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A Walnut home was a total loss Monday from fire after the chimney collapsed through the roof into the home, taking out the first floor.
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A Walnut home was a total loss Monday from fire after the chimney collapsed through the roof into the home, taking out the first floor.
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PRINCETON – The Princeton Tigresses found a Rock Island Alleman team that visited Prouty Gym Saturday evening to be one that has simply reloaded from their meeting a year ago in the regional championship.
The Pioneers went on a 10-0 run to end the first quarter and outscored the Tigresses 13-7 in the second quarter to take a 32-15 halftime lead on the way to a runaway 58-33 victory.
Alleman beat PHS 58-27 in last year’s regional finals in Rock Island.
“They graduated quite a bit, but obviously bring back a lot of good players, too,” PHS coach Tiffany Gonigam. “They’re a very good team and play much different competition than we do. Night in and night out (in the Western Big Six), that’s a different style of ball.
“I’d like to think that we didn’t do ourselves any favors. I think we could have played them a little closer than we did. I think we got down on ourselves easy. There were some balls that I watched bounce across the floor that we could have given ourselves a better chance, and that’s a little disappointing.”
The Tigresses (11-7) stayed close only for the first four minutes of the game.
Junior point guard Camryn Driscoll scored on a layup as the result of a team steal on the press, and Olivia Mattingly hit a jumper just inside the arc from the top of the key to tie the game at 6-6. Reese Reviglio scored in the post on a pass from Driscoll to put PHS down by just one at 9-8.
Then the Pioneers (17-6) took off with their running game and never stopped.
Megan Hulke scored on a drive and then on the break followed by a runout by Alyssa Brinkman. Adalynn Voss hit a jumper and Brinkman scored again on putback to cap the Pioneers’ 10-0 run to take a 19-8 lead at quarter’s end.
Freshman Payton Brandt scored on a putback to open the second quarter and draw the Tigresses within 19-10, but they would trail by double digits the rest of the way.
Driscoll said the Pioneers beat the Tigresses at their own game.
“They were very good in transition and I feel like they just knew how to get it down the court,” she said. “Transition is definitely one of our strong suits and they were doing the same thing.”
Gonigam said the Tigresses can’t dwell on the loss with some tough games ahead.
“The thing is, at this time of year, and the schedule we’ve built for ourselves this year, we don’t have time to feel sorry for ourselves,” she said. “We have some big games coming up next week at Ottawa and Kewanee and then Sherrard, who’s ranked in state, comes to town next Saturday. These are the kind of games we want. We want to play tough competition and be exposed to what we need to do to get better.”
Driscoll led the Tigresses (11-7) with 11 points with Brandt (six points) and Reviglio (five) combining for 11 more.
Voss, who reached the 1,000-point mark recently, led the Pioneers with 12 points while Lilli Lempke and Brinkman added 10 each.
PHS junior Keighley Davis’ chase to 1,000 career points was put on hold for another night. She needed nine points, but managed just two points on 1-9 shooting from the field, going 0-2 at the free throw line, with a basket early in the third quarter.
“It’s going to happen next game. I really want it to,” Driscoll said. “I’m so excited for her to get it. We’ve been waiting for it for awhile and it’s going to come next game.”
“We look forward to celebrating a big milestone with her in the future. It will happen,” Gonigam said. “They’re a good team and shots were just hard to come by tonight.”
Davis will get her next shot at her milestone mark Tuesday when the Tigresses visit Ottawa on the front end of a girls-boys doubleheader at historic Kingman Gymnasium.
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The Walnut High School Super Reunion will be held on Friday, July 5, 2024 at the Deer Valley Country Club, 3298 Hoover Rd. in Deer Grove. (Photo provided by Lorie Soderberg)
The Walnut High School Super Reunion will be held on Friday, July 5, 2024 at the Deer Valley Country Club, 3298 Hoover Rd. in Deer Grove.
More information will come as the event approaches.
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The full list of Illinois State Scholars from La Salle-Peru High School is Alex Anderson, Isabelle Andrews, Faith Arkins, Ayden Barajas, Olivia Barton, Nicholas Butler, Addison Duttlinger, Hailey Dzik, Tanner Egbert, Nathanial Hansen, Bridget Hoskins, Emily Kmetz, Will McLaughlin, Grace Miller, Gabrielle Mosley, Neil Olivero, Natalie Perra, Eleanor Radtke, Ella Raef, Vance Redlich, Kevin Rynke, Danica Scoma, Katherine Sowers and Caitlin Traub. (Photo provided by Matt Baker)
Twenty-four La Salle–Peru High School students have been named Illinois State Scholars for the 2023-2024 school year.
The full list of Illinois State Scholars from L-P is Alex Anderson, Isabelle Andrews, Faith Arkins, Ayden Barajas, Olivia Barton, Nicholas Butler, Addison Duttlinger, Hailey Dzik, Tanner Egbert, Nathanial Hansen, Bridget Hoskins, Emily Kmetz, Will McLaughlin, Grace Miller, Gabrielle Mosley, Neil Olivero, Natalie Perra, Eleanor Radtke, Ella Raef, Vance Redlich, Kevin Rynke, Danica Scoma, Katherine Sowers and Caitlin Traub.
The State Scholar Program publicly and personally identifies graduating high school seniors who possess academic potential. Students from nearly every high school in Illinois compete in the program. The combination of students’ college entrance examination scores and record high school achievement indicate an especially high potential for success in college. To be named an Illinois State Scholar is an accomplishment that will be a highlight of the recipient’s academic record, according to the program.
