The Princeton Christian Academy Eagles defeated No. 2 seed Ladd to capture the 2024-25 BVEC girls basketball tournament championship Thursday night at LaMoille.

Bureau County-area girls basketball standings, including Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton, L-P, Mendota, PC and St. Bede on Feb. 21

BCR area girls basketball regional update on Feb. 20

The Princeton Tigresses had mixed emotions following Thursday’s 40-27 loss to top-seeded Rock Island in the championship game of the Class 2A Princeton Regional at Prouty Gym. They had lost by 31 points to the Pioneers in the title game a year ago and by 25 points last month.

A look at area boys basketball standings on Feb. 20

The stage is set for a regional rematch for the championship of the Class 2A Princeton Regional at 7 p.m. Thursday. The Tigresses (20-9) beat Sandwich 50-35 in Tuesday’s semifinals while top-seeded Alleman (23-9) dispatched Bureau Valley 54-26 in the opener.

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Jackson Mason had 12 points and Noah LaPorte added 11 to lead the Tigers to a Three Rivers East victory in Erie on Tuesday. The Hall and LaMoille boys were also in action.

Jesse scored seven points in the fourth quarter to give the Tigresses just the spark they needed in a 50-35 Class 2A regional semifinal win over Sandwich Tuesday at Prouty Gym. They will Alleman, which beat Bureau Valley 54-26, for the regional championship on Thursday.