By Dennis Bowling It was without a doubt going to be a memorable night for Peotone senior Mady Kibelkis. Although not feeling well prior to the game with rival Manteno, Kibelkis walked on to the Panthers’ court, and she could feel her ailments momentarily disappear. That was truly bad news for Manteno on February 2! […]
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Panthers Trounce Streator, Fall to Peotone
On the road on Monday, January 30, Manteno had trouble shooting in the first half, going 7-29 from the field. As a result, the teams were tied at 18 at halftime. Fortunately, during the second half, the Panthers’ pressure defense created more opportunities to score in transition, and they were able to knock down a […]
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BJHS Announces Second Quarter Honor Rolls
Beecher Junior High recently announced students named to its second quarter honor rolls. Congratulations to the following students. High Honors Eighth Grade: Mallory Berry, Miguel Corral, Logan Diachenko, Kathryn Gregory, Ella Hammer, Noah Hanson, Benjamin Hartig, Lillian Jerkatis, Kolten Koehn, Aisha Lawal, Peyton Lee, Samantha Loftin, Mila Nikolic, Kayden Norkus, Charlie Nowak, Brian Oldenburg, Edwin […]
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Manteno Chamber Young Leaders Scholarships Online Application Opens
The Manteno Chamber of Commerce takes pride in awarding two $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors, one male and one female, which are awarded to any high school senior who resides in Manteno. Scholarship criteria are based on the applicant’s scholastic achievement, interest in continuing education and career goals, participation and leadership in school and community […]
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Devils Take a Loss then Move on to Trounce Lisle
By: Dennis Bowling The Peotone girls basketball team is a very close knit team. Following their first loss of the season to Prairie Central, the Blue Devils proved they are a very resilient group and rebounded in style by beating Lisle on January 30. Senior Mady Kibelkis, a 5′-8″ shooting guard, finished with 16 points, […]
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Tragic Shooting of Two CM 201U Students
By Karen Haave The Crete-Monee school community is in mourning following the tragic shooting of two students in an apparent robbery in Chicago on January 22. Seventeen-year-old Jordan Nixon of University Park was shot in the chest and died. An 18-year-old who was with him was shot in the right elbow and taken to Advocate […]
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Devils Pull Out Win Over Momence
By Dennis Bowling Peotone sophomore Brandon Weiss was not about to let a painful left leg achilles issue keep him from his appointed rounds. Weiss turned in a very gutsy effort on January 27. Weiss, a very promising point guard, with exceptional accuracy, registered a team-high 21 points, which included five treys, through three quarters […]
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Bobcat Boys Basketball Moves to 15-1
By Dennis Bowling Beecher junior Jack Hayhurst is a two-sport sensation. During this past fall, Hayhurst emerged as one of the top golfers in the State of Illinois. Currently, Hayhurst is one of the best three-point shooters, with dead-on accuracy, and that was especially true on January 3. Hayhurst, a 6’-4” dynamic guard, made five […]
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Peotone Devils Have Winning Week
The Blue Devils began the week on Tuesday, January 24, with nice conference 50-32 victory over visiting Herscher. Miles Heflin had 27 points and 7 rebounds. On Friday, January 27, in a non-conference game on the road, the Peotone Blue Devils beat Momence, 62-54. Brandon Weiss led with 21 points, Miles Heflin had 19, and […]
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Rep. Lauren Underwood Visits JJC to Celebrate Federal Funding for Entrepreneur and Business Center
Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14) visited Joliet Junior College to celebrate more than $350,000 in federal funding she secured for the college’s Entrepreneur and Business Center (EBC). This funding will expand the EBC’s capacity to provide no-cost services to new and existing entrepreneurs through education and training to help them build their companies. “JJC is extremely […]