Plano senior Waleed Johnson, who won triple jump, ran on the winning 4x100 relay in a school record 42.88 seconds, took second in the 100 and ran a 400 split of 51.4 seconds in the 4x400 relay at the Kishwaukee River Conference meet, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week.
Yorkville's Owen Horeni won the 800-meter run to lead area state qualifiers at the Class 3A Moline Sectional, and Yorkville softball's Ellie Fox struck out seven in a one-hit shutout in Wednesday's roundup.
Gabby Mcphee found herself open and Gulbrandsen delivered a perfect pass. The sophomore midfielder delivered, tapping in an insurance goal as the Wolves outlasted Oswego 2-0 in a Lockport Class 3A semifinal match.
Jaelynn Anthony hit one of Oswego's four homers, giving her 12 on the year and the team 44, and doubled in the go-ahead run in a five-run seventh as the visiting Panthers beat Oswego East 14-9 in the regular season finale for both teams.
Newark senior Kiara Wesseh, who signed her letter of intent with Baylor last week, is set to defend her Class 1A state high jump title this weekend among her four events at state. Wesseh, Sandwich's Sunny Weber and Yorkville's Courtney Clabough lead medal hopefuls in Charleston.
Kodi Rizzo fired a no-hitter with 19 strikeouts to lead Newark softball to a regional semifinal win, Yorkville baseball won to close in on the SPC West title and Oswego baseball beat Oswego East in Tuesday's roundup.
Oswego senior pitcher Noah Mottet showcased his pitching prowess by striking out 10 batters and allowing a mere three hits in a complete-game shutout Monday, leading the Panthers to take the first of a three-game series against Oswego East, 7-0.
Sandwich baseball won a regional quarterfinal and Ottawa beat Plano baseball in a game shortened to five innings by rain in Monday's roundup.
Former Yorkville Christian star Jaden Schutt, who left Duke and entered the transfer portal in April, has announced that he is headed to Virginia Tech. Meanwhile, Schutt’s teammate at Yorkville Christian, David Douglas Jr., has entered the portal and is leaving UW-Green Bay.