The L-P girls soccer team beat Ottawa 8-0 and more girls soccer, baseball, softball and track and field results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.
Garrett Shymanski hit a two-run triple in the sixth inning to help Ottawa rally for a 6-5 win over La Salle-Peru in the first game of their three-game Interstate 8 Conference series.
The St. Bede softball team used a pair of homers and a complete-game effort in the circle by Ella Hermes in defeating Marquette 4-2 and 12-6 in Tri-County Conference games on Monday afternoon.
While the Ottawa Pirates stranded nine and had a pair of baserunners thrown out at the plate in the top halves of innings, the La Salle-Peru softball team was taking full advantage of the opportunities their 13 hits and five Ottawa errors presented them.
Seven students from La Salle-Peru Township High School competed in the Illinois State Bar Association’s Mock Trial Invitational from March 16-17 in Springfield.
An Earlville residence is considered a total loss, but no one was injured, in a Monday fire that kept six companies on scene about five hours.
Fieldcrest's Jordan Heider was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week after hitting a walkoff home run against Deer Creek-Mackinaw.
The Henry United Methodist Church, 225 Lincoln St., will be hosting Whale of a Sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4.
Princeton's Noah LaPorte attended Northwestern's spring practice on Saturday in Evanston and received the offer from head coach David Braun.