Bureau Valley Preps

The Dixon girls bowling team swept Dakota in a home match at Plum Hollow, while the Newman girls basketball team fell to Hall on the road on Monday night.

The Hall, Putnam County, Princeton, Bureau Valley, Fieldcrest and Earlville girls basketball teams earned conference wins Monday.

Today's Spotlight shines on Nicole Kerber of Bureau Valley High School

Neither of the two locals who competed at the IHSA Boys Bowling State Meet on Friday advanced to Day 2 at St. Clair Bowl in O’Fallon. Dixon sophomore Clark Bonnewell finished 75th with a 1,185m and Oregon sophomore Gavvin Surmo was 101st with a 1,121.

Mendota junior Landon Bauer advanced to the second day of the state bowling tournament by rolling a 1,204 six-game series Friday.

Bureau Valley High School will Salute its Hall of Fame athletes and academics individuals and teams at a special Hall of Fame night at tonight's (Jan. 27, 2023) home boys basketball game vs. Sterling Newman.

The Tigresses outscored Bureau Valley, 16-4, in the second quarter to take a 13-point halftime lead on the way to a 48-34 win in Three Rivers East action.

A look at the girls basketball statistical leaders in the NewsTribune area for the 2022-23 season thus far.

A look at the boys basketball statistical leaders in the NewsTribune area for the 2022-23 season thus far.

Despite a large margin of victory in their first game this season, Bureau Valley knew that Newman wasn’t going to be a pushover on its home court Monday night. The Comets gave the Storm all they could handle, but BV pulled out a 43-41 win.

Despite a large margin of victory in their first game this season, Bureau Valley knew Newman wasn’t going to be a pushover on its home court in their Three Rivers East rematch Monday night.

The Fieldcrest boys basketball team upset No. 1-seeded Lexington in the HOIC/McLean County Tournament semifinals Friday. That and more in the Thursday/Friday prep roundup.

The Dixon girls basketball team rolled to a nonconference win at home Tuesday night, while the Sterling girls lost at home. The Newman boys went on the road and picked up a Three Rivers East victory, while the Rock Falls wrestlers won a dual at home.

The Oregon girls bowling team took third, and Dixon finished fourth at the Sterling MLK Invite on Monday at Blackhawk Lanes. Host Sterling was seventh, and Erie-Prophetstown placed eighth.

As good teams do, the Tigresses found a way to win, outscoring the Storm, 18-4, over the final 6 1/2 minutes of the game to post a 48-41 win in Three Rivers East action.