A look at the boys track and field teams in the NewsTribune area for the 2026 season.

A look at the girls track and field teams in the NewsTribune area for the 2026 season.

Braden Curran delivered on the mound and at the plate to lead the Red Devils to a 13-2 Three Rivers Conference crossover victory Friday in Orion. Putnam County was also a winner on the diamond, while the L-P and Mendota track teams opened their outdoors season.

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

Here’s a look at the top returning Bureau County boys track & field athletes representing ALO, Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede

With the outdoor season set to open next week, here’s some key dates to mark on your calendar.

The St. Bede, Hall, Princeton, Bureau Valley and Amboy co-op girls track teams competed at the Rosenberry Invite, plus more results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at the best boys basketball players in the NewsTribune area for the 2025-26 season.

Here's boys track & field previews for Amboy co-op, Bureau Valley, DePue, Hall, Princeton, Putnam County and St. Bede.

Here's a look at the girls track & field teams heading into the 2026 season from ALO, Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton, Putnam County and St. Bede

The IVCC softball and baseball teams earned conference wins, plus more results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at the top girls basketball players in the NewsTribune area for the 2025-26 season.

The L-P softball team and St. Bede baseball team opened their spring break trips with wins, plus more results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Hall softball team earned its first win, area athletes medaled at Illinois Prep Top Times and more results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at all-time boys & girls basketball scoring leaders for 58 area schools, including 14 closed schools. Six area players, including Princeton's Keighley Davis and Fieldcrest's Macy Gochanour, moved to No. 1 this season along with players from Byron, Orion and Polo.

The Putnam County baseball team earned a conference win over Henry, plus more baseball and softball results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Here's a look at Bureau County boys finals statistical leaders for the 2025-26 season including Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede based on available stats

The Hall and Mendota baseball teams scored in the seventh inning to pull out wins, plus more baseball and softball results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at the La Salle-Peru, DePue-Hall, Mendota, Princeton and the new St. Bede JV girls soccer teams.

A roll call of BCR Players of the Year since its inception in 1987

Hall senior Braden Curran averaged 14.8 ppg, scoring his 1,000th point along the way. He was named IBCA Class 2A Special Mention All-State and unanimously named Three Rivers East All-Conference. He is the 2025-26 BCR Boys Basketball Player of the Year.

Introducing the 2025-26 All-BCR Boys Basketball Team, featuring players from Bureau Valley, DePue, Hall, LaMoille, Princeton and St. Bede.

Princeton looks to build off the success of last year’s regional finalists, falling to Mendota 1-0. Olivia Sandoval and Bella Clevenger are both working their way up PHS’ top 10 goals list. DePue-Hall looks to improve while St. Bede launches a JV program

The IVCC baseball team earned two walkoff wins, plus high school results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

Here's a look at the 25 all-time top scoring leaders for Illinois Valley schools, researched by BCR Sports Editor Kevin Hieronymus

Seniors Keighley Davis of Princeton and Macey Gochenaur of Fieldcrest cracked the list of the Illinois Valley top 25 all-time girls scoring leaders this year.

The Mendota baseball team beat Amboy, Putnam County softball topped Bureau Valley and more in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Hall and Streator baseball teams opened their seasons Thursday at the SHS Athletic Fields, with the Bulldogs dominating early and the Red Devils late in an eventual 9-9 tie ballgame.

Hall and Streator on Thursday, March 19, 2026 in Streator. The game ended in a 9-9 tie.

A look at the top boys and girls wrestlers in the NewsTribune area for the 2025-26 season.

Mendota sophomore Cole Tillman was voted Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Class 2A All State.

Here’s a look at career scoring leaders for the girls class of 2026 plus leaders from the other classes. Top two senior scorers are Keighley Davis (1,689), Camryn Driscoll (1,203), Lili McClain (1,143), Charlie Pellegrini (822) and Savannah Bray (740)

With the high school baseball season starting this week, here are five storylines to watch this spring in the NewsTribune area.

After inexperience hurt the Hall baseball team at times last season, the Red Devils return a veteran group this season.

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

Three Bureau County athletes have committed or signed to take their next step athletically. Hall's Braden Curran will play baseball at Augustana College while St. Bede's Savannah Bray will play basketball at IVCC and Maddy Fabish will bowl at Columbia College of Missouri

Players from Amboy-Ohio, Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede are recognized on the 2025-26 All-BCR Girls Basketball Team

The Hall softball team returns a strong core of players and adds a solid freshman class as the Red Devils look to improve this spring.

Princeton's Keighley Davis and Bureau Valley's Libby Endress were special mention IBCA All State, plus more in the NewsTribune sports briefs.

The Bureau Valley Storm are going to need Mallory Maubach to have a good season in the circle if they’re going to be successful this year. And she was good Monday. The junior hurler tossed a 3-hit shutout, pitching the Storm to a 4-0 win over Hall in Monday's 2026 season opener.

Bureau Valley defeated Hall 4-0 on Monday, March 9, 2026 at Bureau Valley High School.

Riverdale extended its lead in the BCR’s Three Rivers All-Sports Race with a strong winter sports season, including a first-place finish in girls basketball and a tie for second in boys basketball. This award is for athletics only.

With softball season kicking off this week in Illinois, here are five storylines to watch in the NewsTribune-area this spring.

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

Hall senior Braden Curran and Mendota sophomore Cole Tillman were among six unanimous selections to the 2025-26 Three Rivers East All-Conference boys basketball team.

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