The Putnam County Pumas captured their own IESA Class 2A eighth-grade volleyball regional, defeating Oglesby Washington 25-17, 25-14 on Thursday. The Pumas (21-3) will play Peoria Christian (20-1) at Peoria Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Monday for the sectional title.

Putnam County defeated Wethersfield 25-17, 25-10 to capture the Class 2A 7th grade regional championship on its home court on Thursday, March 6. The Pumas (18-5) will play host Peoria Christian (24-0) at 6:30 p.m. Monday for the sectional championship.

Cole Mulnix, 6-8 junior center, came off the bench and scored 10 points, all in the second half, with several blocked shots, to give the Rock Falls the spark it needed to lift it to a 49-43 win over Princeton in the Class 2A Marengo Sectional championship.

Putnam County senior Valeria Villagomez has signed to play softball at Benedictine College in Kansas. She said she was drawn most to Benedictine "because of its values and opportunities to further both my academic and athletic career."

Starved Rock Conference rivals Princeton Logan Junior High and Peru Parkside will play for the IESA Class 3A 7th-grade regional volleyball championship today.

The Putnam County Junior High volleyball teams claimed one first place and a second-place finish in the Little Tri-County Conference volleyball tournament.

Both the seventh- and eighth-grade PCJH teams swept little Tri-County Conference championships, finishing undefeated with wins over Henry.

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Amboy/Ohio beats Putnam County 51-33 to advance to the Thursday's final during the Class 1A Regional semifinal game on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025 at St. Bede Academy.

The seventh-grade Pumas defeated Ottawa Wallace 25-6, 25-12,  ICS 25-16 25-6 and Milton Pope 25-10, 25-19. The eighth-grade Pumas defeated ICS 25-11, 25-11, Ottawa Wallace 25-11 25-10 and Milton Pope 25-15, 25-10.