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Bureau County State’s Attorney candidates Dan Anderson and Bradley Popurella speak to a crowd during a candidates forum on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, at Moose Lodge in Princeton. (MaKade Rios for Shaw Local)
Bureau County needs a new state’s attorney to succeed Tom Briddick. The county’s appointed coroner is seeking her first election. Voters will have contested races for both posts in the Nov. 5 election.
All four suitors made their cases for election at a candidates forum Wednesday at the Princeton Moose Lodge. Candidates are listed here in alphabetical order.
Bureau County state’s attorney candidate Dan Anderson speaks to the crowd during a candidates forum Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, at the Moose Lodge in Princeton. (MaKade Rios for Shaw Local)
Profile: Grew up in Princeton, graduated from Princeton High School in 1996. Earned his bachelor’s degree from Western Illinois University in 2000 and law degree from Southern Illinois University School of Law in 2003. Began his legal career with Russell, English, Scoma & Beneke in Princeton and spent the past 17 years with the Bureau County State’s Attorney’s Office. He is a married father of three.
Key proposal: Anderson wants to establish a walk-in policy. Currently, a resident who comes in with a concern or problem is directed to visit the relevant police department. He favors a “more user-friendly system” where the state’s attorney’s staff will collect the information and tender it to the police.
Pledges: Cases involving a victim would get priority trial settings over crimes against society, such as drug dealing.
Wants to add specialty courts, or venues to address specific issues such as drug courts and, especially, a veterans court. “We need to catch up to some of the counties that have these. Bureau County does not.”
Wants to bolster outreach with drug and mental health support groups and to consider, where necessary, alternatives to incarceration. “The solution isn’t always to throw someone in jail.”
Quote: “My mantra as prosecutor is to be tough but fair. You have be true to your convictions and go after the people who need it. You have to be fair, as well.”
Bureau County state’s attorney candidate Brad Popurella speaks to the crowd during a candidates forum Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, at the Moose Lodge in Princeton. (MaKade Rios for Shaw Local)
Profile: Raised in Oglesby, graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and earned a law degree from Northern Illinois College of Law in 2001. He has civil and criminal experience including stints at the La Salle County State’s Attorney’s Office and, since 2014, the Bureau County Public Defender’s Office. He is a married father of two in Spring Valley.
Key proposal: Popurella wants to boost outreach to young people, go into schools and build up DARE programs, and steer kids away from drug abuse and toward proactive goals and interests.
Pledges: Wants to restore the Crime Stoppers tip line and increase public input in finding fugitives and solving crimes.
Favors the fast-tracking of cases involving seniors, children and other vulnerable victims, particularly victims of violent crime.
Pledges to meet regularly with police departments, learn what resources they need and provide for their support.
Quotes: “I will support the police, get behind them, give them the tools they need. They’re not getting that support.”
Bureau County coroner candidate Alexandria “Lexi” Wamhoff speaks to the crowd during a candidates forum Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, at the Moose Lodge in Princeton. (MaKade Rios for Shaw Local)
Profile: Graduated from DePaul University and served two years as deputy coroner and nine months as coroner since the retirement of predecessor Janice Wamhoff, her grandmother. Making her first bid for office.
Pledges: Seeks to digitize office records, which currently are handwritten or printed out.
Will write grant proposals to fund office improvements and update the office vehicle, as well as seeking funds to aid affiliated agencies such as emergency medical services units.
Seeks grant funding to establish an off-site facility or morgue.
Improve social media outreach to provide public safety tips and to convey emergency resources.
Quote: “It does not matter the age of a child that passes – a baby, a teenager or a grown man. Every mother I’ve dealt with has had the same reaction: They just want to hold their baby. And I think that’s one of [my] greatest privileges is to be able to witness that love.”
Bureau County coroner candidate Kurt Workman talks to the crowd during a candidates forum Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, at the Moose Lodge in Princeton. (MaKade Rios for Shaw Local)
Profile: Princeton native, attended Illinois Valley Community College and is a Tiskilwa resident. Emergency dispatcher who has served more than 30 years as a first responder.
Pledges: Wants to establish a rotation of responding funeral homes to ensure equal participation.
Seeks to establish a clergy network to ensure prompt pastoral care to the bereaved.
