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Members of the Putnam County eighth-grade girl basketball team are (front row, from left to right) Yesenia Avila, Alyssa Ahrens, Teaghan Sarver, Addy Leatherman, and Ashley Cano; and (back row) Valeria Villagomez, Kacie Coleman, Maggie Spratt, Eme Bouxsein and Brooklyn Brester. Absent: Sadie Bailey. They are coached by Xavier Warren.
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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"