Area Sports
Cougars take four spots on all-conference team
By KENT COULTAS West Central had four players selected to the Western Illinois Valley All-Conference baseball team. The Cougars finished the season 23-6 and won the regular season WIVC championship. They also won a regional championship and advanced to the sectional championship game. Carson Brown and Dalton Hutton were both selected the WIVC First team.…
Read MoreLawson receives WIVC honors
By KENT COULTAS Brylee Lawson was selected to the Western Illinois Valley All-Conference second team. Lawson also the only player from West Central selected to the first or second teams. Vanna Holmes, Hannah Uhles, Lauren Flowers, Daci Walls, (Carrollton) Audrey Gilman, Lacy Pohlman and Kiera Sievers (Calhoun), Mackenna Winchell and Ava Wombles (Pleasant Hill), Mylee…
Read MoreJWCC Names Alumna Kelly Koetters as Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Assistant Athletic Director
John Wood Community College has named Kelly Koetters as the new head coach of the women’s basketball team. She will also serve as JWCC’s assistant athletic director. A standout former JWCC student-athlete and experienced collegiate coach, Koetters returns to lead the program where her basketball career first began. Koetters began her coaching career at JWCC,…
Read MoreSoftball players receive recognition
By BETH ZUMWALT The WCC and PCC have announced their conference picks for the 2025 season.
Read MoreLady Hawks bring home Softball State Championship
The Carrollton Lady Hawks spent the weekend in Peoria for the State Championship softball tournament. They knocked off Casey-Westfield 6-3 on Friday to get to the Championship game on Saturday against LeRoy. The Lady Hawks trounced LeRoy 10-0 in a shortened game due to the 10 inning rule.
Read MoreTrapshooting team
Six boys from both Pikeland Community School and Pittsfield High School recently competed with at the Calhoun High School trap shooting team. Saturday, the team tied for fourth in the state tournament, but, were eliminated by a tie breaker. Members from Pikeland are Tristan Morrow, Ethan Morrow, Logan Peebles, Broagan Farniok, Isaac Stambaugh, Liam Simon.…
Read MoreMarable brings home top ten finish from state track meet
By BETH ZUMWALT Bodie Marable, Pittsfield, brought home a ninth place finish from the state track meet, held over the weekend in Charleston.
Read MoreFuture Warriors focus on the basics
Warriors fall to Hawks
The Calhoun Lady Warriors ended their season Friday evening with a 5-2 loss to the Carrollton Lady Hawks in the Sectional Championship. The Lady Warriors were robbed of a 2 run homerun in the fifth inning when Carrollton centerfielder Abby Flowers made a spectacular catch over the fence. Calhoun scored their two runs in the…
Read MoreCarrollton Lady Hawks advance to Super-Sectional
The Carrollton Lady Hawks advance to the Super-Sectional with a 5-2 win over the Calhoun Lady Warriors. The Lady Hawks take a 36-1 record into the game against Havana at Athens on Monday.
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