John Mallee, who served as the Chicago Cubs hitting coach during their 2016 World Series championship season, will among the guest speakers Jan. 19 at the 45th Johnsburg Oldtimers Club banquet.

Here is a list of Northwest Herald area athletes who can sign their National Letters of Intent this week with NCAA scholarship schools, and those who are headed to other colleges.

The Los Angeles Dodgers leaned on McHenry graduate Bobby Miller in Game 2 of the NLDS, trailing Arizona 1-0 in the best-of-five series. Miller was lifted in the second inning, trailing 3-0.

Bobby Miller, a 2017 McHenry West graduate, will make his postseason debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers at 8:07 p.m. Monday in Game 2 of the National League Division Series. Here are five things to know about Miller ahead of his first playoff start.

Huntley third baseman AJ Putty was on fire in a summer tournament in late July where several schools were watching. A few weeks later, the junior committed to Illinois.

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Martini, a Prairie Ridge graduate, homered in the ninth inning to tie the score and the Reds beat the Cubs 3-2 in the second game of their doubleheader.

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Bobby Miller and Pittsburgh Pirates’ Quinn Priester, two of McHenry County’s all-time great pitchers, are set to make major league starts on the same day for the second time in the past six days.

Cary-Grove graduate Quinn Priester will make his fourth major league start on Friday for the Pittsburgh Pirates, as they face the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field.

Cary-Grove graduate Quinn Priester outdueled San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish to earn his first major league win for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Priester had four strikeouts, including whiffs of Xander Bogaerts and Manny Machado, in an 8-4 victory.