Stories about Bureau Valley high school sports
A look at the top boys golfers in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.
Wyatt Novotny didn’t want to be the next Tiger Woods. He wanted to be just like his brother, Colton. He is the one Wyatt always looked up to and learned to play golf from. Like his brother, Wyatt has been named as BCR Golfer of the Year for 2025
Jon Henegar returns for his second season as head Bureau Valley girls basketball coach, bringing back six seniors, a junior and two contributing sophomores from last year's 13-20 team.
Area volleyball players have received all-conference honors in four conferences - Three Rivers East, Tri-County, Lincoln Trail and NUIC
Here's a look at the top boys swingers for the 2025 golf season from Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede
Here are sectional girls volleyball previews for teams around Bureau County.
Here's a look at the Princeton-Bloomington Central Catholic first-round playoff boxscores along with a recap of area of playoff scores/pairings
Princeton's Payton Frueh and Amboy's Henry Nichols qualified for state cross country and more in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.
Here's a preview of the Class 1A Sherrard Sectional for Amboy, BV, Princeton and St. Bede cross country
Here are regional previews for Amboy-Ohio, Bureau Valley, DePue, Hall, LaMoille, L-P, Mendota, Princeton, Putnam County, St. Bede on Oct. 31
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
The Fieldcrest volleyball team advanced to the 1A Woodland Regional final, plus more volleyball results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.
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
The St. Bede, Fieldcrest and Bureau Valley volleyball teams won regional matches, plus more results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.
Here's a look at boxscores for 2025 Week 9 games around Bureau County
The Bureau Valley boys cross country team was second and Princeton girls were third at the Class 1A Seneca Regional, plus more results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.
Here are regional previews for Bureau Valley, DePue, Hall, LaMoille, L-P, Mendota, Princeton, Putnam County, St. Bede
The St. Bede, Mendota, Fieldcrest and Bureau Valley football teams lost their finales, while Amboy improved to 8-1.
The La Salle-Peru and St. Bede volleyball teams won their regular season finales to earn shares of their respective conference titles, plus more results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.
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.
A look at all the Week 9 football games in the NewsTribune area.
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
Henry, Bureau Valley and Earlville won in volleyball and more results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.
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.
Bureau Valley senior Wyatt Novotny was named NewsTribune Athlete of the Week after winning the Class 1A boys golf state title.
Here’s a look at Bureau County area standings through 8 weeks of the season
Here's a look at boxscores for 2025 Week 8 games around Bureau County, including ALO, Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede games
The Putnam County volleyball team placed second in the Mendota tournament and more results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.
L-P's Julia Garcia and Dagny Greer qualified for state tennis, St. Bede soccer won its regional opener and more results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.
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.
A look at the Week 8 football games around the NewsTribune area.
Here’s a look at the area leaders from Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede through Week 7 of the 2025 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
Bureau Valley senior Wyatt Novotny led from start to finish at Prairie Vista Golf Course, shooting a two-day total of even-par 144, good for a 2-stroke edge over Teutopolis senior Coen Pennington to claim the 2025 IHSA State championship.
Here's a look at boxscores for 2025 Week 7 games around Bureau County, including Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede games
In a span of 30.7 seconds, Bureau Valley scored the game-tying touchdown, were stopped on the go-ahead two-point conversion, and then allowed a 70-yard touchdown run — as Bureau Valley suffered a heartbreaking 28-20 homecoming defeat.
Wyatt Novotny shot a 2-under 70 in Friday’s first round of the IHSA Class 1A State Golf Meet at Prairie Vista Golf Course good for a 2-shot lead over Jacob Voss of Fulton for first place. Hall’s Luke Bryant, Noah Plym, Clayton Fusinetti also advanced to Saturday's finals
This week's guest picker for Week 7 is is Charlie Waca, who has more than 30 years coaching area football at Tiskilwa, Princeton and Kewanee
Tonight's roundup includes area boys soccer, cross country, girls tennis and volleyball
Here’s a look at the area leaders from Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede through Week 6 of the 2025 season
Here's a preview of Week 7 games for Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio, Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede.
A look at all the Week 7 games in the NewsTribune area.