J.T. Pedelty is a sports editor at Shaw. He covers a wide range of topics within the sports realm, including individual and team sports, competitive sports, and sports business, while also engaging with events and academic conferences related to the field. J.T. has been featured in the Daily Herald (Chicago, IL).
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By: J.T. Pedelty
Illinois high schools have known since the summer of 2024 that a 35-second shot clock would be installed statewide this coming school year. Appropriately enough, time is now ticking down for players, coaches and athletic departments to get ready for it.
We are proud to present the 2026 Times All-Area Softball Team, filled with standouts from Newark, Serena, Somonauk/Leland, Earlville, Streator, Sandwich, Ottawa, Fieldcrest, WFC, Marquette and Class 2A state runner-up Seneca.
Marquette's Alec Novotney is the 2026 Times Baseball Player of the Year. The right-hander was the unquestioned on-the-field leader of the Crusaders during a 38-4 season in which they followed up back-to-back Class 1A state championships with a third-place finish in 2A.
By: J.T. Pedelty
Congratulations to The Times Athlete of the Week!
This weekend, NASCAR is back in Joliet. For the first time since 2019, America's signature racing promotion will run at Joliet's Chicagoland Speedway.
The courses are in good shape, the field is at over 100 again, and the 46th annual Richard J. Berry Memorial golf tournament is set to take place this weekend.
Josh Gass captured his sixth Berry Memorial championship, shaking off a slow start Sunday to maintain the lead and move into second place all alone in Berry championships.
Ottawa's 10- and 11-year-old Little League all-star teams won their respective District 20 tournaments to advance on to the state tournament.
Former assistant coach/defensive coordinator Aaron Jackson will lead the Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland football co-op as the eight-man Falcons begin official summer workouts next week.
Marquette Academy is looking for its next varsity girls basketball head coach, announcing this week that Eric Price has resigned the position after leading the 2025-26 Crusaders to a Class 1A regional championship.
