Stories about St. Bede high school sports
St. Bede played Ottawa during a 7-on-7 meet on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at Ottawa High School. The teams are scheduled to play against each other on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, for the first time since 1980.
Ryan Slingsby and Seth Ferrari received the Evan Knoblauch Co-Captain Award.
The first three-time First Team All-Big Ten selection in program history, Happ compiled a career 2.88 ERA at Northwestern, which ranks seventh in program history and stands as the best mark in the last 35 seasons.
Perona was batting .323 in his first 11 games back with the Pistol Shrimp, rejoining the club on July 1, with one homer, eight runs and 10 stolen bases and a .521 on-base percentage.
With the IHSA releasing the statewide football schedules, here's a look at some top games in the BCR area for the 2024 season.
With the IHSA releasing the statewide football schedules, here's a look at some top games in the NewsTribune area for the 2024 season.
With a month of weight-lifting behind them, the dog days for area football teams officially heat up the second week of July following the required “Dead” week.
Here’s an early look at the Bruins' 2024 schedule for their second season in the Chicagoland Prairie Conference
A look at the BCR Male Athletes of the Year Honor Roll from 1994-95 through 2023-24
It was an Illinois Valley and Tri-County Conference sweep of the MVP awards with St. Bede’s Nathan Husser awarded MVP by the Blue Team and Seneca’s Casey Clennon from the Red Team.
A look at the baseball statistical leaders in the NewsTribune area for the 2024 season.
A look at the top baseball players in the NewsTribune area for the 2024 season.
Here are the finalists for the 2024 BCR Female Athlete of the Year.
St. Bede senior Nathan Husser is the 2024 NewsTribune Baseball Player of the Year after finishing top four in the area in every offensive category but steals and helping the Bruins to a regional title.
The Illinois Valley will be well-represented in the 47th Annual ICA All-Star Baseball Game on Wednesday in Bloomington by players from Hall, St. Bede, Marquette and Seneca.
A look at the top girls soccer players in the NewsTribune area for the 2024 season.
Bureau Valley will play at Williamsfield on Saturday and wrap up its summer season next week with games at Sterling on Monday, June 24 and Wednesday, June 26 and team camp at Bradley University in Peoria on Friday, June 28.
Princeton manager Dave Camp has assembled a cast of the best high school players from Princeton, Bureau Valley, Hall, L-P, St. Bede and Putnam County.
A look at the softball statistical leaders in the NewsTribune area for the 2024 season.
A look at the top softball players in the NewsTribune area for the 2024 season.
St. Bede senior Ella Hermes was dominant in the pitching circle and at the plate, leading to her selection as 2024 NewsTribune Softball Player of the Year.
The logistics of having the shot clock is certainly a concern for all with schools having to fund the new device, but also find the right people who will know how to run it and know the rules.
Here is a look at BCR Softball Players of the Year from out of the past
"I mean a home run is good, but the strikeout is so much better:" Ella Hermes is the 2024 BCR Softball Player of the Year after belting five home runs and striking out 172 batters.
This year's team featuring diamond gems from Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede
A statistical look at the top area softball leaders featuring players from Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede on Thursday, May 9
The Tri-County Conference has released its all-league softball teams for the 2024 season, with the Illinois Valley area dominating the selections.
The Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association has released its small-school IHSBCA All-State Teams for the 2024 season, with numerous area standouts receiving honors.
Baseball players from L-P earned All-Interstate 8 Conference honors, while baseball players from St. Bede, Henry-Senachwine and Putnam County landed spots on the All-Tri-County Conference team.
In an area strong with softball talent, it should come as no surprise the Illinois Valley was well-represented on the 2024 Illinois Coaches Association (ICA) All-State Teams, released over the weekend with the completion of the school season.
There were eight individuals, including two former MLB pitchers, Peru native Russ “Monk” Meyer and Guy Hoffman of Ottawa Marquette, and a longtime NBA radio announcer, five coaches and three championship teams inducted into the Shaw Media Illinois Valley Sports Hall of Fame.
A look at the top times, distances and heights for NewsTribune area girls track and field athletes for the 2024 season.
A look at the top girls track and field athletes in the NewsTribune area for the 2024 season.
Here are the area leading girls Honor Roll efforts representing athletes from ALO, Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede
A look at the top times, distances and heights for NewsTribune area boys track and field athletes for the 2024 season.
A look at the top boys track and field athletes in the NewsTribune area during the 2024 season.
A look at the top area track & field athletes from Bureau County from the 2024 season
A look at the top performances for area boys for track & field, representing ALO, Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede
Here’s a look at the final Bureau County area baseball standings for the 2024 season
Here’s a look at the final Bureau County area softball standings for 2024
The Sterling Newman baseball team made it back to state, this time in Class 2A, while the Rockridge softball team seek its fourth straight Class 2A State championship.They will be joined over the state weekend by the Ottawa Marquette baseball team in Class 1A.
Here’s a look at Bureau County area postseason tournaments on Monday, May 28
The Bruins tied the game in the third inning, only to have the Titans regain the lead with a run in the home half. They never give it up on the way to a 4-2 championship game victory.
Here’s a look at Bureau County area postseason tournaments
Bureau Valley's Landon Hulsing advanced to the Class 1A discus finals and more state track and state tennis results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.
The IHSA Class 1A State Track & Field prelims are underway in Charleston. Here’s a live update of Bureau County athletes
Alex Ankiewicz tossed a complete-game, three-hit 7-0 shutout to pitch St. Bede past Heyworth and into Saturday’s sectional championship at Illinois Wesleyan University’s Jack Horenberger Field.
St. Bede softball played almost flawless defense and recorded one more hit than Port Byron Riverdale, but couldn’t get runs across in a season-ending 2-0 loss.
The St. Bede Bruins meet Heyworth in the Bloomington Class 1A Sectional while the Hall Red Devils face Peoria Notre Dame in the Class 2A Chillicothe Sectional.
The NewsTribune area will be well represented in the throws at the IHSA State Track and Field Meet this week with four throwers in 2A and three competing in 1A.