Wants to replace the coroner’s vehicle, which he deems unfit for transporting the dead, and to reduce reliance on ambulances for such transport.
Aims for better use and training for deputy coroners, as well as cutting down on time that police, fire and EMS has to remain at the scene.
Quote: “I’ve almost always had a pager on my hip. You go out that door not knowing what you’re heading into. You go to bed at night with your shoes, socks and outfit ready so you can jump up and go out the door.”
Bureau County residents may vote early from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday through Nov. 4 at the Bureau County Courthouse, 700 S. Main St., Princeton. The courthouse will be open for early voting from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, and Nov. 2.
Residents also may vote early from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday from Oct. 21 to Nov. 1 at the Princeton Moose Lodge, 1339 N. Euclid Ave. Early voting will be available from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday from Oct. 21 to Nov. 1 at Spring Valley City Hall, 215 N. Greenwood St.
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The following cases were considered Oct. 16, 2024, by the Bureau County Grand Jury. (Scott Anderson)
The following cases were considered Wednesday by the Bureau County Grand Jury.
Jacob D. Williams, 23, of Princeton was indicted for the Class 4 felony offenses of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Cocaine) and possession of a fraudulent driver’s license. He is accused of possessing less than 15 grams of a substance containing cocaine and for possessing a fraudulent driver’s license with a false birthdate. A conservation officer from the Illinois Conservation Police testified before the Grand Jury. The defendant is on pretrial release.
Joshua D. Gilsdorf, 39, of Princeton was indicted for two counts of the Class 4 felony offense of reckless discharge of a firearm and two counts of the Class 4 felony offense of aggravated assault. He is accused of discharging the firearm in a reckless manner by firing the pistol in close proximity at two different individuals and placing those individuals in reasonable apprehension of receiving a battery. A sergeant from Bureau County Sheriff’s Office testified before the grand jury. The defendant is on pretrial release.
Jonathon L. Cooper, 28, of Spring Valley was indicted for the Class 3 Felony offense of criminal damage to government supported property. He is accused of damaging a piece of equipment at the Bureau County Jail by throwing a tablet on the floor causing damage to the tablet. A deputy from the Bureau County Sheriff’s Office testified before the Grand Jury. The defendant is not in custody for this offense.
Nathan D. Benavidez, 40, of Princeton was indicted for the Class 2 felony offense of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine. He is accused of delivering less than 5 grams of a substance containing methamphetamine to another. An agent from the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team testified before the Grand Jury. The defendant is on pretrial release.
Lonny K. Farmer, 50, of Princeton was indicted for the Class X felony offense of aggravated DUI and the Class 4 felony offense driving while license revoked. He is accused of driving a motor vehicle, while under the influence of alcohol at a time when his driving privilege were revoked. An officer from the Spring Valley Police Department testified before the Grand Jury. The defendant is on pretrial release.
Devonte L. Williams, 26, of Granville was indicted for the Class 3 felony offense of unlawful possession of methamphetamine. He is accused of possessing less than 5 grams of a substance containing methamphetamine. In addition, he was also indicted for the Class 3 felony offense of theft, a separate occurrence and is accused of taking control over property belonging to another with a total value exceeding $500 but less than $10,000 and intending to deprive the owner of the property permanently of the use of benefit of the property. A sergeant from the Bureau County Sheriff’s Office testified before the Grand Jury for both indictments. This defendant is in custody of the Bureau County Sheriff’s Office following a detention hearing.
George E. Burson, Jr., 50, of Elburn, was indicted for Class 4 felony offense driving while license revoked. He is accused of driving a motor vehicle at a time when his driving privilege were revoked and has four prior convictions for driving while his license was revoked. A trooper from the Illinois State Police testified before the Grand Jury. The defendant is on pretrial release.
Aracely J. Nunez, 47, of Spring Valley, was indicted for the Class 4 felony offense of retail theft/subsequent offense. She is accused of taking possession of merchandise offered for sale, of a Princeton retail mercantile establishment, with the intention of depriving that business permanently of the possession of such merchandise without paying the full retail value of such merchandise, and such merchandise having a full retail value less than $300 and the defendant was previously convicted of retail theft in 2022. An Officer from the Princeton Police Department testified before the Grand Jury. The defendant is currently on pretrial release.
