Izzaq Zrust stepped atop the mound at Kirby Park Thursday, paused and took it all on. It was going to be the Hall‘s senior last outing on his home field and he wanted to savor the moment. He made it a memorable one, pitching the Red Devils to a 4-1 win over rival Princeton

Piper Hansen took care of business in the circle and Avah Oertel, Kiyrra Morris and Ellie Harp handled things at the plate as Princeton completed the week’s sweep over rival Hall, defeating the Red Devils 12-2 in six innings Thursday at Hall High School.

Drew Carlson and Valeria Villagomez were named as 2024-25 Athletes of the Year at Putnam County High School’s awards ceremony.

A look at St. Bede school records which date back to 1970 in the pole vault. Emerald De La Torre, Bailey Engels, Kijah Lucas and Lily Bosnich are the newest record holders, running 4:23.04 in the 4x400 relay at the Tri-County Conference Meet

A look at the Bureau County Track & Field Records

The Bureau Valley baseball and BV, Princeton and St. Bede will all host regionals beginning on May 19

Here are the leading area girls track & field athletes, representing ALO, Bureau Valley, DePue, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede

Registration is open for the Illinois Valley Youth Football League season for kids entering grades 5-8 this fall. Sign-up forms are available at Heartland Bank & Trust in Spring Valley. Deadline to have registration forms in with physicals is June 30.

The Bureau Valley boys won a close meet at the Brockman Invite in Kewanee on Tuesday, defeating the host Boilermakers, 142-134. The Storm also combined with the girls team to win the co-ed title, 239-231 over Kewanee.