St. Bede senior Tyreke Fortney plans to continue his football career as a preferred walk-on at Illinois State University.

A look at the NewsTribune area football statistical leaders through seven weeks of the season.

A look at the top football players in the NewsTribune area for the fall 2021 season.

The St. Bede Bruins struck first in each half, but the Ridgeview-Lexington Mustangs struck a whole lot after that in a second-round Class 1A victory.

Friday Night Drive’s J.T. Pedelty has live coverage from Saturday’s St. Bede vs. Ridgeview football game here

One day after a practice, the Tiger coach brought the hair clippers out to cut any player’s hair that wanted theirs cut. He’s all about creating team bonding and unity the way his team did in his playing days.

The St. Bede football team is hoping to continue to limit mistakes and match the physicality of Ridgeview/Lexington when the teams meet at 1 p.m. Saturday in the second round of the Class 1A playoffs.

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The St. Bede football team opened the Class 1A playoffs with a 30-19 victory over Hope.