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Boys track athletes from Hall, Putnam County, Mendota, Princeton, Bureau Valley, Fieldcrest and Amboy qualified for the state meet and more in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.
Princeton throwers Payne Miller, Cade Odell and Ian Morris qualified for the boys state track and field meet and more in Thursday's BCR roundup.
The Bureau Valley baseball team's season ended with a loss to Rockridge in a Class 2A Princeton Regional semifinal Thursday.
Hall hired Logan Larson as its next football coach. Larson, 29, played football at Southeast Missouri State and has been a high school assistant for six years, including the last three at Athens where he helped the Warriors to a Class 2A state title game appearance last fall.
Mendota freshman Mariyah Elam is tied for the top seed in the high jump entering the Class 2A state meet. L-P's Elli Sines and Aubrey Duttlinger and Princeton's Camryn Driscoll and Morgan Foes also will compete at state.
The Hall baseball team and Putnam County softball team advanced to regional title games and more in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.
The L-P girls soccer team beat Morris 1-0 on Wednesday to advance to a regional final for the first time in program history, while Streator's season ended with a loss to Morton.
Oglesby Washington Ella Jane Burke won the seventh grade IESA Class 2A discus title and many other area athletes claimed state medals.
La Salle-Peru's Elli Sines was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week after helping the Cavaliers to an Interstate 8 Conference championship.
Princeton senior Morgan Foes and St. Bede sophomore Lily Bosnich are seeded to medal in multiple events at the IHSA State Track and Field Meet, while several other Bureau County athletes are competing.
Athletes from St. Bede, Bureau Valley, Henry-Midland, Earlville, Fieldcrest and the Amboy co-op will compete in the IHSA Class 1A Girls Track and Field Meet this weekend.
The Bureau Valley softball team upset Morrison in a regional semifinal and the St. Bede softball team advanced in regional play.
The St. Bede softball team hit three home runs and Ella Hermes threw a perfect game in a regional win over Hall and more postseason results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.
The Princeton baseball team lost in a regional quarterfinal and the Hall softball team won on a walk-off single in regional play.
The Hall softball team beat Fieldcrest in eight innings in a regional quarterfinal and more softball, baseball and tennis results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.