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Bureau Valley baseball sweeps twin bill, BV softball splits doubleheader while Princeton baseball wins battle of the Tigers. This and more in today's roundup

The Hall Red Devils (7-6) scored early with two runs in the first and late with three runs in the seventh to break a 2-2 tie for a Three Rivers Conference crossover road victory over Rockridge.

A look at area softball standings on April 11. Bureau County leads Bureau County teams with an 8-3 record while St. Bede stands 7-1.

Pete McAdams was described as a student of the game when he played football at Hall High School. He took that knowledge gained playing for the Red Devils north of the state line into a Hall of Fame coaching career in Wisconsin, both at the high school and collegiate levels.

The St. Bede softball team won big, the Mendota baseball team beat Hall in extra innings and more baseball, softball, soccer and track and field results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

A look at area boys baseball standings on April 9. St. Bede leads Bureau County teams with a 9-0 record.

The Hall baseball and softball teams swept Mendota in Tuesday's TRAC East openers while the St. Bede baseball team routed Streator Woodland. The Princeton girls won the outdoor track season opener in Spring Valley

The St. Bede baseball team won a conference game and more baseball, softball, tennis and track and field results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Here are five athletes to watch for boys track and field teams in Bureau County in 2025, representing Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede.

A look at all the boys track and field teams in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

A look at all the girls track and field teams in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

The Mendota girls soccer team beat Princeton, the Putnam County baseball and softball teams earned conference wins and more baseball, softball, tennis and track and field results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

Here's a preview of Bureau County girls track & field teams in 2025, from Amboy, Bureau Valley, DePue, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede.

The St. Bede, Hall, Princeton, Bureau Valley and Amboy co-op girls track and field teams competed in the Rosenberry Invite on Wednesday.

Here's a look at inside the numbers of Monday's St. Bede/Hall baseball game at Schweickert Stadium in Peru. The Bruins won 4-3 on a walk-off, three-run play.

The St. Bede baseball team beat Midland, Bureau Valley's Logan Philhower threw a no-hitter and more baseball, softball, track and field and soccer results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Ottawa baseball team stayed hot, improving to 7-1 on the season, with a 9-5 victory over Hall on Tuesday afternoon at King Field in Ottawa.

Ottawa beat Hall 9-5 on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at Ottawa High School.

Illinois Valley baseball is off to a fast start. St. Bede (7-0) and Putnam County (6-0) are undefeated; four other teams (Amboy, Marquette, Mendota and Ottawa) have just one loss

Two-time winner Sherrard has scored 54 points, holding a narrow lead over the Tigers of Princeton at 53.5. Riverdale, which won its first BCR Three Rivers Conference All-Sports Championship in 2023-24, stands third at 52.5.

The Henry-Senachwine softball team beat Hall, the Earlville baseball team earned its first win of the season and more baseball and softball results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

St. Bede's AJ Hermes smacked a bases-loaded hit to left field to plate two runs to tie the game and then got in a rundown long enough to allow Gino Ferrari to race around all the way from second base to score the game-winning run in a 4-3 victory over Hall on Monday.

The Hall and St. Bede baseball teams played a game at Schweickert Stadium on Monday, March 31, 2025 in Peru. The teams also held a food drive to collect donations to benefit the Hall Township Food Pantry. The teams donated a total of 1,179 pounds of food.

A look at the best boys basketball players in the NewsTribune area for the 2024-25 season.

A look at the final girls basketball statistical leaders in the NewsTribune area for the 2024-25 season.

A look at the best girls basketball players in the NewsTribune area for the 2024-25 season.

The L-P baseball team beat Princeton and more baseball, softball, soccer and track and field results in Saturday's NewsTribune/BCR roundup.

Athletes from St. Bede, Henry-Midland, Putnam County, Fieldcrest and Bureau Valley medaled at the Illinois Prep Top Times meet along with baseball, softball and soccer results in Friday's NewsTribune/BCR roundup.

The St. Bede softball and baseball teams won conference games and more softball and baseball results in Wednesday's NewsTribune/BCR roundup.

The L-P baseball team beat Hall and more baseball, softball and soccer results in Tuesday's NewsTribune/BCR roundup.

The Mendota girls soccer team beat Streator, the Hall baseball team won big and more soccer, baseball, softball, tennis and golf results in Monday's BCR/NewsTribune roundup.

A look at the best girls wrestlers in the NewsTribune area during the 2024-25 season.

The L-P baseball and softball teams won and more baseball, softball and track and field results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

The L-P baseball team earned its first win of the season, and more baseball, softball and track results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Four seniors graduated in the top 6 among their school's all-time scoring leaders.

A look at Bureau County statistical boys basketball leaders for the 2024-25 season featuring Bureau Valley, DePue, Hall, LaMoille, Princeton and St. Bede players

A look at the La Salle-Peru, DePue-Hall, Mendota and Princeton girls soccer teams for the 2025 season.

Here's a look at Bureau County girls statistical leaders for Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede

Here’s a look at the top area career scorers for the Class of 2025 and other classes:

Hall senior Ryan Bosi has signed to compete for the Purdue University Northwest track and field team. He was a state qualifier in the triple jump and 4 x 100 relay last year. He plans to study computer science.

Here's a look at the leading ladies on the court this season, featuring players from Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede.

A look at the top boys wrestlers in the NewsTribune area for the 2024-25 season.

There are 175 1,000-point scorers (140 boys, 35 girls) from Bureau County schools from the past to present. DePue heads the list with 21 (all boys) followed by Princeton (13/6) with 19 and Hall (12/6) with 18.

Hall baseball bounced back from a season-opening loss and handed Streator a season-starting loss of its own Tuesday ay Kirby Park, 8-1.

Hall defeated Streator 8-1 on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 in Foley Field at Kirby Park in Spring Valley.

The St. Bede, Putnam County and Mendota softball teams started the season with a win Monday along with more softball, baseball, soccer, track and field, tennis and golf results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Putnam County baseball team opened the season with a 6-5 win over Hall on Monday in Granville.

Putnam County defeated Hall 6-5 on Monday, March 17, 2025 at Putnam County High School.

With baseball season getting underway Monday, here are five storylines to watch in the NewsTribune area this season.

With several key starters back, the Hall softball team is looking for improvement this spring.