Today’s Play of the day for Wyaton Hills Ladies Day Golf for May 13 was Reverse Score. Dot Hammitt, Nita Wyatt and Linda Halberg tied for first place

Bureau County girls track and field teams will be running at the Rockridge Sectional in Class 1A and at Rock Falls in 2A. Here's a preview of Bureau County's top contenders, including St. Bede's Lily Bosnich and Princeton's Camryn Driscoll.

Seneca's Tessa Krull brought her “A” game to the circle Monday, pitching a one-hit shutout with 17 strikeouts to send the Irish to a 6-0 win over the St. Bede Bruins at the Academy. The win clinched the Tri-County Conference championship with the Irish improving to 28-0 overall.

Here’s a look at the all-time Illinois Valley Track & Field records, including schools in the BCR, NewsTribune and Times coverage area as of May 12, 2025

Former St. Bede teammates Bella Pinter, Ella Hermes teamed up to help Illinois Wesleyan win Saturday’s CCIW tourney. The Titans defeated Augustana 4-2 to capture the championship game and earn the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Softball Tournament.

The Bureau Valley boys' first run through the Lincoln Trail Conference resulted in the conference crown. The Storm scored four first-place finishes on the way to claiming the LTC championship with 117 points on Friday at Wethersfield in their first season in the conference

Jim Nugent has coached in many roles since arriving at Bureau Valley, including varsity girls basketball, sophomore boys basketball and junior high boys and girls basketball. He has picked up a new title as the women’s basketball coach at Sauk Valley Community College.

Luke Smith stepped up Thursday in Spring Valley when the Princeton Tigers needed him most. The senior right-hander scattered eight hits and a walk over six innings, striking out four, retiring the last man he faced as his pitch count expired.

Bureau Valley High School will host a Fellowship of Christian Athletes Basketball Camp on July 7-9 from 9 a.m. to noon for boys and girls entering grades 3-8.