Category: Vedette Prep Sports

On Friday, February 10, Beecher beat Grant Park, 61-58, in conference tournament play. In a very tight game and with a minute left in the fourth, Beecher stole the ball resulting in a layup basket to take the lead. In Grant Park’s last possession, they missed two treys, resulting in a Bobcat win. On the […]

On Tuesday, February 7, in front of the home fans, the Blue Devils beat Clifton Central 54-29 in non-conference action. Peotone was up 30-10 at half and cruised to the 54-29 home victory. Miles Heflin led the Devils with a double-double, including 22 points and 11 rebounds, while Lucas Gesswein added 8 points. In the […]

By Dennis Bowling With Class 2A IHSA post season tournament play coming up quickly, Manteno is looking to have an impressive run. The Panthers, playing at a very high level, beat Illinois Central Eight Conference rival Peotone on February 10. Manteno’s highly-touted sophomore Ray Lee, a very skilled guard, scored 18 first half points, which […]

Girls Basketball – Senior Night Kayleigh Anderson is the daughter of Stacey and Michael Anderson and is a four-year member of the basketball team. Kayleigh’s favorite memories in being a part of the basketball program include team bonding at Jenna’s house…which ended with “cut the cameras.” After high school, Kayleigh plans to attend Illinois State […]

By Dennis Bowling With the IHSA post season regional tournament just around the corner, the seeding portion will be coming up very soon. Look for the Beecher Bobcats to get a very respectable seed on February 7. Beecher is heading into the post-season play with plenty of momentum, as the Bobcats beat host Reed-Custer, 71-62, […]

By Dennis Bowling Peotone Coach Steve Strough is the best in the Illinois Central Eight Conference. For the past two years, the Blue Devils have accomplished a remarkable feat and have not lost a single solitary contest. They also managed to finish their season in an impressive way on February 6. The Blue Devils senior […]

By Dennis Bowling Peotone junior Madison Schroeder just loves to play basketball. On the court, she’s always able to drive to the basket, deliver many crisp passes to her teammates, or lead the fast break, and she did all of that very well on February 4. Schroeder, a 5-foot-10 guard, had a great game, along […]

On Wednesday, February 1, Peotone lost on the road, 63-51, to a very good Reed-Custer basketball team. Although, it was a  three-point game at the half, the Comets outscored the Blue Devils, 20-13, in the third quarter, which proved to be the difference. Brandon Weiss had 14 points, and Miles Heflin added 13 points and […]