Freshman Carson Gruber poured in 24 points to lead the Storm to a Lincoln Trail Conference victory at the Storm Cellar on Tuesday night. In other games, the Hall and PCA boys and St. Bede girls fall just short

The La Salle-Peru girls basketball team earned a conference win, plus more results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Bureau Valley and Princeton girls basketball teams have welcomed a foreign exchange student into their programs this season. Mie Lose of Denmark is playing for the Princeton JV and Irene Raga de Ancos is playing for the Bureau Valley JV.

The L-P girls wrestling team placed second in the Normal West Regional and is sending nine girls to sectional, plus more results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

No fewer than seven freshmen are dressing for varsity teams in Bureau County this season, including Bureau Valley’s Carson Gruber, Princeton’s Julian Mucha and Ava Munson, Hall’s Bernadette Larson and St. Bede’s Hannah Heiberger, who are making key contributions to their varsitys

The L-P girls basketball team beat Rochelle in an Interstate 8 Conference game, plus more results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Voting is underway by the coaches involved in girls subsectionals around the state with the seeds to be announced at 4 p.m. today and pairings on Friday. Here are Kevin Hieronymus’ projections for the Bureau County-area subsectionals

Bureau Valley junior Libby Endress went to the free throw line in the second quarter Wednesday night at the Storm Cellar needing two free throws to reach the coveted 1,000-point mark. She sank both tosses from the line to become BV's sixth 1,000-point scorer.

Carson Gruber led Bureau Valley with 17 points and Wyatt Birkey had 14 points to lead the Storm to a 54-46 senior victory over Wethersfield on Tuesday at the Storm Cellar

The L-P girls basketball team overcame a halftime deficit to beat Geneseo, plus more results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The L-P girls bowling team won the Interstate 8 Conference tournament, St. Bede boys basketball topped Bureau Valley and more results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Hall's Braden Curran took a pass from his twin, Jack, and scored his 1,000-career point late in the second quarter over rival St. Bede. The Red Devils went on to score a 69-57 victory. St. Bede won the varsity girls game.

Ryan Jagers hit the go-ahead basket with a 3-pointer for a 59-58 lead with 38 seconds left to send the Tigers to a Three Rivers East victory Friday at Brockman Gymnasium in Kewanee

The L-P girls bowling team and L-P girls wrestling team each stayed undefeated, plus more results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Here's a look at Bureau County girls statistical leaders for Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede on Jan. 28, 2026

Lili McClain led St. Bede to a victory, the L-P girls bowling team remained undefeated and more results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

L-P's Aiden McCray qualifies for state bowling, the L-P girls wrestling team won the I-8 Meet and more in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

Macy Gochanour break Fieldcrest's career scoring record in an HOIC tournament win, plus more area scores in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup,

Princeton rallied from a 10-point deficit in the first quarter for a key Three Rivers East victory at Kewanee on Thursday. The Tigresses forced 7 Kewanee turnovers in fourth quarter on the way to avenging an early-season loss.

The Mendota boys basketball time wins in OT, plus more results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at the boys basketball statistical leaders in the NewsTribune area.

The L-P girls basketball team beat Streator, plus more results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

BCR Sports Editor Kevin Hieronymus takes a look at his all-time BCR volleyball team

Mendota honored its 1995-96 state team, Putnam County has increased its win total, freshmen are making an impact and more in the NewsTribune boys basketball notebook.

The L-P girls bowling team beat Hall, plus more in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Bureau Valley took a one-point halftime lead and played the Tornadoes to a tie game late in the fourth quarter before Alex Foutch hit a game-winning 3-pointer to lift Abingdon-Avon to a 47-45 Lincoln Trail Conference win at the Storm Cellar Friday night.

The Mendota and La Salle-Peru boys basketball teams earned conference wins, plus more results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Here's a look at Bureau County boys statistical leaders including Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede based on available stats

A look at the girls basketball statistical leaders in the NewsTribune area.

Putnam County earned its first win, Princeton's Keighley Davis and Fieldcrest's Macy Gochanour are closing in on scoring records, Mendota's Karson Doyle was motivated for a big game, and more in the NewsTribune girls basketball notebook.

According to the Sports Business Journal, numbers for girls basketball are down 19% since 2002, while track and field grew by 10%, volleyball by 15% and soccer by 27%. Despite the “Caitlin Clark Effect,” what was once the most popular girls’ sport now ranks fourth.

The Henry and Mendota boys basketball teams won, plus more results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Putnam County girls basketball team won its first game of the season, plus more results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The L-P boys bowling team won the conference title, the L-P girls bowling team stayed undefeated and more in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Macy Gochanour had a big game to lead the Fieldcrest girls basketball team to a win, plus more results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

Sophomore Chace Sterling led three players in double figures with 19 points to lead the Red Devils to a nonconference victory Saturday in Spring Valley. The BV girls notched 1 68-27 win for Illinois in the IHMVCU Iowa-Illinois Shootout at Wharton Fieldhouse in Moline.

The Mendota, Earlville, Bureau Valley and DePue boys basketball teams all won, plus more results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

The L-P co-op boys swimming team won 10 of 11 events against Peoria Notre Dame, plus more results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

Karson Doyle's big night led the Mendota girls basketball team to a win, plus more results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at the top basketball performers in the NewsTribune area for the holiday tournaments.

The Bureau Valley girls basketball team beat Hall, plus more results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

The St. Bede wrestling team competed at the Sandwich dual tournament, plus more results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at boys and girls tournament pairings at LaMoille, Ottawa, Princeville, Prophetstown, Senea, Sherrard, St. Bede

The past year saw triumph with state champions and tragedy for Bureau County sports. Here’s a look at the top 10 sports stories that shaped the area sports:

Halls beat Monmouth-Roseville 57-39 in the old gym Tuesday at Prophetstown. Down the hallway in the new gym, the Storm beat Stockton 51-27 to conclude Warkins Tournament play.

Brothers Aden (19) and Cole Tillman (13) combined for 32 points to lead the No. 7 seeded Trojans to victory over the Indians at the 62nd annual Plano Christmas Classic. The Trojans advance to Tuesday’s fifth-place game at 5 p.m. against Ottawa.

The Princeton girls basketball team is streaking into the New Year with a 12-0 record. The win streak is the best to start the season in program history, topping the 10-0 by the 2022-23 team, which finished 27-5.

The La Salle-Peru and Fieldcrest girls basketball teams won at the Ottawa tournament, plus more results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at where NewsTribune area basketball teams are playing for holiday tournaments.

The DePue boys basketball team beat Earlville, plus more results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.