Kevin Chlum

Mendota's Esten Otero hit two homers in a win, the Putnam County baseball and softball teams had walkoff wins and more in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

Ceyton Urbanski hit a single to score Adan Pantoja in the bottom of the seventh inning to give La Salle-Peru a 5-4 victory over Sycamore in an Interstate 8 Conference game Thursday.

Firefighters responded to the scene of a house fire in the 800 block of North Mercer Street on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 in Princeton.

The L-P girls soccer team won a conference game, St. Bede's Ranbir Saini threw a shutout, Fieldcrest baseball earned a walkoff win and more in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

After leading the La Salle-Peru boys basketball team to 58 wins and three regional titles over the past three years, John Senica has resigned as the Cavaliers' coach.

The IVCC softball team swept Sauk Valley, the Putnam County baseball and softball teams beat Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell, and more in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Hall and Putnam County softball teams won conference games, the St. Bede and Putnam County baseball teams won by shutout and more in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at the softball statistical leaders in the NewsTribune area.

St. Bede placed larger schools over the weekend, L-P's Anna Riva and Princeton's Avah Oertel are hitting a lot of home runs and more in the NewsTribune softball notebook.

Natalie Naab launched a two-run home run off the scoreboard in the top of the eighth inning to lift Kaneland to a 3-1 victory over La Salle-Peru.

The St. Bede softball team went 2-1 at the Elgin Larkin tournament, Earlville softball won big, Henry baseball earned a nonconference win and more in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

St. Bede senior Lily Bosnich set three meet records, the Bureau Valley girls won and the Storm boys took second at the title at Saturday's Rollie Morris Invitational.

Henry-Senachwine senior Alison Mitchell was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week after winning 11 of her 12 events across three meets.

Hall beat Putnam County in baseball, St. Bede topped Hall in softball, the Mendota baseball and softball teams each won in five innings and more in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

After struggling against Morris for the past four years, La Salle-Peru won Friday to take two of three from Morris in an Interstate 8 Conference series.