Marquette Preps

The Seneca Fighting Irish used great scout team play in practice to be prepared for Marquette and won, 48-13.

Seneca defeated Marquette 48-13 on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024 at Gould Stadium. Check out photos from freelance photojournalist Katy Arnold.

Seneca faces Marquette in Week 3 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive reporter Charlie Ellerbrock will have live updates, scores and news from the game

The Marquette girls volleyball overcame a slow start to defeat Putnam County 25-23, 25-21 in a Tri-County Conference match at Bader Gym on Thursday.

The cross country season is underway. Here are the team-by-team girls and boys previews with top returners, key newcomers and info on every The Times area squad for the 2024 season.

The Marquette Crusaders rolled to 437 yards in a 41-6 victory over Madison on Friday night.

Marquette faces Madison in Week 2 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive reporter Charlie Ellerbrock will have live updates, scores and news from the game

The Marquette Crusaders battled throughout, but Aurora Christian's passing attack and a late rushing TD gave the Eagles a 24-19 win.

Aurora Christian takes on Marquette to open Week 1 of the IHSA football 2024 season. Friday Night Drive reporter Charlie Ellerbrock will have live updates, scores and news from the game

The Marquette volleyball team struggled, especially in the second set, in its season-opening loss to Lexington at Bader Gymnasium on Tuesday.

Perennial 1A playoff power Marquette's wing-T offense normally rewards running backs with a mix of speed and strength. Enter senior and three-year starting back Payton Gutierrez.

Check out our team-by-team boys and girls golf preview with top returners, newcomers and info on each local team for the 2024 season.

Can Seneca run to a third-straight postseason? Can Marquette make the playoffs for the 12th consecutive year, or St. Bede for the fourth time in-a-row, or the Dwight co-op for second straight time? Team breakdowns, players to watch and more in the Chicagoland Prairieland preview.

Practices began today for high school football and all other fall sports. Photo editor Scott Anderson and photographer freelancer Kyle Russell went to several practices in the Illinois Valley. Check out photos from Ottawa, Marquette, Streator, L-P, St. Bede, Hall, Princeton and Bureau Valley.

With high school football practices starting Monday, here are five storylines to watch in the Times area this fall.

Football teams from Ottawa, Sandwich, Mendota, Oregon, Marquette, Bureau Valley, Princeton and Dixon met for a 7-on-7 competition on Saturday, July 20, 2024 at Princeton High School.

As Marquette football camp begins, review and fundamentals at the top of the list for head coach Tom Jobst.

By the end of the weekend, the Tigers will have competed in two 7-on-7s, held a joint practice/scrimmage with 6A Washington High School and competed in their own Linemen’s Challenge as they gear up for the 2024 season which is just six weeks away.

The IHSA just released its statewide football schedule for the 2024 season. Here are some top games to watch in the Times coverage area.

It was an Illinois Valley and Tri-County Conference sweep of the MVP awards with St. Bede’s Nathan Husser awarded MVP by the Blue Team and Seneca’s Casey Clennon from the Red Team.

The schools of The Times area sent plenty of athletes to the IHSA Boys Track and Field State Meet this past spring, with those qualifiers making up the 2024 Times Boys Track and Field Honor Roll.

The schools of The Times area sent plenty of athletes to the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Meet this past spring.

There were eight individuals, including two former MLB pitchers, Peru native Russ “Monk” Meyer and Guy Hoffman of Ottawa Marquette, and a longtime NBA radio announcer, five coaches and three championship teams inducted into the Shaw Media Illinois Valley Sports Hall of Fame.

Charlie Mullen's big hits, Carson Zellers' pitching, defense and a few gift runs help Marquette top Altamont for the Class 1A state title on Saturday in Peoria.

Marquette defeated Altamont 6-2 to win the Class 1A State baseball championship on Saturday, June 1, 2024 at Dozer Park in Peoria.

Marquette once again plays airtight defense in a 6-2 win over Altamont in Saturday's Class 1A State championship game.

