Mendota Preps

A look at all-time boys and girls basketball scoring leaders for 53 North Central Illinois 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.

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.

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

The Mendota boys basketball team won its regional opener and more boys basketball results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Here are five storylines to watch in the BCR/NewsTribune area for the boys basketball postseason.

Five NewsTribune-area football players to watch for the 2025 season.

The Mendota boys basketball team wrapped up an outright conference title, the Putnam County boys basketball team won its first game of the season and more basketball results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Princeton wrestling team advanced five wrestlers to the Class 1A state tournament out of the Oregon Sectional on Saturday.

A look at the postseason seeds and regional pairings for all the boys basketball teams in the NewsTribune area.

The L-P girls bowling team advanced to state, girls basketball regionals opened and more in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

The St. Bede boys basketball team edged Henry, sectional wrestling results and more in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Mendota senior Cam Kelly hit a 3-pointer with 46.2 seconds left to help the Trojans to a 53-51 win over Erie-Prophetstown on Friday to clinch at least a share of the Three Rivers Conference East Division title.

The Mendota and Henry girls basketball teams won and more basketball results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

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

The Putnam County girls basketball team won against Mendota and more basketball results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The L-P girls basketball team won a nonconference game, the Princeton girls earned a share of the Three Rivers East title and more results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Sandwich had 11 sectional qualifiers to win the team title at the Class 1A St. Bede Regional on Saturday.

Teams from Marquette, Mendota, Princeton, Sandwich and Amboy all competed during the Class 1A Regional meet on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025 at St. Bede Academy. This is the first time St. Bede has hosted a wrestling regional event.

The La Salle-Peru girls bowling team won the Dixon Regional along with basketball results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Here are the girls basketball postseason pairings for NewsTribune-area teams.

The Henry-Senachwine and St. Bede girls basketball teams earned conference wins and more basketball results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Mendota boys basketball team overcame a 12-point deficit to beat Hall and more basketball and swimming results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The L-P girls bowling team won the Interstate 8 Conference Tournament along with basketball results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Mendota, Princeton and Earlville won in boys basketball and more results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

The L-P co-op swim team beat Moline, L-P's Anna Ricci rolled a 729 series along with basketball and wrestling results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

The L-P and St. Bede girls bowling teams earned wins along with basketball and wrestling results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Earlville, Fieldcrest and Bureau Valley boys basketball teams picked up conference wins and more basketball, wrestling and bowling results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Mendota junior Paxton Bauer qualified for the state bowling tournament, the L-P swimming team won its pentathlon and more basketball, bowling and wrestling results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

Mendota beat Hall 75-57 on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025 at Mendota High School.

Mendota extended a three-point halftime lead out to 18 by the end of the third quarter en route to a 75-57 victory over Hall on Friday.

Newman hosts Mendota Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 in girls basketball. Newman won 65-18.

Henry-Senachwine's Kaitlyn Anderson scored her 1,000th point in a win, and more basketball and bowling results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Jim Eustice has been hired as Mendota football coach. He was the coach at St. Bede for the last 10 years.

The St. Bede girls basketball team won its Tri-County Conference Tournament opener, plus more basketball, bowling and wrestling results in Saturday's roundup.

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

The L-P boys bowling team advanced to the sectional, Earlville's Adam Waite reached 1,000 career points in a win over DePue and more basketball, bowling and wrestling results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Talented freshman Cole Tillman, Marion Persich battled in Mendota, a pair of area players surpassed 1,000 points, several area players shooting well beyond the arc and more in the NewsTribune boys basketball notebook.

The L-P co-op swim team beat Metamora along with basketball, wrestling and bowling results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

Earlville's Adam Waite scored 41 points and grabbed 26 rebounds in a conference win and more basketball, bowling and wrestling results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The L-P boys bowling team placed second in the Interstate 8 Conference Tournament and more bowling, basketball, wrestling and swimming results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

The L-P girls bowling team finished second in the Cougar Classic, LaMoille's Tyler Billhorn and Fieldcrest's Eddie Lorton reached 1,000 career points and more in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

Mendota built a 14-point lead early in the fourth quarter and hung on to beat La Salle-Peru 60-58 on Saturday.

Tom Ptak is coaching three McClain sisters at St. Bede after coaching their mother in the 1990s, multiple area players are closing in on 1,000 points, Hall's Kennedy Wozniak is dishing out a lot of assists and more in the NewsTribune girls basketball notebook.

The L-P girls basketball team beat Rochelle and more basketball and wrestling results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

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

The L-P co-op swimming team won along with basketball, bowling and wrestling results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Mendota boys basketball team used a key 9-0 burst, led by senior Cam Kelly, in the fourth quarter to earn a 61-48 win over Ottawa at Kingman Gymnasuim on Tuesday night.

Mendota defeated Ottawa 61-48 on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 in Kingman Gym at Ottawa High School.

The St. Bede and Henry-Senachwine girls basketball teams earned conference wins and more basketball and bowling results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

The St. Bede boys basketball team beat Serena and more basketball and wrestling results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.