These indictments were presented to the Grand Jury by Bureau County State’s Attorney Thomas Briddick and First Assistant State’s Attorney Daniel Anderson. The indictments were returned before Judge Geno Caffarini and Judge James Andreoni.
These indictments are only accusations against the defendants. They are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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The Oglesby Knights of Columbus, 307 E. Florence St., will host a fish and shrimp fry from 4 to 7 p.m. Ash Wednesday, March 5.
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Princeton manager Kyla Kissick cheers on the Tigresses Tuesday night at Prouty Gym. (Mike Vaughn)
Every volleyball team has its hitters, setters, defenders and coaches.
The Princeton Tigresses have a secret weapon this year.
Kyla Kissick has joined the team as manager and jack of all trades, ready to help in any way she can.
Her involvements include shagging balls during warmups,drying the floor after spills, and moving ball carts from the playing surface. Kyla is also involved in the huddle during pregame and timeouts.
PHS coach Andy Puck said Kyla is an inspiration to be around.
“She is always happy and simply just wants to be involved,” Puck said. “Our players treat her as if she is a teammate when lining up for the National Anthem and celebrating on the bench.”
Kyla, 30, who graduated from PHS in 2015, says she likes being team manager, because she likes the girls and helping them out.
She adds that “Coach Puck is fun to hang out with and I want to make my cousin, (former player) Katie Bates proud.”
When asked what her favorite part of being with the team is, Kyla said, “Hanging out with everyone and helping the girls get the balls during warmups.”
Princeton manager Kyla Kissick cheers on the Tigresses Tuesday night at Prouty Gym. (Mike Vaughn)
Kyla’s mom, Mindy, said Kyla loves being involved and loves coach Puck. They have a connection through Special Olympics basketball. She has also competed in Special Olympics bowling and snowshoeing.
“She always comments how nice the girls are to her. I think it’s great the girls treat her so nice,” Mindy said. “Everything is great about it. I think Princeton has a bunch of great kids.”
Mindy said her daughter was itching to get started this year.
“Poor Gina (Puck). As soon as she found out she was able to help, I think she texted Gina every day. ‘OK, is it time yet? Is it time yet?’ I said, Kyla, it’s only June, you have until August before you do it. She can’t wait,” Mindy said.
PHS junior Keely Lawson did not know Kyla before the season started, but she’s found a fast friend and cheerleader.
“It has been a pleasure having her around,” Lawson said. “She is always in the best mood and always willing to do a little pre game pepper with me. Listening to her talk about her love and passion for volleyball and especially for the Tigers is my favorite. She creates an amazing atmosphere knowing whether or not we win or lose she is going to be with us every step of the way.
“It puts a smile on my face every time I walk in the gym for a game. She’s the first one running to me giving me the biggest hug and wishing me good luck in my game. She is the greatest hype-man ever and always giving me the best tips on how to improve my skills.”
Nice ring to it: What a great feel good story I got to write last week about the “miracle ring” that was found after 62 years. I was filling in as news editor and just knew I had to take a closer look at Janice’s email about a ring that was found.
Also congratulations to my good friend Andy Puck, who won his 500th victory Tuesday. He puts his heart and soul into coaching his teams and it’s nice to see him reach a milestone even though he tried to ho-hum the moment.
PHS has been blessed with great volleyball coaches over the years with Rita Placek and now Puck, who has been carrying on her legacy for 24 years.
Kevin Hieronymus has been the BCR Sports Editor since 1986. Contact him at khieronymus@bcrnews.com
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Award winners for the 2024 volleyball season for the Princeton varsity team are (from left to right) are Ellie Harp (Leadership, unanimous all-conference), Ava Kyle (Most Improved), Camryn Driscoll (Most Valuable Defense, Hustle/Attitude), Caroline Keutzer (Most Valuable Offense) and Kathy Maciczak (Sportsmanship). (Photo provided by Andy Puck)
The Princeton Tigresses held their 2024 volleyball awards night.
