Area Sports

By KENT COULTAS Carson Brown had three hits and scored four runs to lead West Central to a 19-9 win over Camp Point Central in baseball May 16 at Camp Point. The Cougars (20-5) tied the program record for wins in season with the win. West Central won 20 games in 2012, 2016 and 2023.…

By KENT COULTAS Brylee Lawson won the discus to lead the West Central girls’ track and field team May 14 at the Rushville Class 1A Sectional. Camp Point Central won the team championship with 113 points. West Central finished fourth with 63 ½.

By Carmen Ensinger The North Greene Junior High track team brought home several pieces of hardware at the State IHSA 2A track meet in Peoria last weekend. The eighth-grade girls 4×100 relay team, consisting of Wynter Robeen, Kelci-Smith-Anthony, Summer Coates and Bria Bushnell, not only became back-to-back State champions, but they also shattered the IESA…

By Carmen Ensinger Greene County was well represented at the IESA Junior High 1A State track meet with St. John’s, Carrollton and Greenfield bringing home hardware. (North Greene participates in the 2A category.) For St. John’s, Hadley Lake became the back-to-back champion in discus with first place again this year. She also set a State…

By Carmen Ensinger The Carrollton Lady Hawk softball team is breaking all kinds of records this season on their way to a bid for the State title. Hannah Uhles recently passed Alicia DeShasier for the most hits in a single season. At the time of this writing, Uhles had 72 hits on the season, easily…