By Dennis Bowling Herscher’s Tigers had their heart set on beating their former now current Peotone Coach Ron Oloffson, but Blue Devil seniors Miles Heflin and Wil Graffeo each put their best foot forward, in the final home game of their careers, and that made Oloffson very happy on February 18. Heflin, a 6-foot-4 forward, […]
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Peotone Rolls on with Another Win!
On Saturday, February 18, the Peotone Blue Devils were victorious in a quarterfinal contest over visiting Herscher, 57-45. Herscher, up 11-6 at the end of the first quarter, also was ahead 22-20 at the end of the half. But in the third quarter, the Blue Devils simply outscored the Tigers, 17-6, and that proved to […]
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Devils Win Against Pontiac, 71-43
By Dennis Bowling Peotone senior Jenna Hunter and her Blue Devil teammates were cool, calm, and collected on Valentine’s Day. Hunter, who was ready for the challenge of playing Pontiac, recorded a remarkable performance on February 14. An outstanding forward, Hunter had one of her best outings of this season, registering a team-best 25 points […]
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Panthers Lose First Game of Postseason, but End on a Positive
By Dennis Bowling Manteno Coach Bethany Stritar will have to wait until next season to be successful in the second round of the post season tournament. The Panthers played an outstanding game, but they just ran out of time on February 13. Panther senior Drew Hosselton, an outstanding forward, led with 11 points and hauled […]
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Beecher Girls Lose to Seneca; End Season
By Dennis Bowling Beecher Coach Adam Keen built a very competitive team around senior Kendall Kasput. During the second half of this season, Kasput helped the Bobcats go 9-7 overall. They also were able to defeat Iroquois West and had a post season win over Reed-Custer, but they struggled against Seneca on February 13. It […]
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Bobcats Win RVC Tourney!
It was a very sweet victory for the Beecher Bobcats on Valentine’s Day, winning the RVC Tournament by beating St. Anne, 66-49. In the victory, Adyn McGinley scored 23 points, along with 5 rebounds, Zack Johnson added 18 points, plus 3 rebounds, while Rio Llamas finished with 10 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. The […]
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Devils Take Big Win vs. Wilmington
The Blue Devils surely sweetened the day for their fans by beating Wilmington, 58-40, on Valentine’s Day. It was a big road win for the Blue Devils, as they also led from start to finish. For the night, Miles Heflin led the Devils with 14 points and 6 rebounds, Wil Graffeo added 11, Brandon Weiss […]
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Lady Panthers Beat Wilmington in Quarterfinals
On Saturday, February 11, in a home playoff game, the Lady Panthers beat Wilmington, 36-30, while also outrebounding Wilmington, 48-22. The victory made it the first 15-season win since 2006 and the first quarterfinal win since 2014. On the night, senior Katherine Gaffney led with 8 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 steals, junior Sydney Sosnowski […]
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Manteno Edges Wilmington; 36-30
By Dennis Bowling Manteno coach Bethany Stritar is the hardest working in Class 2A girl basketball circles. She has built the Panthers into a very competitive team. Manteno senior Katherine Gaffney was in difference maker mode on February 11. Gaffney, a 5-foot-7 talented forward, registered a team best nine points, which included five steals, five […]