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Basketball: Princeton hoops teams have busy weekend

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The Princeton High School boys and girls basketball teams had a busy summer weekend preparing for games in the winter.

The Tigers played in the Justin Sharp Shootout at Rock Island, finishing second in the Silver Division. They fell by two points to East Moline United Township in the title game on Saturday.

Also Saturday, PHS beat Center-Point Urbana and Davenport Assumption.

On Friday, the Tigers beat East Peoria, but fell to Waukee, Iowa.

The PHS girls went to the Putnam County Shootout, winning three games Friday and two on Saturday to finish 5-0.

The Tigresses opened with wins over Hall, Plano and Midland on Friday.

On their return trip Saturday, PHS beat Streator and host PC.

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 regular contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals Magazine. He is a member of the IBCA and Illinois Valley Hall of Fames. He is one of 4 sportswriters from his tiny hometown Atlanta, IL