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Looking for the pass
West Central gets big road win at Pittsfield
By KENT COULTAS West Central scored the first 19 points of the game and beat Pittsfield 52-30 in girls’ basketball Dec. 4 at Pittsfield.
Read MoreWest Central defense holds Pawnee in final quarter but falls against Hornets
By KENT COULTAS West Central allowed just three fourth quarter points and rallied to beat Pawnee 38-33 in boys’ basketball Dec. 3 at Pawnee. The Cougars trailed 10-0 after one quarter and 16-2 in the second.
Read MoreWIVC South names all-conference
By BETH ZUMWALT Both the North and South divisions of the Western Illinois Valley Conference for football have named their all conference selections. Names are listed a first pick, second pick, honorable mention.
Read MoreLady Warriors take down Lady Wildcats, 44-26
By Steven Spencer The Calhoun-Brussels Lady Warriors took a win last week after traveling to face off against the Barry-Western Lady Wildcats in a non-conference game. Warriors Head Coach Mark Hillen said after overcoming a sluggish first half they team was able to take control of the match.
Read MoreNorth Greene defeats Bunker Hill in regional action
The North Greene Eighth Grade Lady Warriors defeated Bunker Hill in the first round of the Greenfield Regional last Monday night 29-23 to move into the second round where they played a tough Greenfield team. The Lady Warriors fell to Greenfield 27-21. Greenfield went on to play Calhoun for the Championship and Calhoun came out…
Read More7th grade Lady Tigers win Regional on way to State Tournament
Greenfield-Northwestern 7th grade Lady Tigers win their own regional by defeating Calhoun 29-16. The Lady Tigers went on to face Morrisonville in sectional play last week. Lady Tigers were all smiles after their win over Albion in the IESA 2A State Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 6. Greenfield will play in the third place game on…
Read MoreTigers take down Warriors in regionals
The seventh grade 2A basketball regionals were held in Greenfield last week with the Greenfield Tigers defeating the Calhoun Warriors 23-13 to secure a spot in the next round at Nokomis on Dec. 3. The North Greene Warriors also participated in this regional, falling in the first round to Mt. Olive.
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Busy week for Redbirds
The St. John’s Redbirds had a busy week last week hosting the North Greene Warriors on Monday, Nov. 24 and Jacksonville’s Turner Junior High on Tuesday. Both the seventh and eighth grade Redbirds defeated North Greene Monday with the eighth-grade game going into overtime before a victor could be announced. The seventh-grade boys defeated Jacksonville,…
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