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Princeton, which made its fourth straight Class 3A quarterfinal appearance, had a heavy presence with six all-conference selections on both sides of the ball.
The Hall girls basketball team are wearing the No. 33 on their warmups this season in honor of the Derek “Birdy” Baird, the much beloved former Red Devil player in the Spring Valley community.
Here’s an update of the Princeton Tournament after the first four nights of games
A look at Bureau County area scores for Thursday, Nov. 21
Here’s an update of the Princeton Tournament after the first three nights of games
Jon Henegar and the Bureau Valley girls basketball team won their first game together on Monday. Now, they’ve lost their first game together, falling to Riverdale 56-34 on the second night of the Bureau Valley Thanksgiving on Wednesday in the Storm Cellar.
The Storm will be facing new challenges this season as they venture into the Lincoln Trail Conference this year after a long run in the Three Rivers.
Here’s an update of the Princeton Tournament after the first two nights of games
Here’s an update of the Princeton Tournament after the first night of games
Here's a look at Bureau County area BCR scores for Monday, Nov. 18
The Tigresses won going away 54-18 to open the 2024 Princeton Holiday Girls Basketball Tournament.
Sophomore defensive back Mac Resetich, a Hall graduate, led Illinois with seven tackles, including five solos, in Saturday’s 38-16 rout over Michigan State at Memorial Stadium in Champaign.
Lanham took over as quarterback for Princeton in its biggest game of the season despite taking very few snaps all season when the Tigers squared off against Lombard Montini in Saturday’s Class 3A quarterfinals.
The 2024-25 girls basketball season tips off Monday. Here’s five storylines to watch in Bureau County.
The Broncos (10-2) will host No. 2 Wilmington (12-0), which edged No. 3 Du-Pec 14-13 Saturday in next week’s 3A semifinals.
Featuring girls from Bureau Valley and Princeton
Featuring boys from Bureau Valley, Princeton
Princeton junior Augustus Swanson turned in a season-best time of 16:14 in the Peoria Invitational. He led all Bureau County runners with sixth-place finishes in the conference and regional meets, both personal-best finishes, and a 42nd-place finish at sectionals.
Ruby Acker turned in a season-best time of 19 minutes, 31 seconds at the Peoria Invitational on Oct. 5, led Princeton at the conference, regional and sectional meets and was only 11 seconds from qualifying for state.
Bureau Valley created its own tournament this season, bringing in Erie-Prophetstown, Rock Falls and Riverdale. E-P followed the Storm from the Princeton tournament.
Princeton alum Kirk Becker serves as an assistant on Ryan Pearson’s Tigers staff this year. Brent Becker is the head coach at Stevenson, which plays No. 1 seed Lincoln-Way East in the Class 8A quarterfinals Friday.
Here is a look at Week 12 playoff games for Princeton and Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio.
Sophomore guard Libby Endress will be a key player for the Storm, the top returning scorer at 7 ppg while dishing out 4.9 assists per game as a freshman.
A look at second-round scores and quarterfinals pairings
The Three Rivers, Tri-County and Lincoln Trail conferences have recently announced their all-conference teams for volleyball and soccer.
Etheridge finished with 217 yards on 25 carries with four touchdowns to send the Tigers (10-1) home for a rematch against No. 9 Lombard Montini (9-2), which beat Princeton in the 2023 quarterfinals at Bryant Field. The game is targeted for early Saturday, Nov. 16.
Featuring golfers from Bureau Valley, Hall, St. Bede and Princeton
He’s been to 47 countries and six continents, but everything for Kristian Wahlgren comes back to growing up in Princeton and playing sports with neighborhood friends on Church Street in Princeton and at Princeton High School.
A look at area postseason scores and pairings for Nov. 7
There will be a community sendoff from 10:45 to 11:15 a.m. Saturday at Princeton High School to send the Tigers on their way.
Here is a look at second-round playoff games for Princeton and Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio
The booster clubs from Princeton and Bureau Valley have gotten together to host an alumni basketball game on Sunday, Dec. 22 at the Storm Cellar. Doors will open at 3 p.m. with tip-off at 3:30 p.m.
A look at area postseason scores and pairings for Nov. 6
Former Bureau Valley quarterback Drake Davis completed 14 of 24 passes for 106 yards and rushed three times for 38 yards for Quincy in last week’s 24-20 win over William Jewel College in his final home game at “the Rock.”
The Panthers (32-3-2) will meet El Paso-Gridley (29-6) in Thursday’s championship match at 6 p.m. El-Paso Gridley beat Orion in Tuesday’s first semifinal
Here’s a look at Bureau County area standings through one week of the postseason
The Princeton-King winner will meet the winner of the No. 1 Bryon (11-0) at No. 9 Lombard Montini (8-2) semifinal. While Princeton would have to go to Byron for a quarterfinal matchup, they’d get to host Montini should the Broncos score the upset Saturday.
Area first-round scores and second-round pairings
Henry-Senachwine beat St. Bede in two sets Thursday for the Mallards' first regional title since 2010.
Princeton beat Oregon 40-8 on Friday for its seventh straight first-round playoff victory. The Tigers (9-1) will meet the winner of Saturday’s game between No. 12 Chicago King (6-3) vs. No. 5 Chicago Marshall (8-1) in the second round.
Leading ladies from Bureau Valley, Princeton and St. Bede
In her second season on the links this year, Princeton junior Reese Reviglio knocked off 4.7 strokes off her average for an area-best 51. She advanced to sectionals as the fourth individual qualifier at the Class 1A Seneca Regional.
Here’s a look at area first-round scores from Saturday
Here is a preview of the Rock Island Alleman Sectional including Amboy, Bureau Valley, Princeton and St. Bede runners
A look at area postseason scores and pairings:
Here’s a look at regional championship scores from 5, 10, 20 and 25 years ago
Here are area statisical leaders for Bureau County at the end of the regular season
Here is a look at first-round playoff games for Princeton and Amboy-LaMoille
A look at Bureau County area regional scores and pairings, Oct. 31