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Since she began competing in rodeo as a third-grader, Rochelle Township High School senior Megan Seebach has earned several accolades through various riding organizations.

Rochelle Township High School held its 2024 Athletic Signing Day Ceremony on Thursday afternoon. Twelve student-athletes participated in the ceremony, while two more were unable to attend.

A breakout showing from the Rochelle Hub varsity baseball team resulted in its best offensive output of the season as well as its most lopsided victory of the season Thursday evening, when the purple and white concluded the regular season against the Harvard Hornets.

While Plano and Rochelle were opponents on the diamond Wednesday evening, the two varsity softball teams were united off the diamond in their efforts to combat cancer. 

Injuries and inexperience created challenges for the Rochelle Lady Hub varsity soccer team throughout the 2024 season.

Junior Carson Lewis delivered a 3-for-3 outing at the dish to lead the Rochelle Hub varsity baseball team on offense during Wednesday’s nonconference matchup against DeKalb.

The Rochelle Lady Hub track and field team showed promise throughout the 2024 season, winning the JV title during the Interstate 8 Conference meet and scoring points in several individual events during the IHSA 2A Rochelle Sectional.

The Rochelle Hub varsity tennis team played its final nonconference match of the season on Tuesday evening, falling 5-0 against Marmion Academy.

Senior Ella Alfano and freshman Dylan Etes combined for three hits and four RBIs to lead the Rochelle Lady Hub varsity softball team against the Dixon Duchesses on Tuesday.

The Rochelle Lady Hub varsity soccer team saw its season come to a close on Tuesday evening, with the purple and white suffering a 9-0 loss against Belvidere North in the IHSA 2A Belvidere North Regional Semifinals at the MercyHealth Sports Complex.

Jimmy Chavez’s motivation to continue playing tennis can be best summarized in one sentence.

Senior Jimmy Chavez brought home a third-place medal in the No. 1 singles division to lead the Rochelle Hub varsity tennis team at the Interstate 8 Conference tournament on Saturday afternoon.

The Rochelle Rampage 11U and Rochelle 561 Sluggers 11U baseball teams held a home doubleheader at Floyd J. Tilton Park on Saturday afternoon.

The Rochelle Rampage 9U baseball team went 3-0 over three games to win the 2024 Home Runs For Mom Mother’s Day Tournament in Sterling on Saturday.

The Rochelle Hub track and field team competed in the Interstate 8 Conference meet on Friday evening, with the varsity boys scoring 78 points and taking third out of six schools while the fresh-soph boys finished fifth out of six schools with 50 points scored.

Each of the Rochelle Lady Hub varsity softball team’s four seniors found meaningful ways to contribute on Saturday afternoon, when the purple and white celebrated their Senior Day with a nonconference doubleheader against Ashton-Franklin Center.

The Rochelle Hub varsity baseball team split its nonconference doubleheader Saturday afternoon, when the purple and white traveled west to take on the Dixon Dukes.

A four-run rally in the bottom of the sixth inning was the highlight of the Rochelle Hub varsity baseball team’s Interstate 8 Conference series finale against Ottawa on Friday.

Junior midfielder Makayla Lara turned in a haul during the Rochelle Lady Hub varsity soccer match against Pecatonica on Thursday evening, scoring four goals while adding two assists as the purple and white dominated the Indians for a 9-0 win in its season finale.

The future is bright for the Rochelle Lady Hub track and field team, which turned in several strong individual performances during the IHSA 2A Sectional on Wednesday evening.

A seven-run frame smothered a promising start for the Rochelle Lady Hub varsity softball team during Wednesday’s Interstate 8 Conference finale against Morris.

Freshman Brody Bruns delivered a strong pitching performance for the Rochelle Hub varsity baseball team during Wednesday’s Interstate 8 series matchup against Ottawa.

The Rochelle Hub varsity tennis team faced a strong Illinois Math & Science Academy (IMSA) squad on Tuesday evening, conceding a 6-0 loss in nonconference play.

The Rochelle Hub varsity tennis team continued to gain momentum on Monday, scoring a dominant win over Mendota as the Interstate 8 and IHSA Sectional tournaments near.

Fourteen years of dance will not be the end for Rochelle senior Addison Stewart, who has committed to continue her academics and her dance career at Concordia University Chicago.

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