Area Sports

By KENT COULTAS West Central’s 4×200 relay finished seventh at the IHSA Class 1A State Track and Field meet last weekend.

By KENT COULTAS Routt scored four runs in the first inning and beat West Central 4-1 in the championship game of the Jacksonville Class 1A Baseball regional May 31 at Illinois College.

By KENT COULTAS West Central scored two runs in the sixth inning and beat Illini Bluffs 2-1 in the semifinals of the Class 1A Baseball Sectional May 28 at Illinois College.

By BETH ZUMWALT Sectional track meets were held last week in the area.

By BETH ZUMWALT The GP Eagle Track Team had several go to state. Cayson Scranton got 11th place in discus; Mason Lipcaman got sevemth place in high jump);

Monday, May 19 Baseball Calhoun, 5, Pittsfield, 15 Batting for Pittsfield: Luke Saxe, 1 -4, 1 run scored, 1 walk, Konner Ferguson, 2- 2, 3 runs scored, 2 walks, Hayden Gratton, 2-4, 1 run scored, 2 RBIs, 2 walks, a double, a home run, Clayton Reinhardt, 2-3, 1 run scored, 2 walks, Tim Hull, 2…

By KENT COULTAS Routt scored 10 unearned runs and beat West Central 13-4 at the Western Illinois Valley Conference tournament May 12 in Jacksonville. Routt took the lead with two unearned runs in the first inning.

By KENT COULTAS Cameron Sievers allowed one hit as West Central beat Mendon Unity 1-0 in eight innings in baseball May 15 at Winchester. After seven scoreless innings, the Cougars (19-5) finally broke through in the eighth.