Brian Hoxsey

Sports Writer and Columnist at Ottawa Times

Sportswriter for Shaw Media/Friday Night Drive Fan of the Cubs, sports board games and my daughter Jamie My mom's spaghetti & biscuits and gravy are the best

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Seneca softball tops St. Bede, finishes off 2nd straight unbeaten TCC season: The Times Tuesday roundup

2 days ago | shawlocal.com | Brian Hoxsey

Seneca 5, St. Bede 2: At Seneca, the Fighting Irish (29-0, 14-0) closed out an undefeated TCC season with the win over the Bruins. It is Seneca’s second straight unbeaten league title and extended a 37-game conference win streak. Hayden Pfeifer (7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 12 K) earned the pitching win for Seneca. Lexie Buis (home run, RBI) and Alyssa Zellers (two stolen bases) each had two hits, while Audry McNabb smacked a double.
Dwight softball starts quick, holds on to defeat WFC

3 days ago | shawlocal.com | Brian Hoxsey

RURAL STREATOR – The Dwight softball team got off to a great start in Tuesday’s Tri-County Conference game against Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell in both teams’ final regular-season contest. The Trojans scored a pair of runs in the top of the first on a triple to right-center off the bat of junior Madi Ely, added single tallies in three of the next five innings, tacked on three runs in the seventh and eventually closed out an 8-5 victory. Dwight improved to 8-15 overall and 5-9 in TCC play.
Marquette baseball clinches TCC title: The Times Monday Roundup

3 days ago | shawlocal.com | Brian Hoxsey

Marquette 4, Midland 0: At Masinelli Field in Ottawa, the Crusaders (25-3, 14-1) sewed up the Tri-County Conference championship with the win over the Timberwolves. Griffin Dobberstein fired a three-hit shutout, walking none and striking out 12 for Marquette, which scored three in the second and one in the third. Caden Durdan (double, two RBIs), Alec Novotney (RBI) and Grant Dose (double) provided the offense for the hosts.
Big third inning key in Ottawa’s 13-9 win over Rochelle

3 days ago | shawlocal.com | Brian Hoxsey

OTTAWA — The Ottawa baseball team fell behind early to Rochelle in Monday’s Interstate 8 Conference game. However, the Pirates turned a two-run deficit into a five-run lead with a seven-run third inning, added four runs over the next three innings and eventually secured a 13-9 triumph. “To be honest, this was an ugly played baseball game for us,” Ottawa coach Levi Ericson said. “Credit Rochelle, they don’t strike out a lot, they make you play defense, and they are scrappy.
Earlville baseball slips past Sandwich: The Times Friday Roundup

6 days ago | shawlocal.com | Brian Hoxsey

Earlville 3, Sandwich 2: At Earlville, the Red Raiders (8-9) topped the Indians for a fifth straight triumph. James Henne (7 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K) earned the win for Earlville, which received RBI hits from Aaden Browder and Grady Harp. Arlo Budd had an RBI and Griffin Somlock (5⅔ IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 8 K) suffered the loss for Sandwich (14-14). Metamora 9, Streator 3: At Metamora, the Bulldogs dropped to 10-16 with the loss to the Redbirds.
Girls track and field: Late surge leads Sycamore to I-8 Conference title

6 days ago | shawlocal.com | Brian Hoxsey

MORRIS – With three events left in Friday’s Interstate 8 Conference girls track and field meet, Sycamore and Morris were tied for first, with Kaneland in striking distance. The Spartans made a surge, claiming victories in all three of those events to earn the title with 137 points. Host Morris (111) finished runner-up, Kaneland (106) third, Rochelle (72) fourth, Ottawa (66) fifth and La Salle-Peru (62) sixth.
Seneca softball outlasts Marquette in 10 innings: The Times Thursday roundup

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Brian Hoxsey

Seneca 11, Marquette 7 (10 inn.): At June Gross Field, the Fighting Irish (25-0, 12-0) scored four runs in the 10th inning to top the Crusaders (19-5, 6-5) in the Tri-County Conference contest. Both sides scored three times in the eighth. For Seneca, Alyssa Zellers (double, RBI, four stolen bases) had four hits, Emma Mino (two doubles, home run, two RBIs) three hits and Lexie Buis (two RBIs) two hits.
First inning sets tone in 8-1 Sycamore win over Ottawa

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Brian Hoxsey

OTTAWA — There isn’t much better for a starting pitcher on the road than to see his teammates put up multiple runs in the opening inning. That was the case for Sycamore sophomore Jackson Macdonald in Thursday’s rubber game of the three-game Interstate 8 Conference series against host Ottawa. The Spartans tallied three runs in the top of the first, Macdonald escaped trouble in the bottom of the frame and went on to fire a shutout into the sixth in an eventual 8-1 victory.
Ottawa High’s Ellen Gross builds students’ skills - and confidence

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Brian Hoxsey

At a young age, Ellen Gross – then Ellen Goetz – already knew her answer to the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”“I knew when I was in fifth grade that I wanted to be a math teacher,” Gross said. ”Nothing other than that ever crossed my mind. My mom, Jane, was my teacher that year, and we had a class project. She had us all design a square on a quilt, and then she sewed the quilt together.
Makayla Backos, Marquette hit past Pontiac: The Times Wednesday Roundup

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Brian Hoxsey

Marquette 16, Pontiac 8: At Pontiac, the Crusaders (19-5) scored eight times in the second inning to take control of the game against the Indians. Makayla Backos (triple, home run, two RBIs) led Marquette with three hits, while Hunter Hopkins (double, home run, four RBIs), Kealey Rick (double, RBI), Lily Brewer and Kinley Rick each had two hits. Savanah Erickson (RBI) and Taylor Cuchra each doubled. Hopkins (7 IP, 11 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 4 K) earned the pitching triumph.