Area Sports
Cougars open season with a win
By KENT COULTAS Ryker Ford and Nick Hamilton combined for 43 points to lead West Central to a 56-41 season opening win over Rushville-Industry Nov. 24 at Rushville. The Cougars trailed 35-34 before they scored the last 10 points of the third quarter.
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Pike County Nov. 24 Western, 47, Payson, 75 Scoring for Western, Collyn Forbis, 5, Bainter, 5, Noah Fesler, 16, Flint, 3, Having, 4, Orion Bowen, 10, Damien Orr, 4.
Read MoreWarriors wrap up incredible season with 12-1 record
The Calhoun Warriors battled the Brown County Hornets in the semi-final State playoff Saturday but fell a bit short losing a heartbreaking 14-13 to end their season with a 12-1 record. The game would remain scoreless until the third quarter when Calhoun scored. Brown County answered with a touchdown, but the two-point conversion failed, giving…
Read MoreNorth Greene Jr. High hosts Triopia
The North Greene Junior High Boys basketball team split with Triopia Thursday night with the seventh-grade boys winning a close game, 21-17 and the eighth-grade boys losing 8-47.
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Nov. 19 Girls basketball
Read MoreWIVC announces volleyball all conference
By KENT COULTAS West Central’s Brylee Littig was recently selected to the Western Illinois Valley All-Conference Volleyball second team. The Cougars finished 1-8 in the WIVC.
Read MoreLady Cougars jump out to 2-0 start
By KENT COULTAS Ali Little scored 23 points, and West Central beat Western 48-28 in girls basketball Nov. 19 at Barry.
Read MoreCoultas resigns as Cougar football coach
By BETH ZUMWALT Matt Coultas, long-time varsity football coach of the West Central Cougars, has handed in his resignation.
Read MoreCalhoun Warriors remain undefeated
By Diane Brangenberg The Calhoun Warriors remain undefeated and advance to the Final Four after last week’s victory over the Casey-Westfield Warriors, 28-21.
Read MoreHornets bring down Hawks in playoff quarterfinals
The Carrollton Hawks football team ended their season Saturday with a 37-13 loss to the Brown County Hornets in the quarterfinal game of the IHSA Class 1A playoff. Five turnovers in the first half of the game helped the Hornets to their victory.
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