Softball

The Bobcats improved their unbeaten season start to 19-0 after passing a test against a talented Wilmington team Thursday.

The Bobcats improved their unbeaten season start to 19-0 after passing a test against a talented Wilmington team Thursday.

Hampshire finished strong Thursday to beat Crystal Lake Central 11-7 in a Fox Valley Conference game.

The St. Bede softball team built a big lead, saw Marquette rally to go ahead but scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to pull out a 10-9 victory Thursday in Peru.

Sophia Patterson's single in the top of the seventh inning proved to be the game-winner for Plainfield Central in an 8-7 win over Joliet West.

The Streator High softball team was locked in a pitchers' duel with crosstown rival Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell until the Bulldogs struck with an 8-run sixth inning to pull away.

Ainslie Bobroff was bound to end up on a ball field. She grew up a 10-minute walk from Wrigley Field. Softball came when she moved to the suburbs. Now she stars as a four-year second baseman for Glenbard West. That, plus notes on Hinsdale Central and Glenbard East super sophs.

Nazareth senior Annabella Rychetsky, who struck out 16 in a win over Morton, struck out eight and went 4 for 4 with a homer in a win over Lyons and tossed a no-hitter with 13 strikeouts against Marian Catholic, is the Suburban Life Athlete of the Week in an online vote.

The Bishop McNamara softball team beat Wheaton Academy 16-8 to improve to 7-0 in Chicagoland Christian Conference play and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

The Sycamore softball team took advantage of a trio of Ottawa errors and a dropped third strike to score three runs in the top of the ninth inning to stay unbeaten in Interstate 8 Conference play with a 6-3 victory on Wednesday in Ottawa.

Iowa recruit Kiyah Chavez doubled in the tying runs with her fourth hit of the game, and Oswego – after losing an early four-run lead – scored four in the sixth to rally past Minooka 10-8 in a Southwest Prairie Conference thriller to stay unbeaten.

Sycamore beat Ottawa 6-3 on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at Ottawa High School.

Lockport got its offense going in the fourth inning to beat Lincoln-Way West 5-3 on Wednesday.

Oswego hosted Minooka in varsity softball on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

Morris junior Mylie Hughes threw a five-hit shutout and drove in all of her team's runs in a 4-0 win over Kaneland on Wednesday.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais softball team lost an extra-inning SWSC battle to top-ranked Lincoln-Way Central, Beecher's Ava Lorenzatti and Taylor Norkus were dominant in a doubleheader sweep and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Central took down Gardner-South Wilmington 9-2 on the road on Tuesday to improve to 7-0 in River Valley Conference play.

Central claimed a 9-2 win over Gardner-South Wilmington to keep a perfect River Valley Conference record (7-0) on Tuesday, April 22.

St. Charles East moved to 5-0 in DuKane Conference play with a win over Wheaton North, St. Charles North baseball clinched their first conference series over Batavia, and Batavia softball and St. Charles East girls soccer enjoyed big wins. That and more in Tuesday's roundup.

Clifton Central took down Gardner-South Wilmington 9-2 on the road Tuesday to improve to 7-0 in River Valley Conference play.

Richmond-Burton senior pitcher Hailey Holtz settled in nicely after giving up a lead-off home run, striking out 12, and the Rockets handed Marengo its first Kishwaukee River Conference loss of the season Tuesday.

The Henry-Senachwine softball team - led by the solid pitching of senior Lauren Harbison - defeated Marquette 8-2 Tuesday to complete a sweep of the Tri-County Conference two-game series.

Richmond-Burton faces Marengo in a Kishwaukee River Conference softball game against on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at Marengo High School.

Bella Jacobs struck out 17 in a shutout, and Ellison Hallahan homered in Sycamore's 3-0 win over Kaneland on Tuesday.

The Kaneland softball team traveled to Sycamore High School Tuesday to take on their Interstate 8 Conference rival.

