Bureau Valley Preps

Tayton Kays (five RBIs) and Traxton Mattingly (three RBIs) hit homers to help power Putnam County to a nonconference win at Amboy. This and more in tonight's NewsTrib roundup

Bureau Valley baseball sweeps twin bill, BV softball splits doubleheader while Princeton baseball wins battle of the Tigers. This and more in today's roundup

The LaSalle-Peru baseball and softball teams were both victorious on the diamond Saturday. Ball teams from Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton, St. Bede and IVCC were all in action with track invitationals at LaSalle and Mendota. This and more in today's NT roundup.

A look at area softball standings on April 11. Bureau County leads Bureau County teams with an 8-3 record while St. Bede stands 7-1.

The St. Bede softball team won big, the Mendota baseball team beat Hall in extra innings and more baseball, softball, soccer and track and field results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at area boys baseball standings on April 9. St. Bede leads Bureau County teams with a 9-0 record.

Todd Maynard, a hard-nosed, Bureau Valley running back graduated as the all-time leading rusher in Bureau County in 2004, racking up 4,001 career yards. His 56 career touchdowns ranked 30th in IHSA grid history. Sadly, he passed away on Monday night.

Putnam County bounced back from its first loss to top Bureau Valley on Tuesday.

Putnam County beat Bureau Valley 11-1 on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at Putnam County High School.

Here are five athletes to watch for boys track and field teams in Bureau County in 2025, representing Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede.

A look at all the boys track and field teams in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

Here are five athletes to watch for area girls track & field teams from Bureau County in 2025, representing Bureau Valley, Princeton, St. Bede and Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio.

A look at all the girls track and field teams in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

The Bureau Valley baseball and softball teams swept conference doubleheaders and more baseball, softball and soccer results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at today’s area cancelations and postponements

Here's a preview of Bureau County boys track and field teams for 2025 from Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio, Bureau Valley, DePue, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede.

The Mendota girls soccer team beat Princeton, the Putnam County baseball and softball teams earned conference wins and more baseball, softball, tennis and track and field results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

Bureau Valley coach Ryan Schisler has been around the game of baseball long enough he knows it can humble you from one game to the next. Two days after blitzing Mendota 14-0, the Storm mustered just one hit in an 8-0 defeat to Orion

Here's a preview of Bureau County girls track & field teams in 2025, from Amboy, Bureau Valley, DePue, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede.

The St. Bede, Hall, Princeton, Bureau Valley and Amboy co-op girls track and field teams competed in the Rosenberry Invite on Wednesday.

The St. Bede baseball team beat Midland, Bureau Valley's Logan Philhower threw a no-hitter and more baseball, softball, track and field and soccer results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Illinois Valley baseball is off to a fast start. St. Bede (7-0) and Putnam County (6-0) are undefeated; four other teams (Amboy, Marquette, Mendota and Ottawa) have just one loss

The Henry-Senachwine softball team beat Hall, the Earlville baseball team earned its first win of the season and more baseball and softball results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at the best boys basketball players in the NewsTribune area for the 2024-25 season.

A look at the final girls basketball statistical leaders in the NewsTribune area for the 2024-25 season.

A look at the best girls basketball players in the NewsTribune area for the 2024-25 season.

The L-P baseball team beat Princeton and more baseball, softball, soccer and track and field results in Saturday's NewsTribune/BCR roundup.

Athletes from St. Bede, Henry-Midland, Putnam County, Fieldcrest and Bureau Valley medaled at the Illinois Prep Top Times meet along with baseball, softball and soccer results in Friday's NewsTribune/BCR roundup.

The L-P baseball team beat Hall and more baseball, softball and soccer results in Tuesday's NewsTribune/BCR roundup.

The Mendota girls soccer team beat Streator, the Hall baseball team won big and more soccer, baseball, softball, tennis and golf results in Monday's BCR/NewsTribune roundup.

The L-P baseball and softball teams won and more baseball, softball and track and field results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

The L-P baseball team earned its first win of the season, and more baseball, softball and track results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Four seniors graduated in the top 6 among their school's all-time scoring leaders.

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

Here’s a look at the top area career scorers for the Class of 2025 and other classes:

Here's a look at the leading ladies on the court this season, featuring players from Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede.

There are 175 1,000-point scorers (140 boys, 35 girls) from Bureau County schools from the past to present. DePue heads the list with 21 (all boys) followed by Princeton (13/6) with 19 and Hall (12/6) with 18.

The St. Bede baseball team and Henry-Senachwine softball team opened their seasons with wins and more baseball, softball and track results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Mat Pistole walked into his house one day and his little boy, Tate, wanted dad to pick him up right away, but he couldn’t because his hands were full of football items. Tate’s dad knew that very moment it was time to spend more time at home.

With the softball season getting underway Monday, here are five storylines to watch in the NewsTribune area this season.

With baseball season getting underway Monday, here are five storylines to watch in the NewsTribune area this season.

The baseball team that Bureau Valley will put on the field in 2025 is going to be near the same team it had in 2024.

Here's some storylines to follow for the 2025 season for the St Bede, Princeton and Bureau Valley softball teams and the Hall and St. Bede baseball teams.

BV's Landon Hulsing was joined by Annawan's Brody Childs and Maddux Heitzler on first-team Lincoln Trail team. Also for BV, seniors Elijah Endress was named to the second team and Landen Birdsley earned honorable mention. LaMoille's Tyler Billhorn was named first-team Little Ten.

A look at all-time boys & girls basketball scoring leaders for 53 area schools, including 14 closed schools, as researched by the BCR's Kevin Hieronymus. Three area boys moved to No. 1 this season: Noah LaPorte at Princeton, Darius Hetherington at Dixon, Paxton Giertz at Seneca.

The Tri-County Conference has released its boys and girls basketball all-conference teams, while the Three Rivers, HOIC and Lincoln Trail announced their girls basketball all-conference squads.

Dave Moore, who had a run of success as both the track and field and football coach at neighboring Bureau Valley, has taken over the reins of Princeton's boys track and field program. He succeeds Dan Foes, who retired after 19 years.

Seneca senior Paxton Giertz finished as No. 2 all-time leading scorer in the Illinois Valley. Here's a look at the 25 all-time top scoring leaders for Illinois Valley schools as researched by the BCR Sports Editor Kevin Hieronymus

A look at area boys basketball standings on March 3

Here’s a look at Friday's area regional championship scores and this week's sectional matchups