Barrington third baseman Bowie Heintz makes a throw to first while on the run during Friday’s game against Burlington Central. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Busy time for prep sports
Barrington third baseman Bowie Heintz makes a throw to first while on the run during Friday’s game against Burlington Central.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
After a calm weekend (partly due to the weather), Monday turned into one of the busiest days of the spring so far.
This edition of the Daily Herald prep sports newsletter looks at baseball and softball action. Also, Dave Oberhelman returns with his latest edition of College Achievers.
Apr 05, 2026 4:32 pm - The Big Ten Conference last week named its “Boats of the Week” for rowing.
One of them was the University of Iowa women’s Varsity Eight, based on their performance at the Sarasota 2K in Florida.
On that Hawkeyes boat — which she never could have im
Apr 06, 2026 10:00 pm - A big turnout was on hand for Fremd's softball matchup against Barrington Monday afternoon despite the frigid temperatures.
And the Vikings welcomed their fans with a thrilling game in which the final outcome was undecided.
Sophomore Hadley Carter's
Apr 06, 2026 8:58 pm - Faced with an opportunity to give Huntley its first lead of the night, senior shortstop Kyle Ziebell took a breath and prayed to himself.
With two outs and courtesy runner Leo Bianchin standing on second base in the bottom of the fourth inning of a t
St. Charles North, Burlington Central tie in baseball
Apr 06, 2026 9:51 pm - There were different methods to the success on the mound in Monday’s nonconference matchup.
St. Charles North relied on a strong start on the mound from Ben Auer, along with some solid defense. Burlington Central focused on quantity, a different pitc