SPRING VALLEY — Two-time BCR co-Golfer of the Year Nick Rounds will be taking his golf game to Illinois Valley Community College next fall.

PRINCETON — For a guy who supposedly retired from coaching volleyball in 2008, former Hall and Putnam County High School coach Demi Salazar seems like he forgot to hang up his whistle.

PERU — It was not always pretty, especially in the first half when both teams combined to score a total of 21 points, but a down to the wire finish more than made up for it as the Lady Bruins of St. Bede held on to post a one point, 34-33, victory over the visiting Lady Devils of Hall Tuesday night.

PERU — A 15-0 run spanning the end of first half and the opening of the third quarter from the host Bruins put Tuesday night’s contest against their Route 6 rivals from Hall, at the Academy, out of reach, as the Bruins rode out a 64-54 win to cap off a boys-girls varsity doubleheader in front of a packed house.

At Princeton: Lydia Stephens had 11 points and Keyenna Altizer nine for Princeton Logan seventh-graders in a 25-8, 25-10 win over LaSalle Lincoln. In the eighth-grade match, Michelle Kelly had 10 points and Rebecca Hult (6) in Logan’s 25-10, 25-16 win.

SPRING VALLEY — Hall High School senior Nick Rounds will sign a letter of intent to play golf for IVCC next fall on Thursday morning. He is a two-time BCR Golfer of the Year. Later this month, Princeton senior Jacquie Kane will sign to continue playing volleyball for Lincoln Junior College.

Princeton and Hall may be on opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to the NCIC Lincoln boys’ basketball standings, but that doesn’t mean Jesse Brandt and the Tigers will overlook their friendly rivals from Spring Valley.

Newark’s Kyle Anderson took the opening tip and put down a slam dunk just five seconds into Tuesday’s quarterfinal game against LaMoille/Ohio in the Little Ten Tournament at Somonauk. It all went downhill fast for the Lions after that.

MANLIUS — Bureau Valley senior Ryan Hix has had his share of bumps and bruises as a three-sport athlete for the Storm, but nothing quite like this fall when he dislocated his shoulder in Week 7 of the football season. That’s when he had to make a choice.

“Yes. He should end on a good note, he doesn’t have to worry about being better than Warner, because he’s not.” —

Name: Ryan Robert Hix.

Team members for the Shooters include Kale Barnett, Saige Barnett, Colton Novotney, Ian Legner, Austin Phillips, Connor McGlynn and coach Doug Phillips.

Team members for the Bulls include Kaylee Cole, Omar Lopez, Brayden DeBates, Alexis Hurtado, Noah Hoffman, Brynn Hieronymus and Jamie Reinhardt.

Team members for the Tigers include Ethan Staley, Jayden Pinter, Kyle Degutis, Jacey Jensen, Ryan Frank, Zakk Welsh and Breyden Murfin.

Team members for the Tigers (grades 1-2) include Matthew Harris, Hunter Corrie, Kode Hassler, Adam Hassler, Isaac Legner, Damian Allicks, Julian Angelo and coach Justin Harris.

Cherry Grade School coaches Ryan Luecke and Frank Pullam took the Comets basketball players to the University of Illinois vs. Penn State game on Jan. 12 at the Assembly Hall in Champaign. Luecke said it was his gift to the team for “their hard work this year.” They stopped and ate at Buffalo Wild Wings in Champaign before going to the game. Members of the Comet party making the road trip include (front row, from left) Tyler Pullam, Drew Pullam, Tony Keeney, coach Luecke and Jacob Guerrero; and (back row) Matthew Hoscheid, Austin Schmitt, Dom Pozzi, Aaron Mitchell, Connor Whitten and Joseph Kobold.

PERU - The St. Bede basketball teams defended the homecourt by sweeping both ends of a girls-boys doubleheader over neighboring Hall High School Tuesday at the Academy.

The Princeton Tigers reached one goal by finishing atop the NCIC Lincoln schools in Saturday’s NCIC King of the Hill wrestling tournament. Now they are setting their sights on the postseason.

MANLIUS – The visiting Bravettes of Annawan wasted no time getting to business, as they put on a defensive clinic in the early moments of Monday’s non-conference contest against Bureau Valley enroute to a 62-41 win.

PRINCETON — It had to be nice to play somebody without the words Mendota written across their jersey. After two losses to Mendota in three days, the Princeton Tigresses came out to post a 63-38 win over the visiting Henry-Senachwine Lady Mallards Monday at Prouty Gym.

A fearsome fivesome of girls golfers comprise the best of the decade for the BCR area. Leading the way is former Hall phenom Carrie Riordan, who is currently playing professionally in the Duramed Futures Tour. Joining Riordan on the all-decade squad are former Tigresses Gwen Holmes and Alyssa James, as well as pair of Lady Bruins, Bekki Prokup and Randi Watland.

The Princeton girls’ soccer program made big strides this decade, growing from a fledgling program to a powerhouse state contender. Since opening play in 2001, the Tigresses have amassed a 105-54-11 record under coach Ed Young, and made back-to-back trips to the state tournament in 2006 and 2007. Here’s a look at some of the players who made the past decade a successful one for Tigresses’ soccer:

(Princeton joined meet for first time in 1960)

MANLIUS — The host Storm came out of the gates at full speed Saturday night against cross-county rival Hall, and after a second-quarter slow down, they regained their opening momentum in the second half to post a 58-41 win over the Red Devils.

It was only fitting to have Sterling win the final NCIC wrestling championship.

CHILLICOTHE — Princeton coach Steve Amy was thinkin’ Lincoln going into Saturday’s NCIC wrestling meet at IVC in Chillicothe, looking for his Princeton grapplers to finish atop the small school division of the conference.