The Morris boys and Lemont girls picked up team titles at the Morris Night of Relays

Luke Smith hit a three-run home run and closed the game with a scoreless inning in relief to lift Princeton to victory Thursday against Kewanee, avenging a 19-1 loss to the Boilermakers three days ago.

Jack Jablonski had two of Hall’s three hits, including a double, as the Red Devils fell in 11 innings in nonconference action on Wednesday in Chillicothe.

There have been eight baseball teams from the Illinois Valley reach the state tournament at Dozer Park in Peoria since it first held the 1-2A finals in 2011. Should any teams from the IV make the IHSA Class 1A and 2A state finals this season, they will have a change of venue

Whether Zoey Starkey was playing volleyball or softball, or her brother, Jimmy, was playing basketball, baseball or football, there was always some of kind of sporting activity on mom’s family calendar at home. She picked up a new sport, lacrosse, at St. Ambrose University

A look at area softball standings on April 30. St. Bede leads Bureau County teams with an 11-7 record

A look at area boys baseball standings on April 30. Bureau Valley leads Bureau County teams with an 18-4 record, followed closely by St. Bede at 17-4. The Storm will play Monmouth United for the West division championship in the Lincoln Trail Conference

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Here are Mike Vaughn's photos of Tuesday's Newman at Princeton baseball game. The Comets won 3-2.

Newman sophomore Michael Morse drove in the trying run with a base hit in the sixth inning. Then he came in to pitch with the bases loaded and two outs and struck out the only batter he faced to end the game as the Comets held on for a 3-2 Three Rivers win at Princeton.