Myah Richardson of Hennepin played for the Storm 09 in the USSSA Great Lakes National Tournament in Peoria. They placed fourth.
Former Putnam County baseball star Jake Sale, along with former PC coach Dave Garcia, started the Central Illinois Baseball Showcase to Peru in hopes of getting more area players recruited to play in college.
Bi-County defeated Mendota 14-9 in Sunday’s District 20 championship game at Sunset Park in Peru, completing a sweep of tournament play to repeat as district champions.
Here are Shannon Jenkins' photos of the Bi-County Minor League All-Stars
Here are Shannon Jenkins' photos of the Bi-County Junior League Softball All-Stars championship game. They beat Mendota 14-9 at Peru to advance to the state tournament in Burbank this weekend.
Nicholas Currie, a 2023 Putnam County High School grad, has been selected to play for Team Illinois against Missouri at Busch Stadium in St. Louis following the Cardinals-Giants game.
Here’s a look at some dates of summer camps in and around Bureau County
Putnam County had a good run in the 2A IESA State Track & Field at East Peoria, landing two medals.
Jessalin Johns struck out 14 and got out of bases-loaded jams in the second and seventh innings, and Newman – despite being outhit – beat Putnam County 4-1 in Saturday’s Class 1A Putnam County Regional final.