Area Sports
Lady Spartans season comes to an end
The North Greene Lady Spartans hosted the Regionals last week and surprised the Greenfield Lady Tigers with a 33-29 upset in the first round. Unfortunately, they fell to the Calhoun Lady Warriors in the semi-finals 41-14 to end their season.
Read MoreLady Cougars’s fourth quarter rally falls short
By KENT COULTAS Carrollton scored the first 10 points of the game and held off West Central 78-66 Feb. 17 in the semifinals of the Bluffs 1A Girls’ Basketball Regional. The Cougars (15-16) got within four points in the second quarter and trailed 35-29 at halftime. Carrollton went on a 21-7 run and led 56-36…
Read MoreTiger’s lights out free throws doom Cougars
By KENT COULTAS Greenfield-Northwestern outscored West Central 15-0 from the free throw line and beat the Cougars 54-45 in boys’ basketball Feb. 17 at Greenfield. The Cougars trailed 23-21 at halftime and 25-23 early in the third quarter before scoring seven straight points.
Read MoreTeam effort leads to Cougar win
By KENT COULTAS Twelve players scored for West Central, and the Cougars beat Camp Point Central 61-23 in boys basketball Feb. 18 in Bluffs.
Read MoreHeading to HLG
Garrett Woodward, three -athletic standout at Griggsville-Perry has signed a letter of intent to golf at Hannibal LaGrange College. Woodward, also a basketball and baseball star signed his intentions last week, accompanied by his parent, left to right, Brandi and Chuck Woodward, left and Amanda Blevins, right. Woodward was coached in high school by Garrett…
Read MoreSCOREBOARD – February 27, 2025
Feb. 19 Pittsfield, 34, Calhoun, 53
Read MoreShe gave us her all. Thank you, Reese!
All photos by Doug Pool/Pike Press
Read MoreWhite advances to state
Waylon White, the Pittsfield Saukee, 190 lb. wrestler, advanced to state competition with a fourth place finish in the Carterville Class 1A individual section meet Saturday, Feb. 15. White also competed in the 165 division, but, did not advance. This is the second year that White has been a two-time sectional qualifier with a 2-year…
Read MoreSCOREBOARD – February 20, 2025
Feb. 10 Pittsfield (24-4) beat Greenfield/Northwestern with a score of 65-36. Reese Ramsey had 24 points, Deeghan Allen had 17 points, and Lincoln McCartney had 10 points.
Read MoreCougars set record in win over North Greene
By KENT COULTAS Nick Hamilton scored 28 points to lead West Central to a 56-30 win over North Greene Feb. 14 at Winchester.
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