Award winners as voted by the players are:
Freshmen: Hustle/Attitude went to Kaylyn Friel, Leadership went to Jocelyn Strouss, Most Improved went to Alice Scruggs, Most Valuable Offense was awarded to Payton Brandt, Most Valuable Defense went to Payten Harden and Sportsmanship was awarded to Olivia Mabry.
Award winners for the 2024 volleyball season for the Princeton sophomores are (from left to right) Bella Clevenger (Most Valuable Defense, Maegan Du Preez (Hustle/Attitude, Most Improved, Sportsmanship) and Danika Burden (Most Valuable Offense) . Not pictured is Kiyrra Morris (Leadership). (Photo provided by Andy Puck)
Sophomores: Maegan Du Preez was named for sopomore Hustle/Attitude, Most Improved and Sportsmanship. Other sophomore award-winners were Kiyrra Morris (Leadership), Danika Burden (Most Valuable Offense) and Bella Clevenger (Most Valuable Defense).
Award winners for the 2024 volleyball season for the Princeton freshmen are (from left to right) Payten Harden (Most Valuable Defense), Olivia Mabry (Sportsmanship), Alice Scruggs (Most Improved), Kaylyn Friel (Hustle/Attitude), Payton Brandt (Most Valuable Offense) and Jocelyn Strouss (Leadership). (Photo provided by Andy Puck)
Varsity: Caroline Keutzer was named Most Valuable Offense while Camryn Driscoll was named Most Valuable Defense. Other varsity award winners were Driscoll (Hustle/Attitude), Ellie Harp (Leadership), Ava Kyle (Most Improved) and Kathy Maciczak (Sportsmanship)
In addition, Harp was recognized for unanimous Three Rivers East All Conference Selection, All-Conference Academic and PHS Leadership Award
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More proprietor Jen McMullen (left) and staff members Sarah Gierden, Shae Mason, Elle Muntz and Mary Domoleczny stand ready to serve the cafe’s customers at 818 La Salle Street in Ottawa on Tuesdays through Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Charlie Ellerbrock)
Shopping in downtown Ottawa and it’s time to look for some breakfast or lunch, maybe a nice hot or old coffee drink followed by a sweet treat or two?
Don’t settle for less. Look for More.
More, the Ottawa version of the popular Streator cafe and coffee shop More on Main, is open for business and already is thriving from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday through Saturday in its new Ottawa location at 818 La Salle St.
Like its namesake in Streator, the Ottawa cafe sports menus that include breakfast burritos, bagels, paninis and a variety of other items and for lunch salads, sandwiches, soups and assorted extras, all accompanied by a long list of coffees and other hot and cold drinks.
There are rotating schedules of drink specials, salad specials and soup of the day specials for each day of the week, for example Tuesday is the day for creamy chicken and mushroom soup and a broccoli salad, while Saturday you’ll find a roasted sweet potato salad and a stuffed pepper soup.
Though right now More is on the winter menu, there will be other specialties that come forward when the warmer weather arrives.
“We make everything from scratch, but I feel our soups and salads are unique and fresh,” More proprietor Jen McMullen said. “You can’t go just anywhere and get a spicy peanut stew, so try it while you’re here. Our house chopped salad is the core of what we’ve been serving … The cheeseburger salad sells really, really well in Streator and here we sell Superfood salads all day long. Our banana bars with cream cheese frosting is our signature dessert, too.”
The simple one word name of More was obviously a spin off of the Streator location, but is also a mantra for the kind of wares McMullen wanted to sell.
“I opened More in Streator and named it that because I wanted a place that gives you more fresh-food options,” McMullen said. “There’s a lot of great bar food and a lot of fast food around, but there’s a gap in there – something fresh, like a just-made salad or sandwich – so that’s where the More came from.
“We already had several customers coming to Streator from Ottawa and quite a few Streator regulars who work in Ottawa, so they’d ask us, ‘When are you coming to Ottawa?’ At first I said ‘we’re not,’ but now that we’re a finely oiled machine, I felt we could do it … Ottawa has a more laid back feel than the chaotic business we do in Streator, but we’re feeling very welcome here. It’s been great.”
Her seven years of success in Streator has taught McMullen that regular customers are “the backbone” to success and that happens through a friendly, smiling and efficient staff.
