The Big Northern and Three Rivers Conferences announce their baseball all-conference teams, while the TRAC also releases its softball team and the BNC names its girls soccer squad.

Three local football players will participate in the 2023 Illinois High School Shrine Game at 11 a.m. June 17 at Illinois Wesleyan University’s Tucci Stadium.

Saige Barnett, a 2019 Bureau Valley alum, has been named as the new head volleyball coach for the Storm. She will teach high school PE.

Newman junior Brendan Tunink has been in the middle of the Comets’ success on the baseball diamond all spring, on their way to a third-place finish in in Class 1A. He has been voted by readers as the Sauk Valley Media Athlete of the Week.

Former two-time state champion and ex-Team USA wrestler Nolan Baker will lead the Sterling wrestling team next season.

One of the first questions I’m asked when people find out I’m a runner is, “Aren’t you afraid you’re going to ruin your knees?” I’ve been running for 35 years, and my knees, joints, and bones are just fine.

Led by a trio of first-team selections, 21 local softball players were named to the Illinois Coaches Association All-State Team, released Tuesday.

The Red Devils will be adding Chillicothe IVC, Rockridge and Riverdale on their 2023 football schedule

The Comets scored six unanswered runs in the fifth and sixth innings to rally to a win over the Blackcats and secure a third-place finish in the IHSA Class 1A State Final Saturday at Dozer Park in Peoria.