Somonauk Preps

With boys basketball season starting across the state Monday, here is a look at the 2024-25 season for teams across The Times coverage area.

The Seneca girls basketball team defeated Peoria Manual in the third-place game of the Falcon-Irish Thanksgiving Tournament on Saturday, while Fieldcrest finished 5th and Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland 7th.

Earlville's girls got a win at Illinois Match & Science Academy, Amboy/LaMoille/Ohio repeated as Illinois 8-Man Football Association state champions, plus more in The Times Friday Roundup.

The La Salle-Peru girls basketball team broke open a tight game with Somonauk-Leland after the first quarter and eventually earned a 52-21 victory on Friday at the Tim Humes Breakout Tournament at Somonauk High School.

L-P defeated Somonauk 52-21 during the Tim Humes Breakout Tournament on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024 at Somonauk High School.

The Serena girls basketball team defeated Seneca in overtime, while Marquette topped Flanagan-Cornell on Thursday night. Plus, more from around the Times area.

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.

With girls basketball season starting across the state Monday, here is a look at the 2024-25 season for teams across The Times coverage area.

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

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'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 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.

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.

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.

Both Sandwich and Somonauk lost road volleyball matches Wednesday.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland football ran to a 41-26 win over West Central on Friday night. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The No. 3-seeded Indian Creek boys soccer team overcame some obstacles and top-seeded Somonauk-Leland-Newark for a 3-2 (2-0 PKs) triumph to claim the Timberwolves' first-ever Little Ten Conference Tournament title at Hinckley-Big Rock High School on Thursday night.

At Maple Park on Thursday, Ottawa recorded the Interstate 8 Conference victory over the Knights, while Skylar Dorsey surpassed 1,000 career varsity assists, plus more in The Times Thursday Roundup.

Newark girls volleyball and Streator girls tennis both scored Wednesday evening victories, plus more from around the area in The Times Wednesday Roundup.

The Seneca girls volleyball team defeated Woodland for a 17th straight victory on Tuesday, while the Somonauk/Leland/Newark boys soccer team advanced to the title match of the Little Ten Conference Tournament. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Ottawa boys golf team, as well as Fieldcrest‘s Jessica Schultz and Seneca’s Piper Stenzel, are all heading to the state meet after sectional performances on Monday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

At the Lisle Mane Event 5K Invitational run Saturday around Lisle High School, Somonauk junior ace Landin Stillwell placed eighth in a field of 193 boys, plus more from around The Times area.

Earlville, Marquette, Streator and Ottawa girls volleyball all picked up Thursday victories, plus more from around The Times area.

The Seneca boys golf team won the program's first regional championship on Wednesday, while individual golfers from Streator, Earlville, Somonauk and Serena-Newark also advanced to sectional play. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Seneca girls cross country team — behind individual champion Evelyn O'Connor — captured the Tri-County Conference meet title on Tuesday, while the boys squad finished runner-up. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Seneca volleyball team, led by eight kills by Audry McNabb, defeated Hinckley-Big Rock in straight sets on Monday to improve to 19-2 on the season. Plus more results from around the Times area.

The Marquette girls volleyball team placed second at the Harvard Invite on Saturday, while the Ottawa boys golf squad won Mendota Ryder Cup for fourth straight year. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Ottawa boys golf team wrapped up an undefeated regular season with a win at Mendota on Thursday, while the Serena, Newark and Somonauk girls volleyball teams earned LTC wins. Plus more results from around the Times area.

At Earlville on Wednesday, the host Red Raiders and visiting Huskers played extra time, but no one found the back of the net leading to a Little Ten Conference tie, plus more from across The Times area in our Wednesday Roundup.

Ottawa cross country won a girls meet over Plano and boys meet over both Plano and Somonauk on senior day, plus more for around The Times area for Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024.

The Ottawa boys golf team fired a 306 - with Chandler Creedon and Bryer Harris leading the way with 73s - to capture a third-consecutive Interstate 8 Conference championship at Kishwaukee Country Club in DeKalb on Monday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Sandwich junior Sunny Weber finished first at Bureau Valley's Dale Donner Cross Country Invite for the third straight year to help the Indians earn the team title Saturday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Woodland volleyball team stayed unbeaten in Tri-County Conference play on Thursday, while Ottawa, Serena and Newark also posted wins. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Ottawa's boys golf team along with Seneca's boys and girls scored victories Wednesday, plus more from around The Times area.