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Rochelle’s Nehemiah Andronic made history over the weekend, becoming only the second member of the Rochelle Wrestling Club to earn an IKWF state title.

The Rochelle Hub varsity baseball team teed off the 2024 season with a road game against Freeport on Saturday morning.

The Rochelle Hub and Lady Hub track and field teams traveled to the Westwood Sports Complex for the annual Warrior Invitational on Saturday.

Entering her senior season, standout guard Alivia Henkel was tasked with taking on a leadership role for the Rochelle Lady Hub varsity basketball team, which also saw a change at the head coaching position for the second time over the last three seasons.

The Rochelle Hub track and field team continued a strong start to the indoor season at the Gary Egler Invitational on Wednesday evening.

The Rochelle Hub and Lady Hub track and field teams competed at the Byron Indoor Preview on Saturday.

The Rochelle Wrestling Club sent two athletes to the 2024 IKWF Senior/Novice State Championships at the BMO Center in Rockford over the weekend.

Coaches John and Kristi Gonzales will host a free softball clinic for third-graders through seventh-graders at the Flagg-Rochelle Community Park District REC Center this coming week.

The Rochelle Lady Hub varsity soccer team returned to the field earlier this week for the start of the 2024 season.

The Rochelle Lady Hub track and field team opened the indoor portion of the 2024 season at the Sycamore Invitational on Tuesday evening.

Kings School hosted the 2023-24 Meridian Conference Girls Basketball Championship tournament this past week. The Kings Comets defeated the St. Paul Lady Crusaders 29-21 in the final round to take home this season's championship.

The St. Paul Crusader seventh and eighth-grade boys basketball team took third in the 2024 Lutheran State Championship tournament over the weekend.

The Rochelle Middle School eighth-grade girls basketball team took third in the North Central Junior Conference Championship tournament.

The Rochelle Middle School seventh-grade girls basketball team finished fourth in the North Central Junior Conference Championship tournament.

Rochelle Township High School hosted the IKWF North Sectional on Saturday, when 13 members of the Rochelle Wrestling Club competed in hopes of advancing to the IKWF State Championship series later this month.

The Rochelle Middle School seventh-grade girls basketball team hosted Kaneland Harter in North Central Junior Conference action on Monday, falling 34-21.

The Rochelle Hub and Lady Hub track and field teams are less than one week away from beginning the indoor portion of the 2024 season.

Five talented swimmers from Rochelle have achieved an impressive feat by qualifying for the district and state championships through the DeKalb County Swim Team. 

Fourteen seniors departed from the Rochelle Hub varsity tennis team after the 2023 season, where the netters went 12-6 overall and 1-4 in the Interstate 8 Conference under head coach Kristy Eckardt.

The Rochelle Lady Hub varsity softball team returned to action Monday, holding its first practice of the 2024 season. The Lady Hubs are eager to build on a 5-21 overall record and a 2-12 record in the Interstate 8 last season, the second under head coach Deanna Jacobs.

The Rochelle Hub varsity baseball team leaned on its offense during the 2023 season, when the purple and white finished with a 10-19 overall record and a 4-10 record in the Interstate 8 Conference.

Former Rochelle student-athlete James Hart has reached the highest level in NCAA Division III college football, helping the North Central College Cardinals to three national championship appearances as well as two national championship victories, including a 28-21 win over Mount Union to claim the 2022 championship, during his first three seasons with the program.

Despite entering the postseason with a losing record, the Rochelle Hub varsity basketball team came within a few points of winning its second IHSA 3A Regional title in three years, knocking off a 20-win Woodstock squad and nearly upsetting a 21-win Freeport team.

A familiar face stood between Rochelle Lady Hub wrestler Dempsey Atkinson and a historic feat during the IHSA State Championships on Saturday afternoon.

The Rochelle Wrestling Club battled in the IKWF North Regional at Byron High School on Sunday, with six individuals bringing home division titles during the tournament.

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