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Bureau County area Christmas tournaments at a glance, Wednesday, Dec. 31

LaMoille's Conner Deering shoots against Wethersfield in Tuesday's game in the LaMoille Holiday Classic.

Girls basketball

Warkins Memorial Christmas Classic at Prophetstown

POOL A: Mercer County 2-0, Stark County 1-1, Stockton 0-2

POOL B: Wethersfield 2-0, Hall 1-1, Rockridge 0-2

POOL C: Kewanee 2-0, Fulton 1-1, Monmouth-Roseville 0-2

POOL D: E-P 2-0, Bureau Valley 1-1, Morrison 0-2

SATURDAY: Kewanee 47, Fulton 32

E-P 51, Morrison 21

Wethersfield 53, Hall 49

Mercer County 55, Stark County 38

Bureau Valley 50, Morrison 22

Kewanee 47, Monmouth-Roseville 33

Mercer County 46, Stockton 40

Wethersfield 50, Rockridge 36

Fulton 52, Monmouth-Roseville 35

E-P 43, Bureau Valley 27

Stark County 37, Stockton 34

Hall 25, Rockridge 24

MONDAY: Fulton 43, Rockridge 35

Stark County 49, Morrison 18

Hall 42, Stockton 25

Bureau Valley 60, Monmouth-Roseville 59

Semifinals - Wethersfield 53, Kewanee 46

Mercer County 51, E-P 39

TUESDAY: Fulton 46, Stark County 39

Rockridge 39, Morrison 22

Bureau Valley 51, Stockton 27

Hall 57, Monmouth-Roseville 39

E-P 49, Kewanee 29

Championship - Mercer County 43, Wethersfield 42

Lady Bruins Christmas Classic at St. Bede

STANDINGS: 1. IVC 4-0, 2. St. Bede 3-1, 3. Brimfield 2-2, Sandwich 2-2, Serena 2-2, 6. Orion 1-3, 7. Putnam County 0-4

FRIDAY: Sandwich 42, Serena 35

Brimfield 59, Putnam County 16

St. Bede 45, Orion 36

IVC 65, Sandwich 27

Serena 41, Brimfield 22

Orion 58, Putnam County 27

IVC 59, St. Bede 51

SATURDAY: St. Bede 58, Brimfield 34

IVC 65, Putnam County 15

Brimfield 40, Orion 36

IVC 53, Serena 25

Sandwich 53, Putnam County 30

Serena 53, Orion 24

St. Bede 51, Sandwich 23

St. Bede Head Coach Tim Ptak talks to team during timeout on Friday, December 26, 2025 at St. Bede High School in Peru.

Boys basketball

Shipyard Showdown at Seneca

FRIDAY: Somonauk 75, Earlville 20

Flanagan-Cornell 70, DePue 41

Coal City 40, GSW 30

(7) Reed-Custer 60, Serena 49

(5) Wilmington 68, (8) Dwight 59

(6) Woodland 61, Seneca 45

(1) Lexington 63, (4) Marquette 56

(3) Indian Creek 53, (2) Hall 42

SATURDAY: DePue 55, Earlville 31

Flanagan-Cornell 59, Somonauk 35

Serena 57, GSW 24

Consolation title - Coal City 68, (7) Reed-Custer 45

(8) Dwight 67, Seneca 64

(5) Wilmington 58, (6) Woodland 54

Third place - (4) Marquette 55, (2) Hall 40

Title - (3) Indian Creek 56, (1) Lexington 53

Hall’s Luke Bryant (4) goes around Marquette’s Slayden Cassel for a layup Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, in the third-place game of the Seneca Shipyard Showdown.

Mike Hutchins Holiday Classic at Sherrard

SATURDAY: (5) East Dubuque 58, (4) Annawan 41

(1) Byron 67, (8) Payson-Seymour 49

(3) Peoria Notre Dame 58, (6) Princeton 38

(2) Sherrard 70, (7) Alleman 37

MONDAY: (4) Annawan 59, (8) Payson-Seymour 51

(7) Alleman 72, (6) Princeton 66

(1) Byron 69, (5) East Dubuque 53

(3) Peoria Notre Dame 57, (2) Sherrard 52

TUESDAY: Seventh place - (6) Princeton 60, (8) Payson-Seymour 57

Fifth place (consolation title) - (4) Annawan 69, (7) Alleman 49

Third place - (2) Sherrard 62, (5) East Dubuque 50

Title - (1) Byron 56, (3) Notre Dame 55 (on a last-second 3-pointer)

97th annual Princeville Holiday Tournament

FRIDAY: (2) Elmwood 52, (7) Henry-Senachwine 49

(6) Midland 71, (3) Peoria Heights 62

(1) Brimfield 65, (8) Ridgewood 36

(5) Princeville 43, (4) St. Bede 34

SATURDAY: (3) Peoria Heights def. (7) Henry-Senachwine

(4) St. Bede 66, (8) Ridgewood 28

(2) Elmwood 51, (6) Midland 41

(1) Brimfield 45, (5) Princeville 31

MONDAY: Consolation third - (7) Henry-Senachwine 69, (8) Ridgewood 55

Consolation title - (4) St. Bede 60, (3) Peoria Heights 52

Third place - (6) Midland 65, (5) Princeville 38

Title - (2) Elmwood 44, (1) Brimfield 34

LaMoille Holiday Classic

MONDAY: (1) Galva 74, (8) LaMoille 22

(4) Amboy 44, (5) Wethersfield 40

(7) Polo 59, (2) Lowpoint-Washburn 41

(3) Leland 57, (6) Putnam County 54

TUESDAY: (5) Wethersfield 60, (8) LaMoille 24

(6) Putnam County 67, Lowpoint-Washburn 43

(1) Galva 62, (4) Amboy 24

(7) Polo 57, (3) Leland 50

WEDNESDAY: Seventh place - LaMoille 50, Lowpoint-Washburn 49

Consolation title - (6) Putnam County 60, (5) Wethersfield 38

Third place - (4) Amboy 46, (3) Leland 42

Title -(7) Polo 56, (1) Galva 39

Chevy Langham (23) of Hall lays ball up as Zeb Maxwell (35) of Seneca attempts to block shot during game in the Shipyard Showdown on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at Seneca High School in Seneca.
Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986 and is Sports Editor of Putnam County Record. Was previously sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and a regular contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals Magazine. He is a member of the IBCA and Illinois Valley Hall of Fames. He is one of 4 sportswriters from his tiny hometown Atlanta, IL