A look at the Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley, Earlville, Henry-Senachwine and Fieldcrest softball teams for the 2026 season.

Princeton's Keighley Davis and Bureau Valley's Libby Endress were special mention IBCA All State, plus more in the NewsTribune sports briefs.

Hall senior Braden Curran and Mendota sophomore Cole Tillman were among six unanimous selections to the 2025-26 Three Rivers East All-Conference boys basketball team.

Girls basketball players from La Salle-Peru, Hall, Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley and Earlville earned all-conference honors.

Five Three Rivers Conference teams played for regional championship, but only two won - Newman (1A) and Riverdale (2A). Orion lost in 1A and Mendota and Sherrard fell in 2A. Four Tri-County Conference teams played for regional championships and two won - Marquette and Woodland

Oregon never trailed in a 65-52 win over Mendota in the Class 2A Rock Falls Regional final Friday at Tabor Gym to win its first regional title since 2006.

The Mendota and Fieldcrest boys basketball teams won in regional play, plus more in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

With the postseason beginning Monday, here's a look at all the boys basketball regionals involving NewsTribune-area teams.

Mendota senior Aden Tillman was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week after scoring 30 points against Hall to reach 1,000 for his career and helping the Trojans to three wins on the week.

The Mendota boys basketball team beat Kewanee to finish as co-Three Rivers East champs, plus more results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Here are the IHSA boys basketball postseason schedules - regional play-in games through the state finals – for teams across the Illinois Valley, including La Salle-Peru, Ottawa, Princeton, Streator, Marquette, St. Bede, Mendota, Woodland and more.

The Fieldcrest girls basketball team knocked off Iroquois West to advance to the Class 1A Fieldcrest Regional final, plus more results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

La Salle-Peru senior Kamryn Oscepinski placed fourth at the Harlem Sectional to advance to the girls bowling state tournament, plus more results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

L-P senior Kiely Domyancich and Princeton's Kane Dauber, Casey Etheridge and Augustus Swanson qualified for state wrestling.

Oliver Munoz scored 26 points to help Mendota to a win at Erie-Prophetstown, plus more results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at all the girls basketball regionals involving NewsTribune-area teams

Princeton sends four regional boys champions among five qualifiers to the Class 1A Byron Sectional starting Friday. They will be joined by wrestlers from St. Bede and PC-Hall. Two Princeton girls and one from PC-H will compete at DeKalb Sectional.

The Mendota girls basketball team defeated Putnam County on Tuesday for the Trojans' 10th win of the season.

Mendota defeated Putnam County on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026 at Mendota High School.

The Putnam County, Fieldcrest and Henry boys basketball teams won, plus more results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Brothers Aden and Cole Tillman have become the 20th and 21st 1,000-point scorers in the history of the Mendota boys basketball program. Here’s a look at the Mendota 1,000-point scorers through the Saturday, Feb. 7 games:

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.

Girls bowling teams from Dixon, L-P, Mendota, Ottawa, Rochelle, Sterling, St. Bede and Hall competed during the IHSA girls bowling Regional meet on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026 at the Illinois Valley Super Bowl in Peru.

Putnam County graduate Ava Hatton had a triple-double for IVCC, plus more results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Mendota girls basketball team beat Somonauk, plus more results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Aden Tillman scored 30 points, including the 1,000th of his career, as Mendota cruised to a win over Hall on Tuesday.

Mendota defeated Hall 70-42 on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026 at Mendota High School. Mendota senior Aden Tillman scored the first six points of the game to become the 20th player in program history to score 1,000 points.

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.

Sandwich placed second, Marquette took third and host Princeton had four individual champions in the Class 1A Princeton Regional, while St. Bede, Mendota and Putnam County-Hall also sent wrestlers on to sectional.

Individuals from Amboy, Dixon, Hall-Putnam County, Mendota, Marquette, St. Bede Princeton, and Sandwich all competed during the Class 1A Regional meet on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026 at Princeton High School.

Mendota scored the first eight points of the game and led start to finish to beat Newman 65-46 on Friday, giving the Comets their first loss of the season.

Mendota defeated Newman 65-46 on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 at Mendota High School. The Rockets suffer their first loss of the season as the Trojans improve their record to 20-5.

Princeton will have all the comforts of home to kick off their postseason trail back to Champaign. Seniors Casey Etheridge and Augustus Swanson and junior Kane Dauber are all defending regional champions and state qualifiers.

St. Bede senior Lili McClain eclipsed 1,000 career points in a win over Henry, plus more results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

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

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,

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.

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.

Mendota's Paxton Bauer advanced to sectional in bowling, the Fieldcrest boys and girls basketball teams advanced in the HOIC tournament and more in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

Mendota sophomore Karson Doyle was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week after turning in one of the top performances in program history with 36 points in a game.

Bowling teams from the area competed in the Sterling Regionals on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026 at Blackhawk Lanes in Sterling.

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

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.

The Mendota girls basketball team beat Hall to end a conference drought, plus more results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

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

Trailing by six points in the final half-minute of the third quarter, Newman went on a huge run to take the lead and then held on to defeat Mendota 67-66 on Tuesday in a battle of the only unbeaten teams in the Three Rivers East.