Here are updates of the Bureau County area boys basketball sectionals and the girls state tournament on Friday, March 6

Football is in Drake Davis’ blood. This week, he fulfilled a dream by landing his first head coaching job at Ottawa Marquette Academy. He said he knew Marquette was the right place for him with all of its tradition.

Henry-Midland senior won the 60-meter dash, 200 and 400 at the BV Season Starter Meet, plus more results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at updated Bureau County area boys basketball standings on March 5

Girls basketball players from La Salle-Peru, Hall, Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley and Earlville earned all-conference honors.

Here are updates of the Bureau County area boys basketball regionals, including sites at Bureau Valley, Serena and Woodland in 1A, Farmington and Rockridge in 2A and LaSalle-Peru in 3A

Here's an updated look at the 25 all-time top scoring girls leaders for Bureau County schools past and present as researched by BCR Sports Editor Kevin Hieronymus

The Henry and Fieldcrest boys basketball teams won their postseason openers, plus more regional results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

With the postseason beginning Monday, here's a look at all the boys basketball regionals involving NewsTribune-area teams.

Here's a look at Bureau County boys statistical leaders including Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede based on available stats as of Feb. 20

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

Here are the IHSA boys basketball postseason schedules - regional play-in games through the state finals – for teams across the Illinois Valley, including La Salle-Peru, Ottawa, Princeton, Streator, Marquette, St. Bede, Mendota, Woodland and more.

Hall, St. Bede to open regional play at home. Bureau Valley, Princeton, DePue and LaMoille face quarterfinal games on the road. Senior Maddux Heitzler becomes 16th Annawan boy to score 1,000 points.

Little Jack Henegar got a big smile on his face when he saw his dad on the floor at the Storm Cellar. He was still smiling along with his dad, Jon, the BV coach when the coach’s Storm girls team scored the first 26 points of the game of the game on the way to dominating 51-11 win

A look at all the girls basketball regionals involving NewsTribune-area teams

Here's a look at Bureau County girls statistical leaders for Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede on Feb. 12, 2026

The St. Bede boys basketball team came up short at Orion, plus more results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Freshman Carson Gruber poured in 24 points to lead the Storm to a Lincoln Trail Conference victory at the Storm Cellar on Tuesday night. In other games, the Hall and PCA boys and St. Bede girls fall just short

The La Salle-Peru girls basketball team earned a conference win, plus more results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Bureau Valley and Princeton girls basketball teams have welcomed a foreign exchange student into their programs this season. Mie Lose of Denmark is playing for the Princeton JV and Irene Raga de Ancos is playing for the Bureau Valley JV.

The L-P girls wrestling team placed second in the Normal West Regional and is sending nine girls to sectional, plus more results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

No fewer than seven freshmen are dressing for varsity teams in Bureau County this season, including Bureau Valley’s Carson Gruber, Princeton’s Julian Mucha and Ava Munson, Hall’s Bernadette Larson and St. Bede’s Hannah Heiberger, who are making key contributions to their varsitys

The L-P girls basketball team beat Rochelle in an Interstate 8 Conference game, plus more results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Voting is underway by the coaches involved in girls subsectionals around the state with the seeds to be announced at 4 p.m. today and pairings on Friday. Here are Kevin Hieronymus’ projections for the Bureau County-area subsectionals

Bureau Valley junior Libby Endress went to the free throw line in the second quarter Wednesday night at the Storm Cellar needing two free throws to reach the coveted 1,000-point mark. She sank both tosses from the line to become BV's sixth 1,000-point scorer.

Carson Gruber led Bureau Valley with 17 points and Wyatt Birkey had 14 points to lead the Storm to a 54-46 senior victory over Wethersfield on Tuesday at the Storm Cellar

The L-P girls basketball team overcame a halftime deficit to beat Geneseo, plus more results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The L-P girls bowling team won the Interstate 8 Conference tournament, St. Bede boys basketball topped Bureau Valley and more results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Hall's Braden Curran took a pass from his twin, Jack, and scored his 1,000-career point late in the second quarter over rival St. Bede. The Red Devils went on to score a 69-57 victory. St. Bede won the varsity girls game.

Ryan Jagers hit the go-ahead basket with a 3-pointer for a 59-58 lead with 38 seconds left to send the Tigers to a Three Rivers East victory Friday at Brockman Gymnasium in Kewanee

The L-P girls bowling team and L-P girls wrestling team each stayed undefeated, plus more results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Lili McClain led St. Bede to a victory, the L-P girls bowling team remained undefeated and more results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

L-P's Aiden McCray qualifies for state bowling, the L-P girls wrestling team won the I-8 Meet and more in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

Macy Gochanour break Fieldcrest's career scoring record in an HOIC tournament win, plus more area scores in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup,

Princeton rallied from a 10-point deficit in the first quarter for a key Three Rivers East victory at Kewanee on Thursday. The Tigresses forced 7 Kewanee turnovers in fourth quarter on the way to avenging an early-season loss.

The Mendota boys basketball time wins in OT, plus more results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at the boys basketball statistical leaders in the NewsTribune area.

The L-P girls basketball team beat Streator, plus more results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

BCR Sports Editor Kevin Hieronymus takes a look at his all-time BCR volleyball team

Mendota honored its 1995-96 state team, Putnam County has increased its win total, freshmen are making an impact and more in the NewsTribune boys basketball notebook.

The L-P girls bowling team beat Hall, plus more in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Bureau Valley took a one-point halftime lead and played the Tornadoes to a tie game late in the fourth quarter before Alex Foutch hit a game-winning 3-pointer to lift Abingdon-Avon to a 47-45 Lincoln Trail Conference win at the Storm Cellar Friday night.

The Mendota and La Salle-Peru boys basketball teams earned conference wins, plus more results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Here's a look at Bureau County boys statistical leaders including Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede based on available stats

A look at the girls basketball statistical leaders in the NewsTribune area.

Putnam County earned its first win, Princeton's Keighley Davis and Fieldcrest's Macy Gochanour are closing in on scoring records, Mendota's Karson Doyle was motivated for a big game, and more in the NewsTribune girls basketball notebook.

According to the Sports Business Journal, numbers for girls basketball are down 19% since 2002, while track and field grew by 10%, volleyball by 15% and soccer by 27%. Despite the “Caitlin Clark Effect,” what was once the most popular girls’ sport now ranks fourth.

The Henry and Mendota boys basketball teams won, plus more results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Putnam County girls basketball team won its first game of the season, plus more results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The L-P boys bowling team won the conference title, the L-P girls bowling team stayed undefeated and more in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.