Volleyball: Kinn adjusts to anchor Lady Hub defense
Ellie Kinn took on a tough transition during her first varsity season with the Lady Hub volleyball program. The rising senior adjusted well, however, and she’ll likely be a returning starter for a 2020 team looking to follow up a historic 21-win season this past year.
Updated: 4 days ago
Wrestling: Messer motivated to become two-way threat
Noah Messer was tested early in his football career at Rochelle Township High School. The rising senior has since grown into an impactful two-way lineman, and after earning an All-Conference Honorable Mention from the Interstate 8 this past season, the three-year varsity player has set his sights on becoming a First-Team honoree during the 2020 campaign.
Updated: 4 days ago
Boys Soccer: Walters shooting for 20-20 senior season
Zane Walters has waited patiently for the opportunity to shine at his natural attacking position in the midfield. After totaling a team-high 19 assists for the Hubs this past season, Walters will have the chance to fully prove himself as a rising senior and four-year varsity soccer player.
Updated: 4 days ago
Sign-ups open for 2020 Rochelle Junior Tackle season
Rochelle Junior Tackle will open registrations online for the 2020 season. The move comes after the IHSA enacted its Phase 4 Return to Play Guidelines this past Friday.
Updated: 4 days ago
Volleyball: Green ready to push the pace
Clare Green began her varsity volleyball career at Rochelle Township High School as the only freshman on the team. When the two-time All-Conference Honorable Mention setter returns to the Lady Hubs this fall, she’ll be the only four-year varsity player on the court.
Updated: 5 days ago
Boys Soccer: Hurtado building off breakout junior season
Josh Hurtado has taken the field with many great players throughout his three-plus years with the Rochelle Township High School soccer program. The rising senior midfielder made an effort to learn from each one, and he’ll be looking to turn those lessons into results this fall.
Updated: 5 days ago
Football: Albers eyes single-season sacks record
As the Rochelle and Ottawa football teams traded blows during their double-overtime marathon this past fall, rising senior Ethan Albers moved closer and closer to sacking more quarterbacks in one season than any defensive player in program history.
Updated: 5 days ago
Boys Basketball: Brown, Gould sign with Kishwaukee College
Two more Rochelle Township High School basketball players will be continuing their academics down the road from the Hub City and taking their athletic talents to the next level.
Updated: 1 week ago
Boys Track: Family record pushes senior sprinter Horner
When Rochelle Township High School senior Evan Horner took up track and field in seventh grade, he immediately took a liking to the short sprints. A natural competitor, Horner was motivated early in his career to attempt to eclipse his uncle’s top 400-meter dash time.
Updated: 1 week ago
Boys Track: Hale's hard work leads to new goals
Parker Hale wasn’t clearing the bar very often during the early phases of his track and field career at Rochelle Township High School. Rather than giving up on himself, though, the senior high jumper decided he would do everything in his power to raise his standards.
Updated: 1 week ago
Boys Track: Patrick leaping into nuclear engineering field
Riley Patrick was too young to compete with the Kings Elementary School track and field program in fourth grade, but that didn’t stop him from practice with the team on a daily basis.
Updated: 1 week ago
Football: Ansteth leads the way for Hubs
During the Rochelle Township High School football banquet this past fall, head coach Kyle Kissack shared some details of a private conversation he had with a particular student-athlete, one he could trust to emerge as a leader on and off the field.
Updated: 1 week ago
Boys Basketball: Martin signs with Kishwaukee College
Rochelle Township High School senior Landan Martin broke out as one of the Interstate 8 Conference’s top players this past basketball season. The 6-foot-1 guard will be taking his talents to the collegiate level, and he’ll be staying close to home as well.
Updated: 1 week ago
Baseball: Etes shines from the diamond to the gridiron
2019 was a very kind year for Rochelle Township High School senior Ethan Etes. Not only did Etes grow into a versatile starter for the Hub baseball team in the spring, but he also stood out as the starting quarterback and free safety for the Hub football team in the fall.
Updated: 2 weeks ago
Boys Soccer: Sectional semifinal tops Nambo's time with Hubs
Rochelle Township High School senior Carlos Nambo had played soccer with most of his Hub teammates since he was 12 years old. With several years of experience together on the field, it’s no surprise that Nambo and the Hubs have ushered in arguably Rochelle’s most successful stretch of varsity soccer in program history over the last few seasons.
Updated: 2 weeks ago
Golf: Thiravong achieves personal goal with single-round 69
INDIANAPOLIS — Since beginning her freshman season at Rochelle Township High School, rising senior Megan Thiravong has been shooting to achieve a single-round score of 69. That dream became a reality when Thiravong battled over 100 prep golfers during the 5th Annual Girls Midwest Golf College Showcase at Winding Ridge Golf Club this past weekend.
Updated: 2 weeks ago
Softball: Irving pursuing dream career in special education
After four years with the Rochelle Township High School softball program, senior Molly Irving will prepare to begin her academic studies at Kishwaukee College as she works to pursue a career in special education, which has been her dream for as long as she could remember.
Updated: 2 weeks ago
Boys Soccer: Quintanilla builds trust, confidence in net
When Rochelle Township High School senior Alexis Quintanilla was 6 years old, he would watch his cousins play soccer every Saturday in Rockford. The interest in soccer prompted his father to sign him up for the sport, and as soon as he was placed on his first team, he was hooked.
Updated: 2 weeks ago
Boys Basketball: Prusator to coach hoops at Zionsville
Rochelle Township High School alum Grant Prusator ended his prep basketball career as one of the greatest scorers and all-around players in program history. Nearly eight years after graduating from RTHS, Prusator will be returning to the high school hardwood, only this time he’ll be coaching from the bench as a varsity assistant at Zionsville High School in Indiana.
Updated: 2 weeks ago
IHSA releases Phase 4 Return to Play Guidelines
With the IHSA enacting its Phase 4 Return to Play Guidelines this past Friday, Rochelle Township High School student-athletes are transitioning from virtual workouts and returning to team facilities to continue the remainder of their summer activities.
Updated: 3 weeks ago
