Kevin Chlum

Princeton senior Casey Etheridge is the NewsTribune Offensive Football Player of the Year for the third time after running into the record books this fall.

With the season just underway, here is a look at the La Salle-Peru, St. Bede, Hall and Mendota girls bowling teams for the 2025-26 season.

The La Salle-Peru girls bowling team won the Oregon Invite, the Princeton girls basketball team earned a nonconference win and more in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

La Salle-Peru's Kiely Domyancich and Ottawa's Lily Gwaltney each won titles at the Princeton Invitational Tournament on Saturday.

The St. Bede boys basketball team won its first conference game, plus more results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

The L-P girls wrestling team won a pair of duals, plus more results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

St. Bede scored six points in the final minute, including a 3-pointer from freshman Hannah Heiberger with 4.8 seconds left, to pull out a 40-37 win over Midland on Thursday.

The Mendota girls basketball team beat Earlville, plus more results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

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

Mendota senior Johan Cortez is the NewsTribune Boys Soccer Player of the Year after leading the Trojans to a Class 1A runner-up finish.

Kash Klendworth scored 27 points to lead Fieldcrest to a win, plus more results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Kaneland took control in the second quarter and pulled away for a 91-50 win over Mendota on Tuesday.

Here's a look at the grapplers from Princeton, Hall-PC and St. Bede. The Tigers return two medalists from 2024, Kane Dauber and Casey Etheridge, as well as Augustus Swanson, who medaled in 2024.

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

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