“People will forgive you if you serve them a sub-par salad, as long as you serve it with a smile, apologize and make it right,” she said, “but if you’re nasty to them and serve them a perfect salad, they won’t be coming back.
“We have to and want have relationships with our customers and make people want to come in and be here. We hope people will come in and give us a try.”
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Leonard Wayne Lance is presented with a Quilt of Valor on Sept. 15, 2024, at Senica Square in Oglesby, as Dominic Rivara, who also was honored, looks on. The Illinois Valley Quilts of Valor awarded 189 quilts in 2024 (Derek Barichello)
The Illinois Valley Quilts of Valor group will host its National Sewing Day for Quilts of Valor from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Princeton Moose Lodge, 1339 N. Euclid St.
In 2003, quilter Catherine Roberts started the movement that became Quilts of Valor when her son was deployed in Iraq. Since that time, more than 401,361 have been awarded. The local group Illinois Valley Quilts of Valor awarded 189 quilts in 2024 and has given more than 800 quilts since its start in April 2017.
The National Sew Day allows QOV groups to share their process with the public and increase the ability to make more quilts to meet the need of La Salle, Bureau, Putnam, northern Marshall, eastern Henry and southern Lee counties.
For the sew day, bring your own QOV project, sew one of the group’s kits, sew on labels/bindings, and make quilt blocks or pillowcases. Bring a sewing machine and notions, a rotary cutter, etc. Ironing stations and cutting stations will be provided. A Quilt of Valor ceremony is planned for 1 p.m., with five local veterans receiving quilts. RSVP for seating count and if you need a kit to sew. Call Terry at 815-866-3534.
After the sew day, at 3 p.m. a fundraiser will be held by the Princeton Moose Lodge to support the cost of supplies to make the quilts. Each quilt takes about 100 hours and costs about $300 to $350 to make. There will be raffle baskets, a 50/50 drawing and music bingo from 3 to 6 p.m.
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Supporters cheer on the Amtrak Zephyr during the 75th anniversary of the train’s visit on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Princeton. On March 20, 1949, the original California Zephyr debuted, a joint offering of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Denver & Rio Grande Western; and Western Pacific. (Scott Anderson)
Jack Gartner has been coming to the Princeton depot since he was 3.
Tuesday was a special day for the recent high school graduate, who has been working for the past three years at the depot and helping the station master.
He’s tasked with keeping the station clean and directing passengers to the right platform before the trains’ arrivals, among other tasks.
Normally there’s only a few people around, but he was joined by a little more than a hundred other residents at the depot for the 3:44 p.m. stop Tuesday of the California Zephyr to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the cross-country train.
Gartner was given a commemorative pin.
“I like it,” Gartner said of the job. “It was neat to be here with everybody and good to celebrate the 75th anniversary. There’s not always this many people here.”
Residents cheer on the Amtrak’s California Zephyr train during the 75th anniversary of the train’s visit on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Princeton. On March 20, 1949, the cross-country train debuted the original California Zephyr, a joint offering of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Denver & Rio Grande Western; and Western Pacific. (Scott Anderson)
During Tuesday’s stop in Princeton on its way from Chicago to Emeryville, California, which is near San Francisco, Amtrak senior staff and historical dignitaries disembarked to greet the residents on the platform and passed out some stickers and commemorative pins.
Princeton City Manager Theresa Wittenauer and tourism director Victoria Yepsen handed the dignitaries a bag of local items, such as Princeton and Bureau County visitors guides, Sisler’s ice cream attire and Rachel Rene chapstick, among other local goods.
Residents sang an adapted version of “Happy Birthday,” changing the words to “happy anniversary.”
“I think it went great,” Yepsen said. “I’m impressed with the turnout. This is history. We’re making history.”
Wittenauer said Tuesday’s turnout is believed to be the largest. The city’s residents have hosted commemorative stops before, and attendance at those were strong but not quite at Tuesday’s numbers.
“We take our train history seriously,” Wittenauer said. “We’re very proud of our Amtrak stop.”
Lex Poppens, executive director of the Bureau County Historical Society, who was in attendance Tuesday, said Princeton has had a depot since 1911 and rededicated the station in 2004. It has been an Amtrak stop since 1978. The Zephyr debuted March 20, 1949.
