Hieronymus Hypothesis

The Three Rivers Conference may be a rural, small school conference, but that hasn’t kept it from producing big-time athletes.

There have athletes throughout the decades who have transcended the game much more than their abilities on the field ... Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods. You can add Caitlin Clark to this list.

Garrett Duffin, who was a standout at Princeton High School (2015), is in his first year as Director of Player Development for the Minnesota State men’s basketball program.

Dave Shepard was all set to make his debut officiating the IHSA state boys basketball tournament in March of 2020. Then COVID hit, sending him and the teams home the night before the games were to begin.

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The Railsplitters made themselves right at home for the Class 3A LaSalle-Peru Supersectional against Dixon at Sellett Gymnasium, whose red and green colors match that of the host school.

PHS athletic director Jeff Ohlson said the Tigers will no longer play rival BV as the Storm are leaving the Three Rivers Conference without having given the two-year notice as required by conference bylaws. PHS took the same stance with St. Bede, Amboy, Fulton and Morrison.

“I always really wanted to play for him in high school. I played for him in AAU ball. He coached me in everything. High school was a really big dream of mine and I never got the chance."

Berry, who passed away last Sunday evening, Feb. 4, in Las Cruses, New Mexico, is ranked No. 16 among Bureau County scorers with 1,552 career points. He was the top scorer in Bureau County two years running, including a 24.7 scoring clip as a senior in 1963-64.

He’s played in all 19 games for the Spartans with one start, averaging 8.8 points and 4.7 rebounds over 22.3 minutes a game, shooting 45% from the field, 39.5% on 3s.

The “1 and 1″ bonus has been taken away from the game this year thanks to a new mandate by the National Federation of High School Sports. New this season, high school teams shoot two free throws for common fouls when in the “bonus.”

Favorite game to cover: The St. Bede softball team rallying to knock off two-time defending state champion Glasford Illini Bluffs 7-6 for the 1A state championship.

He was ready for his time to shine this year. Then, in the very first game of the 2023-24 season, he went down with another knee injury. This time to his right knee and his senior season ended just as soon as it started.

The Princeton Tigers football team has reached the IHSA Class 3A Quarterfinals for the third straight year only to fall each time. The latest was a 27-9 loss to Lombard Montini Catholic on Saturday.

‘”Gibby” started out as a manager for the Badgers his freshmen year in Madison. He’s been promoted to “Defensive Student Assistant,” moving upstairs to the press box during games when the new staff came in with head coach Luke Fickell last November.