Boys Basketball: DeKalb defense shuts down Rochelle
The Rochelle Hub varsity basketball team struggled to create much offense against a physical and athletic DeKalb defense during Tuesday’s nonconfernece matchup.
Updated: 13 minutes ago
Boys Basketball: Hubs hold on for road win over Oregon
The Rochelle Hub varsity basketball team overcame a 3-point shooting barrage from the Oregon Hawks on Monday evening, when the purple and white nearly saw their 20-point first-half lead disappear midway through the fourth quarter of nonconference action.
Updated: 6 hours ago
Dance: Seniors honored during pregame ceremony
Rochelle Township High School honored its senior athletes from the boys basketball, cheer and dance teams Friday evening. Above from left to right are dance seniors Abby Dall, Macy Ramos and Miranda Dubek.
Updated: 1 day ago
Cheerleading: Seniors honored during pregame ceremony
Rochelle Township High School recognized its senior athletes on the boys basketball, cheer and dance teams Friday evening. Above from left to right are cheer seniors Ava Lynn, Morgan Smardo, Riley White, Lauryn Akey, Anna Harvey (front row), Baylie Sutton, Marisa Whaley, Ava Albers, Rylee Jackson and Rivers Estock (back row).
Updated: 1 day ago
Girls Bowling: Lady Hubs take fourth at IHSA Kaneland Regional
Junior Faith Adams and her Rochelle Lady Hub teammates were shocked as officials announced the final results of the IHSA Regional at Mardi Gras Lanes on Saturday.
Updated: 1 day ago
Wrestling Club: Junior Hubs grapple at St. Charles Battle for the Shield
The Rochelle Wrestling Club sent 20 athletes to the St. Charles East Battle for the Shield on Sunday afternoon, with 10 athletes taking home top-4 finishes in the tournament. Teddy Millard emerged as the lone champion for the Junior Hubs in the meet.
Updated: 1 day ago
Wrestling: Hubs finish second at IHSA 2A Rockford East Regional
One wrestler stood between Kaiden Morris and a regional championship during the IHSA 2A Rockford East Regional on Saturday. That wrestler was Rockford East’s own Lee Smith, who entered the ring against Morris having lost only one match during the entire season.
Updated: 3 days ago
Boys Basketball: Hubs host Senior Night matchup with Ottawa
Enthusiasm was high as the Rochelle Hub varsity basketball team looked to celebrate Senior Night on Friday with an Interstate 8 Conference win over the Ottawa Pirates.
Updated: 3 days ago
Girls Bowling: Lady Hubs finish fourth at Interstate 8 Championship
Tuesday’s Interstate 8 Conference Championship tournament showed how far the Rochelle Lady Hub varsity bowling team has come from last season. Having already eclipsed their win total from last season, the Lady Hubs secured a third-place season finish in the conference after Tuesday’s tournament, with two bowlers earning All-Conference honors.
Updated: 5 days ago
Boys Basketball: Freshman Hubs clinch Interstate 8 Conference crown
The Rochelle Hub freshman basketball team clinched the Interstate 8 Conference regular season title on Wednesday, defeating Sandwich 54-25 at home to move to 12-2 in the conference. Rochelle currently has a 20-2 overall record at the freshman level this season.
Updated: 5 days ago
Football: Taft commits to Monmouth College
Rochelle senior Trey Taft could feel his hands trembling with excitement as he read a text message from Monmouth College wide receivers coach Jack Healy. Taft was on his way to a track and field meet during his junior year when the message came through his phone.
Updated: 6 days ago
Girls Basketball: Defense ignites second-half rally against Plano
A difficult first half didn’t deter Alivia Henkel and the Rochelle Lady Hub varsity basketball team from giving maximum effort over the final two quarters Tuesday evening, when the purple and white found themselves trailing by nine points against the Plano Reapers.
Updated: 1 week ago
Wrestling: Weber leads RTHS trio at Oregon KSB Invitational
Josey Weber hadn’t stood atop a wrestling podium since her youth days when she competed as a member of the Rochelle Wrestling Club. Now a senior at Rochelle Township High School, Weber showcased her skills at the Oregon KSB Invitational on Saturday, winning three consecutive matches to take home the 125-pound female weight division championship.
Updated: 1 week ago
Cheerleading: Rochelle performs at IHSA Belvidere North Sectional
The Rochelle Township High School varsity cheerleading team competed in the IHSA Sectional at Belvidere North on Saturday, finishing 13th out of 17 schools in the Medium Division with a 77.97 score.
Updated: 1 week ago
Boys Basketball: Rochelle takes conference rematch with Plano
A better all-around effort enabled the Rochelle Hub varsity basketball team to avenge an Interstate 8 Conference loss against the Plano Reapers from earlier this season.
Updated: 1 week ago
Girls Basketball: Lady Hubs battle Sandwich on Senior Night
Friday’s Senior Night varsity basketball contest between the Rochelle Lady Hubs and the Sandwich Indians was a physical battle down to the final seconds of regulation.
Updated: 1 week ago
Dance: Competitive season concludes at IHSA State Championship
The Rochelle Township High School dance team bowed out of the IHSA State Championship meet on Friday, finishing 22nd out of 30 schools in Class 1A with a 73.24 team score. It was the fifth consecutive season the Chellettes reached the IHSA State Championship.
Updated: 1 week ago
Wrestling: Hubs win twice in Senior Night finale
The Rochelle Hub wrestling team sent its senior athletes off with two more victories Thursday evening, when the purple and white capped off a historic regular season with two nonconference dual matches against the Princeton Tigers and the Amboy Clippers.
