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Congratulations to the following Crusaders for making the TCC All Conference Teams: Alec Novotney, Sam Mitre and Keaton Davis 1st Team Griffin Dobberstein and Grant Dose 2nd Team Anthony Couch Honorable Mention Alec Novotney Player and Pitcher of the Year.

Kids Camp ✅ Just under 100 3rd-8th graders worked hard to get better at camp this week! #PirateNation #FuturePirates

Well deserved kid!! Proud of ya Taylor Waldron

3rd-8th Grade City Rec basketball camp wrapped up today. 70 total campers got better this week. Great group of girls with a bright future. #tradition #PirateCulture (P.S. - Coach Moore forgot to take a photo of the 3rd-5th grade group. Sorry!)

A big thank you to Michigan Softball for a great camp yesterday. I loved all the drills and feedback! Bonnie Tholl Jennifer Brundage, OLY Beverly Bandits 16U Lewis / Moran

Shaw Media’s Illinois Valley Sports Hall of Fame banquet always comes with a lot of laughs and smiles and fun remembrances each year. This year’s sixth annual event also came with sorrow and sadness Thursday at the Auditorium Ballroom in downtown LaSalle. shawlocal.com/illinois-valle…

Finished our girls basketball camp this week. Over 70 future Lady Irish signed up. The High School girls did a great job helping out and making it fun for the campers.

Murray State Coach Dan Skirka answered three straight revealing questions: 1) The Racers athletic department doesn’t not fully fund 11.7 baseball scholarships 2) Skirka teaches a “Coaching Baseball II” course (there is not a “Coaching Baseball I”) 3) DAN SKIRKA DOES NOT CUT

Happy Father's Day!

Softball: 4 Times area players named to ICA All-State team in Class 3A OHS Softball Streator High School Softball Michael Cooper Streator Bulldog Athletics shawlocal.com/illinois-valle…

Ottawa’s Noah Gross, Evan Krafft are the 2025 Times Boys Tennis Players of the Year Ottawa Pirate Tennis Michael Cooper shawlocal.com/illinois-valle…

IHSA has returned to the girls and boys state finals basketball schedule from 2024 with semifinals on Thursday and Friday, title games on Saturday. Here’s the basketball state finals schedule for 2026:

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. shawlocal.com/illinois-valle…

Coach Maxwell and Brody Rademacher both participated in the Shrine Game today. Brody played running back and practiced for a week at Illinois Wesleyan and spent time with kids who have been impacted by the Shriner's Hospital. Coach Maxwell coached the o-line for the Red Team.

Cardinals top Red Sox for Ottawa 12U Little League city title shawlocal.com/illinois-valle…

Presenting the 2025 Times Boys Track and Field All-Area Honor Roll shawlocal.com/illinois-valle…

2025 Times Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year: Ottawa’s Weston Averkamp Michael Cooper shawlocal.com/illinois-valle…

2025 Times Girls Soccer Player of the Year: Ottawa’s Taylor Brandt Michael Cooper shawlocal.com/illinois-valle…

The Times Sports staff is proud to present our picks for 40 of the top prep softball players across the area, the 2025 Times All-Area Softball Team. shawlocal.com/illinois-valle…

Congratulations to the 2025 Times Softball Player of the Year, Seneca all-state pitcher/hitter Tessa Krull. shawlocal.com/illinois-valle…