Prep Sports

The La Salle-Peru boys basketball team looks to be competitive with a cohesive team after losing four starters from last year's team that went 24-9 and won a regional championship.

At Somonauk’s Tim Humes Breakout, the host Somonauk/Leland Bobcats fell to 0-2 with a loss to the Sandwich Indians, plus more in our Wednesday Roundup.

Oregon's Aniyah Sarver scored 30 points in a win over West Carroll as coach Angela Reynolds won her first game, E-P beat Rock Falls, Dixon and Amboy both won, and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

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

A look at the top girls tennis players in the NewsTribune area for the 2024 season.

La Salle-Peru's Elena Leone and Cali Mickley are the 2024 NewsTribune Girls Tennis Players of the Year after placing third in the Interstate 8 Conference Tournament and Class 1A Ottawa Sectional and winning two matches at state to finish top 32.

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.

The Marquette and Ottawa girls basketball teams earned tournament wins on Tuesday to improve to 2-0 on the season.

Joslynn James and Madison Austin combined for 33 points in a Sterling (2-0) win, Brooklyn Smith and Gisselle Martin combined for 29 points in a Newman (2-0) win, the Milledgeville girls won and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

A look at the top girls golfers in the NewsTribune area from the 2024 season.

La Salle-Peru senior Allie Thome repeated as NewsTribune Girls Golfer of the Year after cutting five strokes off her average, winning every match but one, winning the Interstate 8 Conference Tournament and qualifying for sectional for a third time.

Ottawa, Serena and Seneca girls basketball all scored season-opening wins Monday, plus more from around The Times area.

Dixon and Sterling girls basketball each opened the season with dominant wins, Newman held off Geneseo, Bureau Valley topped Rock Falls and more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

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.

Coming off its first sectional title in more than 30 years, Dixon lost just three players off of that Elite Eight team and hope that postseason experience translates into success this season.

At the Geneseo Invitational on Saturday, the Ottawa Pirates placed fifth of 12 competing teams.

After finishing top three in the Three Rivers Conference East Division the past two years, the Hall girls basketball team hopes to compete for the title this season.

Big plays and a stout defense led Milledgeville to a 28-14 win over rival Polo in the Illinois 8-Man Football Association semifinals on Saturday afternoon at Floyd Daub Field, send the Missiles to the state championship game for the first time in program history.

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.

Sterling's Madison Austin nearly set the school 50 freestyle record and the 400 free relay of she, Kate Austin, Hazel Pham and Sammie Knox also closed out their season at state on Friday.

L-P co-op's Sam Nauman swam at state swimming and more local results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Sterling boys bowling team picked up its first win in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

The La Salle-Peru girls basketball team must replace all five starters from last year's team.

Sterling senior Madison Austin is competing in the 50-yard freestyle at state on Friday, also joining Kate Austin, Hazel Pham and Sammie Knox in the 400 free relay. It is Sterling's first girls relay at state since 2011.

After placing fourth in Class 1A last season, the St. Bede girls basketball team looks to make another deep postseason run under new coach Tom Ptak with multiple starters returning.

The Interstate 8 and Lincoln Trail conferences released their all-conference volleyball teams.

The Oregon boys bowling team improved to 2-0 after RJ Keene and Gavvin Surmo led the Hawks in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

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

A roundup of high school sports for The Times area from Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2024.

The old adage in sports says that defense travels. Dixon is ready to take its act on the road in the Class 4A quarterfinals this weekend. The Dukes (10-1) will play at Coal City (9-2) at 1 p.m. Saturday in the third trip to the quarterfinals in DHS program history.

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

Dixon's 749 series by Wyatt Miller helped lead the Dukes to a dual bowling win over Sterling, E-P bowling beat St. Bede and Oregon's RJ Keene rolled a 288 in a dual win in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Ottawa junior singles player Zulee Moreland won 23 matches, Interstate 8 Conference Tournament and Ottawa Sectional championships, claimed an opening-round victory at the IHSA Class 1A state meet and is the 2024 Times Girls Tennis Player of the Year.

It was a big week for three Sterling grads as Bree Borum, Lexi Rodriguez and Cooper Willman all earned player of the week awards. Willman set the EIU receiving record on Saturday, Rodriguez earned Big 10 defensive player of the week and Borum is the A-10 player of the week.

Henry-Senachwine seniors Lauren Harbison and Kaitlyn Anderson were named All-State Second Team, the Three Rivers, Tri-County and Little Ten released their all-conference volleyball teams and the Three Rivers announced its all-conference soccer.

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

Hall senior Landen Plym put an exclamation point on a stellar career this fall with an area-best average and a 13th-place finish at state, earning him NewsTribune Boys Golfer of the Year for the third time.

Sauk Valley volleyball will hope for an at-large bid after losing in Sunday's regional final, Oregon's RJ Keene bowled a 299 on Saturday and Dixon bowling started strong in the Nov. 10 Sauk Valley roundup.

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.

At the IHSA State Finals Meet hosted at Peoria's Detweiller Park on Saturday, after second- and third-place state finishes the past two years, Sandwich junior Sunny Weber brought home the individual championship.

Dixon boys cross country was just a point from a state trophy, multiple area runners placed in the top 50, Sterling swimming qualified Madison Austin and a relay to state and Sauk Valley volleyball advanced to a regional final in Saturday's sports roundup.

La Salle-Peru co-op swimmer Sam Nauman qualified for state, Fieldcrest's Caleb Krischel and Henry-Midland's Daniella Bumber ran at state cross country and more in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

In a dominating all-around performance in Saturday’s Illinois 8-Man Football Association quarterfinal game, Polo controlled all three phases in a 66-0 win over West Carroll.

Dixon rolled to touchdowns the first five times it touched the ball Friday night on the way to a 51-6 victory over Chicago Agricultural Science in a Class 4A second-round playoff game at A.C. Bowers Field.

Here is a look at the Sauk Valley runners to watch at state cross country this weekend. Dixon, Rock Falls and Oregon have runners competing this Saturday at Detweiller Park in Peoria.

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

Ottawa softball star Maura Condon will graduate a semester early from Ottawa High, reclassify herself as a member of the Class of 2024 and sign a scholarship offer to join the Purdue University softball team for the upcoming spring season.

The Henry-Senachwine volleyball team saw its record-breaking season end with a 25-19, 25-22 loss to Illini Bluffs in the Class 1A Williamsfield Sectional final Thursday.