Princeton will be returning to the scene of the crime when they take the floor Monday night to face Elmwood in the Wally Keller Invitational at Kewanee Wethersfield.

Princeton senior Scott Roseberg has been named to the Chicago Fire All-Academic team.

SPRING VALLEY — For Hall junior Scott Janusick, the boys’ 2009 BCR Cross Country Runner of the Year, familiarity breeds success.

The Bureau Valley Storm captured their second straight top 10 finish at state this year, finishing eighth in Class 1A. They capped off a season that could be called “Keeping up with the Johnsons,” as three of the Storm’s top runners Derrick, Ryan, and Trent, all share the surname.

OREGON — Falling behind 19-3 against Milledgeville in the opening game of the Oregon Tip-Off Tournament, Hall’s girls’ basketball team never would recover Wednesday. Milledgeville eventually made it a running clock in the fourth quarter, winning 55-23.

I really enjoy it when people write or call in with stories of their sons or daughters going out with Dad or Gramps or Uncle Seymour to hunt, fish or just enjoy the outdoors. This time it was double duty because Bill and Faith Carlson have twin grandsons, and they both have harvested 8-point bucks this fall. Cody and Garrett Fues are both sophomores at Putnam County High School and enjoy the sport of archery.

MANLIUS – The Bureau Valley Storm girls started the season off right playing in the inaugural Bureau Valley Storm Girls Holiday Tourney as they turned a 12-4 first quarter lead into a 70-9 win over the Putnam County Panthers.

PRINCETON — For Princeton senior Tristan Hicks, her trip to the state tennis tournament this fall was the culmination of a four-year goal.

Name: Tristan Hicks.

“I’ve bowled for four years now, and it’s nice to continue my bowling career in high school.” —

The Princeton Tigresses captured the NCIC Lincoln sophomore championship with a 10-0 record. Team members are (front row, from left) Mackenzie Bickett, Kara Birch, Chelsea Compton and Sarah Smith; (second row) Jade Kunkel, Jessica Martell, Linnea Stephens, Hannah Standley, Tori DeWaele and Jade Atkinson; and (back row) Laura Fredenhagen, Jordann Mason, Ellen Andersen, Gabi Smith, C.J. Rhodes, Jasmine Kunkel, Alyssa Thompson and coach Eric Tinley.

Award winners for the 2009 Princeton High School golf season are Collin Slattery (from left), Most Valuable Varsity; Cody Cumpton, Most Improved Varsity; Anthony Campbell, NCIC All-Academic; Cole Evenson, Country Insurance Varsity Sportsmanship and Co-Rookie of the Year; Austin Hellman, Co-Rookie of the Year; and Hunter Schultz, Most Improved Frosh. Not pictured are Adam King, NCIC All-Academic, and Matthew VanDenBussche, Country Insurance Frosh Sportsmanship.

Team members for Princeton Optimist Club include Henry Bengston, Kendra Cain, Matthew Cihocki, Connor Colmone, Rachel Cook, Austin Phillips, Bradley Riley, Grace Ross, Trevor Tate, Vicki Tieman, and coaches Kevin Bengston and Tom Cihocki.

Team members for Kramer’s Kitchen include Kade Hassler, Brayden DeBates, Elijah Grundman, Emily Hartman, Michael Kramer, Alex Marandola, Daniel Naffziger, Cole Reynolds, Christian Smith, Miranda Sorenson, and coaches Tony Kramer, Steve Grundman and Jodi Hartman.

Team members for Bureau Valley Vision Care include Caleb Alter, Allison Blocki, Austyn Briddick, Seth DeFreezer, Meg Fisher, Scot Hoffman, Gabrielle Klukaczynski, Jacob Miller, Abby Scaggs, Myles Thompson, and coaches Stephanie Morris and Sam Fisher.

PHILADELPHIA — J.A. Happ ran a strong race for Major League Baseball’s triple crown for Rookie of the Year awards.

Princeton Logan seventh-grader Garrett Duffin tries to get a handle on the ball in Thursday’s “A” game vs. Mendota. The Lions’ next game is Nov. 24 vs. Spring Valley JFK with A and B games.

MENDOTA — A complete circle of football fans lined around Doenier Field in Mendota, some dressed in green and gold, others dressed in purple and gold.

KEWANEE – With under a minute to play in the third quarter, the Annawan/Wethersfield Titans had the ball at the Gibson City Falcons’ 28-yard line, looking to take the lead in class 2A quarterfinal football action Saturday. The tide turned, however when Stephan Birt picked off a Sean Walker pass at the two to stop the Titans, then led his team 98 yards down the field to retake the lead 26-20 with 6:40 to play in the game.

Princeton had five members and Hall placed six on the 2009 NCIC Lincoln First-Team All-Conference football team. They had 22 players honored between them.