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Photos: 2025 Illinois Valley Mens Golf Championship

Jon Prescott won the Illinois Valley Mens Golf Championship on Sunday, July 27, 2025 at Spring Creek Golf Course in Spring Valley. Mason Kimberley received second place and Bryer Harris finished in third. The two-day event featured hundreds of golfers playing two courses (Senica's Oak Ridge and Spring Creek Golf Course) in the Illinois Valley with a total of 36 holes of golf.

By Scott Anderson

Illinois Valley area baseball standouts named to the 2025 IHSBCA All-State Team

This week, the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association unveiled its 2025 All-State Team, celebrating standout athletes, including Class 1A champions Marquette’s Alec Novotney and Sam Mitre.

By J.T. Pedelty●

Photos: Ottawa Marquette vs. Lexington in Class 1A State semifinal baseball

Marquette sailed to a 16-1 victory over Lexington in the IHSA Class 1A State semifinal at Illinois Field in Champaign on Friday, June 6, 2025.

By Tiffany Blanchette●

Marquette gets early wake-up call, explodes past Lexington 16-1 in IHSA 1A state semifinals

The Marquette Crusaders responded to Lexington’s one run in the top of the second inning with 10 of their own in the bottom half, propelling the defending 1A state champs into Saturday’s 1 p.m. title game via a dominant, 16-1 victory early Friday.

By J.T. Pedelty●

Marquette baseball earned chance to defend 1A title

The Marquette baseball team has earned the right to defend its Class 1A title and that chance begins with Friday's 10 a.m. state semifinal against Lexington at Illinois Field in Champaign.

By Brian Hoxsey●

Photos: Marquette, Fulton baseball meet in Class 1A supersectional at NIU in DeKalb

The Fulton and Marquette High School baseball teams met Monday in a Class 1A supersectional at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.

By Mark Busch ●