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Bureau County area Christmas tournaments at a glance, Tuesday, Dec. 23

Princeton’s Jocelyn Strouss tries to drive past Metamora’s Jalyn Ledbetter in the 2nd period Tuesday at the Ottawa Holiday Tournament.

Girls basketball

Ottawa Holiday Girls Tournament

POOL A: Ottawa 2-0, Plainfield Central 1-1, Newark 0-2

POOL B: Pontiac 2-0, IVC 1-1, Seneca 0-2

POOL C: Princeton 2-0, Joliet Catholic 1-1, LaSalle-Peru 0-2

POOL D: Metamora 2-0, Fieldcrest 1-1, Streator 0-2

FRIDAY: Princeton 47, L-P 42

Pontiac 57, Seneca 53

Fieldcrest 62, Streator 25

Ottawa 52, Newark 13

SATURDAY: Metamora 55, Fieldcrest 32

JCA 53, L-P 22

Metamora 49, Streator 16

IVC 58, Seneca 48

Plainfield 58, Newark 22

Princeton 53, JCA 48

Pontiac 44, IVC 33

Ottawa 26, Plainfield 17

MONDAY: L-P 53, Newark 20

Seneca 53, Streator 21

JCA 49, Plainfield 30

Fieldcrest 57, IVC 54

Metamora 67, Pontiac 43

Princeton 54, Ottawa 25

TUESDAY: 11th place - Streator 32, Newark 25

9th place - L-P 51, Seneca 48

7th place - Plainfield 58, IVC 52

5th place - JCA 62, Fieldcrest 28

3rd place - Ottawa 51, Pontiac 46

1st place - Princeton 57, Metamora 44

Lady Bruins Christmas Classic at St. Bede

FRIDAY, DEC. 26: Serena vs. Sandwich, 9 a.m., Brimfield vs. Putnam County, 10:25 a.m., St. Bede vs. Orion, 11:50 a.m, Sandwich vs. IVC, 1:15 p.m., Brimfield vs. Serena, 2:45 p.m., Orion vs. Putnam County, 4:10 p.m., St. Bede vs. IVC, 5:35 p.m.

SATURDAY, DEC. 27: St. Bede vs. Brimfield, 9 a.m., Putnam County vs, IVC, 10:25 a.m., Brimfield vs. Orion, 11:50 a.m, IVC vs. vs. Serena, 1:15 p.m., Putnam County vs. Sandwich, 2:45 p.m., Serena vs. Orion, 4:10 p.m., St. Bede vs. Sandwich, 5:35 p.m.

Warkins Memorial Christmas Classic at Prophetstown

POOL A: Mercer County, Stockton, Stark County

POOL B: Wethersfield, Hall, Rockridge

POOL C: Kewanee, Monmouth-Roseville, Fulton

POOL D: Bureau Valley, E-P, Morrison

SATURDAY, DEC. 27: Kewanee vs. Fulton, E-P vs. Morrison, 10 a.m.; Wethersfield vs. Hall, Mercer County vs. Stark County, 11:30 a.m., Morrison vs. Bureau Valley, Monmouth-Roseville vs. Kewanee, 1 p.m., Stockton vs. Mercer County, Rockridge vs. Wethersfield, 2:30 p.m., Fulton vs. Monmouth-Roseville, Bureau Valley vs. E-P, 4 p.m., Stark County vs. Stockton, Hall vs. Rockridge, 5:30 p.m.

MONDAY, DEC. 29: Crossover games, 4 & 5:30 p.m., 1st place A vs. 1st place D, 1st place B vs. 1st place C, 7 p.m.

TUESDAY, DEC. 30: Championship round - Crossover games, 4, 5:30, 7 p.m., championship, 7 p.m.

Sebastian Godinez (25) of DePue looks for open teammate for pass during game against Reed-Custer during game in the Shipyard Showdown on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at Seneca High School in Seneca.

