Area Sports
Cougars fall at home, 70-56
By KENT COULTAS Springfield Calvary scored the last nine points of the third quarter and beat West Central 70-56 in boys’ basketball Nov. 25 at Winchester. Blayne SIdwell made a three-point basket, and the Cougars led 39-31 with 4:44 remaining in the third quarter. Calvary scored seven points to get within 39-38.
Read MoreWest Central girls win in OT
By KENT COULTAS Evynn Gregory made two free throws with 11 seconds remaining in overtime, and West Central beat PORTA/A-C Central 63-61 in girls’ basketball Nov. 25 at Bluffs.
Read MorePike County places three on Turkey Tournament all-tournament team
By BETH ZUMWALT Pittsfield and Western, the only two school in the Pittsfield Saukee Thanksgiving Turkey Tournament had three players on the all-tournament team.
Read MoreCougars 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.
Read MoreScoreboard
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.
Read MoreSCOREBOARD
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 More