Bishop McNamara's now officially halfway to repeating an undefeated run through the Chiacgoland Christian Conference after a 22-0 win at home over Wheaton Academy Monday, April 21, 2025. Buy photos here: https://heraldnews.smugmug.com/April-2025/Bishop-McNamara-vs-Wheaton-Academy-softball

St. Charles North softball coach Tom Poulin celebrated his 300th career win with a victory over Batavia and the baseball team also celebrated a victory. That and more Kane County-area sports results from Monday.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais baseball team beat Lincoln-Way East on the road Monday to avenge last week's loss to the Griffins and more in Monday's Daily Journal Roundup.

The La Salle-Peru softball team battled from behind three times against Ottawa, the final time earning an 8-7 Interstate 8 Conference victory in 14 thrilling innings on Kelsey Frederick's two-run single.

Wheaton North hosted St. Charles East in varsity Softball on Monday, April 21, 2025 in Wheaton.

A pair of solo home runs and from Ava Hartnett and Reagan Crosthwaite, along with a 16 strikeout outing from Hannah Wulf, proved to be enough as Wheaton North defeated St. Charles East 4-1.

Genoa-Kingston averaged almost 11 runs per game in a trio of wins against Big Northern foes last week. But against Winnebago on Monday, the bats cooled off in a 9-4 loss.

The Fightin' Irish improved to 6-0 in conference play with a dominant 22-0 win over Wheaton Academy on Monday, with Victoria Torres nearly throwing a perfect game and seven different players having multiple hits.

L-P defeated Ottawa 8-7 in fourteen innings on Monday, April 21, 2025 at the L-P Athletic Complex in La Salle.

The Genoa-Kingston High School softball team welcomed Winnebago Monday for a Big Northern Conference matchup.

Newman and Hall meet on the softball diamond Monday, April 21, 2025. Hall took the win 10-5.

Prairie Ridge softball stayed undefeated Saturday after a pair of wins over Glenbrook South. Plus plenty of more softball, baseball, girls soccer, boys tennis, boys and girls lacrosse and boys volleyball scores.

The Kankakee girls track and field team placed fifth at the Kays Co-ed Meet Saturday with Herscher placing seventh, while on the boys side Herscher placed sixth and Kankakee placed seventh, and more in Saturday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Mylie Hughes was sensational, allowing no earned runs while striking out 12. The Morris offense put four runs up in the first inning and added five the rest of the way for a 9-3 win over Streator.

Sycamore batters blasted three home runs, and Spartans junior Bella Jacobs pitched a two-hitter Friday as the squad cruised to a 10-0 nonconference win over Huntley.

Peotone's Sophie Klawitter threw a one-hit shutout with 13 strikeouts in the Blue Devils' win to cap off her dominant week, and more in Friday's Daily Journal Roundup

Marengo senior catcher Kylee Jensen helped the Indians to a 5-0 week, going 13 for 19 (.684 batting average) with seven RBIs, 11 runs scored and two home runs. Jensen was voted the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.

The Bishop McNamara baseball team scored three runs in the fifth inning to win a Chicagoland Christian Conference contest over Wheaton Academy 3-2, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Ryenne Sinta doubled in Danielle Stone with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning, and the Wolves rallied from six runs down to beat Plainfield North 10-9 in a Southwest Prairie Conference thriller.

Kankakee's Kylee Cunningham and Kylie Glogowski, who split the team's pitching and catching duties, delivered once again in the Kays' dominant win over Thornwood Thursday.

Sonia Ruchala lost most of her junior season with a freak injury – she broke her tibia and ankle in a home run celebration. Now the Willowbrook senior shortstop is back, as good as ever. That, plus notes on Nazareth and York in Joshua Welge's softball notebook.

Burlington Central junior Kendall Glonek, who went 7 for 17 (.412 batting average) with a home run and eight RBIs while scoring five times to help the Rockets go 4-1 on the week, was voted as the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week in an online vote.

Wheaton North senior Reagan Crosthwaite, who hit a three-run game-winning home run to beat Glenbard West and also homered against Oak Park-River Forest and Fremd, is the Suburban Life Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Bishop McNamara's Joslynn Dole and Kankakee's Kylee Cunningham both threw no-hitters Wednesday to lead their teams to wins and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal Roundup

After falling behind 13-4 in the third inning, Milford-Cissna Park mounted a comeback attempt that came up short in a slugfest with Oakwood Wednesday.