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.

Macy Gochanour had a big game to lead the Fieldcrest girls basketball team to a win, plus more results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

Sophomore Chace Sterling led three players in double figures with 19 points to lead the Red Devils to a nonconference victory Saturday in Spring Valley. The BV girls notched 1 68-27 win for Illinois in the IHMVCU Iowa-Illinois Shootout at Wharton Fieldhouse in Moline.

The Mendota, Earlville, Bureau Valley and DePue boys basketball teams all won, plus more results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

The L-P co-op boys swimming team won 10 of 11 events against Peoria Notre Dame, plus more results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

Karson Doyle's big night led the Mendota girls basketball team to a win, plus more results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at the top basketball performers in the NewsTribune area for the holiday tournaments.

The Bureau Valley girls basketball team beat Hall, plus more results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

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

The St. Bede wrestling team competed at the Sandwich dual tournament, plus more results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

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