St. Bede scored six points in the final minute, including a 3-pointer from freshman Hannah Heiberger with 4.8 seconds left, to pull out a 40-37 win over Midland on Thursday.

Anna Propheter scored a career-high 22 points, and Newman built a big lead with smothering defense and a hot offensive start and never looked back in an 82-14 TRAC East win over Mendota on Thursday night in Sterling.

Princeton Logan captured the Class 3A Morris Saratoga Sectional seventh-grade championship on Wednesday, defeating Lisle 24-12. The Lions (17-3) advance to the IESA Class 3A State quarterfinals to face Hillsboro (23-1) at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Auburn High School.

The Bureau Valley Storm captured the Class 2A Fieldcrest Sectional on Wednesday, defeating Seneca 35-22. The Storm (21-1) advance to the IESA Class 2A State quarterfinals to face Riverdale Washington (19-1) at 1 p.m. Saturday at Riverton High School.

Serena, Newark and Somonauk's boys basketball teams along with Marquette and Earlville's girls suffered losses, all in The Times Wednesday Roundup.

The Mendota girls basketball team beat Earlville, plus more results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Both Ottawa and Dixon’s girls basketball teams forced double-digit turnovers Wednesday night, but it was the Duchesses who turned their forced turnovers into points in a 37-19 victory.

Princeton welcomes 37 teams, including Hall-Putnam County, Lasalle Peru, Erie-Prophetstown, Mendota, Ottawa, Rock Falls, Streator and Sterling Newman, for the 2025 Princeton Invitational girls wrestling tournament on Saturday. Wrestling begins at 9 a.m.

A look at the top boys soccer players in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.