Here are Mike Vaughn's photos of Tuesday's games at the 2025 Malden Invitational. Ohio and Malden won.

Princeton will get the home pitch advantage for the regional play-in game with Olympia, which travels 1 1/2 north. St. Bede makes the trip to Normal to face Calvary Christian Academy

This week's guest picker for Week 8 is Brian Stocking, super stats guy for WQAD The Score

Here's a preview of Week 8 games for Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio, Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede.

Here’s a look at the Three Rivers Conference volleyball standings on Oct. 15. Princeton finishes at 7-3 in second place. E-P stands atop at 9-0

Here’s a look at the area leaders from Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede through Week 7 of the 2025 season

The 70th Malden Invitational boys basketball tournament tips off Wednesday at Malden Grade School with games continuing on Thursday and Friday.

Princeton’s Ruby Acker ran a time of 21:49 for 3.1 miles to win the Henry Triangular at the Marshall/Putnam County Fairgrounds with Henry and Newark.

Princeton celebrated its six seniors in a dominating way, defeating Mendota 25-15, 25-12 in its final Three Rivers East match of the season.

Bureau Valley senior Wyatt Novotny led from start to finish to capture the 2025 IHSA Class 1A State medalist crown, finishing with a two-day total of 144. He is the first state champ from Bureau County. Princeton won its own volleyball tournament. That and more in today's roundup

Here's a look at boxscores for 2025 Week 7 games around Bureau County, including Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede games

Bureau Valley senior Wyatt Novotny led from start to finish to capture the 2025 IHSA Class 1A State medalist crown, finishing with a two-day total of 144. He is the first state champ from Bureau County. Princeton won its own volleyball tournament. That and more in today's roundup

Nick Delinski spent four years at Princeton High School as an assistant football coach and in three years as head baseball coach, he led the Tigers to their greatest season in program history in 2005.

In a span of 30.7 seconds, Bureau Valley scored the game-tying touchdown, were stopped on the go-ahead two-point conversion, and then allowed a 70-yard touchdown run — as Bureau Valley suffered a heartbreaking 28-20 homecoming defeat.

Casey Etheridge scored on the very first play of the second half, racing 65 yards to paydirt to give the Tigers a 21-10 lead. The Tigers went on to outscore the Trojans 34-0 in the second to win going away for a 48-10 TRAC Mississippi victory

Wyatt Novotny shot a 2-under 70 in Friday’s first round of the IHSA Class 1A State Golf Meet at Prairie Vista Golf Course good for a 2-shot lead over Jacob Voss of Fulton for first place. Hall’s Luke Bryant, Noah Plym, Clayton Fusinetti also advanced to Saturday's finals

Princeton will host its invitational volleyball tournament on Saturday bringing four schools to town. Joining the Tigresses, who are the defending champions, will be Byron, Mendota, Mercer County and Plano.

This week's guest picker for Week 7 is is Charlie Waca, who has more than 30 years coaching area football at Tiskilwa, Princeton and Kewanee

Tonight's roundup includes area boys soccer, cross country, girls tennis and volleyball

Diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at age 2 and cancer-free for over 10 years, Bella Clevenger played her part off the bench in Princeton’s 25-19, 21-25, 25-10 victory over Hall in Thursday’s breast cancer awareness night at Hall.

2005 boys sectional championship tennis and 1974-75 football teams, Lainie (Schweickert) Smyk and Molly Maciejewski to be honored with induction in the St. Bede Academy Sports Hall of Fame

Here’s a look at the area leaders from Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede through Week 6 of the 2025 season

Here's a preview of Week 7 games for Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio, Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede.

Jakoby Smallwood and the Princeton Tigers soccer team got a strong late-season tuneup Tuesday, defeating Stillman Valley 4-0.

