The Putnam County Pumas punched their way to the IESA seventh-grade state boys basketball tournament by defeaing host Joliet Laraway 32-28 to capture the sectional championship on Monday night. They will play at State at 2:30 p.m. at Macon Meridian High School
Putnam County Junior High will host a Volley for a Cause night on Thursday, Feb. 6, during its volleyball matches.
Putnam County defeated Kewanee Wethersfield 35-33 to capture their own IESA Class 2A seventh-grade regional championship on Tuesday, Jan. 28. The Pumas advance to sectionals at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3 to face host Joliet Laraway.
No. 1 Seneca and No. 6 Marquette will meet for the TCC champion at Putnam County High School at 8 p.m. tonight
Putnam County used a 17-0 start to defeat Fieldcrest 47-17 to capture the Little Tri-County Conference 7th-grade tournament championship on Saturday, Jan. 18.
Seneca landed the No. 1 seed for the 2025 Tri-County Conference boys basketball tournament, which will run Jan. 25-31.
Putnam County High School's Blake Baker (gold medal) and Matthews Schennum (bronze) competed in the Special Olympics Region A competition for Basketball Skills at Dixon High School on Saturday.
The Putnam County Pumas sixth-grade basketball team defeated Mendota Holy Cross 29-20 to capture the Oglesby Holy Family Tournament on Saturday, finishing undefeated.
Two Panther standouts, Doug Siebert (1981) and Ashley Kneeboone (2000), will be enshrined into the Putnam County High School Hall of Fame between the boys basketball games Friday night at RM Germano Gymnasium.