The St. Bede girls basketball team won its conference opener, the Putnam County boys basketball team lost at the buzzer and more in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The St. Bede boys basketball team got 38 points off the bench in a 64-33 victory over Flanagan-Cornell in the Rt. 17 Classic on Tuesday.

Here's an update of boys tournaments for Bureau County teams Bureau Valley, Hall, LaMoille, Princeton and St. Bede

A look at the top boys cross country runners in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

The St. Bede girls basketball team won its first game of the season, plus more results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Hall and Henry-Senachwine girls basketball teams won at the Princeton tournament, plus more results in Thursday's NewsTribune roudup.

A look at the top girls cross country runners in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

With three senior leaders back, the St. Bede boys basketball team looks to win 20 or more games and make a regional run.

The Bureau County boys basketball season will start up next week at a tournament site near you.

THe Fieldcrest and Bureau Valley girls basketball teams won, plus more in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The La Salle-Peru, Fieldcrest and Earlville girls basketball teams won their season openers, plus more in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

The St. Bede girls basketball team will have a small and young roster this season, but coach Tom Ptak expects a group of three experienced seniors to lead the way.

A look at the top girls golfers in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

Area volleyball players have received all-conference honors in four conferences - Three Rivers East, Tri-County, Lincoln Trail and NUIC

Here's a look at the top boys swingers for the 2025 golf season from Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede

A look at the La Salle-Peru, St. Bede, Hall-Putnam County and Mendota boys bowling teams for the 2025-26 season.

For more than five decades, Mike Brown, best known as "Brownie," has been a fixture on the sidelines of area sporting events in the radio booth and press boxes for WLPO Radio. St. Bede’s last football game this season was also the last of Brownie’s long run.

The Tri-County Conference released its Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and all-conference teams for the 2025 season.

Here's a look at the Princeton-Bloomington Central Catholic first-round playoff boxscores along with a recap of area of playoff scores/pairings

Princeton's Payton Frueh and Amboy's Henry Nichols qualified for state cross country and more in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

Here's a preview of the Class 1A Sherrard Sectional for Amboy, BV, Princeton and St. Bede cross country

Orion defeated St. Bede 25-22, 25-22, 25-13 during the Class 1A Regional semifinals on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025 at Putnam County High School. The Bruins end their season with a record of 18-13. Orion will play Putnam County for the Regional title tomorrow at 6p.m.

Anna Cyrocki was the top area scorer at the Pontiac Sectional with a 96. She averaged a 49 on the season, twice shooting a low of 41 and was named to the All-BCR First Team for the third time. She is the 10th girl from St. Bede named as Golfer of the Year

The Bureau Valley, St. Bede and Amboy-Ohio volleyball teams all advanced in the IHSA postseason with quarterfinal victories on Tuesday night.

Here are the top girls on the links for the 2025 season from Bureau Valley, Princeton and St. Bede

The St. Bede, Fieldcrest and Bureau Valley volleyball teams won regional matches, plus more results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Here's a look at boxscores for 2025 Week 9 games around Bureau County

There's always the usual suspects in 1A, but some new names look poised to potentially crash that party. Steve Soucie breaks down the opening round of the 2025 IHSA Class 1A playoffs.

The Bureau Valley boys cross country team was second and Princeton girls were third at the Class 1A Seneca Regional, plus more results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

Here are regional previews for Bureau Valley, DePue, Hall, LaMoille, L-P, Mendota, Princeton, Putnam County, St. Bede

The St. Bede, Mendota, Fieldcrest and Bureau Valley football teams lost their finales, while Amboy improved to 8-1.

The La Salle-Peru and St. Bede volleyball teams won their regular season finales to earn shares of their respective conference titles, plus more results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

This week's guest picker for Week 9 is Greg Armstrong of the View From the West Podcast

A look at 2025 Bureau County statistical volleyball leaders

Here's a preview of Week 9 games for Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio, Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede.

A look at all the Week 9 football games in the NewsTribune area.

Here’s a look at the area leaders from Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede through Week 8 of the 2025 season

The L-P volleyball team won a conference match and more results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The St. Bede volleyball team beat Henry-Senachwine in three sets Tuesday to put the Bruins in position to earn a share of the Tri-County Conference title.

St. Bede upset Henry-Senachwine in three sets 18-25, 25-21, 25-29 on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025 at Henry-Senachwine High School.

Henry, Bureau Valley and Earlville won in volleyball and more results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Senior running back Braden Curran has stepped in at QB for Hall, Princeton Casey Etheridge broke another record, L-P has suffered close losses and more in the BCR/NewsTribune football notebook.

Here’s a look at Bureau County area standings through 8 weeks of the season

Here's a look at boxscores for 2025 Week 8 games around Bureau County, including ALO, Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede games

L-P's Julia Garcia and Dagny Greer qualified for state tennis, St. Bede soccer won its regional opener and more results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

After St. Bede took an early lead Friday, Peoria Notre Dame scored the next 47 points to pull away for a 47-13 victory in Peru.

Peoria Notre Dame defeated St. Bede 47-13 on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025 at St. Bede Academy.

Teams from Kankankee-McNamara, Ottawa, Coal City, Morris, La Salle-Peru, Princeton, Mendota, Streator, St. Bede and Mendota all competed in the Class 1A Sectional girls tennis meet on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025 at Ottawa High School.

The St. Bede volleyball team placed fourth and Putnam County won the consolation bracket in the Tri-County Conference Tournament, plus more results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

Princeton will get the home pitch advantage for the regional play-in game with Olympia, which travels 1 1/2 north. St. Bede makes the trip to Normal to face Calvary Christian Academy