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Bureau Valley, Princeton and St. Bede girls set for regional semifinals

Storm to face top-seed Alleman followed by PHS vs. Sandwich while Bruins face rival Marquette for the fourth time this season

Marquette's Kelsey Cuchra grabs a rebound over St. Bede's Savannah Bray during the Tri-County Conference championship game on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 at Roanoke-Benson High School.

It will be a big night Tuesday for three Bureau County girls basketball teams.

Bureau Valley and Princeton will be playing in opposite semifinal contests in the Class 2A Princeton Regional. The Storm (11-19) will face top-seeded Rock Island Alleman (22-9) at 6 p.m. followed by the host Tigresses (19-9) vs. Sandwich (14-15) at 7:30 p.m.

Their winners will meet for the regional championship at 7 p.m. Thursday.

The Storm advanced with a 54-42 win over Somonauk-Leland in quarterfinal play on Saturday.

Host St. Bede (20-12) will meet Tri-County Conference rival Ottawa Marquette (21-10) in the Class 1A regional semifinals at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy. The No. 3-seeded Crusaders took two regular-season contests over the No. 5 Bruins, who came back to claim the third matchup for the TCC tournament title.

St. Bede dispatched Gardner-South Wilmington 61-19 on Saturday.

The first semifinal of the night at St. Bede matches No. 2 Amboy vs. No. 10 Putnam County at 6 p.m.

Hall (16-14) saw its season end with a 34-28 setback to Oregon in Monday’s semifinals. Hall did not score in the fourth quarter.

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