Willowbrook graduate Chris Roycroft pitched to Princeton’s Jett Wedekind at Aurora University in 2018 and 2019, both named Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference All-Conference for the Spartans. Five years later, Roycroft broke in with the St. Louis Cardinals.

History tends to repeat itself in regards to the IHSA Football Playoffs, but the new enrollment numbers could lead to a bracket that looks a lot different in the next postseason chase. Here is Steve Soucie's 2025 IHSA football preseason playoff projection.

Shaw Media’s Illinois Valley Sports Hall of Fame banquet always comes with a lot of laughs and smiles and fun remembrances each year. This year’s sixth annual event also came with sorrow and sadness Thursday at the Auditorium Ballroom in downtown LaSalle.

The Princeton High School cross country program will hold conditioning runs, open to any PHS student interested in cross country in particular or conditioning in general, at 7 p.m. on June 7, June 19, June 23, June 25 and June 27

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Here are Mike Vaughn's photos of Wednesday's grades 3-5 session of the 2025 Princeton Tiger Baseball Camp

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Here are photos of Hall of Fame coach Bill Kaiser, shared by his son, Bill Jr. Coach Kaiser passed away on Tuesday, June 3 at age 96. He coached at Logan Junior High from 1959-87, posting a 346-120 record (74%) with 12 Starved Rock Conference championships and eight SRC tournaments. He was inducted into the IBCA Hall of Fame and the Bureau County Sports Hall of Fame.

The name Bill Kaiser evokes fond memories for those who played basketball at Princeton Logan Junior High School.. Perhaps a little fear, too, to those who may have needed a reprimand from time to time. Kaiser, who passed away June 3, was much more than wins and losses.

Princeton named its winners of its track and field awards earlier this week.

The first annual Todd Maynard Scholarship Fund Golf Outing will be held in his honor on Saturday, July 19 at Hidden Lake Golf Club in Sheffield. It is described as “a day on the green for Todd - honoring his passion, spirt and lasting impact.”