Updated: 1 week ago
Girls Bowling: Vincent shines as Lady Hubs defeat Kaneland
Sophomore Cassidy Vincent fired a team-leading 685 series to lead the Rochelle Lady Hub varsity bowlers during their Interstate 8 Conference home match against Kaneland on Tuesday. Freshman Kylie McCullough added a 478 series for the Lady Hubs (9-6, 6-3 Interstate 8), who took two of the three games and defeated the Knights 2,654-2,500.
Updated: 1 week ago
Wrestling: Hubs secure Interstate 8 regular season crown
The Rochelle Hub varsity wrestling team clinched the Interstate 8 Conference regular season championship on Tuesday, when the purple and white cruised over Morris 60-12 and Sandwich 60-15 to end the season with an undefeated conference record. Rochelle (26-1, 7-0 Interstate 8) will host Amboy and Princeton for Senior Night on Thursday at 5 p.m.
Updated: 1 week ago
Boys Basketball: Hubs close out victory over Rock Falls
A back-and-forth battle broke loose Tuesday evening as the Rochelle Hub varsity basketball team looked to snap a four-game losing streak with a nonconference victory against Rock Falls. In a contest that featured multiple second-half lead changes, the purple and white needed all the points they could score in a game that came down to the final buzzer.
Updated: 1 week ago
Bowling: T-Byrd Lanes competes in 2023 Illinois Pepsi USBC Zone 1 Championship tournament
T-Byrd Lanes sent several youth bowlers to the 2023 Illinois Pepsi USBC Zone 1 Divisional Championship tournament at Four Seasons Bowling Center on Jan. 21 and 22. Camilla Ramos advanced to the state tournament, finishing fifth out of seven bowlers in the U8 Girls Division with a 238 series (98, 76 and 64).
Updated: 2 weeks ago
Girls Basketball: Fatigued Lady Hubs fall against Ottawa
Injuries and illnesses have worn the Rochelle Lady Hub varsity basketball team down over its last few games. After a tough conference loss against Ottawa on Monday evening, head coach Ryan McQuade said that health and wellness are the team’s biggest priorities as the purple and white continue their push toward the end of the regular season.
Updated: 2 weeks ago
Boys Bowling: Powell bows out at IHSA Guilford Sectional
Rochelle freshman Andrew Powell represented the Hub varsity bowling team in the IHSA Guilford Sectional at Don Carter Lanes on Saturday. Powell finished 39th out of 145 bowlers in the tournament, rolling a 1,204 series (200.7 average) over six games.
Updated: 2 weeks ago
Wrestling: Rochelle Middle School takes eighth at Byron Invitational
The Rochelle Middle School wrestling team finished eighth out of 11 schools with 92.5 points at the Byron Middle School Invitational on Saturday. Eleven RMS student-athletes recorded at least a top-6 placement in their respective weight classes at the tournament.
Updated: 2 weeks ago
Wrestling Club: Junior Hubs unite for 2023 Didi Duals
The Rochelle Wrestling Club battled in the Didi Duals at Richards High School on Saturday, finishing 1-4 over five dual matches to take third in the Copper Division and bring home a trophy. Participating athletes for the Junior Hubs included Tate Bigelow, Teddy Millard, Chase Marruffo, Dominic Escatel, Beau Perrine, Brayson Malone, Colt Hensley, Xander Gonzales, Garrett Miller, Eoghan Good, Wells Millard, Elias Andronic, Elliot Huff, Nehemiah Andronic and Rowen Villalobos.
Updated: 2 weeks ago
Wrestling: Hubs take home Interstate 8 Conference title
Winning the Interstate 8 Conference Championship would mean taking down the Sycamore Spartans in their home gymnasium. Freshman Brenden Voight and members of the Rochelle Hub varsity wrestling team used that as motivation on Saturday, when the purple and white renewed their rivalry and went head-to-head with Sycamore for the conference title.
Updated: 2 weeks ago
Dance: Rochelle clinches fifth consecutive IHSA State Championship berth
Seniors Miranda Dubek and Macy Ramos have danced competitively at Rochelle Township High School for each of the last four seasons. Even with their collective experience, nerves were still high as the seniors looked to lead their team back to the IHSA State Championship meet in Bloomington for an unprecedented fifth consecutive season.
Updated: 2 weeks ago
Girls Basketball: Sterling takes nonconference battle with Rochelle
The Sterling Golden Warriors didn’t look like a two-win team Friday evening, when the Rochelle Lady Hubs hosted their former Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference rivals for a nonconference battle. Using effective dribble penetration and showing strength down low, Sterling took the early lead and never looked back, winning 58-45 over the Lady Hubs.
Updated: 2 weeks ago
Cheerleading: Rochelle teams compete at Interstate 8 Conference Championship
Sycamore High School hosted the 2022-23 Interstate 8 Conference and Kishwaukee River Conference Championship meets on Wednesday.
Updated: 2 weeks ago
Girls Basketball: Slow start leads to loss against Sycamore
A crushing run during the first quarter was all the Sycamore Spartans needed to create early distance from the Rochelle Lady Hubs varsity basketball team during Wednesday evening’s Interstate 8 Conference contest. Despite a second-quarter rally led by sophomore Kendyl Darby, Rochelle was unable to overcome the first-quarter hole, ultimately falling 55-35.
Updated: 2 weeks ago
Wrestling: Record-setting season rolls on for Hubs
Rochelle Township High School’s winningest varsity wrestling team wants even more victories on its record-setting resume as the Hubs continue their march toward the Interstate 8 Conference Championship and the start of the IHSA Individual State Series.
Updated: 2 weeks ago