Baseball

Tru Medina hit a walk-off homer in Glenbard North's eight-inning win over Benet, Downers Grove North's Ashlynn Durkin struck out 16, Willowbrook baseball threw a combined no-hitter and more in Tuesday's Suburban Life sports roundup.

Bryson Norwood slugged a grand slam, and Jacob Fehrmann squeezed in the tying run and scored the winning as Oswego three times came from behind against Benet, the last with two in the sixth for a 12-11 win.

The Woodland baseball team allowed seven runs in the first inning in an eventual 13-2 Tri-County loss in six innings to visiting Roanoke-Benon/Lowpoint-Washburn on Tuesday.

After going to their bullpen early, St. Charles North junior Emerson Miller held Providence Catholic to just one run over the final five innings as the offense surged to give them a 6-4 win over the reigning Class 4A champions.

The Ottawa Pirates continued their strong start to the season with a 7-0 shutout victory over the Serena Huskers on Tuesday evening, improving to 4-1.

Roanoke-Benson/Lowpoint-Washburn beat Woodland 13-2 on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at Woodland High School.

Here is a look at each Sauk Valley area baseball team for the 2025 season, including top returners, key newcomers and more.

New Kankakee head baseball coach Nick Crowe begins his first season as a varsity head coach prepared to face challenges that come with his new role, with an experienced staff to help him along the way.

Gianna Hughes had three goals and two assists to pace a Wheaton Academy soccer win, plus Wheaton Warrenville South and IC Catholic Prep softball and Glenbard South volleyball were winners in Monday's Suburban Life sports roundup.

Kaneland picked up victories across baseball, softball and girls soccer on Monday. That, and more results from Kane County-area sports teams from Monday.

The Marquette baseball team — behind a 4 for 4, four RBI day from Alec Novotney and four shutout innings from Grant Dose — continued its strong start to the season on Monday at Masinelli Field in Ottawa with a 15-0 win over Newark.

Pontiac defeated L-P 7-6 on Monday, March 24, 2025 at Huby Sarver Field in La Salle.

New Woodstock baseball coach Ian Rago is ready for a new challenge. The 2001 Blue Streaks graduate last served as a head coach 10 years ago.

Even after back-to-back trips to the state finals – and eight key players returning from last year’s fourth-place team in Class 2A – it still feels like the Newman Comets are trying to prove themselves this spring.

St. Charles East softball and girls soccer, as well as Aurora Central Catholic softball and baseball put up major showings in big-time wins, as well as other results from Saturday across the Kane County prep scene.

Lucy Russ singled in two runs in the eighth inning as IC Catholic Prep softball rallied past Hinsdale South, and Montini softball and Nazareth baseball were also winners in Saturday's roundup.

Sterling downed Erie-Prophetstown 2-0 on Saturday, March 22, 2025.

St. Bede Academy jumped out to an early lead and held on for an 8-5 victory over Ottawa High School on Saturday afternoon.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais boys track and field team competed in the SouthWest Suburban Conference Boys Indoor Meet, placing ninth as a team, and more in Friday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Fulton scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to beat Morrison 4-3 on Friday, March 31, 2025 in Fulton.

Herscher's baseball and softball teams visited Kankakee on Friday and swept the Kays with a pair of big wins.

Can Providence repeat? Who is getting MLB Draft notice? We'll be keeping our eye on those questions and more this prep baseball season in the Herald-News coverage area.

The Kankakee Community College baseball team opened the season by winning 15 of its first 18 games, with several former area high school baseball standouts among the team's contributors.

Baseball season is officially here and there are no shortage of interesting stories to watch as the season unfolds. Here are five storylines in particular to follow in the Record Newspapers coverage area.

The first pitch of the 2025 baseball season has been thrown, but the fun is just beginning. Here are five storylines to watch in Kane County for the 2025 season.

The 2025 high school baseball season starts this week. Here are five players to watch in The Times coverage area.

The Kankakee baseball team lost its season opener on Tuesday as St. Anne-Donovan's Carter Ponton flirted with a no-hitter, and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Jacobs' Andrew Deegan drove in the go-ahead runs in the top of the seventh inning to lead the Golden Eagles to a 3-2 win over Johnsburg on Tuesday. Plus more baseball, softball, girls soccer and boys lacrosse scores.

The Newman Comets used a four-run rally in the top of the sixth, then shut down the Sterling Golden Warriors’ potential game-winning rally in the bottom of the seventh to pull out a 6-5 win over their intracity rivals on Tuesday at Gartner Park.

Presley Wright struck out 13 and allowed one earned run in Wheaton Warrenville South's win over Glenbard South, Andrew Kouris had the go-ahead double as Nazareth baseball scored three in the sixth to rally past Reavis and more in Tuesday's Suburban Life sports roundup.

Hall baseball bounced back from a season-opening loss and handed Streator a season-starting loss of its own Tuesday ay Kirby Park, 8-1.

No. 9 hitter Lorenzo Zdanwic was 2 for 2 with a home run and three RBIs in Morris' 12-1 win over Bradley-Bourbonnais

Kaneland softball and St. Charles East baseball survived late rallies to win their season openers, while Aurora Central Catholic softball and St. Francis baseball moved to 2-0 with wins. That and more local sports scores from Tuesday.

No. 9 hitter Lorenzo Zdanwic was 2 for 2 with a home run and three RBIs in Morris' 12-1 win over Bradley-Bourbonnais

Hall defeated Streator 8-1 on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 in Foley Field at Kirby Park in Spring Valley.

Dom Panozzo and Callaghan O'Connor combined to one-hit defending Class 2A third-place Wilmington in Monday's season opener.

The IHSA announced three significant changes to its classification policy Tuesday. Starting next school year, the IHSA will go back to using fixed classification cutoffs, change its multiplier waiver process and adjust its “Success Adjustment Policy.”

Five returning Sauk Valley area baseball players to watch in 2025 include Rock Falls' Austin Castaneda, Newman's Evan Bushman, Forreston's Carson Akins, A-FC's Brock Lehman and Eastland's Hunter Miller.

Newman takes on Sterling in baseball Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Newman edged Sterling 6-5.

York's Avery Kanouse struck out 17 in a two-hit shutout of Hinsdale South, and Nazareth and Riverside-Brookfield baseball both won their season openers in Monday's roundup.

Jacob Onnen had the go-ahead RBI single and earned the win on the mound and more in Monday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Aurora Central Catholic softball, St. Charles East softball, St. Charles North girls soccer and St. Francis baseball all opened up the spring season with victories, plus other results from Kane County-area teams.

The Ottawa baseball team trailed Seneca by four runs after the opening three innings but bounced back to score 12 times over the final four frames to post a 13-5 victory in each team’s season opener on Monday.

Ottawa defeated Seneca 13-5 on Monday, March 17, 2025 at Seneca High School.

Bishop McNamara's Dom Panozzo and Callaghan O'Connor combined for 14 strikeouts and a shutout effort in a 3-0 opening day over a talented Wilmington team Monday.

The Putnam County baseball team opened the season with a 6-5 win over Hall on Monday in Granville.

The Bishop McNamara pitching staff appeared to be in midseason form on opening day collectively striking out 14 as it topped Wilmington 3-0.

Putnam County defeated Hall 6-5 on Monday, March 17, 2025 at Putnam County High School.

The 2025 high school baseball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

The baseball season is just around the corner. Here are previews of teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.