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Interested parents and their children for Cub Scouts are invited to attend a “School Night for Scouting” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, taking place at the Prouty-Zearing Community Building, 435 S. Main St, Princeton. A parents’ meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. the following Wednesday, Dec. 18, in the same location. (Shaw File Photo)
When the opportunity to restart Cub Scout Pack 4151 in Princeton presented itself, Justina Chlum and Carrie Smith immediately were on board.
They were driving to Granville on a regular basis so their sons could be a part of the Cub Scout pack there, the duo said in a news release. They knew families around Princeton would be better served by a pack in their own community, however. Scouting is more fun and more rewarding when more children are a part of it. They set about to make that happen for Princeton-area boys and girls in kindergarten through fifth grade.
Cub Scouting is a year-round program that involves the whole family since 2018.
In Cub Scouting, boys and girls start with their best “right now” selves and grow into their best future selves. Parents are actively involved and they set a positive example for their children, according to the news release. It’s fun, hands-on learning and achievement that puts children in the middle of the action and prepares them for today – and life. From outdoor adventures to activities that teach self-confidence, ethics and good citizenship, Scouting builds skills, friendships and life-long memories.
Interested parents and children are invited to attend “School Night for Scouting” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, at the Prouty-Zearing Community Building, 435 S. Main St, Princeton. A parent meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18.
Attendance on both nights is encouraged but not required. For information, contact Justina Chlum at 815-915-7777 or justinachlum@gmail.com for more information.
With the support of Masonic Lodge 587 and local volunteers, Pack 4151 will begin serving boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 10 in January.
For older kids, Scouts BSA Troop 6368 in Princeton offers boys ages 11-17 year-round activities, camping and leadership opportunities. Scouts BSA Troop 1091 in Spring Valley offers the same for girls ages 11-17, including summer camp and more. For information, visit beascout.org.
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Princeton Knights of Columbus will host a community blood drive with ImpactLife, the provider of blood components for local hospitals. (Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media/Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media )
Princeton Knights of Columbus will host a community blood drive with ImpactLife, the provider of blood components for local hospitals.
The blood drive will be from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24, at 616 S. Gosse Blvd., inside the school gymnasium.
To donate, contact Jim Whiteaker at 815-879-0181 or visit www.bloodcenter.org and use code 4138 to locate the drive.
Potential donors must be at least 17 years of age (16 with parental permission form available through www.bloodcenter.org) and weigh more than 110 pounds. A photo ID is required to donate. For questions about eligibility, call ImpactLife at 800-747-5401. Donors who last gave blood on or before Nov. 29 are eligible to give at this drive.
Blood donation is a safe, simple procedure that takes about 45 minutes to one hour. Individuals with diabetes or controlled high blood pressure may be accepted as eligible donors.
ImpactLife is a nonprofit community organization providing blood products and services to more than 100 hospitals and emergency medical service providers in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin, as well as researchers and resource sharing partners across the country.
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Anthony M. Lamb, 28, of Princeton was picked up on a failure to appear warrant at 12:37 p.m. July 29 at 22 Park Ave. in Princeton, Bureau County Sheriff’s Office reports.
Tonya J. Messer, 46, of La Moille was charged with speeding 26-35 over traffic limit 1:01 p.m. July 30 at IL Hwy 89 at 2500 N Ave. in La Moille, Bureau County Sheriff’s Office reports.
Timothy L. Philhower, 31, of Wyanet was picked up on a failure to appear warrant at 2:54 p.m. July 30 at 304 E. Front St. in Wyanet, Bureau County Sheriff’s Office reports.
Lyle A. Kirkman, 46, of Ladd was charged with disorderly conduct and public indecency at 4:08 p.m. July 30 at 303 Eastern Ave. in Ladd, Bureau County Sheriff’s Office reports.
Gregory S. Smith, 51, of La Moille was charged with criminal damage to property under $300 at 6:16 p.m. July 30 at 316 W. Railroad St. in La Moille, Bureau County Sheriff’s Office reports.
Michael R. Romagnoli, 71, of Princeton was charged with criminal trespass to property at 2:56 p.m. July 31 at 25639 1550 N. Ave in Princeton, Bureau County Sheriff’s Office reports.
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La Salle-Peru High School’s 2024 Prom King Anthony Ambler and Queen Isabelle Andrews were crowned at the conclusion of promenade Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Matthiessen Memorial Auditorium. (Photo provided by Emma Walke)
La Salle–Peru High School’s 2024 Prom King Anthony Ambler and Queen Isabelle Andrews were crowned at the conclusion of promenade Saturday night in Matthiessen Memorial Auditorium.
The complete Prom Court included Kaylee Abens, Eleanor Radtke, Ella Raef, Nolan Glynn, Brodie Moss and Nolan VanDuzer. The crowning was assisted by 2023 LPHS Homecoming King Aiden Anderson and Queen Madison Schweickert, as well as Junior Royalty members Blayke Goy, Augie Wisen, Miles Miller and Elle Cherveny.
La Salle-Peru High School’s 2024 Prom King Anthony Ambler and Queen Isabelle Andrews were crowned at the conclusion of promenade Saturday night in Matthiessen Memorial Auditorium. The complete Prom Court included Kaylee Abens, Eleanor Radtke, Ella Raef, Nolan Glynn, Brodie Moss and Nolan VanDuzer. (Photo provided by Emma Walke)
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