Mendota Preps

Earlville's Adam Waite scored 41 points and grabbed 26 rebounds in a conference win and more basketball, bowling and wrestling results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The L-P boys bowling team placed second in the Interstate 8 Conference Tournament and more bowling, basketball, wrestling and swimming results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

The L-P girls bowling team finished second in the Cougar Classic, LaMoille's Tyler Billhorn and Fieldcrest's Eddie Lorton reached 1,000 career points and more in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

Mendota built a 14-point lead early in the fourth quarter and hung on to beat La Salle-Peru 60-58 on Saturday.

Tom Ptak is coaching three McClain sisters at St. Bede after coaching their mother in the 1990s, multiple area players are closing in on 1,000 points, Hall's Kennedy Wozniak is dishing out a lot of assists and more in the NewsTribune girls basketball notebook.

The L-P girls basketball team beat Rochelle and more basketball and wrestling results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

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

The L-P co-op swimming team won along with basketball, bowling and wrestling results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Mendota boys basketball team used a key 9-0 burst, led by senior Cam Kelly, in the fourth quarter to earn a 61-48 win over Ottawa at Kingman Gymnasuim on Tuesday night.

Mendota defeated Ottawa 61-48 on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 in Kingman Gym at Ottawa High School.

The St. Bede and Henry-Senachwine girls basketball teams earned conference wins and more basketball and bowling results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

The St. Bede boys basketball team beat Serena and more basketball and wrestling results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Fieldcrest girls basketball team won in nonconference action and more basketball results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Brie Ruppert scored 18 points to lead La Salle-Peru to a 66-20 victory over Mendota on Thursday.

Ottawa finished runner-up at its own Holiday Hootenanny Girls Wrestling Invite on Monday at Kingman Gymnasium. Morris captured the overall title, while Seneca placed fifth at the 37-team event.

Results, leaders, all-tournament honorees and more from around the NewsTribune and Times areas Saturday, plus wrestling results from the huge ABE's Rumble in the state capital.

Results, results and more results from Friday's tournament basketball action across The Times and NewsTribune coverage areas.

Fieldcrest's Macy Gochanour scored 60 points in two wins at the Lady Bruins Christmas Classic and more basketball results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

La Salle-Peru beats both the shot clock and Mendota in the the opening round of the Plano Christmas Classic.

A look at the best football players in the NewsTribune area during the 2024 season.

Three Princeton wrestlers won their brackets Saturday in Iowa, the Princeton girls basketball team placed XXXX in the Ottawa tournament and more basketball, wrestling and swimming results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Mendota girls basketball team beat Earlville and more basketball results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Mendota spoiled Princeton's home opener in front of a big crowd at Prouty Gym, defeating the Tigers 60-52.

The L-P boys bowling team beat St. Bede along with basketball and wrestling results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Mendota wrestling team split a pair of duals along with basketball results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup

Mendota football coach Keegan Hill has resigned after eight seasons leading the Trojans.

The La Salle-Peru girls basketball team won at the Ottawa Holiday Tournament and more basketball and bowling results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Bureau Valley defeated Putnam County 65-35 for 11th place, St. Bede lost to IVC 66-55 for 10th place, Princeton fell to Mendota 58-56 in the seventh-place game and Hall lost to Kewanee 54-43 in the fifth-place.

A roundup of area boys basketball, girls basketball, wrestling and bowling

Princeton girls basketball started in 1973-74 with a 6-3 record. Thursday's win was the 500th in program history. The Tigresses' overall record is 500-718, good for .411 winning percentage.

Kewanee beat Mendota 57-52 during the 50th annual Colmone Classic on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024 at Hall High School.

Rock Falls and La Salle-Peru both scored victories Wednesday at the Colmone Classic.

The Princeton wrestling and girls basketball teams win and LaSalle-Peru boys have first swim meet

A look at the top volleyball players in the NewsTribune area during the 2024 season.

Mendota freshman Cole Tillman had no trouble with the jump to varsity basketball, averaging 19 points per game in the first week to earn NewsTribune Athlete of the Week.

A look at the La Salle-Peru, St. Bede and Mendota girls bowling teams for the 2024-25 season.

A look at the top boys soccer players in the area during the 2024 season.

Mendota junior Johan Cortez had 28 goals and 28 assists to lead the Trojans to a third place finish in Class 1A. For all his accomplishments, he is the 2024 NewsTribune Boys Soccer Player of the Year.

The Hall girls basketball team won a nonconference game, St. Bede boys opened Tri-County play with a win and more basketball, wrestling and bowling results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Hall girls basketball team beat Mendota by one, plus more basketball and bowling results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

The La Salle-Peru girls basketball team won in Rock Falls, L-P's Nick Olivero scored 41 points in a win over Plano and more basketball results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at the La Salle-Peru, St. Bede, Putnam County-Hall, Mendota and Princeton wrestling teams for the 2024-25 season.

L-P's Kiely Domyancich won her bracket at the Rockford East E-Rab Girls Invitational and more wrestling and basketball results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at final Bureau County area volleyball standings for the 2024 season

The Putnam County and Bureau Valley girls basketball teams earned nonconference wins and more basketball and bowling results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at the top boys cross country runners in the NewsTribune area during the 2024 season.

The Mendota boys basketball team opened the season with a win in the Oregon tournament and more basketball and bowling results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at the Putnam County, Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley, LaMoille, DePue, Earlville, Fieldcrest and Henry-Senachwine boys basketball teams entering the 2024-25 season.

The Hall girls basketball team won in the Princeton tournament and more basketball results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Princeton, which made its fourth straight Class 3A quarterfinal appearance, had a heavy presence with six all-conference selections on both sides of the ball.