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Three Rivers announces all-conference wrestling, scholastic bowl teams

Bureau Valley, Mendota, Princeton student-athletes recognized

2022-23 Three Rivers logo

Three Rivers Conference has announced it’s all-conference teams for wrestling and scholastic bowl.

Wrestling: Princeton’s Augustus Swanson, Ace Christiansen and Cade Odell were named to the first team for wrestling, Preston Arkels and Casey Etheridge were named to the second team and Kayden Gibson and Ian Morris received honorable mention.

Orion finished as undefeated (11-0) conference champions.

Scholastic bowl: Students from Bureau Valley, Mendota and Princeton were recognized on the 2023-24 Three Rivers Conference Scholastic Bowl Team.

Mendota’s Jay Sims (3.40 points per game) and Bureau Valley’s Eli Attig (2.7 points) were named to the first team and BV’s Blake Helms (2.45), Princeton’s Maximus Wilborn (2.09) and Mendota’s Anthony Kelson (1.90) were named to the second team.

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986, covering Bureau County and IL Valley Sports. 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