Prep Sports

Senior Spotlight>Jimmy Kurth (Princeton High School)

School - Princeton High school.

Date/place of birth - Oct. 15, 2002/Spring Valley.

Hometown - Princeton.

Family - Mom (Jaimie), Dad (Russell), Brother (Mikey).

Sports/activities - Wrestling.

Nicknames - Jimbo.

Favorite sport and why: Wrestling. This sport is a way of life and has enlisted so many genuine characteristics in me since I was 7 years old.

Favorite food and where to get it - Fried rice from Hibachi.

Likes - Mowing and landscaping‚ fishing, golfing, Menards, Starbucks.

Dislikes - Drill matches in practice, rain, poison ivy.

Person with the greatest influence on my athletic career and why - I think there are too many to single out. There are a lot of different people who have had a huge influence on my athletic career thus far.

Person with the greatest influence on my life - Everyone that I surround myself around on a daily basis all play an instrumental role in my life and really push me to be better and grow as a person.

Dream celebrity prom date - Jennifer Aniston.

Three historic figures to meet and why - Adam Sandler, Jordan Burroughs and Grant Cardone! I want to meet these people because they are leaders in life and in the activities they participate in!

If stranded on deserted Island - I would have my sauce pan.

Lost song I listened to - Barbie girl by Aqua.

People would be surprised to know - I was actually a five sport athlete in 8th grade. I didn’t always just wrestle

I stay home to watch - “Shark Tank.”

When I need good luck for a big game - I go and give my girlfriend (Tyra) a fist bump.

Funniest person I have met - Greg Sayler. He just finds ways of doing some of the funniest things when I’m around him.

What they will say about me after i graduate - Owner of Pine View.

Most embarrassing moment - In my junior year, I accidentally took all the 45s off on one side when squatting 300 lbs and it flipped over.

Most unforgettable moment - Losing with one second left in sectional blood round in 8th grade

Ultimate sports fantasy - Being coach Amy’s first finalist in high school.

What I would like to do in life - Continue to operate and grow my business even bigger then what it is now!

Three words to best describe myself - Caring, determined, hard-working.

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986 and is Sports Editor of Putnam County Record. Was previously sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and a contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals magazine. He is a 2021 inductee into the IBCA Hall of Fame (Media) and a 2023 inductee into the Illinois Valley Hall of Fame as "Distinguished Media"