Jimmy Oswald

1 week ago | beloitdailynews.com | Jimmy Oswald

BELOIT — While Beloit Junior Legion head coach Matt Huffman has been happy with the hot start his squad has had to the summer, he knows that there will be bigger fish to fry come regionals. That’s why Huffman is excited for this weekend, when Beloit will welcome five teams as it plays host to the Brodie Trophy Classic Tournament Friday through Sunday at the Stateline YMCA Youth Sports Complex. kAm“x H@F=5?VE D2J H6VG6 C62==J 366?

1 week ago | beloitdailynews.com | Jimmy Oswald

SOUTH BELOIT — While South Beloit baseball head coach Dominic Strangman has all the respect in the world for Harvest Christian Academy’s Ben Mitchell, who was voted the Northeastern Athletic Conference's Most Valuable Player for this spring, he really felt that SoBo ace Richard Carlson had a strong case to claim the honor. “We were disappointed for sure that he didn't get MVP," the third-year head coach said. "I felt he had a season that deserved it.

2 weeks ago | beloitdailynews.com | Jimmy Oswald

SOUTH BELOIT — Drew Baden might have spent the last handful of seasons as a Viking, but nobody beamed SoBo pride more than him. So, when an opportunity arose for the 32-year-old South Beloit native to take over as the high school’s athletic director, he was eager to jump at the chance. kAm“%9:D :D AC6EEJ 4@@= 7@C >6 3642FD6 x’> 2 $@q@[” D2:5 q256?[ H9@ :D DE6AA:?8 5@H? 27E6C D:I D62D@?D 2D 9625 4@249 @7 E96 }@CE9 q@@?6 32D632== E62>] “(96?

2 weeks ago | beloitdailynews.com | Jimmy Oswald

WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. — Beloit Turner’s Trojans played 13 innings of fantastic baseball over the course of a pair of WIAA Division 2 sectional games at Wisconsin Dells High School on Tuesday. Unfortunately, all it took was one rough inning to end Turner’s season. kAm%@A\D66565 #665D3FC8 A@FC65 @? 7:G6 CF?D :? E96 7:7E9 :??:?8 2D :E 362E E96 %C@;2?D[ H9@ 2=D@ C646:G65 2 }@] ` D665[ e\` :?

2 weeks ago | beloitdailynews.com | Jimmy Oswald

PEORIA, Ill. — Only two teams in all of IHSA 2A softball can end its season with a victory. And while North Boone would certainly liked to have been the one that capped off the year by winning the state championship, it still feels plenty of pride at ending a stupendous season by coming out on top of a close battle with Auburn 1-0 in the third-place matchup at OSF Healthcare Field at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex on Saturday afternoon. kA 5:ClQ=ECQm“xE 766=D C62==J 8@@5 E@ 6?5 @?