• Quick start, solid pitching leads Marquette past Eureka, 3-0
    Apr 2 2026
    The Marquette baseball team scored three times in the first inning and used solid pitching performances from Alec Novotney and Griffin Dobberstein in a 3-0 victory over Eureka at Masinelli Field on a cold and windy Wednesday afternoon. The Crusaders are now 8-0 on the year.
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    3 mins
  • 2025-26 NewsTribune Boys Basketball Player of the Year: La Salle-Peru’s Marion Persich
    Apr 1 2026
    La Salle-Peru sophomore Marion Persich is the NewsTribune Boys Basketball Player of the Year after leading the area in scoring and helping L-P to its third straight regional title.
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    4 mins
  • 2025-26 NewsTribune Boys Basketball All-Area Team
    Apr 1 2026
    A look at the best boys basketball players in the NewsTribune area for the 2025-26 season.
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    3 mins
  • Princeton Rotary Club awards $1K to local nonprofits
    Apr 1 2026
    The “Love Our Community” grant program’s goal is to award $10,000 annually to local nonprofits in appreciation of the resources and time they provide to the community, subject to funds permitting.
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    1 min
  • IVCC student Danica Scoma wins prestigious Phi Theta Kappa scholarship
    Apr 1 2026
    Illinois Valley Community College student Danica Scoma recently was recognized for academic accomplishment, leadership and campus and community service by the Phi Theta Kappa honor society.
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    2 mins
  • First United Methodist Church hosts 21st annual spaghetti lunch April 23
    Apr 1 2026
    The First United Methodist Church in Ottawa will hold its 21st annual spaghetti lunch and supper on Thursday, April 23.
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    1 min
  • St. Bede baseball, L-P softball teams escape to the South for warm weather: BCR Notebook
    Apr 1 2026
    The St. Bede baseball and LaSalle-Peru softball teams are making spring flings this week to warmer climates down south. The Bruins are playing in Tennessee while the L-P girls are enjoying the sun in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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    2 mins
  • 2026 BCR boys track & field preview capsules
    Apr 1 2026
    Here's boys track & field previews for Amboy co-op, Bureau Valley, DePue, Hall, Princeton, Putnam County and St. Bede
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    6 mins