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Photos: Ottawa baseball comes through late to defeat Kaneland 6-4

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Princeton takes care of business against Macomb in regional semifinals

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Princeton takes care of business against Macomb in regional semifinals

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Princeton takes care of business against Macomb in regional semifinals

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Princeton takes care of business against Macomb in regional semifinals

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Princeton takes care of business against Macomb in regional semifinals

When the IHSA postseason seeds and pairings came out, Bella Clevenger and the Princeton Tigresses soccer team set their sights on having to beat Rock Island Alleman to win the championship.But first they knew had take care of business in Monday’s regional semifinals. The Tigresses did just that, defeating Macomb 6-1 on the strength of two goals each by Clevenger and Olivia Sandoval and one each by Ava Kyle and Chloe Ostrowski.“This means a lot,” Clevenger said. “This is the starting point to the postseason and the regional championship we’ve been wanting since at least my freshmen year. Probably our seniors’ freshmen year as well.”The Tigresses (17-6) will faced top-seeded and four-time defending sectional champion Alleman (10-8) for the title at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bryant Field. The Pioneers beat the Tigresses 3-1 last month in Moline.“They’ve been in our way for awhile. If we want to win it, it should be them,” PHS coach David Gray said. “We should have to earn it against a team like Alleman. If not them, somebody else. Should be that way.”“I think it’s more meaningful because we already played Alleman this year and came up short. Just a little bit short,” Clevenger said. “I think with Saturday coming up on our home field, it will be way better for us and we’ll be way more confident. We’ve been playing real good soccer recently and connecting our passes more.”Gray made a bold charge after the game about the mission ahead and that’s exactly what Clevenger wanted to hear.“He’s setting the standard for us and we don’t want to go below our standard. We want to go above it,” she said. “We know our worth. We know our skills. We’ve been having a great season. We have it in us. We definitely do. We have to come out and play our best soccer Saturday and with these next four days (of practice), we’ll get a lot done hopefully.”Clevenger scored both of her goals in the first half. Kyle followed Clevenger to give the Tigresses a 3-1 lead at intermission.Sandoval scored her goals back to back in the second half, the second on an pin-point assist by Ruby Acker. Ostrowski closed out the scoring to make it 6-1.“That’s kind of the best part about our team, it’s a balanced unit, and when we played our best it’s a good team soccer,” Gray said. “We don’t have to rely on any one person because usually the team steps up. It’s a group effort and it’s a good group. And it’s why we’ve got the record we’ve got and the opportunity we’ve got.“We knew we had a job today. I think we felt pretty confident if we played well we should be able to win the game. I don’t know if it was our best, cleanest performance, but we played hard. We made them work for everything. I think we won the game with our energy, effort and physicality. But it’s going to take a little more skill on Saturday.”Princeton seeks its first regional title since 2022 when it beat Genoa-Kingston 6-0 to win its own regional.Alleman’s 10-8 record is deceiving in that three losses have come against Iowa teams and the other five are at the hands of in-state Class 2A schools. The Pioneers tied for first place in the Western Big Six with East Moline.

Princeton takes care of business against Macomb in regional semifinals

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When the postseason pairings came out, the Princeton soccer team set its sights on having to beat Alleman to win the title. They took the first step Wednesday, defeating Macomb 6-1 with 2 goals each by Bella

Princeton takes care of business against Macomb in regional semifinals

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Zero excuses: ‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign underway in Lee County

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The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is joining law enforcement agencies across Illinois for the 2026 “Click It or Ticket” campaign running May 15 to 26 during the Memorial Day travel period.

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