Prep Sports

The Streator girls basketball team fell in Thursday's senior night game, while Seneca's Alyssa Zellers set school records in an Irish win. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Bishop McNamara girls basketball team hit the 20-win mark for the third straight season Thursday night and more in Thursday's Daily Journal Roundup.

The Sterling and Dixon girls basketball teams are both still in the hunt for conference titles after wins, Polo beat Fulton, Morrison boys beat Amboy, Eastland beat Milledgeville and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

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

Serena's girls basketball team suffered a rare loss on a light Wednesday night of local sport in The Times area.

Check out photos from Wednesday's All-city girls bowling meet, which included BBCHS, Kankakee, Bishop McNamara, Herscher and Peotone.

Seneca senior guard Paxton Giertz exploded for a career-high 43 points on Tuesday, including a school record 10 3-pointers, while Streator suffered its first Illinois Central Eight Conference loss. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Senior forward Darius Harrington became Dixon's new all-time leading scorer after passing Beau Bailey with a 25-point performance in a 62-40 win over Oregon on Tuesday at the Blackhawk Center.

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

Eddie Jones eclipsed 1,000 career points in an Amboy win, Sterling and Eastland won, Fulton boys beat Morrison, Newman girls fell, Eastland beat Rock Falls and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

The La Salle-Peru girls basketball team rallied from a nine-point deficit in the second half only to lose 44-41 to Geneseo on a late 3-pointer.

Rita Self has resigned as Henry-Senachwine volleyball coach after leading the Mallards for 17 years over two stints.

Serena defeated Somonauk, while Leland fell to Hinckley-Big Rock at the 106th annual Little Ten Conference Boys Basketball Tournament on Monday. Plus more results from around the Times area.

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

Dixon girls basketball won, Newman fell at No. 2 Stillman Valley, E-P beat Morrison, Sterling girls bowling took second at the Big 6 Meet and more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

La Salle-Peru junior Kamryn Oscepinski threw her first 300 game Saturday at the Belvidere Buccaneer Invite.

Rock Falls, Amboy and Eastland boys basketball won, Cam Jones scored 29 in a Polo win, Sarah Doughty helped Sterling bowling win the Dixon invite, a number of girls wrestlers advanced to the sectional round and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Somonauk competitive cheer makes it to state, girls basketball wins for Streator, Seneca and Marquette, plus more in The Times Saturday Roundup.

Seneca's Catalina Pacheco, La Salle-Peru's Kiely Domyancich and Ottawa's Juliana Thrush all won championships at Saturday's Metamora Girls Wrestling regional.

LaMoille and Earlville won in the Little Ten Conference Tournament, L-P's Kamryn Oscepinski rolled a 300 game and more results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

Lincoln-Way Central junior Zoe Dempsey's ear-raising slam turned title pinfall was one of five Knights' championships that helped lead to the title of the Metamora Regional on Saturday.

St. Bede junior Lili McClain was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week after leading the Bruins to the Tri-County Conference Tournament title for the second year in a row.

The competitive dance teams from Ottawa and Streator fell short of advancing to the IHSA state finals after Friday's preliminary round at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington. Plus more results from around the Times area.

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

The Kaneland boys basketball team pulled away from L-P on Friday for its 20th consecutive win.

Dixon senior forward Hallie Williamson went a perfect 7 for 7 from the field in the third quarter to help the Duchesses pull away from Big Northern Conference rival Rock Falls in a 57-27 win Friday on Senior Night at Lancaster Gym.

Zyan Westbrook was the 132-pound champion and Sterling had three other top three finishes at the Big 6 meet, Sterling and Newman boys basketball fell, Fulton beat Milledgeville and more in Friday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Dixon is in third place at the state bowling meet after Friday's games and Wyatt Miller is in third individually. Oregon is also in 11th place and will compete on Saturday for the first time.

The Marquette girls basketball rolled to a win over Midland, Seneca boys wrestling coach Todd Yegge recorded his 400th career dual win and Woodland's Nick Plesko reached1,000 career points in a victory over St. Bede. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

As AP Class 3A No. 6-ranked Sterling was scoring its most points this millennium in an 84-28 win over Geneseo on Thursday night, Quincy hit a late 3-pointer to beat Galesburg and put the Golden Warriors atop the Western Big 6 standings all by themselves.

Dixon boys wrestling won the BNC title with a win over Oregon, Dixon and Newman girls basketball had road wins, Morrison's Camryn Veltrop scored 26 in a fourth straight win, Dixon girls bowling won, Sterling boys swimming beat Byron and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley 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 St. Bede girls basketball team struggled on offense but played solid defense in a 31-25 victory over Henry-Senachwine on Thursday.

Newman ended the game right where it started Wednesday against Erie-Prophetstown. The Comets built a big lead with a huge opening run, then pulled away with a second-half surge for a 65-39 Three Rivers East victory.

Fulton boys basketball beat A-FC, Polo beat Morrison, Milledgeville beat Amboy, Forreston beat Pearl City, Sterling girls bowling and boys wrestling won and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

FCW has a new all-time scoring queen, Marquette's boys pull off an upset to set up a title-game meeting with Seneca, plus more in The Times Wednesday Roundup.

The Ottawa boys basketball slipped past Kewanee, Serena and Earlville earned LTC wins, and Fieldcrest posted a HOIC victory on Tuesday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

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

Newman's Brooklyn Smith hit a game-winning trey at St. Bede, Dixon won at G-K, Camryn Veltrop scored 25 points in Morrison's third straight win, Polo beat Milledgeville, Eastland beat Fulton, Fulton boys beat Polo, Sterling lost and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley 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.

L-P's four seniors played key roles Tuesday as the Cavaliers beat Streator 46-19 on senior night.

Fieldcrest graduate and Cincinnati Bengals tight end Cam Grandy spoke with Shaw Media's Kevin Chlum about his rookie season.

The Marquette and Seneca girls basketball teams posted Tri-County Conference wins on Monday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Morrison's Asher Ernst scored 25 points in a win over Milledgeville, Newman fell to Le-Win, Oregon beat Amboy, Eastland got its 20th win, Forreston and Fulton girls won, the Sterling and Oregon girls bowling teams won and more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

The St. Bede and Fieldcrest girls basketball teams earned conference wins and more basketball, swimming and bowling results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Amboy graduate and Illinois Wesleyan senior Mallory Powers was named the CCIW Student-Athlete of the Week on Monday after scoring a career-high 21 points last week for the undefeated and second-ranked Titans.

The first time Dixon played Byron at Lancaster Gym this season, the Duchesses fell behind early and never found their rhythm. But they turned the tables on the Tigers on Saturday, using a smothering defense and a controlled offense to pick up a 47-36 Big Northern Conference win.

The Dixon and Oregon boys bowling teams both advanced to state next weekend as Dixon's Wyatt Miller was sectional champion. Polo's Cam Jones eclipsed 1,000 points, Forreston's Kendall Erdmann scored 35, Sterling boys swimming took third and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley 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.

The Pirate Poms and Streatorettes both danced their way to the IHSA State Final Competition, multiple area wrestlers won meet titles plus more in The Times Saturday Roundup.