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Fulton was bigger – a lot bigger – both in height and muscle mass. But the Hornets had a distinct advantage in two specific areas that proved pivotal in Friday's Sectional championship ... their guards were quicker, and they all make free throws. Fulton's Baylen Damhoff opened the game with a three, only to be matched by Thomas Hereau, as both teams battled it out trying to get a feel for the other's weakness. The Steamers tried to go over the top to their big man – Damhoff, and while they got s...
Well, the female chauvinism of my household seems to know no bounds. As many of you know, my dog Bucky, is spoiled rotten – usually by yours truly. Just this past week we made our routine trip to see Pat Beckman at Cannova’s and – of course – Bucky was treated to a few pieces of Canadian Bacon. (Pat misses his dog that passed, and it has gotten to the point where my dog knows when we enter the parking lot that a ‘treat’ will soon be forthcoming) Fort lunch, I was in the mood for Culvers, so of c...
The Galena Pirates dominated the region once again, and look like they will do it again next season – so we better ask the conference to break them up as a monopoly. But that doesn't mean the season was not an exciting one for our region as when all is put into perspective, we have the ultimate measuring stick to compare our local teams against. And while the coaches have released their all conference selections, it is time for us to reveal our picks for the Voices All Area Team. A few notes r...
While there wasn't much drama on the scoreboard for the 1A Girls Basketball Sectional Semi-finals held in Polo Tuesday night, there was still plenty to be found on the court. In the first game, Galena jumped out of the gate early as their 1-2-1-1 full court press resulted in an early turnover and layup by Gracie Furlong for the 2-0 lead – and the Pirates never looked back. Pecatonica's Lauren Mellentine tried to single-handedly keep the Indians in the contest with a pair of three point b...
Nobody will ever confuse Mike Tyson with being intellectual, but he did have one famous quote that applied to Thursday nights Sectional championship between Orangeville and Galena ... "Everybody's got a plan until they get hit in the mouth." The Broncos had a plan on how to handle the Pirate pressure – use Whitney Sullivan and Leah Baker to bring the ball up the floor against their press. "The last time we played them, we couldn't get the ball across half court," head coach Jay Doyle said. "...
It took two extra days for the Stockton Regional semi-finals to be played, but everyone in attendance would probably agree ... they were worth the wait. Both Sterling Newman and Scales Mound were able to punch their tickets to the Regional championship – but not without some serious hurdles to clear in the semis. For the Comets of Newman, they picket Lena-Winslow clean early with their 1-3-1 halfcourt trap, and raced out to the quick 6-0 lead before the Panthers had even put up a shot. And w...
Scales Mound was done. Their amazing season was almost certainly coming to an end as both of their senior guards – Charlie Wiegel and Jacob Duerr had fouled out of the Regional Championship game against Sterling Newman with 3:25 to play. Nolan Britt of Sterling Newman made one of the foul shots to increase the lead to five at 49-44, and the Hornets were going to have to try and rally with both of their floor generals on the bench. But anybody, and everybody, who had made comments this season of...
The storm came in Wednesday night, and throughout the region we were warned about going out into the freezing rain and ice that were predicted. In spite of the warnings, the sirens in towns all over the area blew almost hourly as someone, somewhere, was in trouble and needed help from the volunteer fire departments and EMTs who answered the calls. And while many of us went to bed in a warm house, we awoke in the morning to a home without any form of power - and no heat - amid an icy covered...
OK, as many of you know, I am not a morning person. While my wife, on the other hand, can jump out of bed and complete a full dissertation before breakfast. Never was that more evident, than last Thursday following the Ice Storm, when we lost power. Wednesday night, with the weather howling outside, I sat in our family room tucked under a blanket, all warm and snuggly, watching the Wisconsin Badgers play Iowa on the Big Ten Network. (I had put ten dollars down on them in my online account, so wa...
Even before the IHSA Regional pairings came out, everyone knew there was a good chance that for the third time this season – the Galena Pirates would lock horns with River Ridge/Scales Mound. But it should have been in a Sectional. Monday night in Galena, both teams punched their tickets in convincing fashion to set up the third battle royale – only this one will be in the Regional Championship. For Galena, there was little drama in their semi-final contest against Warren. "Well, we knew the...
Sometimes, the speeder doesn't get caught. Sometimes, your favorite dish spoils in the refrigerator. And sometimes, the wrong team wins. Lena-Winslow came into their regional semi-final with a handicap to begin with – due to the bad weather the week before, they hadn't played a game in over a week. And while the defensive plan implemented by coach Huttenlocher gave Morrison fits early on, it was the Fillies who pulled off some defensive magic to bring an early end to the Panther's season 4...
The five starters on the Orangeville Lady Broncos basketball team have become fast friends. "We get together before every game and slick back," said Kaylynn O'Haver. "Slick Back?" "It's a hair thing Dan," explained Leah Baker. "I put the gel in, and ..." "And then it's crunch time," blurted Whitney Sullivan. "You can't see it now, but it's really cool." Whatever 'hair thing' they have going on, the Slick Back Crunch Time came through in flying colors as the Broncos made history by capturing the...
