Mendota Preps

Ottawa finished runner-up at its own Holiday Hootenanny Girls Wrestling Invite on Monday at Kingman Gymnasium. Morris captured the overall title, while Seneca placed fifth at the 37-team event.

Results, leaders, all-tournament honorees and more from around the NewsTribune and Times areas Saturday, plus wrestling results from the huge ABE's Rumble in the state capital.

Results, results and more results from Friday's tournament basketball action across The Times and NewsTribune coverage areas.

Fieldcrest's Macy Gochanour scored 60 points in two wins at the Lady Bruins Christmas Classic and more basketball results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

La Salle-Peru beats both the shot clock and Mendota in the the opening round of the Plano Christmas Classic.

A look at the best football players in the NewsTribune area during the 2024 season.

Three Princeton wrestlers won their brackets Saturday in Iowa, the Princeton girls basketball team placed XXXX in the Ottawa tournament and more basketball, wrestling and swimming results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Mendota girls basketball team beat Earlville and more basketball results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Mendota spoiled Princeton's home opener in front of a big crowd at Prouty Gym, defeating the Tigers 60-52.

The L-P boys bowling team beat St. Bede along with basketball and wrestling results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Mendota wrestling team split a pair of duals along with basketball results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup

Mendota football coach Keegan Hill has resigned after eight seasons leading the Trojans.

The La Salle-Peru girls basketball team won at the Ottawa Holiday Tournament and more basketball and bowling results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Bureau Valley defeated Putnam County 65-35 for 11th place, St. Bede lost to IVC 66-55 for 10th place, Princeton fell to Mendota 58-56 in the seventh-place game and Hall lost to Kewanee 54-43 in the fifth-place.

A roundup of area boys basketball, girls basketball, wrestling and bowling

Princeton girls basketball started in 1973-74 with a 6-3 record. Thursday's win was the 500th in program history. The Tigresses' overall record is 500-718, good for .411 winning percentage.

Kewanee beat Mendota 57-52 during the 50th annual Colmone Classic on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024 at Hall High School.

Rock Falls and La Salle-Peru both scored victories Wednesday at the Colmone Classic.

The Princeton wrestling and girls basketball teams win and LaSalle-Peru boys have first swim meet

A look at the top volleyball players in the NewsTribune area during the 2024 season.

Mendota freshman Cole Tillman had no trouble with the jump to varsity basketball, averaging 19 points per game in the first week to earn NewsTribune Athlete of the Week.

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

A look at the top boys soccer players in the area during the 2024 season.

Mendota junior Johan Cortez had 28 goals and 28 assists to lead the Trojans to a third place finish in Class 1A. For all his accomplishments, he is the 2024 NewsTribune Boys Soccer Player of the Year.

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

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

L-P's Kiely Domyancich won her bracket at the Rockford East E-Rab Girls Invitational and more wrestling and basketball results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

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 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.

A look at the Putnam County, Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley, LaMoille, DePue, Earlville, Fieldcrest and Henry-Senachwine boys basketball teams entering the 2024-25 season.

The Hall girls basketball team won in the Princeton tournament and more basketball results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Princeton, which made its fourth straight Class 3A quarterfinal appearance, had a heavy presence with six all-conference selections on both sides of the ball.

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

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

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.

The Hall and Princeton girls basketball teams won Tuesday to win their pools in the Princeton Holiday Tournament.

Princeton defeated Putnam County 52-21 in the Princeton Holiday Girls Basketball Tournament on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 at Princeton High School.

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.

Mendota goalkeeper Mateo Goy made some big saves during the Class 1A state tournament to help the Trojans place third. He was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week for his performance.

A look at the Putnam County, Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley, Earlville, Fieldcrest and Henry-Senachwine girls basketball teams.

Mendota boys bowling beat Hall and more bowling and junior college basketball results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

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

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

Mendota's Cesar Casas was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week after scoring two goals and recording an assist in the sectional final and supersectional to help the Trojans advance to state.

The Mendota boys soccer team beat Columbia 2-1 in penalty kicks Friday in the Class 1A third-place game in Hoffman Estates.

The Mendota boys soccer team lost 1-0 to U-High in a Class 1A state semifinal Thursday in Hoffman Estates.