Area Sports

By KENT COULTAS Nick Hamilton scored 29 points as West Central beat North Greene 70-39 January 10 in the first round of the Winchester Invitational Tournament. The Cougars (8-8) play Calhoun Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. in the quarterfinals.

By Steven Spencer The Lady Warriors fell to the Liberty Eagles last week in a non-conference match up at the James A. Ringhausen gym, 57-49.

JCMS Wrestling had a historic day on the mats at the Jon Davis Edwardsville Middle School Tournament and 2nd place out of 15 teams to bring home 10 medals for top four finishes. The JCMS Panthers are led by Head Coach Ron Linenfelser.

Jan. 8 Pittsfield (3-14) beat Western Jan. 8 with a score of 52-19. Shelby Patterson and Sophie Gengler each had 14 points. No stats were available from Western.

By Steven Spencer The Calhoun Lady Warriors took fourth place in the Carlinville Tournament over the holiday break.

By BETH ZUMWALT Eight Saukee wrestlers finished fourth or above in the Quincy Notre Dame Wrestling J.V. Tournament Dec. 23.

Dec. 23 PIttsfield,55, Unity, 54, Scoring for Pittsfield, Hayden Gratton, 7, Silas Smith, 4, Riggston Bonds, 6, Robert Harris, 19, Collin Bernard, 18, Taylor Graham, 10.