Marquette senior Carson Zellers pitched the Crusaders to 6-2 victory over Altamont and gained bragging rights in Saturday's Class 1A state baseball championship game.

Marquette sophomore pitcher Alec Novotney worked out of a pair of early jams in the Crusaders' 9-3 Class 1A state semifinal win over Jacksonville Routt at Dozer Park in Peoria on Friday.

A list of 12 numbers and facts surrounding the Marquette Crusaders baseball team at the Class 1A State finals

Big eight-run second inning helps opportunistic Marquette best Jacksonville Routt for a 1A title game berth

Marquette defeated (Jacksonville) Routt in the Class 1A baseball semifinal game on Friday, May 31, 2024 at Dozer Park in Peoria. The Crusaders will play in the championship at 1p.m. on Saturday.

Here are the capsules of information on the four teams participating in the Class 1A baseball state finals this weekend.

Carson Zellers spun Marquette's fourth straight shutout to send the Crusaders to the Class 1A state finals in Peoria.

We take a look at each boys' track and field athlete from the Times coverage area who earned a spot in the upcoming IHSA state tournament.

The Serena softball team scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning against Marquette to finish off a crazy 13-12 championship game of the Class 1A Indian Creek Regional in Shabbona on Friday.

The Marquette softball team advanced to Friday's Class 1A Indian Creek Regional championship game with a 10-0, five-inning win over the host Timberwolves.

We take a look at each girls' track and field athlete from the Times coverage area who earned a spot in the upcoming IHSA state tournament.

Athletes from St. Bede, Marquette, Henry-Midland, Bureau Valley, Amboy and Earlville qualified for state out of the Class 1A Bureau Valley Sectional on Wednesday.

Teams from Amboy, Ashton-Franklin Center, DePue, Earlville, Erie-Prophetstown, Putnam County, Henry-Senachwine, Bureau Valley, Milledgeville, Morrison, Marquette, St. Bede, Indian Creek, Hall and Newman competed in the Class 1A girls track and field Sectional on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at Bureau Valley High School.

Seneca sophomore pitcher Tessa Krull allowed Marquette a run on three hits in the first, but retired 20 of the final 23 batters the rest of the way in leading her team to a 3-1 Tri-County Conference triumph at June Gross Field on Thursday afternoon.

Marquette defeated Seneca 10-0 on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at Masinelli Field in Ottawa.

The St. Bede softball team used a pair of homers and a complete-game effort in the circle by Ella Hermes in defeating Marquette 4-2 and 12-6 in Tri-County Conference games on Monday afternoon.

Marquette defeated St. Bede 13-3 in five innings on Monday, April 22, 2024 at St. Bede Academy. Marquette won the first suspended game by a final of 1-0. The first game was a resumption of last Tuesday game due to rain.

St. Bede defeated Marquette 4-2 on Monday, April 22, 2024 at St. Bede Academy. Marquette won the first suspended game by a final of 6-5. The first game was a resumption of last Tuesday game due to rain.

The Illinois Valley All-Star Basketball Games returned for the first time since 2019 with games Saturday at St. Bede.

The rosters were announced for the Illinois Valley All-Star Basketball Games, which are Saturday at St. Bede.

The St. Bede and Marquette softball teams had their Tri-County Conference game that was tied 5-5 in the bottom of fifth inning at June Gross Filed in Ottawa suspended by rain on Thursday afternoon.

Marquette and St. Bede suspended their game after 5 innings of play due to rain on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at Masinelli Field in Ottawa. The game was scoreless during the suspension. The game will resume on Monday April 22, at 4:30p.m.

St. Bede and Marquette tied at 5 runs each on Thursday, April 18, 2024 in Ottawa. The game was suspended due to rain before the bottom of the fifth inning. A resume date will be announced at a later time.

The Marquette baseball team used a dominant pitching outing from Alec Novotney, a tape-measure homer from Sam Mitre and solid dose of small ball and timely hitting to top Henry-Senachwine 10-0 in six innings Monday.