St. Bede Preps

Ed Lorton led eight Fieldcrest scorers with 19 points while Kash Klendworth had 13 points and Layten Gerdes added 11. Princeton's Jordan Reinhardt hits game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer

Jordan Reinhardt hit a last-second 3-pointer to lift Princeton to a win at Newman and St. Bede lost to Seneca in Friday's BCR roundup.

A look at area girls basketball standings

Featuring St. Bede bowling and girls basketball games for Hall, Princeton, Henry, St. Bede, Earlville and Mendota

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

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 Marquette girls basketball team took advantage of being smaller than St. Bede to earn a 53-39 Tri-County Conference victory Monday.

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

Marquette beat St. Bede 53-39 on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 at St. Bede Academy.

Representing players from Bureau Valley, Hall, LaMoille, Princeton and St. Bede

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 final Bureau County statistical volleyball leaders for 2024

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

Flanagan-Cornell won an overtime thriller over Woodland, while St. Bede lost a late lead of its own in a defeat to Ridgeview in the final night of pool play of the Route 17 Classic.

Ridgeview defeated St. Bede 51-45 in the Route 17 Classic Tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024 at Woodland High School.

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 roundup of girls and boys basketball games including Bureau Valley, Princeton, LaMoille and St. Bede

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.

Featuring players from Bureau Valley, DePue, Hall, LaMoille, Princeton and St. Bede

The Fieldcrest girls basketball team placed fifth in the Irish-Falcon Thanksgiving Tournament and more basketball results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

St. Bede boys basketball coach Brian Hanson said "it's been a while since we've been this deep." The Bruins look to play fast but value the ball on offense and apply constant pressure on defense.

There's usual suspects in the Class 8A semifinals, including both of the teams that appeared in last year's title game. Steve Soucie breaks down the semifinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 8A playoffs.

The St. Bede girls basketball team earned its first win of the season and more basketball and bowling results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

Class 7A turned out to be the domain of the lower seed as Batavia was the only single digit seed to advance to the semifinals. Steve Soucie breaks down the semifinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 7A playoffs.

Three CCL/ESCC teams have advanced into the Class 5A semifinals. Can Morris break up the conference logjam and keep it from being a conference clash in the final? Steve Soucie breaks down the semifinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 5A playoffs.

Putnam County wins a tight one over Henry-Senachwine, plus more scores from around the area.

Looking for a postseason Cinderella Story? They are all over the Class 4A field. Steve Soucie breaks down the semifinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 4A playoffs.

There's a lot of postseason pedigree in the final four of the Class 3A field, but not of all that pedigree has been achieved in this classification. Steve Soucie breaks down the semifinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 3A playoffs.

A number of new faces are in the Class 2A semifinals. Will the remain stalwart, Maroa-Forsyth move through? Or will the state be represented by two new teams in the Class 2A final? Steve Soucie breaks down the semifinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 2A playoffs.

Things rarely go to the expectation in the postseason but the four teams that remain in the Class 1A bracket are the same four teams that most favored to get to the semifinal round. Steve Soucie breaks down the semifinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 1A playoffs.

The IVCC men's basketball team claimed its first win of the season along with girls basketball and boys bowling results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at the top girls golfers in the NewsTribune area from the 2024 season.

The La Salle-Peru girls basketball team won big in its first game, plus more girls basketball and boys bowling results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

The 2024-25 girls basketball season tips off Monday. Here’s five storylines to watch in Bureau County.

The 2024-25 girls basketball season tips off Monday. Here’s five Bureau County girls to watch.

The second round of the 8A playoffs didn't do much to pare down the list of teams with realistic aspirations of reaching the state title game. Steve Soucie breaks down the quarterfinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 8A playoffs.

It's a mixed bag in the Class 7A field as some of the favorites have found their way into the quarterfinals, but one of the quadrants has boosted the hopes of some lower seeds. Steve Soucie breaks down the quarterfinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 7A playoffs.

The seeds have largely held in the Class 5A bracket, but now that most of the lower seeds have been removed will that trend hold? Steve Soucie breaks down the quarterfinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 5A playoffs.

After placing fourth in Class 1A last season, the St. Bede girls basketball team looks to make another deep postseason run under new coach Tom Ptak with multiple starters returning.

Seeds haven't mattered much in the Class 4A draw as several low seeds have positioned themselves to make a deep run in the bracket. Steve Soucie breaks down the quarterfinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 4A playoffs.

The defending state champions Byron was knocked out by Montini in the second round. Do the Broncos assume the favorite role now? Steve Soucie breaks down the quarterfinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 3A playoffs.

Most of the top seeds have showed they've earned that billing in the Class 2A postseason. Will that trend hold in the quarterfinals? Steve Soucie breaks down the quarterfinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 2A playoffs.

There were a lot of teams that could stake a claim to being a legitimate threat to winning the Class 1A State title heading into the playoffs. And they are all still here. Steve Soucie breaks down the quarterfinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 1A playoffs.

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

The Three Rivers, Tri-County and Lincoln Trail conferences have recently announced their all-conference teams for volleyball and soccer.

Henry-Senachwine seniors Lauren Harbison and Kaitlyn Anderson were named All-State Second Team, the Three Rivers, Tri-County and Little Ten released their all-conference volleyball teams and the Three Rivers announced its all-conference soccer.

A look at the best boys golfers in the NewsTribune area for the 2024 season.

Featuring golfers from Bureau Valley, Hall, St. Bede and Princeton