Yorkville Christian junior Grace Allgood, who struck out 18 batters in a 5-0, one-hit shutout of Hiawatha, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.
Yorkville's Kameron Yearsley set a nearly impossible standard with a monster junior year – but the Foxes' senior is catching fire and doing it again. That, Plano and Sandwich sitting atop a new league and more in Joshua Welge's baseball notes.
Jordyn Washington’s high school soccer debut endured a one-year delay because of a devastating knee injury, but it never took away the Oswego striker’s determination. On Tuesday she had a goal and assist in the Panthers' 'amazing' 2-1 win over Oswego East.