A look at boys and girls tournament pairings at LaMoille, Ottawa, Princeville, Prophetstown, Senea, Sherrard, St. Bede

The past year saw triumph with state champions and tragedy for Bureau County sports. Here’s a look at the top 10 sports stories that shaped the area sports:

Halls beat Monmouth-Roseville 57-39 in the old gym Tuesday at Prophetstown. Down the hallway in the new gym, the Storm beat Stockton 51-27 to conclude Warkins Tournament play.

Brothers Aden (19) and Cole Tillman (13) combined for 32 points to lead the No. 7 seeded Trojans to victory over the Indians at the 62nd annual Plano Christmas Classic. The Trojans advance to Tuesday’s fifth-place game at 5 p.m. against Ottawa.

The Princeton girls basketball team is streaking into the New Year with a 12-0 record. The win streak is the best to start the season in program history, topping the 10-0 by the 2022-23 team, which finished 27-5.

The La Salle-Peru and Fieldcrest girls basketball teams won at the Ottawa tournament, plus more results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at where NewsTribune area basketball teams are playing for holiday tournaments.

The DePue boys basketball team beat Earlville, plus more results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Bureau Valley freshman Carson Gruber is the NewsTribune Athlete of the Week after scoring 37 points against Princeton.

Of the 18 Bureau County area schools to respond about the IHSA's Proposal 19 calling for football playoffs expansion, eight said they are voting in favor of it, while nine voted against it, with one school voting “no opinion.”

The Red Devils lost a Three Rivers East game in Kewanee while the Storm fell to the Golden Eagles in nonconference play at the Storm Cellar on Friday.

Princeton falls to Eureka 67-57 while St. Bede edges Bureau Valley 59-57 in Colmone Classic crossover games Thursday night at Hall High School

St. Bede defeated Bureau Valley 59-57 during the Colmone Classic on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025 at Hall High School.

Members of the Bureau Valley Storm seventh-grade girls basketball team were honored during prep rally on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025 at Bureau Valley High School in Manlius. The Storm (23-1) will meet undefeated Mt. Sterling Brown County (25-0) for the IESA Class 2A state title at 7:30 p.m tonight.

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

Casey Etheridge is the latest in a long line of elite running backs from Bureau County, including the likes of the Compton brothers, Ronde Worrels, Todd Maynard, Cory Scott, Jim Dietz, Pete Roth, the Norman brothers, Eric Bryant and Kenny Bourquin.

Here's a look at the BCR Football Players of the Year over the years dating back to its start in 1992 with Spencer Davis of Manlius/Tampico

While Bureau Valley and Princeton lit up the scoreboard for 169 points in Saturday's double overtime thriller, it fell short of the Colmone Classic record of 176 combined points set by Bureau Valley (92) and Putnam County (84) in 2019.

The Colmone Classic is the only place for Princeton and Bureau Valley basketball fans have to watch their teams play out their rivalry this year and they sure got their money’s Saturday with the Tigers winning 86-83 in 2 OTs. Other winners were Hall, Fieldcrest and Mendota

The Bureau Valley Storm seventh-grade girls basketball team took two steps closer with one game left to capture a Class 2A state championship. The Storm defeated Riverdale Washington 37-20 in the quarterfinals and edged Greenfield 16-14 in a low-scoring semifinal.

The La Salle-Peru girls bowling team won the Oregon Invite, the Princeton girls basketball team earned a nonconference win and more in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

Here's our 2025 All-BCR Football Team, representing players from Bureau Valley, Hall, LaMoille, Princeton and St. Bede.

The Mendota girls basketball team beat Earlville, plus more results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The 51st annual Colmone Classic will tip off Saturday at Hall High School with a new team in the 12-team field as Galva replaces LaSalle-Peru. Also included in the hoopla are Bureau Valley, Fieldcrest, Hall, Mendota, Princeton, PC, Rock Falls and St. Bede

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

The Putnam County boys basketball team won its first game, plus more results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Here's an update of boys tournaments for Bureau County teams Bureau Valley, Hall, LaMoille, Princeton and St. Bede on Nov. 28

Here's the leading ladies of the 2025 volleyball season representing players from Bureau Valley, Hall, LaMoille, Ohio, Princeton and St. Bede

A look at the top boys cross country runners in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

A look at the LaMoille, Bureau Valley, Earlville, Fieldcrest and Henry-Senachwine boys basketball teams for the 2025-26 season.

Here's an update of Thanksgiving girls basketball tournaments at Bureau Valley, Princeton and Pontiac/Prairie Central on Wednesday, Nov. 19

The St. Bede girls basketball team won its first game of the season, plus more results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at the top girls cross country runners in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

The L-P boys bowling team beat Mendota, plus more results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Bureau Valley beat E-P 47-39 and will now face Riverdale for the championship at 7 p.m. Friday. Brynley Doty finished with a team-high 12 points with Libby Endress and Brooke Helms adding 11 each.

The Bureau County boys basketball season will start up next week at a tournament site near you.

THe Fieldcrest and Bureau Valley girls basketball teams won, plus more in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Storm opened the Bureau Valley Thanksgiving girls basketball tournament with a 60-27 win over Rock Falls at the Storm Cellar Tuesday. Emily Wright had 16 points for the Storm and Libby Endress added 12.

Sometimes the more things change the more they stay the same. That’s not the story for Bureau Valley senior Maddox Moore. Moore changed his approached to running, learning how to raise his level of competitiveness in cross country to a higher level.

A look at the Mendota, Bureau Valley, Earlville, Fieldcrest and Henry-Senachwine girls basketball teams.

Bureau Valley’s first adventure in the Lincoln Trail Conference was a big success last year. The Storm ran the table 11-0 to claim the LTC crown on the way to a 21-12 campaign. They are hopeful to maintain that level of success.

A look at the top boys golfers in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

Wyatt Novotny didn’t want to be the next Tiger Woods. He wanted to be just like his brother, Colton. He is the one Wyatt always looked up to and learned to play golf from. Like his brother, Wyatt has been named as BCR Golfer of the Year for 2025

Jon Henegar returns for his second season as head Bureau Valley girls basketball coach, bringing back six seniors, a junior and two contributing sophomores from last year's 13-20 team.

Area volleyball players have received all-conference honors in four conferences - Three Rivers East, Tri-County, Lincoln Trail and NUIC

Here's a look at the top boys swingers for the 2025 golf season from Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede

Wyatt Novotny didn’t want to be the next Tiger Woods. He wanted to be just like his brother, Colton. He is the one Wyatt always looked up to and learned to play golf from. Like his brother, Wyatt has been named as BCR Golfer of the Year for 2025

Here are sectional girls volleyball previews for teams around Bureau County.

Here's a look at the Princeton-Bloomington Central Catholic first-round playoff boxscores along with a recap of area of playoff scores/pairings

Princeton's Payton Frueh and Amboy's Henry Nichols qualified for state cross country and more in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.