Featuring golfers from Bureau Valley, Hall, St. Bede and Princeton

New Bureau Valley football coach Patrick Elder comes from a family synonymous with football in Illinois. Kevin Hieronymus of Friday Night Drive visited with Elder on his first day of summer camp, talking about his family lineage and previous experiences.

Here is a look at the top softball players from the Sauk Valley area for the 2025 season.

The Illinois Valley High School Summer Golf League wrapped up its 2025 season. It consisted of eight rounds at eight different area courses. A total of 40 high school golfers from 11 different schools participated in the league this year.

Former Bureau Valley golfer Justin Van Landuit, who was diagnosed with Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy at age 33, recently played in the U.S. Adaptive Open for golfers with disabilities.

The Bureau Valley High School football team held their annual summer camp on Thursday, July 24, 2025 in Manlius.

There was a special guest for the first day of the Bureau Valley football camp Monday at Ken Bourquin Field in Manlius. John Elder, father of new Storm head coach Pat, made the 80-mile trip from Alexis to see his son’s new squad in action.

Wyatt Novotny has a promising senior season on the tee block this fall at Bureau Valley. He’s off to a good start this summer, coming home with a second-place finish at the Summer Armour Nationals in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

A look at the top games to watch in the NewsTribune/BCR area for the 2025 football season.

Here is a look at the top baseball players from the Sauk Valley area for the 2025 season.

You heard the sounds of basketballs bouncing, whistles being blown, the squeaking of sneakers on the gym floor, and saw the enthusiasm and excitement of 45 young campers. This week’s FCA Basketball Camp also is about Bibles and worship.

Bureau Valley High School held the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Basketball Camp on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. The camp hosted boys and girls entering third through eighth grade. The camp included skills and competitive play, devotion and Bible lessons. Each camper will receive a Bible and T-shirt.

Matt Tumbleson always wanted to work for the Chicago Bulls growing up in Buda. He's made a 21-year career in the NBA, including the past 14 years with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He chatted with Kevin Hieronymus about how he's chased and made that dream come true.

The summer football offseason heats up after the Fourth of July. Three of the four Bureau County teams will be under new direction with Patrick Elder taking over as head coach at Bureau Valley, Nick Sterling as new head coach at Hall and Jack Brady the new head coach at St. Bede.

Athletes of the Year and finalists are chosen by a points system for receiving all-conference, all-area, Player of the Year and All-State honors. They are Lily Bosnich, Keighley Davis, Camryn Driscoll, Libby Endress, Caroline Keutzer and Lili McClain.

Quincy Hochstatter rode to an Illinois High School Rodeo pole bender championship. Now, she’ll head off to compete nationally. Hochstatter earned herself a spot on the national rodeo team and will head to Wyoming in July to compete in the largest rodeo in the world.

A look at the top boys track and field athletes in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

Here is a look back at the top boys basketball players in the Sauk Valley area for the 2024-25 season.

Bureau County had a state track finals this spring like none other when it produced not one but two state champions in the same event. Landon Hulsing won the 1A title and Ian Morris won the 2A crown. They are the 2025 co-NewsTribune Boys Track & Field Athletes of the Year.

Bureau County had a state track finals this spring like none other when it produced not one but two state champions in the same event. Landon Hulsing won the 1A title and Ian Morris won the 2A crown. They are the 2025 co-BCR Boys Track & Field Athletes of the Year.

Here’s a look at the Finals Bureau County area boys track & field athletes representing ALO, Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede

A look at the best girls track and field athletes in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

A look at the final area boys baseball standings for the 2025 season with three Bureau County teams - St. Bede (27-5), Bureau Valley (22-10) and Hall (20-11) winning 20 or more games.

Logan Philhower had a record-breaking junior season on the mound for Bureau Valley, setting school records for 103 strikeouts (103), ERA (1.58) and wins (8). He became the first Storm player to be named IHSBCA First Team All-State.

Here’s a look at Bureau County baseball leaders for the 2025 season, including players from Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede

This week, the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association unveiled its 2025 All-State Team, celebrating standout athletes, including Class 1A champions Marquette’s Alec Novotney and Sam Mitre.

Three of the four Bureau County baseball teams had 20-win seasons this year, topped by St. Bede at 27-5. Here's look at the 2025 leaders on the area baseball diamonds for Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede

A look at the best baseball players in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

A look at the NewsTribune area's baseball stat leaders for the 2025 season.

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

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

The first annual Todd Maynard Scholarship Fund Golf Outing will be held in his honor on Saturday, July 19 at Hidden Lake Golf Club in Sheffield. It is described as “a day on the green for Todd - honoring his passion, spirt and lasting impact.”

Bureau Valley baseball set a new single-season school wins record with 22 and 10 individual school records as well. Marquette and Newman baseball will play at state this weekend.

L-P junior Taylor Vescogni was named the Interstate 8 Conference Player of the Year and the Three Rivers East, Lincoln Trail and Little Ten also released all-conference teams.

Bureau Valley's Landon Hulsing not only won the discus state championship, he set a school record in the process. His throw of 187 feet, 7 inches at Saturday's IHSA Class 1A Boys Track and Field State Meet finals eclipsed the previous school record by 18 feet.

Princeton's Ian Morris and Bureau Valley's Landon Hulsing won discus state titles, five area throwers brought home six medals and St. Bede's Greyson Marincic was runner-up in the 110 hurdles at the IHSA boys track and field state meet.

Sprinters Levi Milder and Brady Anderson and two relay wins led Morrison to the Class 1A state title, while Sterling earned medals in three relays in the 2A meet.

Princeton's Ian Morris and Bureau Valley's Landon Hulsing won state discus titles on Saturday.

Putnam County junior Alex Rodriguez qualified for the state finals in discus and shot put, along with more state track and field and boys tennis state tournament results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

An update of area sectional baseball tournaments on June 2, including sectional championship scores and supersectional matchups

The NewsTribune area is sending a strong contingent of throwers to the IHSA state boys track and field meet this weekend in Charleston.

St. Bede's Lily Bosnich and Henry-Midland's Daniella Bumber advanced to the finals in the Class 1A state track meet and more track, baseball and softball results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

Orion pitcher Maddux Thompson shut out the Storm on four hits, en route to a 6-0 win in the Class 2A Bureau Valley regional semifinals on Thursday. Earlier this season, Orion blanked Bureau Valley 8-0 on just one hit, also at Bureau Valley.

An update of area sectional softball tournaments on June 2, including sectional championship scores and supersectional matchups

St. Bede's Lily Bosnich and Henry-Midland's Daniella Bumber will all be in contention for state titles this weekend at the IHSA Class 1A State Track and Field Meet.

The Hall and Bureau Valley softball teams and Mendota baseball team won their regional openers and more baseball, softball and tennis results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Princeton had three individual conference champions, winning four events in Friday’s Three Rivers Conference boys track & field meet at Sherrard.

The St. Bede baseball team finished the regular season with a victory and more baseball, softball and track and field in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

Baseball regionals start up Monday, May 19 at three area sights - Stark County in 1A and Bureau Valley and Monmouth-Roseville for 2A. Check here where your team is playing and when

Softball regionals start up Monday, May 19, including three in Class 2A at area sites - Bureau Valley, Princeton and St. Bede. The Storm and Bruins are defending champions