After struggling against Morris for the past four years, La Salle-Peru won Friday to take two of three from Morris in an Interstate 8 Conference series.

The Rochelle softball team used a solid start and a five-run sixth inning to pick up a 10-7 victory over Somonauk/Leland on Friday afternoon in Somonauk.

The Ottawa softball team traveled to Sycamore Friday to take on the Spartans in Interstate 8 Conference action.

Chicago Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent is bringing his Offensive Skills Camp to St. Bede on Saturday, May 23, rain or shine, from 7 to 9 p.m. Spots are limited to the first 100 campers.

Mendota's Sebastian Carlos set the school's 400 record, L-P baseball and softball won, Earlville softball edged Putnam County and more in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Marquette baseball, led by Griffin Dobberstein, and the Crusaders softball team, led by Kinley Rick picked up Tri-County Conference wins over Dwight on Thursday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The St. Bede baseball team, led by Gus Burr's three hits and four RBIs and Carson Riva's three hits and five RBIs, rolled to a 18-3 Tri-County Conference victory in four innings over host Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell on Thursday afternoon.

From the very start, this did not look like the same two teams and pitching matchup that saw Princeton rack up a 14-1 victory over Mendota on Monday. Princeton’s offense came to life, scoring six runs in the bottom of the fifth and six more in the sixth en route to a 12-4 win

The 2-2 final score Thursday will go down as a tie. For a first-year Serena/Newark/Earlville girls soccer program and a rebuilding Streator program with half its varsity roster spots filled with underclassmen, it felt like a win.