The L-P swimming team, Mendota boys golf team and Henry-Senachwine volleyball team all won titles, plus more results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

St. Bede allowed big plays on defense and had turnovers on offense that proved costly in a 20-14 loss to North Boone on Friday.

After back-to-back losses, the St. Bede girls volleyball team bounced back with a win over Woodland on Thursday.

The Mendota boys soccer team beat Yorkville, Princeton edged L-P in boys golf and more results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

L-P honored graduate and former NFL Pro Bowler Joe Rutgens on Friday, area teams have stumbled out of the block and more in the NewsTribune football notebook.

The Hall boys golf team won the Bureau County Match Play Championship and more results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

The L-P volleyball team won a nonconference match, Henry-Senachwine topped Seneca and more volleyball, soccer, golf and cross country results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

Isaac Diaz had a hat trick in Mendota's win over Rochelle and more soccer, volleyball, golf and tennis results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at the La Salle-Peru, St. Bede, Hall, Putnam County, Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley, Amboy co-op and Henry-Midland boys cross country teams entering the 2025 season.

A look at the La Salle-Peru, St. Bede, Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley, Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio, Henry-Midland and Fieldcrest girls cross country teams.

The La Salle-Peru boys soccer team won the Earlville War on 34 Tournament, the Mendota girls tennis team won the Newman Invite and more results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at the La Salle-Peru, St. Bede, Mendota and Princeton girls tennis teams for the 2025 season.

Bureau Valley senior Wyatt Novotny shot a 1-under-par 70 on Friday to tie for second in Riverdale’s Wayne Brinkmeier Invitational and more results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Joseph Perez shot a 74 to help Hall place fifth at the La Salle-Peru Invite and more golf, volleyball, soccer, cross country and tennis results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

Bureau Valley's Wyatt Novotny won the Rock Falls Boys Golf Invitational, the St. Bede girls tennis team beat Bishop McNamara, and more results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

St. Bede will face a "challenging" schedule as former quarterback Jack Brady takes over as head coach of the Bruins, who went 2-7 last season.

Nicole Trenka takes over the St. Bede volleyball program after the Bruins went 18-14 last season.

St. Bede and Fieldcrest competed in the St. Bede Early Bird Tee Off Classic and more golf results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at the girls golf teams in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

A look at all the boys golf teams in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

The L-P boys golf team open the season with a win and more golf results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

After running for 742 yards and six touchdowns last year as a sophomore, St. Bede's Landon Marquez is again expected to be a key piece of the Bruins offense as Jack Brady takes over as head coach.

With football teams around the state opening official practices for the 2025 season Monday, here are five storylines to watch in the NewsTribune/BCR area this fall.

First-year Mendota coach Jim Eustice said Trojans had a 'very productive' summer. Mendota and teams around the state open official practices Aug. 11.

The St. Bede football team got to face former coach Jim Eustice and his new Mendota team in a joint practice Thursday that also included Sandwich.

La Salle-Peru and St. Bede held a joint practice at Howard Fellows Stadium on Monday as the teams continued their summer work under first-year head coaches.

First-year St. Bede football coach Jack Brady is making some changes to the Bruins offensive scheme this season.

A look at the top games to watch in the NewsTribune/BCR area for the 2025 football season.

Top high school baseball players from around the state will take the field one more time as prep players during the 48th annual Illinois Coaches Association Senior All-Star Games on Monday at Schweickert Stadium in Peru.

A look at the top boys track and field athletes in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

A look at the best girls track and field athletes in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

St. Bede junior Lily Bosnich qualified for the Class 1A state track and field meet in four events, placed second in state in the 100-meter hurdles and 300 hurdles and set the area record multiple times in both hurdle events.

St. Bede junior Lily Bosnich qualified for the Class 1A state track and field meet in four events, placed second in state in the 100-meter hurdles and 300 hurdles and set the area record multiple times in both hurdle events.

A look at the best baseball players in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

A look at the NewsTribune area's baseball stat leaders for the 2025 season.

St. Bede senior Alan Spencer was dominant on the mound this spring with a 9-0 record, 0.86 ERA and 105 strikeouts to earn NewsTribune Baseball Player of the Year.

A look at the top softball players in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

A look at the top softball players in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

St. Bede Academy will destroy 2020 student records that are considered temporary records by the State of Illinois.

St. Bede Academy released this month its list of students who made the honor roll in the spring 2025 semester.

St. Bede Academy’s 42nd annual auction will be Saturday, June 14.

The Tri-County and Heart of Illinois released their baseball and softball all-conference teams.

Henry's Lauren Harbison was named Class 1A First-Team All State in softball, other players from St. Bede, Princeton, Earlville, Henry and Fieldcreset also earned all-state honors and the Three Rivers announced its all-conference baseball team.

Princeton's Ian Morris and Bureau Valley's Landon Hulsing won discus state titles, five area throwers brought home six medals and St. Bede's Greyson Marincic was runner-up in the 110 hurdles at the IHSA boys track and field state meet.

Putnam County junior Alex Rodriguez qualified for the state finals in discus and shot put, along with more state track and field and boys tennis state tournament results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

The NewsTribune area is sending a strong contingent of throwers to the IHSA state boys track and field meet this weekend in Charleston.

The St. Bede baseball team's season came to an end Saturday with a 4-2 loss to Midland in the Class 1A Stark County Regional final.

The St. Bede softball team won its fourth consecutive regional championship with a 5-3 victory over IVC on Friday.

St. Bede's Lily Bosnich and Henry-Midland's Daniella Bumber advanced to the finals in the Class 1A state track meet and more track, baseball and softball results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Henry-Senachwine and Earlville softball teams advanced in regional play, area boys track and field athletes qualified for state out of the El Paso-Gridley Sectional and more in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.