The Ottawa girls soccer team used second-half tallies from Yesenia Leon and Gabi Krueger to defeat La Salle-Peru 2-0 in an Interstate Eight Conference match at a windy King Field on Wednesday afternoon.

Brendan Tunink was in cruise control Wednesday afternoon at Bureau Valley. The Newman sophomore southpaw was given a 4-0 lead before he took the mound and ran with it, shutting out Bureau Valley 4-0 on a two-hit shutout.

High school results around the area.

Author, former NewsTribune reporter and editor, Brett Herrmann will be holding a book signing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 19, at the Richard Mautino Library located at 215 E Cleveland St.

PHS senior Libby Boyles took time out from her busy softball schedule to turn a double play away from the field on Wednesday.

Mendota graduate Steve Wasmer, who played on the Trojans' 28-2 state team in 1995-96, has been hired to take over his alma mater's boys basketball program.

The state’s seven-day rolling average for new COVID-19 cases per day went up to 1,426, the highest average since March 4.

The Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp announced the team will have a kids club this season for fans age 12 and younger.

Today's Hall/Seneca softball game has been canceled