Softball | Bureau County Republican

L-P defeated Princeton 7-2 on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at Little Sibera Field in Princeton.

Princeton defeated Ottawa 9-7 on Friday, March 13, 2026 at Ottawa High School.

Bureau Valley defeated Hall 4-0 on Monday, March 9, 2026 at Bureau Valley High School.

St. Bede defeated Sherrard 3-2 on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at Illinois Valley Central High School in Chillicothe. The Lady Bruins will play Brimfield for the Sectional title on Friday at 5p.m. in Chillicothe.

Here are Mike Vaughn's photos of Saturday's regional championship vs. Morrison and Princeton.

Here are Mike vVaughn's photos of Frjday's Sandwich at Princeton regional softball game at Little Siberia. The Tigresses won 9-6.

With eight runs in the first two innings of its Class 1A home regional final, the Fulton Steamers cruised to their second straight 20-win season and first postseason plaque since 2018.

St. Bede beat Illinois Valley Central to win the Class 2A Regional final on Friday, May 23, 2025 at St. Bede Academy. This is the Lady Bruins fourth straight Regional title.

The Newark Norsemen did just about everything right in a 17-0 shutout of Earlville, securing the Class 1A Indian Creek Regional championship while keeping their postseason run alive Thursday night in Shabbona.


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