News-Gazette Preps

Saturday's N-G sports pages feat. @mdaniels_NG and @zachpiatt13 wrapping up our 2024-25 preps year in review w/ @mshsathletics as our Program of Year, Ike Young of @SagesAthletics as Male Athlete of Year and Lia Patterson of @TuscolaAD as Female Athlete of Year @APSE_sportmedia

Former St. Thomas More volleyball star Caroline Kerr was named to the Team USA roster for the NORCECA U23 Pan American Cup. news-gazette.com/kerr-named-u23…

Friday's N-G sports cover features @zachpiatt13 on @BHRABlueDevils football as the No. 6 team in our preseason Top 10 area rankings, and the newly redesigned @IHSA_IL website. Also, @srrichey's Daily Pitch. @APSE_sportmedia

Thursday's N-G sports cover features @mdaniels_NG on @SJOFootball wide receiver Tim Blackburn-Kelley, plus @JoeVozzelli on #Illini transfer guard Maddie Webber and @srrichey on @IlliniFootball defensive back Xavier Scott. @APSE_sportmedia @ngphotostaff

Tuesday's N-G sports cover features @mdaniels_NG on former @stmvolleyball standout Caroline Kerr vying for spot on U.S. volleyball roster, plus @BobAsmussen on Big Ten Football Media Days and @Tatelines on college football. Also, @srrichey's Daily Pitch. @APSE_sportmedia

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Friday's N-G sports cover features @mdaniels_NG on @SagesAthletics as No. 7 team in our preseason prep football Top 10, plus top Week 2 high school football matchups and our Sports Editor's Daily Pitch. @APSE_sportmedia @ngphotostaff

Thursday's N-G sports cover features @zachpiatt13 with the top moments from 2024-25 as our preps year in review continues, plus @mdaniels_NG's Daily Pitch. @APSE_sportmedia @ngphotostaff

Wednesday's N-G sports cover features @zachpiatt13 continuing our preps year in review with the Top 10 teams to keep an eye on next school year, plus @mdaniels_NG's Daily Pitch. @APSE_sportmedia @ngphotostaff

Ike Young continues to deliver. He still plans on pitching with the #Illini in 2026, but the 2025 @SagesAthletics graduate and three-sport standout can say was drafted by an MLB team after the Tampa Bay Rays chose him in the 20th round on Monday news-gazette.com/sports/history…

Joel Sarver is, in his words, a '217 kid through and through.' Now, the 2020 @maroonathletics graduate and former @BaseballMaroons standout is a pro baseball player after the Diamondbacks selected him in the 17th round of the MLB draft on Monday. news-gazette.com/sports/an-unbe…

Historic day for @BaseballMaroons as former standouts Jake Munroe and Joel Sarver hear their name called in the MLB draft news-gazette.com/sports/munroe-…

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Illini Pella Saturday SportsTalk 7-12-25 post.futurimedia.com/wdwsam/playlis…

Friday's N-G sports cover features @zachpiatt13 on @PBL_Football as the No. 8 team in our preseason area Top 10, plus @mdaniels_NG's latest Daily Pitch and @srrichey's exclusive one-on-one conversation with @IlliniFootball coach Bret Bielema. @APSE_sportmedia @ngphotostaff

Congratulations to @mshsathletics sophomore Makenna Peterka: news-gazette.com/news/local/top…

Tuesday's N-G sports cover features @JoeyWright2000 on @ALAHKnights as the No. 9 team in our preseason football Top 10, plus @Tatelines on #Illini basketball and @mdaniels_NG on Brian Campbell winning John Deere Classic and his Daily Pitch. @APSE_sportmedia @ngphotostaff

Our All-Area ⚾️ package, led by @ArcolaAthletics' Tanner Thomas, wraps up All-Area coverage for the 2024-25 school year. Check out today's @news_gazette to read more, and be on the lookout for Preps Year in Review in a couple weeks.

Illini Pella Saturday SportsTalk | 7-5-25 post.futurimedia.com/wdwsam/playlis…

Saturday's N-G sports cover features @zachpiatt13 on incoming @LouisvilleBSB freshman and @ArcolaAthletics baseball standout Tanner Thomas as our All-Area Player of the Year. @APSE_sportmedia @ngphotostaff