Storm and Tigers to meet in County Christmas Classic
The Bureau Valley Storm and Princeton Tigers boys basketball teams will ring in the New Year with a new event this season.
Good Grieff, what a deer
Over a week ago, I was talking to a hunter about the current deer season. I was asking him if he had heard of any results from the first thr…
Second deer season underway
We are now into the second deer shotgun season for Illinois (Nov. 29 to Dec. 2). The first season produced a total of 58,836 whitetails for …
Hoops De Jour for your Saturday morning
This column was written to run in our At the Hoops special basketball section that appears in today’s paper (be sure to see it), but I was u…
Dickinson takes his proposal to the NBA
I’ve seen Brandon Dickinson be sneaky fast around the base paths of Princeton and shooting 3-pointers for the Tigers basketball team. He was…
Change is good for IHSA postseason venues
I’ve been noticing a change on the IHSA postseason landscape this fall, and I really like it.When Eu…
Coach’s dad shows his colors for Tigers
Ryan Pearson and his Princeton Tigers hope to paint the town blue and white for Saturday’s 3A playoff game against No. 1-ranked Byron. His d…
Waca gets back in the game in Colorado
The Gold Rush of the 1800s sent men and families searching for newfound riches and the talk of gold, answering the call of “Go West, Young M…
October is a beautiful month in the great outdoors
One of the best months of the year is October. While travelling around Bureau County, I have enjoyed watching the leaves turn to their fall …
Townsend learned trade on Ohio playground
When Caron Townsend was growing up in Ohio, Ill. in the 1970s and early-’80s, girls athletics were still in the developing stages and not ne…
PHS students huddling up for FCA
Every coach looks for ways to bond athletes together. When they do things together and find a common bond, it often translates to success on…
