Area Sports
Lady Cougars roll past South Fulton
By KENT COULTAS Ali Little and Sofie Grubb combined to score 42 points as West Central beat South Fulton 69-50 in girls’ basketball Feb. at Bluffs.
Read MoreFree throws carry Cougars over Indians
By KENT COULTAS West Central made 17 free throws in the fourth quarter and held off Payson 69-63 in boys’ basketball Feb. 11 at Payson.
Read MoreEighth graders bow out of state tournament
By KENT COULTAS Camp Point Central outscored West Central in each of the first three quarters and beat the Cougars 48-33 in the first round of the IESA 8-2A Boys’ Basketball State Tournament Feb. 15 at Kankakee.
Read MoreEighth graders bow out of state tournament
By KENT COULTAS Camp Point Central outscored West Central in each of the first three quarters and beat the Cougars 48-33 in the first round of the IESA 8-2A Boys’ Basketball State Tournament Feb. 15 at Kankakee.
Read MoreEighth graders edge Calhoun in semi-final
By KENT COULTAS Thrice Kirkpatrick and Blaine Vortman both scored in double figures as West Central beat Calhoun 39-34 in the IESA 8-2A Boys Sectional Feb. 10 at Nokomis.
Read MoreHawks take down Warriors in overtime
The Carrollton Hawks hosted the Calhoun Warriors last Friday night and despite being down by double digits in the second quarter, the Hawks fought back to tie the game and send it into overtime. Charlie Stumpf was at the line with the Hawks down 58-56 and hit a pair of free throws to tie the…
Read MoreSpartans take win over Trojans
The North Greene boys hosted Triopia last Tuesday and the varsity ended up defeating the Trojans 47-32. High scorer of the game was Luke Farris with 22 points followed by Garrett Hazelwonder with 11 points. Talon Harney had seven points, Ethan Clark had for and Brody Berry chipped in three to round out the scoring.
Read MoreSpartans celebrate Senior Night
North Greene seniors were recognized during Senior Night on Monday, Feb. 17. Seniors are Alana Jackson, Waylon Alexander, Ethan Clark, Logan Tepen, Garrett Hazelwonder, Brody Berry and Alissa Hazelwonder. (Diane Brangenberg/Calhoun News-Herald)
Read MoreFarris hits 1000 points
The North Greene Spartans’ junior Luke Farris scored his 1000 high school career point in Monday night’s game against Mt. Olive. The Spartans won 60-29. (Diane Brangenberg/River County News)
Read MoreWarriors fall to Carrollton Hawks
The Calhoun Warriors braved the cold and traveled to Carrollton last Friday to play the Hawks. Despite a double digit lead in the second quarter, the Hawks came back to defeat the Warriors in overtime after Charlie Stumpf tied the game on a pair of free throws at the end of regulation play. The final…
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