Makayla Hecht had 16 assists, nine points and four digs, while recording her 1,000th career assist, as the Tigresses captured a Three Rivers East win in Kewanee. The BV and Princeton cross country teams and the Princeton girls tennis team also featured in Tuesday's roundup

Here’s a look at Bureau County all-time rushing records as compiled by BCR Sports Editor Kevin Hieronymus over the years

Hall placed third as a team at the Class 1A Cambridge Sectional at Valley View Golf Course to advance to the IHSA State finals this weekend for the first time. The Red Devils will be joined by Bureau Valley senior Wyatt Novotny, who returned to state by placing fifth.

Princeton senior Casey Etheridge set the all-time Bureau County rushing record Friday. He needed 86 yards and totaled 223 yards in Friday's 28-12 win at Hall. He was quick to pass the credit to all of his teammates who have blocked for him.

Here's a look at boxscores for 2025 Week 6 games around Bureau County, including Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede games

Six different players score as Bureau Valley defeated LVC 44-6 for its first win of the season.

Princeton senior defensive back Gavin Lanham made a key goal line stop on a Hall conversion pass attempt and Casey Etheridge rushed for 223 yards, setting the all-time Bureau County rushing record as the Tigers down rival Hall 28-12 in the 101st meeting of the longtime rivals.

2005 boys sectional championship tennis and 1974-75 football teams, Lainie (Schweickert) Smyk and Molly Maciejewski to be honored with induction in the St. Bede Academy Sports Hall of Fame

Hall and Princeton will meet for the 98th time Friday night in their century long Bureau County gridiron rivalry. The series dates back to 1915 when the Tigers won 30-6. They did not play from 1929-34 and not continuously until Hall joined the now defunct NCIC in 1942.

Here are Week 6 area scores from out of the past around Bureau County

Here are the BCR 2025 Week 6 IHSA Preview Capsules featuring Princeton, Hall-Putnam County, Bureau Valley, St. Bede and Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio

The Princeton girls finished second as a team in Tuesday’s Three Rivers Conference Meet at Zearing Park, matching their best finish at conference in 2019. Princeton lost at Newman in volleyball. That and more in today's BCR roundup.

The St. Bede Regional saw Shaw Media schools Princeton, St. Bede, Seneca and Marquette claim nine out of the 10th individual qualifying berths.

Here's a look at the upcoming 2025 boys golf regionals for Bureau County area teams, including Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede.

The E-P Panthers continued to thrive, defeating host Princeton 25-13, 25-15 at Prouty Gym Monday night, winning going away in both sets.

Here's a look at boxscores for 2025 Week 5 games around Bureau County, including Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede games

Mon-Rose scored four times to take a 29-0 lead early in the fourth quarter on the way to a 36-8 victory on Princeton's homecoming.

Jessica Strauch has taken her softball career from the playing field for LaSalle-Peru to the dugout for the Cavaliers and as a travel coach. Her next step takes her to Princeton High School to become the Tigresses head softball coach.

Bureau Valley's Maddie Wetzell hit for two points off Mendota blockers, and sophomore Mya Shipp’s smash put the finishing touches on a 22-25, 25-19, 25-17 victory for the Storm.

This week's guest picker for Week 5 is Mike Vaughn, our BCR photographer extraordinaire, who captures all the action on the gridiron

Here's a closer look at the Bureau County football games for Week 5 of the 2025 season for Princeton, Bureau Valley, Hall, St. Bede and Amboy.

A recap of Tuesday's Three Rivers meet, a look at Princeton's first-year golfers and the Tigers move back to Class 1A for the first time in 15 years

Here’s a look at the area leaders from Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede through Week 4 of the 2025 season

LaMoille and indian Creek met Tuesday at Dean Madsen Gymnasium with both looking for their first win in Little Ten Conference play. After winning the first set 25-20, the Timberwolves trailed 13-7 in the second, but outscored the Lions 19-5 to rally for a deciding 25-18 clincher.

Monday's roundup includes Bureau Valley volleyball, Princeton girls golf, girls tennis and boys soccer

With 475 yards rushing this year in three games played, Princeton's Casey Etheridge has now totaled 4,282 yards and needs just 106 yards to top former Tiger Ronde Worrels, who totaled 4,387.