Stories about Amboy high school sports
This week's guest picker is Greg Armstrong of the View from the West Podcast
A look at the Week 4 matchups for the La Salle-Peru, St. Bede, Hall-Putnam County, Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley, Fieldcrest and Amboy co-op football teams.
Kendra Kingsby, Kendra Hutchinson, and Macey Schryver had five kills each to lead the Missiles to a 25-16, 25-12 win over the visiting Clippers. That plus more volleyball , soccer and golf in the roundup.
Fourth-ranked Dixon heads to Genoa-Kingston, Fulton and Oregon hope to get back to .500, E-PC hosts Forreston, Newman hosts Orion, E-P plays at Rockridge, Sterling heads to Galesburg and West Carroll can get to 4-0 in the Week 4 Sauk Valley football slate.
A look at the Week 4 matchups for the Princeton, Bureau Valley, St. Bede, Hall-Putnam County and Amboy co-op football teams.
Sophomore Ruby Acker led the Princeton girls country team to a second-place finish in its own Gary Coates Invitational on Saturday, while Princeton's Tyler VandeVenter and Augustus Swanson placed fifth and sixth in the boys race.
Boys and girls Cross Country teams from Mendota, La Salle-Peru, Princeton, Newman, Amboy, Morris, Hall and Fieldcrest all competed during the Gary Coates Invitational Cross Country meet on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024 at Zearing Park in Princeton.
Mendota senior Anthony Kelson won the Gary Coates Invitational for the second year in a row, while the La Salle-Peru boys took the team title. Host Princeton placed second in the girls team standings.
The Amboy co-op football team beat Galva and more football and golf results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup
Both defending individuals champions return. Mendota’s Anthony Kelson won the boys race in 16:49 and Elly Heineke of Lowpoint/Washburn won the girls race in 20:15.
A look at the statistical leaders in the NewsTribune area through Week 2 of the 2024 season.
This week's guest picker is Shaw Media's Brian Hoxsey
Here's a closer look at the Bureau County football games for Week 3 of the 2024 season.
A look at the Week 3 matchups for the La Salle-Peru, St. Bede, Hall-Putnam County, Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley, Fieldcrest and Amboy co-op football teams.
Dixon looks to keep things rolling at Rock Falls, Newman plays at 2-0 E-P, Sterling hosts United Township to open Western Big 6 Conference play, plus more matchups to watch in Week 3's Sauk Valley football slate.
Here are area statisical leaders for Bureau County after the first two weeks of the season
The Fieldcrest and Bureau Valley football teams lost and more local results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.
This week's guest picker is Brian Stocking of the WQAD The Score
A look at the statistical leaders in the NewsTribune area through Week 1 of the 2024 season.
Here's a look of Week 2 football preview capsules for the 2024 season.
A look at the La Salle-Peru, Putnam County, Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley, Fieldcrest, Henry-Midland and Amboy co-op girls cross country teams for the 2024 season.
A look at the La Salle-Peru, St. Bede, Hall, Putnam County, Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley, Fieldcrest, Henry-Midland and Amboy co-op boys cross country teams for the 2024 season.
The St. Bede football lost to Tri-Valley, while Bureau Valley and Amboy co-op earned season-opening victories.
Here’s a look at area scores from Week 1 of the 2024 football season
Here’s a look at Bureau County games for Friday's season openers
Sterling volleyball topped Newman, a number of local golf teams earned wins and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.
A week-by-week look at the 2024 football season for ALO, Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede.
The BCR Pigskin Prognosticators are ready for some football. This week's guest picker is Brandon LaChance of Edge of Your Seat Podcast, the Amboy News and the Mendota Reporter
Sterling has a tough test against Metamora, Newman plays Princeton, Dixon hosts Stillman Valley, and Rock Falls hosts defending state champion Byron. Fulton at Forreston, Le-Win at Morrison, and Ridgewood at Amboy are also intriguing Week 1 matchups in the Sauk Valley area.
A look at the Week 1 matchups for the La Salle-Peru, St. Bede, Hall, Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley, Fieldcrest and Amboy co-op football teams.
Dixon boys and girls golf win, Polo won in girls volleyball, and more in Wednesday's roundup.
Here is a capsule look at the 16 volleyball teams in the Sauk Valley area. There are a number of interesting storylines and milestones among both coaches and players to look out for this volleyball season.
The 2024 football season marks the 50th anniversary of playoffs in Illinois. Here's a look at NewsTribune area team's playoff success over the last half century.
A preseason look at Shaw Local's eight teams playing eight-man football in 2024 – West Carroll, Polo, Milledgeville, Hiawatha, Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland, Ashton-Franklin Center, Alden-Hebron and Amboys/LaMoille.
Here is a capsule look at the boys golf teams in the Sauk Valley area.
After the last two seasons ended with appearances in the Illinois 8-Man Football Association state championship game, the defending champs are “reloading,” according to head coach Scott Payne.
The first official practice day for Bureau County football teams and teams around the state is here. For those anticipating the big day, it might as well be a holiday. Simply put, Princeton senior linemen Cade Odell said, “It’s the start of the best season in the world.”
Here are five of the top storylines to watch this football season in the Sauk Valley area.
Here’s a look at what each camp has lined up to prepare for the season openers on Friday, Aug. 30.
With the IHSA releasing the statewide football schedules, here's a look at some top games in the BCR area for the 2024 season.
Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio Clippers prepare for their fourth season in the 8-man football ranks as defending state champions.
A look at the top area track & field athletes from Bureau County from the 2024 season
A look at the top performances for area boys for track & field, representing ALO, Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede
The IHSA Class 1A State Track & Field prelims are underway in Charleston. Here’s a live update of Bureau County athletes
Eleven boys from three Bureau County schools will be competing at the IHSA Boys State Track & Field Meet in Charleston this weekend.
The NewsTribune area will be well represented in the throws at the IHSA State Track and Field Meet this week with four throwers in 2A and three competing in 1A.
Foes, who will throw for Illinois State University next year, improved 13 spots in the shot put, having placed 17th a year ago.
Students from the Whiteside Area Career Center automotive and manufacturing programs were honored Friday, May 17, 2024, with a ceremony welcoming them into the workforce.
Princeton throwers Payne Miller, Cade Odell and Ian Morris qualified for the boys state track and field meet and more in Thursday's BCR roundup.
Newman Central Catholic senior Kennedy Rowzee is in fifth place in the shot put, leading Sauk Valley area state finalists from Thursday's Class 1A preliminaries in Charleston. That, plus Newman softball rolls behind Jessalin Johns' 17 strikeouts in regional in Thursday's roundup.