Bureau Valley avenged an earlier loss to Princeton Logan by defeating the Lions 35-17 to capture the seventh-grade championship of the Starved Rock Conference girls basketball tournament Thursday in Peru

Payton Frueh has run herself into the Princeton school record books as just the 10th individual girl to qualify in 46 years of the IHSA State Cross Country Meet. She has moved into Princeton’s top 12 all-time for 3.0 mile times.

Andy Puck’s career as the head volleyball coach at Princeton High School was a good read from cover to cover. He won a regional championship in his very first season in 2002 and he won another one this season, which proved to be his last.

Princeton lead 18-14 over Peoria Notre Dame in Game 3. The Irish rallied to tie the game at 18 and scored the final three points of the game to take the match with a come from behind 16-25, 25-16, 25-22 to advance to Thursday’s sectional finals

The Princeton volleyball team has six seniors this season all with one common goal: win a regional. They share with the BCR what achieving that goal winning their first regional championship together and Princeton’s first in four years means to them:

Here are sectional girls volleyball previews for teams around Bureau County.

Princeton coach Ryan Pearson wanted to make sure seniors Casey Etheridge, Gavin Lanham and Ryan Jager all got in the end zone in Saturday's playoff game. BCC star Valshun Powe said it was a "team win." Amboy prepares to hit the road, doesn't care about seeds.

Here's a look at the Princeton-Bloomington Central Catholic first-round playoff boxscores along with a recap of area of playoff scores/pairings

Valshon Powe scored six touchdowns and rushing for 243 yards to lead Bloomington Central Catholic to a 41-20 victory over Princeton in a Class 3A playoffs opener.

Here's a preview of the Class 1A Sherrard Sectional for Amboy, BV, Princeton and St. Bede cross country

In 43 years covering high school football, the past 40 as sports editor at the BCR, Kevin Hieronymus has learned there’s a lot to watch for and hear from the sidelines.

Here are regional previews for Amboy-Ohio, Bureau Valley, DePue, Hall, LaMoille, L-P, Mendota, Princeton, Putnam County, St. Bede on Oct. 31

Princeton senior Keely Lawson told coach Andy Puck the Tigresses were going to win the regional this season. That promise rang true Thursday when the Tigresses defeated Three Rivers rival Newman to capture Class 2A Princeton Regional championship on their home court

Princeton and Newman met twice during the season in Three Rivers East play, each winning on its home court. They will meet for the third time for the Class 2A Princeton Regional championship

The Princeton Logan 7th grade team and the Spring Valley JFK 8th grade team will take the top seeds into next week’s Starved Rock Conference girls basketball tournament at Peru Parkside starting Saturday, Nov. 1

The ROWVA/Williamsville senior Sawyer Secrist ripped off five straight kills to rally the Cougars to a decisive third game victory over Bureau Valley, taking Wednesday’s Class 1A regional semifinal at the Storm Cellar 25-20, 23-25, 25-21

A look at the BCR Female Golfers of the Year over the years

Anna Cyrocki was the top area scorer at the Pontiac Sectional with a 96. She averaged a 49 on the season, twice shooting a low of 41 and was named to the All-BCR First Team for the third time. She is the 10th girl from St. Bede named as Golfer of the Year

The Bureau Valley, St. Bede and Amboy-Ohio volleyball teams all advanced in the IHSA postseason with quarterfinal victories on Tuesday night.

Here are the top girls on the links for the 2025 season from Bureau Valley, Princeton and St. Bede

Princeton has been a big dog in the IHSA Class 3A playoffs since 2019. This year, they’re going to take a different approach. They will be the underdog with a No. 14 seed instead of a big dog.

Newman upset No. 2 seed Sherrard while No. 3 Princeton defeated No. 6 Kewanee to set up an all-Three Rivers East showdown for Thursday's regional championship

Here's a look at boxscores for 2025 Week 9 games around Bureau County

Here are regional previews for Bureau Valley, DePue, Hall, LaMoille, L-P, Mendota, Princeton, Putnam County, St. Bede

Here are Week 9 area scores from 10 years ago (2015), 25 years ago (2000) and 50 years ago (1975)

This week's guest picker for Week 9 is Greg Armstrong of the View From the West Podcast

A look at 2025 Bureau County statistical volleyball leaders

Here's a preview of Week 9 games for Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio, Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede.

Todd Maynard, the heart and soul of the Storm football program in the early 2000s and state track medalist, passed away on April 25 at the age of 39 from cancer. Former Bureau Valley athlete Adam Sanden, a 2010 graduate, passed away on Sept. 25 at the age of 33.

Here’s a look at the area leaders from Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede through Week 8 of the 2025 season

LaMoille seniors Ella Ryan, Grace Kelly and Taylor Wamhoff played a big role in leading the Lions to a 25-20, 25-17 senior night win over DePue in Little Ten Conference play, their first of the season in 20 matches.

Bureau Valley defeated Princeville in Lincoln Trail Conference volleyball while the Princeton boys soccer team saw its season end in regional semifinal play.

Wyaton Hills Golf Course held an open house on Saturday for Bureau Valley state champ Wyatt Novotny. The Storm senior grew up playing at Wyaton Hills.

Here’s a look at Bureau County area standings through 8 weeks of the season

The Malden Musketeers won their own 70th annual Malden Invitational with Neponset taking second, Ohio third and Princeton Christian Academy.

Here's a look at boxscores for 2025 Week 8 games around Bureau County, including ALO, Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede games

Regional victories are reason to celebrate for Princeton soccer team. The Tigers had a regional drought before breaking through last year. On Saturday, the Tigers added another win in regional play with a 6-2 victory over Olympia

There’s been a familiar voice for Annawan-Wethersfield football fans for nearly half a century. Rod Jackson of Mineral started doing the PA for Annawan in 1978 and picked up the same duties with the A-W co-op in 2008 and has been doing it ever since, 46 years and counting.

Casey Etheridge had 206 yards rushing with five touchdowns to lead Princeton to a 41-22 win at Mercer County. He set another Bureau County record for career touchdowns. 

Here are Week 8 area scores from 10 years ago (2015), 25 years ago (2000) and 50 years ago (1975)

Here are Mike Vaughn's photos of Tuesday's games at the 2025 Malden Invitational. Ohio and Malden won.

Princeton will get the home pitch advantage for the regional play-in game with Olympia, which travels 1 1/2 north. St. Bede makes the trip to Normal to face Calvary Christian Academy

This week's guest picker for Week 8 is Brian Stocking, super stats guy for WQAD The Score

Here's a preview of Week 8 games for Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio, Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede.

Here’s a look at the Three Rivers Conference volleyball standings on Oct. 15. Princeton finishes at 7-3 in second place. E-P stands atop at 9-0

Here’s a look at the area leaders from Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede through Week 7 of the 2025 season

The 70th Malden Invitational boys basketball tournament tips off Wednesday at Malden Grade School with games continuing on Thursday and Friday.

Princeton’s Ruby Acker ran a time of 21:49 for 3.1 miles to win the Henry Triangular at the Marshall/Putnam County Fairgrounds with Henry and Newark.

Princeton celebrated its six seniors in a dominating way, defeating Mendota 25-15, 25-12 in its final Three Rivers East match of the season.

Bureau Valley senior Wyatt Novotny led from start to finish to capture the 2025 IHSA Class 1A State medalist crown, finishing with a two-day total of 144. He is the first state champ from Bureau County. Princeton won its own volleyball tournament. That and more in today's roundup