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.

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

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

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.

A look at the La Salle-Peru, St. Bede, Mendota and Princeton boys tennis teams for the 2026 season.

The Mendota softball team topped Marquette 9-4 on Wednesday, receiving a two-homer, five-RBI performance from Addy Perryman and a complete-game pitching win courtesy of Lexie Saylor.

Mendota defeated Marquette 9-4 on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at June Gross Field in Ottawa. Mendota's Addison Perryman hit two home runs to give the Lady Trojan's a victory.

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.

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

A look at the top boys bowlers in the NewsTribune area for the 2025-26 season.

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

The L-P girls soccer team won its opener, plus baseball and softball results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

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

The Henry baseball and softball teams lost their season openers, plus more results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Results from the La Salle-Peru and Mendota girls track and field teams in the Sycamore invite in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at the Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley, Earlville, Henry-Senachwine and Fieldcrest baseball teams for the 2026 season.

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

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

The La Salle-Peru, Mendota and Amboy track and field teams competed Saturday. Results in the NewsTribune roundup.

A look at the Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley, Earlville, Henry-Senachwine and Fieldcrest softball teams for the 2026 season.

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

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.

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

Five Three Rivers Conference teams played for regional championship, but only two won - Newman (1A) and Riverdale (2A). Orion lost in 1A and Mendota and Sherrard fell in 2A. Four Tri-County Conference teams played for regional championships and two won - Marquette and Woodland

Oregon never trailed in a 65-52 win over Mendota in the Class 2A Rock Falls Regional final Friday at Tabor Gym to win its first regional title since 2006.

The Mendota and Fieldcrest boys basketball teams won in regional play, plus more in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

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

Mendota senior Aden Tillman was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week after scoring 30 points against Hall to reach 1,000 for his career and helping the Trojans to three wins on the week.

The Mendota boys basketball team beat Kewanee to finish as co-Three Rivers East champs, plus more results in Tuesday'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.

The Fieldcrest girls basketball team knocked off Iroquois West to advance to the Class 1A Fieldcrest Regional final, plus more results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

La Salle-Peru senior Kamryn Oscepinski placed fourth at the Harlem Sectional to advance to the girls bowling state tournament, plus more results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

L-P senior Kiely Domyancich and Princeton's Kane Dauber, Casey Etheridge and Augustus Swanson qualified for state wrestling.

Oliver Munoz scored 26 points to help Mendota to a win at Erie-Prophetstown, plus more results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

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

Princeton sends four regional boys champions among five qualifiers to the Class 1A Byron Sectional starting Friday. They will be joined by wrestlers from St. Bede and PC-Hall. Two Princeton girls and one from PC-H will compete at DeKalb Sectional.

The Mendota girls basketball team defeated Putnam County on Tuesday for the Trojans' 10th win of the season.

Mendota defeated Putnam County on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026 at Mendota High School.

The Putnam County, Fieldcrest and Henry boys basketball teams won, plus more results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Brothers Aden and Cole Tillman have become the 20th and 21st 1,000-point scorers in the history of the Mendota boys basketball program. Here’s a look at the Mendota 1,000-point scorers through the Saturday, Feb. 7 games:

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.

Girls bowling teams from Dixon, L-P, Mendota, Ottawa, Rochelle, Sterling, St. Bede and Hall competed during the IHSA girls bowling Regional meet on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026 at the Illinois Valley Super Bowl in Peru.

Putnam County graduate Ava Hatton had a triple-double for IVCC, plus more results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Mendota girls basketball team beat Somonauk, plus more results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Aden Tillman scored 30 points, including the 1,000th of his career, as Mendota cruised to a win over Hall on Tuesday.