The Putnam County eighth-grade basketball team defeated host Academy of St. Carlo Acutis 41-22 to capture the Fall Class at JA Happ Gymnasium in Peru on Saturday, Nov. 22. T

Jared Sale takes over the Putnam County boys basketball program after leading the PC girls for 10 years. He looks to help the Panthers bounce back from a 1-29 season.

The Putnam County eighth-grade girls basketball team repeated as Tri-County Conference tournament champions defeating Midland (45-11), El Paso-Gridley (26-19) and Roanoke-Benson (28-10).

The Putnam County seventh-grade boys basketball team won the Academy of Saint Carlo Acutis tournament champions by defeating by defeating Spring Valley JFK (34-16), Marquette (55-21) and Mendota Northbrook in the championship (30-14)

Putnam County’s Alex Rodriguez has signed to throw for Culver Stockton. He medaled at state in both the discus and shot put last spring

Putnam County captured the Somonauk volleyball tournament on Saturday, Aug. 30, defeating the host Bobcats 25-22, 25-21 for the championship.

The PCJH softball field was named as Walker Field on Saturday in recognition of Chris Walker, who coached PCJH softball from 2001-2020. His PCJH teams made seven IESA state tournament appearances, capped with a state championship in 2009 and a state runner-up finish in 2014

With a young roster this fall, the Putnam County volleyball team looks to grow throughout the season.

Cayden Bouxsein and Annie Judd were the winners of the 2025 Hennepin 5K on Friday.