Mendota junior Paxton Bauer qualified for the state bowling tournament, the L-P swimming team won its pentathlon and more basketball, bowling and wrestling results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

Earlville senior Adam Waite had a huge week with a 41-point, 26-rebound game along with a 21-point game to surpass 1,000 career points and earn NewsTribune Athlete of the Week.

Illinois Valley Community College’s Continuing Education Center offers a 12-session Private Pilot Ground Training course on Tuesdays from Feb. 4 through April 29.

Because of outstanding ticket requests, Stage 212 in La Salle has added two performances of its winter musical, “Tarzan,” with shows at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8.

As the temperatures have dropped, Starved Rock State Park’s waterfalls began freezing into stunning ice formations, creating a winter wonderland for properly equipped hikers.

Lawyers for Chester Weger have termed it a “mini-trial” and said they’ll introduce evidence, not available decades ago, showing Weger was wrongly convicted of murder. The mini-trial begins May 12.

The Voluntary Action Center of La Salle, Bureau, and Putnam counties has a new home at the former Peru Pizza House, 1702 Fourth St. in Peru, the nonprofit said in a Friday news release.

Mendota extended a three-point halftime lead out to 18 by the end of the third quarter en route to a 75-57 victory over Hall on Friday.

The Bruins tuned up for the Tri-County Conference tournament with a conference win at RM Germano Gymnasium on Friday in Granville. Gino Ferrari led the Bruins with 28 points and Halden Hueneburg chipped in 16.