Attention Illinois Valley and St. Bede Academy: It’s OK to be bursting with pride today. In fact, I’m officially declaring this J.A. Happ Week in the ...
Sept. 22, 2016 - 12:04 pm
A couple of weeks ago, I was driving around Bureau County, and I noticed the cornfields were still partially green but were firing up. This week, they ...
Sept. 21, 2016 - 2:12 pm
If you haven’t signed up yet for the upcoming Capt. Thomas Heitmann Swing for the Dream Golf Fundraiser, you’ll want to be sure to right away before a ...
Aug. 31, 2016 - 3:25 pm
Back in July, I wrote about the Grand American Trap Shoot, which is the No. 1 trapshooting event in the world. I also mentioned that Princeton would b ...
Aug. 24, 2016 - 4:10 pm
As the eyes of the world follow the action of the Rio Olympics, followers of Illinois High School Association (IHSA) sports can look for some familiar ...
Aug. 17, 2016 - 3:37 pm
Logan Bima grew up on the ball fields in Princeton playing for his dad’s youth teams and later in area travel leagues, St. Bede Academy and IVCC. Aug. 4, 2016 - 10:32 am
For many years, I have attended the duck blind drawing at DePue in hopes of helping a friend get a blind. This year, I received a call from an old fri ...
Aug. 3, 2016 - 3:16 pm
The Princeton White Sox won the consolation championship of the B League Softball Tournament in Princeton. Team members are (front row, from left) Kai ...
July 29, 2016 - 3:50 pm
Each year in my column I write about the Grand American Trap Shooting Competition that is held in Sparta, Ill. It is sponsored by the American Trapsho ...
July 22, 2016 - 1:18 pm
Z-Tour riders come in a variety of forms — younger riders, older riders, newer riders, seasoned riders, riders just supporting a cause, riders who don ...
July 19, 2016 - 8:35 am
Editor’s note: Larry “Yog” Kirgan writes this week’s outdoor column, filling in for his good pal, former teammate and fishing buddy, Lee Wahlgren. July 1, 2016 - 1:06 pm
