Introducing the top boys and girls wrestlers on the mats for 2025-26 from Princeton, St. Bede and Putnam County-Hall.

Princeton senior Keighley Davis and sophomore Payton Brandt were selected first team Three Rivers East All-Conference for the 2025-26 season. Bureau Valley junior Libby Endress and sophomore Brynley Doty were named first team Lincoln Trail All-Conference.

Five Three Rivers Conference teams played for regional championship, but only two won - Newman (1A) and Riverdale (2A). Orion lost in 1A and Mendota and Sherrard fell in 2A. Four Tri-County Conference teams played for regional championships and two won - Marquette and Woodland

Here's a look at Bureau County area regional championships over the years

A look at updated Bureau County area boys basketball standings on March 2

Ottawa's Juliana Thrush advanced to the state championship match at 235 pounds, the best result for anyone in the Illinois Valley.

The Marquette boys basketball team topped St. Bede 57-49 in the championship game of the Class 1A Serena Regional on Friday night. It's the first postseason title for the Crusaders since 2019.

Marquette defeated St. Bede to win the Class 1A Regional title on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026 at Serena High School. Check out photos from the game by MaKade Rios.

Here are updates of the Bureau County area boys basketball regionals, including sites at Bureau Valley, Serena and Woodland in 1A, Farmington and Rockridge in 2A and LaSalle-Peru in 3A