The Zephyr, Amtrak’s longest daily route, will makes its way through the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevadas, Moffat Tunnel, Colorado’s Gore, Byers and Glenwood Canyons, Winter Park, Truckee River, Donner Lake, San Pablo Bay and the Carquinez Strait on its journey.
Although more than a hundred residents turned out, the stop was quick, lasting no more than a few minutes as officials thanked residents for greeting them before boarding the train. The whistle blew, and the train sped away.
The crowds then left, but Gartner remained. He still had work to do. Princeton has eight daily train stops beginning at 9:25 a.m., and the next train was due at 4:32 p.m. – the Southwest Chief.
“I like getting to know the conductors,” he said. “I’ve gotten to know them. I really like what I do.”
Jack Gartner displays a commemorative pin he received Tuesday, March 19, 2024, during the California Zephyr’s 75th anniversary stop in Princeton. (Derek Barichello)
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Janet Henning was sworn in Monday, May 6, 2024, as Princeton’s new city clerk, succeeding Pete Nelson. (Derek Barichello)
Janet Henning was sworn in Monday as Princeton’s new city clerk, succeeding Pete Nelson.
Nelson is set to retire in February, staying on staff to assist Henning. The new city clerk led Monday’s meeting, calling out the items on the agenda and conducting roll call on votes. Henning will handle City Council meetings moving forward.
In other items Monday, the City Council approved the sale of property at 717 N. Euclid Ave. no longer necessary to the city of Princeton to David Yepsen for $16,551.
The City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance amendment allowing mobile food vendors during the city’s annual Homestead Festival upon approval by the Homestead Festival Committee. It has become evident that customer demand for dining at brick-and-mortar restaurants has crowded these establishments and mobile food vendors could alleviate the wait time for festival visitors for food service, according to the ordinance amendment. The item will return to the council before it is finalized.
The City Council also approved the first readings, authorizing an interconnection agreement between the city of Princeton and Altorfer Inc., a generation siting and operating agreement between the city of Princeton and the Illinois Municipal Electrical Agency and an easement agreement between the city of Princeton and the Illinois Municipal Electrical Agency.
Last month, the council approved a special use permit from the city of Princeton and Altorfer Inc. to install a one-megawatt solar array on a 6.5 acre parcel at 1859 Peggy Lane. The council learned work may start as soon as mid-June, pending the shipping of materials.
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The Hall Red Devils captured Saturday’s Princeton Invitational at Chapel Hill Golf Course, carding a 330, led by medalist Landen Plym (72). Team members (from left) assistant coach Steve Marini, Vance Pienta, Joe Perez, Landen Plym, Noah Plym, Jake Diaz, Johnni Escatel and head coach Mason Kimberley. (Photo provided)
The Hall Red Devils landed three medal winners, including first-place Landen Plym, to capture Saturday’s Princeton Invitational at Chapel Hill Golf Course.
Landen Plym shot a medalist 72 with Jake Diaz (84) third and Joe Perez (85) fourth to lead the Red Devils (330) to the championship over runner-up Mendota (352).
Hall’s Noah Plym chipped in an 89 to tie for 10th.
Hall senior Landen Plym (Brian Hoxsey)
The PIT returned to Chapel Hill for the first time in six years and Hall coach Mason Kimberley said the Red Devils planned accordingly.
“We knew going in that all the teams other than host Princeton were going to be unfamiliar with the course, with Chapel Hill not hosting this event since 2018, so we made sure to play a bit more conservatively and not take too many risks,” he said. “The players did a nice job just keeping the ball in play, and limiting the damage. It wasn’t anything flashy, but it got the job done.”
Mendota’s Brody Hartt (82) finished second with Jonas Fitzgerald (87) tying for sixth and Dane Doyle (89) tying for 10th and Grady Jones adding a 94.
Princeton (354) placed third, led by Jackson Mason (87) and Luke Smith (87), who tied for sixth, Jayden Fulkerson (89), who tied for 10th, and Kaiden Coomer (91).
Scorers for fifth-place Lasalle-Peru (367), were Riley Cetwinski (90), Michael Milota (91), Kaedin Bond (92) and Geno Argubright (94).
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