By Jeff Vorva The Christmas flood at Beecher High School has caused some problems, to be sure, but Beecher 200U Superintendent Jack Gaham said it could have been a lot worse. “We got doggone lucky it happened over break,” he told the school board at the January 9 meeting. “If it happened during the school […]
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High School Basketball Highlights
Peotone: On Monday, January 9, the Blue Devils lost a tough one on the road to Dwight, 56-60. The Devils came out flat and were down 14-3 at the start. Eventually, they came back and actually took the lead, but just never quite settled in the whole night, turning the ball over way too much. […]
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Bobcats Rout the Chargers
By Dennis Bowling Beecher Coach Tyler Shireman feels junior Adyn McGinley does many things well, with that being especially true on January 10. McGinley, a 6’ point guard, finished with a team-high 15 points, along with three assists, to help Beecher rout Illinois Lutheran, 73-36, in a River Valley Conference contest in Crete. With the […]
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Devils Outlast the Panthers in Exciting Play
By Dennis Bowling Peotone senior Miles Heflin knows quite well that, when playing Manteno, there is plenty at stake and such was the case on January 6. Heflin saved the day for the Blue Devils, scoring his biggest pair of baskets this season late in the second overtime, to help Peotone outlast Manteno, 51-48, in […]
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Basketball Highlights
Beecher: On Friday, January 6, the Bobcats beat Gardner-South Wilmington, 77-54. For the Bobcats, Adyn McGinley had 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists, with Rio Llamas finishing with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Saturday, January 7, in the St Joseph-Ogden Shootout, Beecher beat Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, 64 – 48. On the day, Zack Johnson had 21 […]
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Cat vs. Cat and GSW Panthers Take the Win
By Dennis Bowling Beecher Coach Adam Keen was looking to start the new year on a winning note, but at the close of the third quarter, the Bobcats were trailing Gardner-South Wilmington by a 29-23 count. In the final stanza, the Panthers outscored Beecher by a 17-5 count to seal the win on January 2. […]
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Blue Devil Girls Win Again, Now 15-0
By Dennis Bowling Following a recent break, Peotone Coach Steve Strough could sense the Blue Devils were just not putting their best foot forward, but Peotone junior Madison Schroeder came out amped up and provided plenty of offensive energy to help the Blue Devils do very well on January 5. Schroeder, a 5’-10” outstanding guard, […]
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WNBA Guard Jewell Loyd Visits JJC
Jewell Loyd, a WNBA guard who just finished her eighth season with the Seattle Storm, recently made a gift to the Joliet Junior College Men’s and Women’s Basketball Programs through her family foundation. The Loyd Family Foundation supports a range of philanthropic activities in Seattle, Chicago, and Africa and works with a wide variety of […]
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Beecher High School Gym Sustains Water Damage
By Jeff Vorva Beecher High School had a wet Christmas and damage has been done to the two gymnasiums and the cafeteria. Beecher 200U Superintendent Jack Gaham said the school still will be open when students are scheduled to return on January 10 and, with the exception of physical education classes and sports events and […]
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Bobcats Take Holiday Tourney Championship
On Thursday, December 29, the Beecher Bobcats scored another holiday victory, 72-50, over Morrison. The win clinched the team’s place in the championship game of the Cliff Warkins Memorial Tourney, hosted by Erie High School, on Friday, December 30. For the Bobcats, Adyn McGinley led the team with 24 points, Zack Johnson had 18, Rio […]