The Times Athlete of the Week: Ottawa’s Joey Liebhart

‘Ain’t nothing better’: Putnam County jumps on Fulton early, wins first sectional title since 2013

The Putnam County baseball team scored three runs in the first inning and led throughout in an 11-2 victory over Fulton to win the Class 1A Putnam County Sectional title, the Panthers' first sectional crown since 2013.

Seneca falls 3-1 to Carterville in the Class 2A state softball championship game

The Seneca softball team battled to the very end but came up just short in a 3-1 loss to Carterville in Saturday's IHSA Class 2A championship on OSF Healthcare Field inside the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in Peoria. The Fighting Irish ended the season 39-3.

New director named for Illinois Valley Red Cross chapter

The Illinois River Valley Chapter serves 1.1 million people in five counties including Grundy, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle, and Will.

Meet the 2026 All-BCR Softball Team

Here are the leading ladies on the BCR diamonds representing Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede.

Bill Booker retires as St. Bede baseball coach

After more than three decades and nearly 600 wins as a head baseball coach, Bill Booker has retired, St. Bede announced in a press release Friday.