In Baseball
Ottawa lost at home after 9 innings to Streator 5-4. Parker Phillis pitched over 4 innings in relief with 3 strikeouts and had two hits, Adam Williamson had a single and a double on offense. For the Pirates, pitchers Jack Olson and reliever Daniel Bruner combined for 10 strikeouts.
Postseason baseball scheduled for today: At Class 1A Somonauk Regional, Putnam County will face Indian Creek and at the Class 2A Lisle Regional, Mendota versus Aurora Central Catholic
Softball
Ottawa got an easy road win over Rochell 16-2. Gianna Leigh blasted a home run, Hailey Larsen had a homerun and three RBIs and McKenzie Oslanzi finished with 2 RBIs.
LP dominated at home over Kaneland 11-1 in 5 innings. Ava Lannen, Callie Mertes, Avah Moriarty and Taylor Martyn each had an RBI. Ava Lambert and Paige Kirkman both hit RBI doubles,
At the Newark 1A Regional, Newark defeated Earlville 10-0 in 6 innings. Ryan Williams and Kaitlyn Schofield both had home runs on the day
At the Dwight 1A Regional semifinals, Serena hammered Grant Park 17-0 in 3 innings, Ray ElleBrennan and Alexis Linden each had three hits. Maddie Glade, Katie Baker, Reese Cole, Jenna Setchell and Lauren McNelis batted 2 hits each.
Post season games today: at the Newark Class 1A regional, Marquette takes on GSW. In the Dwight Class 1A Regional, Woodland faces Dwight and at the Manteno Class 2A Regional, Seneca faces Peotone.