Here’s a look at Bureau County baseball leaders for the 2026 season, including players from Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede

Here’s a look at the top Bureau County boys track & field athletes representing ALO, Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede as of April 29, 2026

Here are the leading Bureau County girls track & field athletes, representing ALO, Bureau Valley, DePue, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede

A look at the baseball statistical leaders in the NewsTribune area.

Mother Nature has thrown another curve ball at today’s area ball games and activities. Here's a look at today’s postponements and cancellations that have been reported

The Mendota softball team won three games at the Byron tournament, Fieldcrest baseball earned a walk-off win and more in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Bureau Valley girls track team won the Rock Falls Invite, the Mendota baseball team earned a walk-off win and more in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Mendota's Esten Otero hit two homers in a win, the Putnam County baseball and softball teams had walkoff wins and more in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

Here’s a look at the area Bureau County softball leaders from Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede as of Wednesday, April 22

St. Bede senior standout Lily Bosnich broke three meet records at Hall’s Rollie Morris Invite on Saturday. BV's Elise House, Mendota's Sabastian Carlos and LaMoille's Olivea Glaspar have also broken school records this season.

The Hall and Putnam County softball teams won conference games, the St. Bede and Putnam County baseball teams won by shutout and more in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at the softball statistical leaders in the NewsTribune area.

St. Bede placed larger schools over the weekend, L-P's Anna Riva and Princeton's Avah Oertel are hitting a lot of home runs and more in the NewsTribune softball notebook.

Rock Falls won seven events with four seconds to beat out host Princeton. The Tigers' Landen Hoffman swept the throws while teammate Casey Etheridge won both hurdles events.

St. Bede senior Lily Bosnich set three meet records, the Bureau Valley girls won and the Storm boys took second at the title at Saturday's Rollie Morris Invitational.

Hall beat Putnam County in baseball, St. Bede topped Hall in softball, the Mendota baseball and softball teams each won in five innings and more in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Mendota's Sebastian Carlos set the school's 400 record, L-P baseball and softball won, Earlville softball edged Putnam County and more in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

Here’s a look at the boys meet records for the Rollie Morris Invitational which will be on line in Saturday's meet at Hall High School

Here’s a look at the girls meet records for the Rollie Morris Invitational which will be on line in Saturday's meet at Hall High School

Hall baseball beat Kewanee, St. Bede and Henry softball won big, IVCC softball swept a doubleheader and more in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Senior standout Casey Etheridge swept the hurdles and took part in the winning relays in the 4x100 and 4x400 relay, the latter setting a new meet record. His efforts helped lead the Tigers to a first-place finish over runner-up Kewanee by 24 points, 193.5 to 169.5.

Jack Oester's two-run single gave Princeton baseball a win over Mendota, the DePue-Hall and Mendota girls soccer teams won, and more in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

The L-P girls track and field team won its invitational, Princeton girls soccer won its tournament, Geno Dinges threw a two-hit shutout for St. Bede baseball and more in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Mendota baseball and softball teams beat Earlville, three L-P softball players hit home runs in a win over Rock Falls and more in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Princeton will be hosting a 2A baseball regional as part of the Chillicothe IVC Sectional and St. Bede Supersectional. Putnam County and L-P will host softball sectionals. See where all of the Bureau County area teams were assigned.

The Princeton girls won their own Howard-Monier Invite Thursday at Rathje Track, taking four firsts with seven seconds. Hall baseball and softball swept Mendota in Spring Valley while Bureau Valley swept Abingdon-Avon on Thursday. This and more in Thursday's BCR roundup.

The Hall baseball (12-1) and softball (7-2) swept Mendota on the Spring Valley diamonds while Bureau Valley swept Abingdon-Avon on Thursday. Princeton girls track team won their own Howard-Monier Invite. This and more in Thursday's NT roundup.

Both Hall and St. Bede were winners off the field . They all came together to rally around Hall senior Jax LaVelle and his family, raising funds to help in his fight with cancer. Hall coach Tom Keegan: “When somebody needs help, we’re going to help them.

Jaxon Pinter had a key three-run double in the third inning followed by a RBI double by Jack Curran to put Hall ahead 6-3. Starting pitcher Noah Plym went five innings for the win with Braden Curran pitching two scoreless innings in relief to preserve the Red Devils victory.

Princeton took its hitting shoes with them to Aledo, banging out 14 hits for their first win of the season. Princeton and Hall softball teams also win. First outdoor track meets are held in the BCR roundup

Leah Henkel went 4 for 4, Lexie Saylor was 3 for 5 with a double and two RBIs and Eva Beetz (2 for 4) and Karson Doyle (double) each drove in three runs to lead Mendota (2-3, 1-0) to a 14-4 Three Rivers East win over Hall. Princeton and Henry softball also win.

Leah Henkel went 4 for 4, Lexie Saylor was 3 for 5 with a double and two RBIs and Eva Beetz (2 for 4) and Karson Doyle (double) each drove in three runs to lead Mendota (2-3, 1-0) to a 14-4 Three Rivers East win over Hall. Princeton and Henry softball also win.

The Hall Red Devils have five games in six days this week and are looking to string some wins together. Luke Bryant got them off to a good start Monday, spinning a five-hit shutout in a 15-0 win in five innings in a Three Rivers East contest at Mendota.

A look at the boys track and field teams in the NewsTribune area for the 2026 season.

A look at the girls track and field teams in the NewsTribune area for the 2026 season.

Braden Curran delivered on the mound and at the plate to lead the Red Devils to a 13-2 Three Rivers Conference crossover victory Friday in Orion. Putnam County was also a winner on the diamond, while the L-P and Mendota track teams opened their outdoors season.

Here’s a look at the top returning Bureau County boys track & field athletes representing ALO, Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede

With the outdoor season set to open next week, here’s some key dates to mark on your calendar.

The St. Bede, Hall, Princeton, Bureau Valley and Amboy co-op girls track teams competed at the Rosenberry Invite, plus more results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at the best boys basketball players in the NewsTribune area for the 2025-26 season.

Here's boys track & field previews for Amboy co-op, Bureau Valley, DePue, Hall, Princeton, Putnam County and St. Bede.

Here's a look at the girls track & field teams heading into the 2026 season from ALO, Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton, Putnam County and St. Bede

The IVCC softball and baseball teams earned conference wins, plus more results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at the top girls basketball players in the NewsTribune area for the 2025-26 season.

The L-P softball team and St. Bede baseball team opened their spring break trips with wins, plus more results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Hall softball team earned its first win, area athletes medaled at Illinois Prep Top Times and more results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at all-time boys & girls basketball scoring leaders for 58 area schools, including 14 closed schools. Six area players, including Princeton's Keighley Davis and Fieldcrest's Macy Gochanour, moved to No. 1 this season along with players from Byron, Orion and Polo.

The Putnam County baseball team earned a conference win over Henry, plus more baseball and softball results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Here's a look at Bureau County boys finals statistical leaders for the 2025-26 season including Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede based on available stats

The Hall and Mendota baseball teams scored in the seventh inning to pull out wins, plus more baseball and softball results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.