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Princeton hands Andy Puck record-setting victory: BCR roundup, Monday, Oct. 21

Tigresses beat Morris 25-21, 25-23

Princeton coach Andy Puck talks to his team during a timeout of Tuesday's match with Mendota at Prouty Gym. The TIgresses won 25-23, 25-19 handing Puck his 500th career victory in his 24th year.

VOLLEYBALL

Princeton 2, Morris 0: Andy Puck became the all-time winningest coach in Princeton volleyball program history with a 25-21, 25-23 win at Morris on Monday.

The win was Puck’s 494 victory in his 23 seasons at PHS, passing former coach Rita Placek, who won 493 matches from 1974-98.

Caroline Keutzer led the Tigresses (19-14) with eight kills and 1.5 blocks. Other leaders for PHS were Makayla Hecht with 13 points and 21 assists, Kathy Maciczak with five kills and Camryn Driscoll with eight points and eight digs.

Hall 2, Alleman 0: Kaitlyn Coutts had eight kills and seven digs to lead the Red Devils to a 25-14, 25-23 nonconference victory in Spring Valley.

Morgan Hoscheid had 12 assists and an ace for Hall, while Caroline Morris contributed six kills and a block.

United 2, Bureau Valley 0: The Storm fell 25-19, 26-24 in Lincoln Trail Conference play at the Storm Cellar. Kinley Canady led the Storm with nine kills along with nine digs, six points and two aces while Libby Endress had 21 digs, 10 assists, 10 points and two aces, Lesleigh Maynard had 14 digs and Landry Hitzler had 12 digs.

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986 and is Sports Editor of Putnam County Record. Was previously sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and a regular contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals Magazine. He is a member of the IBCA and Illinois Valley Hall of Fames. He is one of 4 sportswriters from his tiny hometown Atlanta, IL