St. Bede jumped out to an early lead but Midland dominated the fourth quarter to beat the Bruins 51-38 in the Tri-County Conference Tournament championship Thursday in Dwight.

Princeton cruised to wins over La Salle-Peru and Kaneland, while L-P topped Kaneland for the Cavaliers' first conference win of the season.

The Serena girls basketball team defeated Somonauk/Leland in the semifinals of the Little Ten Conference Tournament on Thursday night to advance to Friday's championship game. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

L-P celebrated senior night with wins over Kaneland and Princeton on Thursday.

Paizlee Williams and Lucy Oetting each scored 12 points in a Newman win. Sterling girls fell at Galesburg, Oregon boys wrestling won twice, Sterling boys swimming beat Moline and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Seneca and Marquette's girls basketball teams both won to set up the Tri-County Conference Tournament's consolation game, with Sandwich's boys also scoring a win. That and more in The Times Wednesday Roundup.

Dixon girls basketball beat Rockford Auburn, Lola Schwarz had 20 points in an Oregon win, Amboy's Alexa McKendry scored 26 in a win, Sterling boys fell and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

The Mendota boys basketball time wins in OT, plus more results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Lisle wrestling team came out victorious in eight of Wednesday's nine contested varsity matches at Streator, six of those victories coming via first-period pinfall in a 63-12 Lions triumph at Pops Dale Gymnasium.

Joliet City Council approval didn't come easy, but a 6-3 vote gave green light for future football stadium and other new facilities at JCA.

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

Marquette, Woodland and Leland boys basketball all scored home wins Tuesday, Streator's boys won on the road, and Serena's girls got a tournament victory. That and more in The Times Tuesday Roundup.

The L-P girls basketball team beat Streator, plus more results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Rock Falls boys wrestling topped Morrison 47-21, Oregon boys basketball improved to 17-4, Amboy beat Polo and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Newman used a strong start to gain momentum for a comfortable win over Rock Falls on Tuesday.

Playing its fifth game in eight days, LaSalle-Peru struggled early Tuesday but pulled away for a 69-46 victory over Dixon.

Mendota honored its 1995-96 state team, Putnam County has increased its win total, freshmen are making an impact and more in the NewsTribune boys basketball notebook.

Joliet Catholic Academy plans to begin construction in the spring if the city approves its plans.

Newman wrestler Blair Grennan is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week, presented by Loescher Heating and Air Conditioning. Here is a Q&A with the junior standout who won her weight class at the E-P tournament and has multiple tourney titles this season.

The Seneca boys wrestling squad picked up dual victories over Prairie Central and Streator on Monday, while the Fieldcrest boys and girls basketball teams dropped games in the McClean County/Heart of Illinois Conference Tournament. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The L-P girls bowling team beat Hall, plus more in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Sterling girls bowling won its MLK Invite at home as Sarah Doughty took first. Newman girls basketball beat Eastland, Polo beat Fulton and more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

We look at the top performance from Friday and Saturday, including a long day with a big reward for Larisza Gomez-Guevera, two Sycamore players reaching 1,000 career points, an undefeated Sycamore wrestler, 36 points for Marshall Ledbetter and more.

Sterling's Jack Saathoff had 18 points and 15 rebounds in a win over Princeton. Newman boys basketball won, Sterling girls advanced to the Byron tournament title game and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Mendota's Paxton Bauer advanced to sectional in bowling, the Fieldcrest boys and girls basketball teams advanced in the HOIC tournament and more in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

Seneca’s Raiden Terry at 120 pounds and Sandwich’s Cooper Corder at 150 both captured titles at Saturday’s Comet Classic Tournament in Braidwood hosted by Reed-Custer. Plus, more results around the Times area.

Oregon bowling placed third at Saturday's Sterling regional to advance as a team to the sectional. Also advancing were Dixon's Aaron Fitzanko and Sam Gingras, along with Sterling's Bryce Kooy.

Mendota sophomore Karson Doyle was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week after turning in one of the top performances in program history with 36 points in a game.

The St. Bede girls basketball team beat Marquette 50-38, while the Crusader boys beat the Bruins 65-60 on Friday in Peru.

Newman knocked down 14 3-pointers and moved to 20-0 with a 75-63 win over Hall on Friday.

United Township kept trying to pull away, but Sterling just wouldn’t go away. It took a couple of late layups off steals at half court for the Panthers to finally finish off a 51-38 victory over the Golden Warriors on Friday at Musgrove Fieldhouse.

The Woodland boys basketball team topped Putnam County to stay unbeaten in Tri-County Conference play on Friday, while Newark, Serena and Leland were all victorious in Little Ten Conference action. Plus, more results from the Times area.

Morrison and Fulton win in the NUIC. Dixon earns a win on the mat. Plus more results from around the area in Friday's Sauk Valley Media sports roundup,

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

Putnam County earned its first win, Princeton's Keighley Davis and Fieldcrest's Macy Gochanour are closing in on scoring records, Mendota's Karson Doyle was motivated for a big game, and more in the NewsTribune girls basketball notebook.

Sienna Peterson scored 30 points in a win for Eastland (18-2, 6-0) over Polo. Sterling girls basketball fell at Rock Island, Morrison boys wrestling won twice and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

The Mendota girls basketball team beat Hall to end a conference drought, plus more results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Seneca and Serena girls basketball teams rolled to league wins on Thursday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Junior Ahmyrie McGowan recorded a quadruple-double, and Dixon shot 61.5% from the field before emptying the bench late in the third quarter of a 64-19 victory over Oregon in a Big Northern Conference game Thursday.

The Seneca boys wrestling team defeated St. Bede and Manteno in a home triangular on Wednesday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Eastland's Parker Krogman scored 20 points in a win over Morrison, Bryce Kooy led Sterling bowling with a 650 series and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais boys wrestling team topped Marquette 41-22 at Bader Gym on Wednesday night, while Crusaders junior Reilly Leifheit recorded his 100th career victory.

The Henry and Mendota boys basketball teams won, plus more results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Faith Christian's Carson Bivins scored 26 points and eclipsed 1,000 career points in a win. Fulton girls basketball beat Polo, Sterling boys bowling beat E-P and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Serena, Somonauk and Fieldcrest's boys basketball teams along with Ottawa and Serena's girls were among the area's winners in The Times Tuesday Roundup.

Trailing by six points in the final half-minute of the third quarter, Newman went on a huge run to take the lead and then held on to defeat Mendota 67-66 on Tuesday in a battle of the only unbeaten teams in the Three Rivers East.

The Putnam County girls basketball team won its first game of the season, plus more results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Ottawa and Seneca girls wrestling squads are among the area teams continuing to gear up for conference and postseason tournaments.

Woodland's boys and Sandwich's girls basketball teams scored victories, plus more in The Times Monday Roundup.

The L-P boys bowling team won the conference title, the L-P girls bowling team stayed undefeated and more in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.