Boys basketball

Shipyard Showdown at Seneca

TUESDAY: Game 1 - (1) Lexington 86, Earlville 25

Game 2 - (4) Marquette 70, Somonauk 40

Game 3 - (8) Dwight 58, Coal City 45

Game 4 - (5) Wilmington 52, GSW 32

Game 5 - (2) Hall 73, DePue 53

Game 6 - (3) Indian Creek 76, Flanagan-Cornell 58

Game 7 - Seneca 57, (7) Reed-Custer 52

Game 8 - (6) Woodland 66, Serena 63

Game 9 - (1) Lexington 74, (8) Dwight 42

Game 10 - Coal City 68, Earlville 20

Game 11 - (4) Marquette 52, (5) Wilmington 40

Game 12 - GSW 59, Somonauk 46

Game 13 - (2) Hall 41, Seneca 30

Game 14 - (7) Reed-Custer 73, DePue 40

Game 15 - (3) Indian Creek 49, (6) Woodland 41

Game 16 - Serena 54, Flanagan-Cornell 53

FRIDAY: Game 17 - Earlville vs. Somonauk, 9 a.m. Game 18 - DePue vs. Flanagan-Cornell, 10:30 a.m. Game 19 - Coal City vs. GSW, noon. Game 20 - (7) Reed-Custer vs. Serena, 1:30 p.m. Game 21 - (8) Dwight vs. (5) Wilmington, 3 p.m. Game 22 - Seneca vs. (6) Woodland, 4:30 p.m. Game 23 - (1) Lexington vs. (4) Marquette, 6 p.m. Game 24 - (2) Hall vs. (3) Indian Creek, 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY: Game 25 - losers 17-18, 9 a.m. Game 26 - winners 17-18, 10:30 a.m. Game 27 - losers 19-20, noon. Game 28 (consolation title) - winners 19-20, 1:30 p.m. Game 29 - losers 21-22, 3 p.m. Game 30 - winners 21-22, 4:30 p.m. Third place - losers 23-24, 6 p.m. Title - winners 23-24, 7:30 p.m.

Mike Hutchins Holiday Classic at Sherrard

SATURDAY: Game 1 - (4) Annawan vs. (5) East Dubuque, 11 a.m. Game 2 - (1) Byron vs. (8) Payson-Seymour, 12:30 p.m. Game 3 - (3) Peoria Notre Dame vs. (6) Princeton, 2 p.m. Game 4 - (2) Sherrard vs. (7) Alleman, 3:30 p.m.

MONDAY, DEC. 29: Game 5 - losers 1-2, 2:30 p.m. Game 6 - losers 3-4, 4 p.m. Game 7 - winners 1-2, 5:30 p.m. Game 8 - winners 3-4, 7 p.m.

TUESDAY, DEC. 30: 7th place - losers 5-6, 2:30 p.m. Consolation title (5th place) - winners 5-6, 4 p.m. 3rd place - losers 7-8, 5:30 p.m. Title - winners 7-8, 7 p.m.

97th annual Princeville Holiday Tournament

FRIDAY: Game 1 - (2) Elmwood vs. (7) Henry-Senachwine, 2 p.m. Game 2 - (3) Peoria Heights vs. (6) Midland, 3:30 p.m. Game 3 - (1) Ridgewood vs. (8) Ridgewood, 6:30 pm. Game 4 - (4) St. Bede vs. (5) Princeville, 8 p.m.

SATURDAY: Game 5 - losers 1-2, 2 p.m. Game 6 - losers 3-4, 3:30 p.m. Game 7 - winners 1-2, 6:30 p.m. Game 8 - winners 3-4, 8 p.m.

MONDAY, DEC. 29: Consolation 3rd - losers 5-6, 2 p.m. Consolation title - winners 5-6, 3:30 p.m. 3rd place - losers 7-8, 6:30 p.m. Title - winners 7-8, 8 p.m.

LaMoille Holiday Classic

MONDAY, DEC. 29: Game 1 - (1) Galva vs. (8) LaMoille, noon. Game 2 - (4) Amboy vs. (5) Wethersfield, 1:30 p.m. Game 3 - (2) Lowpoint-Washburn vs. (7) Polo, 3 pm. Game 4 - (3) Leland vs. (6) Putnam County, 4:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, DEC. 30: Game 5 - losers 1-2, noon. Game 6 - losers 3-4, 1:30 p.m. Game 7 - winners 1-2, 3 p.m. Game 8 - winners 3-4, 4:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31: Consolation 3rd - losers 5-6, 10 a.m. Consolation title - winners 5-6, 11:30 a.m. 3rd place - losers 7-8, 1 p.m. Title - winners 7-8, 2:30 p.m.

Chevy Langham (23) of Hall lays ball up as Zeb Maxwell (35) of Seneca attempts to block shot during game in the Shipyard Showdown on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at Seneca High School in Seneca.
Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986 and is Sports Editor of Putnam County Record. Was previously sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and a regular contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals Magazine. He is a member of the IBCA and Illinois Valley Hall of Fames. He is one of 4 sportswriters from his tiny hometown Atlanta, IL