Although every county office but one was closed due to the heavy snow Thursday, the monthly Board meeting was still held with only two members unable to attend. And while several secondary issues were addressed, the primary issue of the night once again centered around the Stephenson County Nursing Home. Specifically, the numbers. While every other department had their bills to be paid included as part of the consent agenda, the Nursing home had $453,372.63 as a separate item to be approved....
Ppplease ffforgive mmme if I sttttutter. It has been a difficult week in the Stevens household. Not for the reasons you might expect – no – it’s been a pain because our furnace decided it was time to take a dump. The issue was discovered by my wife who was smelling a burning electrical scent. She called my attention to it, but either my allergies are acting up, or my nose just isn’t as fine-tuned as hers. Anyway, while the furnace was working, the blower – that distributed the heat – was not...
It was a full day of basketball throughout the region last Saturday as the IHSA Regionals got started at locations throughout the state. Locally, there were no major shockers in the 1A field – although several higher seeds were trailing at halftime, Polo was the only higher seed that was "upset" in the first round as they fell to Somonauk at home 53-42. Fulton and Eastland both had to rally back from first half deficits, but the best game in the area took place in Warren as the Stockton B...
Both coaches knew going in that the pace would be slow, methodical, and quite possibly the first team to score 25 points would win. "I think we both knew we were putting our fans to sleep," said Stockton head coach John Hammann. "But that's typical Lena-Stockton basketball. It's physical, and it's a defensive slug fest where every possession's important." In all honesty, the game, itself, was a snoozer. In spite of eight lead changes, some hard fought scrambles for loose balls, and a free throw...
While the varsity Panthers were warming up for their game against Stockton, my attention was caught by a pair of little boys, Layne Richardson and Graham Schubert, who had moved down to the front row of the bleachers. With excited looks and eyes wide open, they were pointing to the various players as they went through their layup lines, when the thought got into their heads ... "Maybe we can get a hand slap from them." With hands outstretched, they called out to the players by name, and within...
Eastland Boys Varsity Basketball Coach, Tyler Zumdahl, got his 100th victory Wednesday night with a 56-27 blowout win over Forreston in Lanark. And by many respects, 100 wins is nice, but not that big of a deal ... except. When you think back to all of the successful basketball coaches Eastland has had over the years – Zumdahl got his 100th win faster than anybody before him. And when you realize that high school programs do not recruit, but are fed by the talent within the community, and f...
For Girls Basketball teams throughout the state, their final chance to polish their game came Thursday night because the Regional tournaments all tipped off on Saturday. For Eastland, with the conference already wrapped up, they got to host Amboy for a chance to get into post-season mode on their senior night. And while all of the seniors – even Mallory Miseiewicz who was nursing a turned ankle – got into the game, none of them had as big of an impact as Sarah Kempel. "She's my sweaty bea...
As a kid, I used to love snow days off from school. You’d go to bed, knowing the forecast called for some heavy snow, but knowing that – all too often – the local school district would still have school, and you’d be stuck trudging down to the bus stop the next day anyway. But every once in a while, you’d get up early to get ready for school, and the scroll along the bottom of the local news broadcast on television listed your school district as being “closed”. That’s when the celebrations be...
There's an old saying in sports, "It's not who you play, it's when you play them." On paper, it should have been a major contest between the Lena-Winslow Panthers and Warren Warriors Monday night in Lena, but ... nobody counted on illness. Not only was Warren without their starting point guard and leading scorer Reed McNutt to illness, but head coach Mike Flanagan was also sick and had to miss the game too. Those holes were obvious for all to see in the opening quarter as the Warriors were shut...
Thomas Hereau of the Scales Mound Hornets scored 35 points the last time they played Galena, and still fell short. So, if you were to know that Hereau would be shut out – as in zero points – the entire first half of their rematch Tuesday night in Scales Mound, would you think the Hornets had a chance? Enter Jacob Duerr, stage left. Duerr, who only scored a single basket against Galena in Galena, opened the scoring for the Hornets with an old fashioned and-one to give them a 3-2 lead. He the...
“Have you heard that Aquin and Orangeville are going to try and co-op all of their sports next year? I mean, how can they do that? I heard from a good source it’s true. I mean, they’d be amazing in Volleyball again, and that wouldn’t be fair.” As is usually the case, when I get someone telling me something they heard from “a good source” it’s usually not entirely true. And in the case of Aquin and Orangeville trying to co-op all of their sports – I can say with certainty – that is NOT true. W...
Not too much took place Thursday at the Preliminary Hearing of the Stephanie Broshous trial as everyone was on hand, but she and her attorney waived their right to a Preliminary Hearing. So, what does that mean? The State must prove Probable Cause at a Preliminary Hearing in order to move on to a trial. If they fail to do so, the case is dismissed right there. By waiving their right to a Preliminary Hearing, Broshous is not admitting guilt in any way, but is acknowledging that the State would...
For the third season in a row, the Freeport Pretzels claimed the Regional crown at last Saturday's IHSA Speech Regional they were hosting. And while it was a tightly contested battle with Byron the Pretzels had to endure, they were still able to squeak out the win. Unlike a typical speech meet, where you got team points for every competitor in each and every round, at the Regional – a student only earned points for their team based on what they did in the final round – and each school is only al...
