Ottawa Preps

At Somonauk’s Tim Humes Breakout, the host Somonauk/Leland Bobcats fell to 0-2 with a loss to the Sandwich Indians, plus more in our Wednesday Roundup.

The Marquette and Ottawa girls basketball teams earned tournament wins on Tuesday to improve to 2-0 on the season.

Ottawa, Serena and Seneca girls basketball all scored season-opening wins Monday, plus more from around The Times area.

At the Geneseo Invitational on Saturday, the Ottawa Pirates placed fifth of 12 competing teams.

2024-25's senior-heavy Ottawa girls basketball team returns a ton of talent, including all-state senior guard Marlie Orlandi and Times All-Area first teamer senior Skylar Dorsey, to the floor looking to put together a solid season under 10th-year coach Brent Moore.

A roundup of high school sports for The Times area from Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2024.

Ottawa junior singles player Zulee Moreland won 23 matches, Interstate 8 Conference Tournament and Ottawa Sectional championships, claimed an opening-round victory at the IHSA Class 1A state meet and is the 2024 Times Girls Tennis Player of the Year.

At the IHSA State Finals Meet hosted at Peoria's Detweiller Park on Saturday, after second- and third-place state finishes the past two years, Sandwich junior Sunny Weber brought home the individual championship.

Ottawa softball star Maura Condon will graduate a semester early from Ottawa High, reclassify herself as a member of the Class of 2024 and sign a scholarship offer to join the Purdue University softball team for the upcoming spring season.

Congratulations to The Times Athlete of the Week, Ottawa girls tennis state qualifier Zulee Moreland!

Here's a look at the second-round playoff matchups awaiting Seneca and Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington in Class 2Along with Marquette in the 1A field.

Ottawa's Shaylen Quinn, the Seneca girls team, Sandwich’s Sunny Weber, Somonauk’s Landin Stilwell and Fieldcrest’s Caleb Krischel all earned trips to next weekend's state meet in Peoria at Saturday's sectionals.

The Marquette girls volleyball team defeated host Illinois Lutheran 25-18, 25-10 to capture the Class 1A regional championship on Thursday night.

In the semifinals of the Class 1A Serena Regional, the top-seeded Newark Norsemen dominated the first and third sets on their way to a 25-10, 23-25, 25-8 victory and a trip to Thursday's championship match.

Marquette, Seneca, Woodland, Serena all secured postseason victories Tuesday, plus more in The Times Tuesday Roundup.

The Streator and Ottawa girls volleyball teams each fell in the semifinals of Tuesday's Class 3A Geneseo Regional.

Congratulations to The Times Athlete of the Week, state champion Ottawa boys golfer Jacob Armstrong!

The Sandwich girls volleyball team defeated Mendota, while Fieldcrest fell to Illinois Valley Central in Class 2A regional quarterfinals, while in Class 1A Flanagan-Cornell lost to Dwight on Monday.

More from the Week 9 sideline across The Times area, including notes on Seneca, Marquette, FCW, Ottawa and Streator.

The Seneca girls cross country team won a 1A regional title and Sandwich's Sunny Weber captured a 2A individual XC regional championship on Saturday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Fieldcrest football team finished its season with a 34-30 Heart of Central Illinois Small Conference loss at Heyworth.

St. Bede finished a tough season with a positive as the Bruins defeated Ottawa 38-28 on Friday in Peru.

St. Bede defeated Ottawa 38-28 on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024 at St. Bede Academy. It was the first meeting between the teams since 1980. Bruins finish the regular season 2-7 and Pirates finish 1-8.

Ottawa faces St. Bede in Week 9 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive editor Kevin Chlum will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Ottawa junior Zulee Moreland finished 1-2 and closed out her season at Thursday’s IHSA Class 1A State Finals. Plus, more results from around The Times area.

A look at Week 9 across The Times area, including a great matchup in Seneca and playoff-vital games featuring Marquette versus Dwight/GSW and Sandwich against Marengo.

Both Sandwich and Somonauk lost road volleyball matches Wednesday.

The IHSA Class 2A champion Ottawa boys golf team knew they had a great team, but an IHSA state championship team?

The Newark girls volleyball team topped LaMoille-Ohio to wrap up a 15th straight Little Ten Conference regular-season championship on Tuesday. Plus more results from around the Times area.

The Streator boys soccer team held a two-goal lead at halftime and eventually posted a 4-2 win over Ottawa in Tuesday's Class 2A Ottawa Regional semifinal on the King Field pitch. The Bulldogs now play Galesburg in the championship match at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Led by Jaylei Leininger's huge match, the Woodland girls volleyball team topped LaMoille-Ohio in straight sets on Monday, while Earlville, Newark and Seneca also earned wins. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Congratulations to The Times Athlete of the Week, Ottawa girls volleyball's Skylar Dorsey!

Ottawa junior Zulee Moreland won the Class 1A Ottawa Sectional singles championship on Saturday, while La Salle-Peru captured the team title at the Henderson-Guenther Tennis Facility.

Ottawa High School’s wait for sporting glory is over, as the boys golf team won the Class 2A final for the school's first state title. Burlington Central was third, while Marmion's Regan Konen won a three-man playoff to repeat as Class 2A individual champion.

The Sandwich girls cross country team — behind individual champion Sundara Weber — won the championship of the Kishwaukee River Conference meet on Saturday in Harvard. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Rochelle scored 30 points in the first quarter on just six plays from scrimmage in an eventual 64-10 Interstate 8 Conference win over Ottawa at King Field on Friday night.

Rochelle defeated Ottawa 64-10 on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024 in King Field at Ottawa High School. Check out photos from freelance photojournalist Katy Arnold.

The Ottawa boys golf team finished Day 1 of the Class 2A State Finals on Friday in first place at Illinois State University's Weibring Golf Club in Normal.

Rochelle faces Ottawa in Week 8 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive reporter Brian Hoxsey will have live updates, scores and news from the game

The Marquette volleyball team defeated Dwight 25-12, 25-15 in the third-place match of the Tri-County Conference Tournament on Thursday at Bader Gym. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

La Salle-Peru improved to 23-2 with a two-set win over Ottawa on Thursday.

L-P defeated Ottawa 25-20, 25-19 on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 in Kingman Gym at Ottawa High School. It was "Volley for Vets" night honoring players friends and family Veterans who have served or are currently serving in the military.

A look at Week 8 across The Times coverage area, including matchups for Ottawa, Streator, Sandwich, Marquette, Seneca, Fieldcrest and Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland.

A roundup of Times-area prep sports for Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, including boys regional action and Tri-County Conference Tournament girls volleyball.

The Seneca girls volleyball team defeated Marquette in straight sets on Tuesday to advance the championship match of the Tri-County Conference Tournament. Plus, more results from around The Times area.

The Ottawa boys soccer team withstood a second-half surge by Streator to make its halftime lead hold up for a 2-1 victory at the James Street Recreation Area.

Ottawa beat Streator 2-1 on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024 at James Street Recreational Area in Streator.

Seneca's girls ran to sixth as a team led by Evelyn O'Connor's third-place run at the 2024 Amboy Columbus Day Invitational, plus more from around The Times area.

Marquette’s run game continues to thrive, FCW solid on third downs, Ottawa QB Mark Munson continues to add to solid season, and more from the Week 7 sidelines across The Times coverage area.

Ottawa cross country runners Shaylen Quinn and Addy Miller, as well as Lucas Farabaugh, all ran strong at Saturday's 48th Runnin' Red Invite in Metamora. Plus more results from around the Times area.