Softball: 4 Times area players named to ICA All-State team in Class 3A
Ottawa sophomores Piper Lewis, Addie Russell and Bobbi Snook, as well as Streator senior Makenna Ondrey were named to the Illinois Coaches Association All-State teams in Class 3A, released late Sunday.
Softball: 4 Times area players named to ICA All-State team in Class 3A

Willowbrook’s Chris Roycroft, college teammate of Princeton’s Jeff Wedekind, chases MLB dream with Cardinals
Willowbrook graduate Chris Roycroft pitched to Princeton’s Jett Wedekind at Aurora University in 2018 and 2019, both named Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference All-Conference for the Spartans. Five years later, Roycroft broke in with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Willowbrook’s Chris Roycroft, college teammate of Princeton’s Jeff Wedekind, chases MLB dream with Cardinals
Willowbrook graduate Chris Roycroft pitched to Princeton’s Jett Wedekind at Aurora University in 2018 and 2019, both named Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference All-Conference for the Spartans. Five years later, Roycroft broke in with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Willowbrook’s Chris Roycroft, college teammate of Princeton’s Jeff Wedekind, chases MLB dream with Cardinals

2025 NewsTribune Softball All-Area Team

NewsTribune area softball leaders for the 2025 season

2025 NewsTribune Softball All-Area Team
A look at the top softball players in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.
NewsTribune area softball leaders for the 2025 season
A look at the top softball players in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.
Camp Invention in Ottawa engages kids with STEM learning, creativity
Young inventors are spending their summer mornings designing gadgets, solving real-world problems and tapping into their creativity at Camp Invention, a weeklong educational program hosted at Central Intermediate School in Ottawa.