Prep Sports

Seneca's Paxton Giertz scored a career-high 42 points to help lead Seneca to a victory over host Newark on Tuesday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Lucy Oetting scored 23 points to help lead Newman to a 56-29 win over Oregon and the Forreston boys fell at Dakota in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Jim Eustice has been hired as Mendota football coach. He was the coach at St. Bede for the last 10 years.

For retiring Marquette football coach Tom Jobst, it was about the journey, not the wins.

The St. Bede girls basketball team advanced to the Tri-County Conference Tournament championship and more basketball results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Dixon's Darius Harrington scored a career-high 46 points, Sterling girls bowling won its MLK invite as Sarah Doughty was individual champion, Sterling girls basketball split two games, Sterling boys went 0-2 and more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

The Little Ten, Heart of Illinois and Tri-County conferences continued their girls basketball tournaments Monday, with results and leaders here in The Times Monday Roundup.

La Salle-Peru senior Camryn Perra was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week after helping the Cavaliers win two duals and place second in the Plainfield South Cougar Classic.

Dixon girls basketball won twice, Sterling split two games in Byron, Eastland and Rock Falls boys basketball won, Oregon boys bowling advanced to the sectional round as a team and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

The St. Bede girls basketball team won its Tri-County Conference Tournament opener, plus more basketball, bowling and wrestling results in Saturday's roundup.

Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland's Ella Derossett had 23 points, 11 rebounds and five assists to lead her team to an upset win over Fieldcrest in the 44th McLean County/Heart of Illinois Conference Tournament on Saturday. Plus more results from around the Times area.

After scoring just four points in the first half, Noah LaPorte scored 10 in the third quarter to lead Princeton on a 19-4 surge to take a commanding 45-22 lead at quarter’s end on the way to a 60-37 victory over E-P.

Dixon boys bowling advanced to the sectional round as Daniel Sotelo and David Laird took second and third, Sterling's David Oelrichs and Bryce Kooy advanced, Sterling boys basketball won, Gus Mumford's 27 points helped Polo beat Milledgeville and more in Friday's SVM roundup.

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

The L-P boys bowling team advanced to the sectional, Earlville's Adam Waite reached 1,000 career points in a win over DePue and more basketball, bowling and wrestling results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Paxton Giertz netted 31 points in Seneca's win and Adam Waite scored his 1,000th career point in Earlville's victory on Friday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

St. Bede played tough defense and controlled the boards Friday to beat Roanoke-Benson 56-41.

Newman used its aggressive 1-3-1 half-court zone to speed up Hall, and hit 3-pointers and fast-break layups on the offensive end in one of their most complete performances of the season for a 71-49 Three Rivers East victory at home.

L-P scored 30 points in the first quarter and led by double digits the rest of the way in an 80-60 victory over Rochelle on Friday.

Talented freshman Cole Tillman, Marion Persich battled in Mendota, a pair of area players surpassed 1,000 points, several area players shooting well beyond the arc and more in the NewsTribune boys basketball notebook.

Seneca, Serena, Earlville, Somonauk/Leland and FCW all scored girls basketball victories, plus more in The Times Thursday Roundup.

Lots of energy and aggressiveness on both ends of the court set the tone for Dixon on Thursday night at the Blackhawk Center.

The Sterling girls basketball team beat Galesburg 56-50 to tie for the Big 6 lead at 7-1. Eastland and Fulton girls also won, along with the Dixon boys and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

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

Sam Kerry and Kyra Lilly stepped up offensively, and Kaneland's pressure caused problems for La Salle-Peru as the Knights rolled to a 58-29 win Wednesday.

The Seneca boys wrestling team rolled to a pair of wins on Wednesday, while the Newark boys basketball squad earned its 10th victory.

Amboy boys basketball rallied to beat Morrison, Eastland beat Milledgeville, Polo beat A-FC, Dixon boys bowling finished 13-0 in dual meets, and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

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.

Once United Township built the lead, it wasn’t about to give it back to Sterling. The Golden Warriors fell behind early and never recovered in a 68-59 loss to the Panthers in a Western Big 6 game Tuesday night at Musgrove Fieldhouse.

The Seneca boys basketball team outlasted host Coal City for its 15th win of the season on Tuesday, while Serena, Newark and Earlville all claimed LTC victories. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

The Streator boys basketball team beat La Salle-Peru 58-50 on Tuesday.

The Marquette boys wrestling team earned four pinfalls in defeating Wilmington 46-29 on Tuesday night at Bader Gymnasium.

Rock Falls boys basketball won in 2OT, Fulton beat Forreston, Fulton girls had a big win over Polo, Eastland won, Sterling boys bowling won and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

The stats don’t tell the whole story about Eli Davidson. They only scratch the surface as to how big an impact he had for thew Class 4A quarterfinalists. He is the 2024 Sauk Valley Media Football Player of the Year.

Kaitlyn Davis poured in 31 points to help the Marquette girls basketball team defeat St. Bede in a Tri-County Conference game on Monday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Dixon boys wrestling beat Sterling, Sterling girls bowling improved to 9-0 after a win over Dixon, Eastland and Milledgeville boys basketball won, Newman, Sterling and Oregon girls basketball won and more in Monday's Sauk Valley 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.

La Salle-Peru used a strong inside game to earn a nonconference victory over Hall on Monday in Spring Valley.

Polo High School senior Cheyenna Wilkins will be representing Team USA at a national fastpitch softball tournament in the Netherlands this weekend from Jan. 17-19.

Oregon wrestling won the Polo invite, Dixon, Eastland and Amboy girls basketball won, Rock Falls boys bounced back, Oregon and Forreston won and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley 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.

The Seneca girls basketball team, with a win over Dwight, improved to 7-1 in Tri-County Conference play on Saturday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

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

Princeton sent five wrestlers to the semifinals to claim fifth place in the Lyle King Princeton Invitational with Ace Christiansen second, Cade Odell and Kane Dauber third, Casey Etheridge fourth and Augustus Swanson sixth.

St. Bede junior Carson Riva was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week after a big game against Serena to start 2025.

As Darius Harrington continued his climb on the all-time Dixon scoring list, every single one of his teammates played a part in Saturday afternoon’s 65-47 win over Elk Grove at Lancaster Gym.

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.

Dixon and Sterling boys basketball had wins, A-FC girls beat Milledgeville, Polo beat Morrison, Amboy beat Fulton and more in Friday's Sauk Valley roundup.

The Streator boys basketball team picked up a road win at Lisle on Friday to stay unbeaten in Illinois Central Eight Conference play. Plus, more results from around the Times area.