera won two singles matches and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Rock Falls track & field athlete Adan Oquendo, who picked up early-season wins in the 60 and 200-meter dash, is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is a Q&A with sports reporter Drake Lansman.

Honoring 25 of the area's best high school boys basketball players as selected by The Times Sports staff, here is the 2024-25 Times All-Area Boys Basketball Team.

Seneca senior Paxton Giertz is the 2024-25 Times Boys Basketball Player of the Year.

Bradley-Bourbonnais senior Nick Allen and Kankakee junior Lincoln Williams are the 2024-25 Daily Journal Boys Basketball Players of the Year.

The Daily Journal 2024-25 All-Area boys basketball team.

Morrison's Bella Duncan pitched a perfect game in a win over Newman, Sterling, Dixon, Newman and Forreston baseball won and Morrison's Brady Anderson and West Carroll's Emma Randecker had track wins in Friday's Sauk Valley roundup.