Ottawa (Marquette) Preps

The Ottawa girls volleyball team finished 2nd at the Rochelle, while Newark placed 4th at Manteno, plus more in The Times Saturday roundup.

Sundara Weber led Sandwich to the team title at Seneca's Twilight in the Woods cross country meet, plus losses for Sandwich and Fieldcrest football and more in The Times Friday roundup.

The Marquette, Seneca and Woodland volleyball teams all earned Tri-County Conference wins on Thursday.

Seneca girls golf, Ottawa boys golf and Streator boys soccer were among the Wednesday winners in The Times Wednesday Roundup.

A look at Week 2 of the Illinois high school football season across the eastern Illinois Valley, including a long road trip for Marquette, a celebration in Flanagan and the 103rd meeting of Streator-Ottawa.

The Ottawa golf team wins the IVC Invitational. That and more in Tuesday's Times Roundup.

Marquette finished second, while Ottawa placed third at volleyball invitationals on Saturday, while the Pirates boys golf team earned third in the Geneseo Invite at TPC Deere Run.

The Seneca and FCW football teams won, while Sandwich fell in season openers on the road on Friday.

At Roanoke,Woodland volleyball picked up its first win in its Tri-County Conference opener by rallying for the 21-25, 26-24, 25-23 triumph at Roanoke, plus more in The Times Thursday Roundup.

At the Morris Early Bird held Wednesday, the area's cross country season got underway, and to no one's surprise Sandwich junior Sundara Weber raced to the girls individual championship, plus more from The Times area.

A look at Week 1 of the Illinois high school football season across the eastern Illinois Valley.

Streator moved to 2-0 in volleyball with a win over Dwight. That and more area action in Tuesday's Times Roundup.

Seneca girls and boys golf teams each won at own invite on Monday behind individual medalists Piper Stenzel Grant Siegel.

The Ottawa boys golf team — with Bryer Harris claiming medalist honors — earned the championship at the St. Charles Invite on Saturday.

The Earlville boys golf team — behind a 40 from Aaden Browder — wins a Little 10 quad.

There are a lot of great volleyball players across The Times coverage area this high school season. Here are just five we believe are in line for a great 2024 season.

Here is a team-by-team look across The Times area at our 2024 girls volleyball teams – Ottawa, Streator, Sandwich, Marquette, Seneca, Woodland, Flanagan-Cornell, Fieldcrest, Newark, Serena, Earlville and Somonauk.

The Serena-Newark boys golf team defeated Marquette in the Crusaders home opener at Deer Park on Thursday.

The Marquette Crusaders have made the Class 1A playoffs for 11 straight seasons under Tom Jobst. Will this year be 12?

Ottawa, Streator, Seneca all score Wednesday victories on the links.

The Sandwich boys golf team — with senior Noah Campbell carding a 40 to earn medalist honors — defeated Mendota on Tuesday to improve to 2-0 on the season.

In their season opener Monday, the Seneca Fighting Irish defeated Somonauk and Plano with Piper Stenzel earning medalist honors.

In their season opener Friday, the Earlville Red Raiders defeated their Little Ten Conference rivals by seven strokes.

The Ottawa Pirates opened the 2024 season placing 11th in a tough field at the Tiger Den Invite contested at the Den at Fox Creek.

Marquette graduate Haydon Price just finished managing the Green Bay Blue Ribbons summer college team to a terrific season.

Marquette football

Marquette's Lilly Craig has signed on to continue her education at University of Dubuque in Iowa, and her basketball career at the NCAA Division 3 level with the Spartans.

Marquette Academy's Carson Zellers, a senior leader of the 1A state champs, is the 2024 Times Baseball Player of the Year.

A collection of 40 of the top prep baseball players this past spring from across The Times' 13-school coverage area.

As voted on by The Times Sports staff at the conclusion of the season, here we are proud to present the 40-person 2024 Times All-Area Softball Team.

The Illinois Valley will be well-represented in the 47th Annual ICA All-Star Baseball Game on Wednesday in Bloomington by players from Hall, St. Bede, Marquette and Seneca.

The Tri-County Conference has released its all-league softball teams for the 2024 season, with the Illinois Valley area dominating the selections.

The Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association has released its small-school IHSBCA All-State Teams for the 2024 season, with numerous area standouts receiving honors.

In an area strong with softball talent, it should come as no surprise the Illinois Valley was well-represented on the 2024 Illinois Coaches Association (ICA) All-State Teams, released over the weekend with the completion of the school season.

Marquette's 1A baseball title win Saturday was as unexpected as it was sweet.

Here's a live update of today's 1A-2A State Baseball and Softball scores

The Sterling Newman baseball team made it back to state, this time in Class 2A, while the Rockridge softball team seek its fourth straight Class 2A State championship.They will be joined over the state weekend by the Ottawa Marquette baseball team in Class 1A.

Carson Zellers spun Marquette's fourth straight shutout to send the Crusaders to the Class 1A state finals in Peoria.

Here’s a look at Bureau County area postseason tournaments on Monday, May 28

Alec Novotney's 2-hit pitching and an RBI single gave Marquette a 1-0 Class 1A sectional final win over Harvest Christian on Saturday.

Ottawa's Weston Averkamp in the Class 3A 300-meter hurdles and Sandwich's Simeion Harris in the 400 for Class 2A, both advanced to Saturday's state track and field finals after Friday’s preliminaries at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

Here’s a look at Bureau County area postseason tournaments

A roundup of sports for Thursday, including boys state track and tennis.

Carson Zellers and the Marquette Crusaders rolled over North Shore Country Day 10-0 in their 1A sectional opener in Elgin.

Alec Novotney struck out 17 to lead Marquette baseball to a 7-0 regional final win over Serena.

The Streator softball team dropped a doubleheader to visiting East Peoria on Saturday.

The Streator softball team, helped by three hits, including home run by Alexcia Middlton, defeated Plano 13-2 in five innings on Friday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

At the IHSA Class 1A State Meet preliminaries held Thursday in Charleston, numerous Times-area state qualifiers made the cut for Saturday's finals, plus more from across The Times area,

The Marquette baseball team opened the postseason with a win over Newark at the Class 1A Serena Regional on Wednesday, while boys from Ottawa, Marquette, Somonauk, Seneca and Newark all qualify for state track and field meet. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell's Tucker Hill fired a four-hit shutout in the Warriors' 1-0 Class 1A regional-opening win. Newark baseball and Seneca, WFC, Serena, Newark softball all advance with regional triumphs