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Lady Panthers Top Wilmington, 27-17
On Thursday, November 5, in a home conference contest, the Panther girls’ basketball team started off tough against the Wilmington Wildcats and had an 11-point lead, 20-9, at the half. The Wildcats fought back but to no avail, only outscoring the Panthers by one, 8-7, in the second half. The Panthers took the game, 27-17. […]
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Wildcats Overpower Panthers
By Jim Piacentini On Friday, October 18, the Panthers could not get going in home conference competition against the Wilmington Wildcats. The Wildcats were running all over the field and, at the end of the first half, Wilmington had what proved to be an unsurmountable 41-0 lead. The running game of the Panthers was simply […]
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Charger Volleyball 1-0 in RVC
On Monday, August 26, the Illinois Lutheran Chargers started their 2024 season hosting the Crete-Monee Warriors in a non-conference match. The Chargers started out strong and jumped to a 16-8 lead. Crete-Monee came back to get within two at 22-20, but the Chargers were able to finish the first set with a 25-23 win. Crete-Monee […]
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Impressive Week for Lady Panthers!
The Lady Panthers began their week on the road with a game against Reed-Custer’s Comets and added a 12-6 victory to their record. Ava Peterson picked up her fourth win on the mound and gave up 6 runs, on 10 hits, along with 2 Ks in the seven-inning game. The Panthers scored 12 runs on […]
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Bobcats End Tough Week with Second Win
On Monday, April 8, the Bobcats traveled to Westmont and lost to the Sentinels in a low-scoring 2-1 seven-inning contest. On the mound, Trevor Stout had 6 strong innings, only allowing 1 unearned run, on 3 hits. In relief, Chase Maher gave-up a walk-off single to end the game, while taking the loss. Beecher scored […]
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Lady Panthers Take Wilmington 7-3
By Jim Piacentini The Panthers started off a little slow on Thursday, April 11, against the Wilmington Wildcats, but Gabby Monterastelli broke it open with a triple. Coach Carlile was very pleased with the approach his team made at the plate, with eight starters getting at least one hit, and five girls getting multiple hits, […]
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Riverside Healthcare Donates $13,000+ to Local High Schools
Scores for Schools program supports 18 area school athletic programs. To recognize the accomplishments of area high school athletic programs, Riverside Healthcare donated more than $13,000 to 18 high schools across Kankakee, Grundy, Will, and Iroquois Counties for their 2023 fall sports seasons. “Riverside is grateful to be able to support local high schools through […]
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Cats Fight It Out; Panthers on Top!
By Jim Piacentini The Panthers came out like they didn’t want to play in a conference match-up against Wilmington on Monday, February 12, and were out-scored 27-16 in the first half by the Wildcats. Coach Bethany Stritar didn’t say too much at halftime, but she let the Panthers think about the hole they had gotten […]
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Lady Panthers Take Wildcats, 47-33
On Thursday, January 18, in a home conference game against Wilmington, the game started off close, with both the Panthers and the Wildcats each exchanging baskets. By the end of the first quarter, though, Manteno was leading Wilmington, 10-6, with Manteno controlling the boards. Sara Schmidt had 5 offensive, along with 4 defensive rebounds. Sara […]