St. Bede Preps

Tayton Kays (five RBIs) and Traxton Mattingly (three RBIs) hit homers to help power Putnam County to a nonconference win at Amboy. This and more in tonight's NewsTrib roundup

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

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.

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.

St. Bede shut out Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell 10-0 on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at St. Bede Academy.

Alan Spencer threw a two-hit shutout as the St. Bede baseball team beat Woodland 10-0 on Thursday to improve to 10-0 on the season.

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.

St. Bede softball traded runs with host Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell in the early innings, then slowly pulled away late Tuesday for a Tri-County Conference triumph.

St. Bede defeated Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell 11-5 on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at Woodland High School.

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.

Here are five athletes to watch for area girls track & field teams from Bureau County in 2025, representing Bureau Valley, Princeton, St. Bede and Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio.

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

Here's a preview of Bureau County boys track and field teams for 2025 from Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio, Bureau Valley, DePue, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede.

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.

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

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.

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

The Putnam County baseball team rallied for a win, St. Bede softball won big and more baseball and softball results in Thursday'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.

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

St. Bede Academy jumped out to an early lead and held on for an 8-5 victory over Ottawa High School on Saturday afternoon.

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, St. Bede, Mendota and Princeton boys tennis 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:

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.

The St. Bede baseball team and Henry-Senachwine softball team opened their seasons with wins and more baseball, softball and track results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

St. Bede has hired Nicole Trenka as its next volleyball coach. Trenka played Division I volleyball at St. Mary's College of California, has coached club volleyball and served as an assistant at La Salle-Peru.

Jack Brady, a St. Bede alumnus and assistant coach, has been promoted to head football coach at St. Bede. He succeeds Jim Eustice, who resigned to take job at Mendota. Nicole Trenka was hired as the St. Bede varsity volleyball coach this fall. She follows Kaitlyn Edgecomb.

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.

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

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

A look at area leaders on the mats this year