Byron will hold its second Alumni Basketball Challenge Oct. 6 at Byron High School.

Among the names returning to play are Jordan Auker, Matt Pendergrass, Ryan Considine, Matt Meline, Dan Cameron, Hannah Miller and Travis Bond on the Black Team, and Justin Rosecke, Adam Head, David Hillis, Cody Lindsey, Jenna Mooberry, Brandt Voiles, Hunter Hill and Alex Johnston on the Orange Team.

The game follows a 6 p.m. game between Byrons and Winnebagos middle school girls teams. Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults. The game is sponsored by Byron Community Revitalization as a fundraiser for Byrons Challenge Day, which is a self-esteem anti-bullying seminar presented annually to freshmen.

New coaches Guilford has hired Tug Gillingham as its new baseball coach. Gillingham has seven years of coaching experience at the college and high school level, coaching two years at Triton Junior College, two years at Walther Lutheran before taking over as head coach at Lincoln Park the past three years. A 1999 Walther Lutheran graduate, Gillingham played three years at Purdue and two years at Northern Illinois. He also played five years of professional baseball with the Windy City Thunderbolts, South Georgia Peanuts, Sioux City Explorers and Joliet Jackhammers.

Oregon has hired former Byron standout Lindsay Nauman as its new head softball coach. Nauman was a pitcher for the Tigers before graduating in 2008. She just finished her college career last year at Elmhurst College, where she was a Second Team College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin All-Conference Pitcher. Nauman replaces Jamie ReVelle, who took over the Hawks in 2008 after successful playing careers in Division I (University of Evansville) and professional softball. Oregon released ReVelle last June.

Emily Tropp: 815-987-1385; etropp@rrstar.com; @emilytropp

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