Bureau Valley Preps

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 May 29, including the Class 1A St. Bede Sectional

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.

Here's an update of area sectional softball on May 28

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

The St. Bede baseball team won its 25th game, Henry-Senachiwne softball won a nonconference game and more baseball, softball and track and field results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Fieldcrest's Pru Mangan and Macy Gochanour qualified for state track along with baseball and softball results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

Girls track and field athletes from L-P, Mendota, Princeton and Henry-Midland qualified for state along with baseball, softball and soccer results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

St. Bede junior Lily Bosnich qualified for state in four events out of the Class 1A Rockridge Sectional on Wednesday, breaking two area records in the process. Bureau Valley and Amboy also are sending athletes to state.

St. Bede (24-4) rapped out 15 hits, scoring in every inning en route to a 14-0 rout over former Three Rivers rival Bureau Valley (20-9) on the Academy diamond on Wednesday.

St. Bede shut out Bureau Valley 14-0 on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at St. Bede Academy.

The Henry-Senachwine softball team improved to 20-3, the Hall baseball team scored late to win and more baseball, softball, tennis and soccer results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Jack Jablonski doubled in the winning run in the top of the seventh inning to lift the Red Devils to a Three Rivers East win at Kewanee. Other Tuesday winners were St. Bede baseball and Princeton softball.

The L-P softball team clinched the outright Interstate 8 Conference title and more softball, baseball, soccer, tennis and track and field results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Here’s a look at the all-time Illinois Valley Track & Field records, including schools in the BCR, NewsTribune and Times coverage area as of May 12, 2025

A look at the top times, distances and heights in the NewsTribune area for girls track and field.

Henry senior Lauren Harbison broke the school record for career strikeouts in a nonconference win and more softball and baseball results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Mendota and St. Bede baseball teams won in their last at-bat and more baseball, softball and track and field results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Morrison's Bella Duncan struck out 18 and threw her fifth no-hitter of the season in a 9-0 win over Bureau Valley on Friday. The Fillies have won 10 straight, and a focus on fun is another big reason why.

Luke Smith stepped up Thursday in Spring Valley when the Princeton Tigers needed him most. The senior right-hander scattered eight hits and a walk over six innings, striking out four, retiring the last man he faced as his pitch count expired.

Mendota's Mariyah Elam won three conference titles in track, St. Bede softball won and more baseball, softball, track and field and soccer results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at the Bureau County Track & Field Records

The Bureau Valley baseball and BV, Princeton and St. Bede will all host regionals beginning on May 19

Here are the leading area girls track & field athletes, representing ALO, Bureau Valley, DePue, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede

St. Bede's Lily Bosnich broke the 20-year-old Illinois Valley area record in the 100-meter hurdles in the Tri-County Conference Meet and more track and field, baseball and softball results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Alan Spencer earned a complete-game victory in an 11-4 St. Bede win. Lily McClain had three hits, and Chipper Rossi pitched a two-hit shutout as the St. Bede softballers rolled to a Tri-County Conference. And more in the BCR Roundup.

A look at the top baseball players in the NewsTribune area.

L-P will find out out more this week about senior Jacob Gross's possible return, Bureau Valley has tied the school record for wins and more in the NewsTribune baseball notebook.

The Bureau Valley softball team beat Henry and Abingdon-Avon and more baseball and softball results in Saturday's NewsTribune/BCR roundup.

The L-P softball team routed Alleman, the L-P boys and girls track teams won in Mendota and more baseball, softball and track and field results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at area softball standings on April 30. St. Bede leads Bureau County teams with an 11-7 record

A look at area boys baseball standings on April 30. Bureau Valley leads Bureau County teams with an 18-4 record, followed closely by St. Bede at 17-4. The Storm will play Monmouth United for the West division championship in the Lincoln Trail Conference

Audrey Scherer hit a grand slam and a two-run home run to lead Earlville to a win and more softball, baseball, track and field, tennis and golf results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Avah Oertel went for 2 with two RBIs, Elle Harp was 2 for 3 with a RBI and Neveah Briddick had a three-run double to lead Princeton to 17-5 win over Mendota. The Princeton soccer team wins 5-0 while St. Bede baseball wins 14-4 at Henry.

Max Bryant of Hall and Jackson McDonald of Putnam County have each made six starts for Southwestern Illinois Community College, pitching in to help the Blue Storm earn a No. 24 ranking in the nation.

The L-P softball team beat Sycamore and more softball, baseball and track and field results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Ryan Jagers led Princeton's hit parade with a 4 for 6 day and five RBIs in a 22-11 win at Riverdale. Noah LaPorte went 3 for 5 with a homer, double and five RBIs and Will Lott (double, four RBIs) and Jack Oester (RBI) added two hits each. This and more in tonight's roundup

Here’s a look at the leading Bureau County area boys track & field athletes heading in to this week's sectionals representing ALO, Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede

Local schools Amboy, Forreston Bureau Valley, Rock Falls and Newman compete with others at the Rock Falls Rocket track invite Friday, April, 25, 2025

The L-P baseball team blanked Sycamore again, Earlville beat Putnam County in softball and more baseball, softball, tennis, soccer and track and field results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

Bureau Valley's Logan Philhower had two hits and two RBIs while striking out nine batters in five innings to pick up an 8-0 win over Galva in a Lincoln Trail Conference crossover at Manlius. Blake Foster also had two hits and two RBIs

The L-P tennis team won two of three doubles matches before its dual with Ottawa was postponed, Mendota soccer won by shutout, and more baseball, softball, track and field and golf results in Tuesday's NewsTribune Roundup.

Here’s a look at Bureau County baseball leaders through May 12, including players from Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede