Local Sports

The Forge Wrestling Club sent several athletes to the 2024 Franklin Spring Classic Freestyle & Greco-Roman tournaments on Saturday, April 6.

Junior midfielder Makayla Lara managed to find the back of the LaSalle-Peru net on a second-half corner kick during the Rochelle Lady Hub varsity soccer team's Interstate 8 Conference match against the Cavaliers on Monday evening. 

Junior Lauren Dyer smacked an opposite-field single with no outs in the bottom of the second inning to help the Rochelle Lady Hub varsity softball team avoid a no-hit shutout during the program’s Interstate 8 Conference opener against Ottawa on Monday evening.

The Rochelle Hub varsity baseball team teed off its Interstate 8 Conference schedule with the first of a three-game series against Sycamore on Monday evening.

The Rochelle Hub and Lady Hub track and field teams traveled west to the St. Ambrose University campus in Iowa for the annual Assumption Invitational.

The Rochelle Hub varsity tennis team took second in the 2024 Hubs Dubs Tournament at RTHS on Saturday morning. Rochelle (2-0, 0-0 Interstate 8) tied with Harlem in the tournament, scoring 21 points.

The Rochelle Hub varsity baseball team hosted a nonconference doubleheader against Streator on Saturday, splitting the two-game set with the Bulldogs.

Freshman Emma Heller was calm and collected in the pitcher’s circle Saturday morning, when the Rochelle Lady Hub varsity softball team faced Boylan Catholic at RTHS.

The Rochelle Lady Hub varsity softball team faced Indian Creek on the road Friday evening, conceding a 6-2 loss in nonconference action.

The Rochelle volleyball program has another Division I recruit, with junior setter Alison Ohlinger announcing her decision Friday to continue her academics and athletics at the University of Toledo after she concludes her accomplished high school career this coming fall.

The Rochelle Township High School soccer pipeline into Kishwaukee College continues to grow, with senior forward Diego Salazar signing to continue his academics and his soccer career with the Kougars next year.

Rochelle senior Kennedy Adamski said she’s excited to reunite with a former Lady Hub teammate next year, when she takes the floor with the Kishwaukee College women’s volleyball team.

Rochelle senior Kara Martinez has been a multi-sport athlete throughout her four years in high school, competing in three sports including tennis, basketball and soccer while earning varsity roles with all three teams.

The Rochelle 561 Sluggers 11U baseball team took second place in a Round Robin tournament at the Floyd J. Tilton Sports Complex over the weekend.

The Rochelle Lady Hub varsity softball team traveled to the Future Champions Sports Complex in Jacksonville over the weekend for its annual Spring Break tournament.

Freshman left-hander Brody Bruns was in firm command on the mound Friday evening, when the Rochelle Hub varsity baseball team hosted Belvidere in nonconference play.

Thursday evening was a successful outing for the Rochelle Hub varsity tennis team, which secured wins over Rockford Lutheran and St. Bede to open the 2024 season. 

A pair of crooked numbers from the Belvidere North offense doomed the Rochelle Hub varsity baseball team during Thursday’s nonconference matchup against the Blue Thunder.

Senior Ella Alfano went 3-for-4 with two singles and a double to fuel the Rochelle Lady Hub varsity softball team during Thursday’s season-opener against Rockford Guilford.

The Rochelle Hub varsity baseball team was held to one hit during a 10-0 loss against Marmion Academy on Wednesday evening.

The Rochelle Lady Hub varsity soccer team kicked off the Interstate 8 Conference schedule with a road match against the Sycamore Spartans on Wednesday.

The Rochelle Township High School cross country program will have a new head coach when the Hub and Lady Hub runners lace up their shoes for the 2024 season.

Local gymnast Pearson Putzstuck competed at the 2024 Illinois State Gymnastics Championships at the Adventure Commons in Bourbonnais from March 22-24.

Rochelle sophomore Andrew Nuyen has been practicing his pole vaulting for an average of four to five hours a week since his freshman season with the Hub track and field team concluded this past year.

The Rochelle Hub varsity baseball team scored its first win of the season on Thursday evening, recording 11 hits and tallying four runs in the third inning to secure a 12-5 victory over Sterling in nonconference action.

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