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.

La Salle-Peru, Coal City, Morris and Streator all sent state qualifiers out of the Class 2A Pontiac Sectional contested under the lights Wednesday night.

Princeton kept up the pressure all game long, and eventually it paid off Wednesday in its 2A Rock Falls Regional semifinal. The Tigresses had baserunners in all but one inning, and they finally broke through with runs in each of the final three innings to top Rock Falls 3-2.

The Hall baseball team and Putnam County softball team advanced to regional title games and more in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

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L-P defeated Morris 1-0 in the Class 2A Regional semifinal game at the L-P Athletic Complex on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 in La Salle. L-P will play Morton in the title game on Friday at 4:30p.m.

La Salle-Peru's Elli Sines was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week after helping the Cavaliers to an Interstate 8 Conference championship.

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 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 Hall softball team beat Fieldcrest in eight innings in a regional quarterfinal and more softball, baseball and tennis results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.