Lincoln-Way East High School announced late Friday morning the hiring of former University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) head men's basketball coach Luke Yaklich as the next head coach of the Griffins.

There are 175 1,000-point scorers (140 boys, 35 girls) from Bureau County schools from the past to present. DePue heads the list with 21 (all boys) followed by Princeton (13/6) with 19 and Hall (12/6) with 18.

The Little 10 Conference announced its boys basketball all-conference picks earlier this week, as selected by coaches.

The Interstate 8 announced its all-conference picks for basketball, dance, cheerleading, bowling and wrestling.

A closer look of Friday's Princeton vs. Rock Falls sectional championship game with a running play by play and boxscore.

Cole Mulnix, 6-8 junior center, came off the bench and scored 10 points, all in the second half, with several blocked shots, to give the Rock Falls the spark it needed to lift it to a 49-43 win over Princeton in the Class 2A Marengo Sectional championship.

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Rock Falls defeated Princeton 49-43 to win the Class 2A Sectional final on Friday, March 7, 2025 at Marengo High School. Rock Falls wins their first Sectional since 2006. Princeton ends their season with a record of 21-12.

Taking a look inside the numbers with a running play by play and boxscore from Wednesday's Princeton vs. Byron sectional semifinal game at Marengo. Princeton won 46-42.

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Here are Mike Vaughn's photos of Wednesday's Princeton/Byron sectional semifinal basketball game at Marengo. The Tigers of Princeton won 46-42 to advance to Friday's championship game against Rock Falls.