The Princeton softball team scored six times in the second inning, then held off a late rally from host Ottawa to earn a 9-7 victory in both team's season opener on Friday afternoon at a cold and windy King Field in Ottawa.

The 2026 Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell baseball team enters to season with just nine players on its roster, but on the positive side eight of them bring in varsity experience.

La Salle County Sheriff’s Office is participating in a campaign to step up DUI patrols from March 13 through March 23.

Seneca No. 9 hitter Aurora Weber's soft-hit single tied it, a two-run Geneseo error gave the Irish the lead, and pitchers Tessa Krull and Hayden Pfeifer made it stand up as Seneca softball came back to top Geneseo 4-1 Thursday.

Pitching and defense are expected to be the strengths this spring of an Ottawa baseball team that has a good mix of experience and talent.

The 2026 Streator High softball team doesn't have any seniors, but they do show a lot of encouraging signs for both the now and the future of the program as the spring season gets underway.

A team-by-team 2026 season preview for softball teams across The Times coverage area, including Newark, Serena, Earlville, Somonauk/Leland, WFC, Dwight, Fieldcrest and Sandwich.

In an area loaded with softball talent and as the season gets underway, here are our picks for five players to watch across The Times coverage area.

La Salle County officials are aware that Tuesday afternoon there was an accidental siren sounding in the 10-mile emergency planning zone of the LaSalle Generating Station.