PRINCETON — Kevin Hieronymus has been covering the Princeton girls basketball team for 26 years as sports editor of the Bureau County Republican. Now, he will have a different perspective. He will be coaching them.

Hieronymus takes over at the helm and inherits a squad that returns one starter from a team that finished 15-15 last year under the direction of Matt Huber, who resigned to spend more time with his young family. With a history of coaching the Princeton freshman boys basketball team and many years at the youth level, Hieronymus is up for the challenge.

“I’ve tapped into the minds of many area coaches that I’ve respected over the years, who have a wealth of basketball knowledge. They’ve all been very, very supportive, and their insights have been invaluable,” Hieronymus said. “I also have a great staff here at PHS to work with and continue to build our program where coach Huber left off.”