Riverdale extended its lead in the BCR’s Three Rivers All-Sports Championship with a strong winter sports season.
The Rams used a first-place finish in girls basketball and a tie for second in boys basketball in the Three Rivers West to stretch its lead from two points to four.
Riverdale, which also had first-place finishes in boys golf and girls volleyball in the fall, has 53 overall points with Sherrard standing second at 49.
Rounding out the top five through the winter season are Erie-Prophetstown (46), Princeton (45) and Newman (41.5), which came on strong with TRAC East titles in boys and girls basketball and tying for first in wrestling.
Riverdale won its first Three Rivers All-Sports Championship in 2023-24.
Each school is awarded points for its sports finishes based on the number of teams in that sport. Most sports are split by divisions, rewarding a first-place finish with six points, a second-place finish with five points, etc.
There are 14 athletic sports recognized in the conference, with the addition of boys soccer in 2023-24. .
This is the eighth year of the BCR Three Rivers All-Sports Race, recognizing the overall champions in athletics. Non-sports activities are not included.
Rockridge won the first championship in 2015-16, followed by a two-year run by Newman (2016-17, 2017-18) and Orion in 2018-19.
Sherrard heads the honor roll with three titles in 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2024-25, with Riverdale sneaking in for 2023-24.
There were no Three Rivers All-Sports titles awarded in 2019-20 and 2020-21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2025-26 All-Sports Standings:
| Schools | VB | FB | GG | BG | GCC | BCC | BS | GB | BB | WR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Riverdale | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4.5 | 8.5 | 53 |
| 2) Sherrard | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 49 |
| 3) E-P | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | X | 3 | 4 | 6 | 46 |
| 4) Princeton | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 4 | 2 | 8.5 | 45 |
| 5) Newman | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | X | X | X | 6 | 6 | 11.5 | 41.5 |
| 6) Rockridge | 2.5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | X | X | X | 2 | 1 | 11.5 | 38 |
| 7) Orion | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4.5 | 4 | 37.5 |
| 8) Mendota | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | X | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 35 |
| 9) Mercer County | 2.5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | X | 4 | 2.5 | 6 | 31 |
| 10) Kewanee | 3 | 1 | X | 2 | X | X | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| 11) Hall | 2 | 4 | X | 9 | X | 1 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22.5 |
| 12) Mon-Rose | 1 | 6 | X | X | X | X | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 18.5 |
Three Rivers All-Sports Honor Roll
2025-26 - Riverdale
2024-25 - Sherrard
2023-24 - Riverdale
2022-23 - Sherrard
2021-22 - Sherrard
2020-21 - Not held because of COVID-19 pandemic
2019-20 - Not held because of COVID-19 pandemic
2018-19 - Orion
2017-18 - Newman
2016-17 - Newman
2015-16 - Rockridge
:quality(70)/author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/shawmedia/9f52a36c-1098-48b5-9e2e-235383b4c2ac.png)