J.T. Pedelty is a sports editor at Shaw. He specializes in competitive sports, sports business, and sports marketing, covering a wide range of events and conferences within the sports industry. J.T. has been featured in the Daily Herald (Chicago, IL).
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Winning pitcher Lucas Rink and reliever Ryan Kettman combined on a shutout, the Wildcats added insurance runs late and Wilmington wrapped up the ICE Conference baseball title Monday with a 7-0 win at Streator.
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By: J.T. Pedelty
ESPN on Monday releases a revised projection for the 2025 NBA Draft, now forecasting Joliet native Jeremiah Fears as a top-five selection
Congratulations to The Times Athlete of the Week, Streator softball’s Mya Zavada!
The 2025 IESA Class 1A/2A State Track Meet is being held this weekend, and The Times area saw a bevy of area young athletes qualify out of various sectionals.
From regional play-ins to state championships, here are the complete baseball and softball postseason schedules for Times-area teams Ottawa, Streator, L-P, Morris, Sandwich, Marquette, Seneca, WFC, Fieldcrest, Earlville, Newark, Serena and Somonauk/Leland.
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By: J.T. Pedelty
It took until regionals for the La Salle-Peru girls soccer team to score its first win of the spring, but score it the Cavs did in a 2-1, wind-swept nail-biter at Streator on Friday.
By J.T. Pedelty A schedule of high school sporting events for the coming week: Monday, May 19
Congratulations to The Times Athlete of the Week, Fieldcrest baseball’s Jordan Heider!
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By: J.T. Pedelty
In a 6-1 victory, Gardner-South Wilmington freshman Case Christensen pitched a seven-inning, complete-game victory over WFC to send the Panthers into Wednesday’s Class 1A Dwight Regional semifinals.
The 2025 edition of the IESA Class 3A/4A State Track Meet is being held this weekend, and The Times area saw a handful of area athletes qualify out of various sectionals.
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