Ottawa defeated L-P 13-4 on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at Ottawa High School.
By the time the dust had settled after an unlikely first-inning rally, Ottawa had put up five runs and was well on its way to salvaging an Interstate 8 series split with La Salle-Peru with a 13-5 victory Wednesday.
Several area girls track teams including Sycamore, Genoa-Kingston, Dixon, Sterling, Rock Falls, Sandwich, Plano and Mendota competed Wednesday in the Class 2A Rochelle Sectional .
Seneca defeated St. Bede 3-2 in eight innings on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at St. Bede Academy.
The La Salle-Peru boys tennis defeated Ottawa 5-0 to clinch an undefeated Interstate 8 Conference regular-season championship at the Henderson-Guenther Tennis Facility on Monday afternoon.
Teams from La Salle- Peru, Ottawa, Kaneland, Sycamore, Rochelle, and Morris competed during the Interstate 8 conference meet on Friday, May 3, 2024 at the L-P Athletic Complex in La Salle.
Ottawa defeated Depue/Hall 7-0 on Thursday, May 2, 2024 at King Field.
Known for his dedication, loyalty, friendly nature and positive, people-first writing style, Shaw Local reporter Charlie Ellerbrock will be part of the IBCA Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024 inducted this weekend.
Although they controlled possession right from the opening kick, it took the Ottawa Pirates some 10 minutes and change early Thursday evening to put the ball in the back of the DePue/Hall net in an eventual 7-0 victory.