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Baseball · OttawaWith two runners on base in the bottom of the fifth inning, La Salle-Peru senior Nolan Van Duzer launched a towering shot that flew over the left-field fence.Van Duzer’s teammates flooded out of the dugout as he trotted around the bases and mobbed him when he reached home plate.The Cavaliers had plenty to celebrate.Van Duzer’s three-run blast put an exclamation point on L-P’s 15-3, five-inning victory over rival Ottawa on Tuesday in the first ni…See the Story
Baseball: L-P explodes for 9 runs in fifth in win over rival Ottawa
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Marseilles · MarseillesA jury will decide Wednesday whether a Marseilles man was justified or provoked into wielding a machete, as his lawyer claims, or whether he’s guilty of felony battery.Brad C. Bukowski, 51, faces up to seven years in prison if convicted of aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, for injuring his brother-in-law on April 20, 2023. Bukowski also faces a lesser count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, a Class 3 felony carrying two to…See the Story
Marseilles machete case goes to jury
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Baseball · OttawaLA SALLE – With the Ottawa baseball team trailing rival La Salle-Peru by two runs in the sixth inning, Garrett Shymanski came to the plate with runners on second and third base.“My first pitch was an inside fastball,” Shymanski said. “I thought he’d come back to it, but he gave me something outside, and I just took it that way. I saw the guy dive, and he missed it. Coach told me to go three.”With the ball bouncing into the right-field corner, Sh…See the Story
Baseball: Ottawa scores 3 runs in 6th to rally past rival La Salle-Peru
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Ottawa, Illinois · OttawaZion Lutheran Preschool will host an open house from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday April 29, at 622 W. Jefferson St., Ottawa.Families will be able to tour the school, meet the faculty and register their children for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. Zion Lutheran Preschool offers Christian-based learning focused on developing social, emotional, cognitive and physical skills to prepare children for kindergarten and beyond. This includes Bible stories, …See the Story
Zion Lutheran Preschool in Ottawa to host open house
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Seneca, Illinois · SenecaSoftballSeneca 6, Princeton 5: The Tigresses scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to tie the game, only to have the Irish score in the home half on an error to win the first game of the day in the Seneca round robin tournament.Ellie Harp (3 for 3, 2 RBIs) and Keely Lawson (3 RBIs) both homered for Princeton and Caroline Keutzer had two hits.Freshman Avah Oertel (6 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 2 K) took the loss.Ellie HarpPrinceton 14, Fieldcres…See the Story
Princeton softball splits at Seneca: Saturday’s BCR sports roundup
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Ottawa, Illinois · OttawaMonday is a day full of rivalry games on area diamonds.In softball, Ottawa travels to La Salle-Peru for their first Interstate 8 Conference matchup of the season, while St. Bede will host Marquette in Tri-County Conference play, and Bureau Valley will play at Princeton in the Three Rivers Conference East.L-P (11-7, 3-1 I-8) and Ottawa (12-6, 2-2) also will meet May 8 in Ottawa.St. Bede (11-1, 6-0 TCC) and Marquette (8-2, 6-0) met Thursday in Ott…See the Story
NewsTribune Softball Notebook: Monday’s schedule full of rivalry games
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Ottawa, Illinois · OttawaSoftballMarquette 9, Reed-Custer 4: At June Gross Field in Ottawa, the Crusaders improved to 9-2 with the win over the Comets on Friday.Makayla Backos (two doubles, three RBIs) led Marquette with three hits, while Hunter Hopkins, Taylor Cuchra (two home runs, three RBIs), Kelsey Cuchra (double, two RBIs) and Kealey Rick all had two hits apiece. Avery Durdan smacked a double. Maisie Lyons (7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K) earned the win in the circle.…See the Story
Marquette softball hits past Reed-Custer: Friday’s Times Area Roundup
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Baseball · OttawaSYCAMORE – When a baseball team is putting up runs like Sycamore has been this year, falling behind doesn’t exactly spark a panicked response.Ottawa jumped ahead by three runs on the Spartans in an Interstate 8 Conference matchup Friday, but they put up nine in the bottom of the second and went on to a 13-3, five-inning victory to sweep the series and stay perfect on the season.Photos: Sycamore, Ottawa baseball meet in conference play“That first…See the Story
Baseball: Sycamore erases 3-run deficit to finish sweep of Ottawa
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