Earlville, Illinois High School sports news
The Serena girls basketball team improved to 9-0 with a win over Putnam County on Saturday, while Earlville's Madyson Olson passed 1,000-career points against Mendota. Plus, more results from around the Times area.
LaSalle-Peru won one of two games and Princeton won its opener on Saturday at the Ottawa tournament.
The boys basketball teams from Ottawa, Streator, Woodland, Serena, Somonauk and Fieldcrest all earned victories on Friday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.
The visiting Serena Huskers kept their undefeated start to the season going, moving to 8-0 via a nonconference victory over Plano, plus more from around The Times area.
At Kingman Gym on Wednesday, the host Pirates girls basketball team recorded an Interstate 8 Conference triumph, while Griffin Cook scored his 1,000th point for 10-0 Earlville.
Earlville's Griffin Cook scored his 1,000th career point in a win over St. Bede. That and more in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.
At Peotone on Tuesday, the Bulldogs ran their winning streak to five games with the Illinois Central Eight Conference victory, plus more from around The Times coverage area from Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.
The Mendota boys basketball team beat Hall. That and more basketball, swimming and bowling results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.
At Sandwich, the visiting Serena Huskers moved to 9-0 on the season with the hard-fought, nonconference victory, plus more from around The Times area from Monday, Dec. 11, 2023.
The La Salle-Peru girls bowling team won the Cavalier Classic. That plus basketball and wrestling results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.
At the IESA Class 8-2A and 8-1A state finals downstate Saturday, both the Serena and Wallace eighth-grade girls basketball teams saw their seasons come to an end with quarterfinal defeats, plus Saturday's varsity action from around The Times area.
At Coal City on Friday, Streator led 47-15 by halftime en route to their fourth straight victory, plus more from The Times area for Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023.
The LaMoille boys basketball team beat Leland. That and more in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.
The St. Bede girls basketball team beat Henry. That and more basketball, bowling, swimming and wrestling results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.
Woodland trailed 35-30 through three quarters but rallied to outscore Peoria Heights 16-6 in the fourth quarter and earn the nonconference victory, plus more from around The Times coverage area from Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023.