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The Eastland Cougars were hit with a pretty tough blow even before their Regional game against Forreston took place when it was learned that starting forward, senior Brock Coatney, had the flu and was out for the week. Trying to fit people into Coatney's roles were part of the reason for being sluggish, while the possibility that more players were feeling "not quite right" was another as the Cougars struggled to put Forreston away but still pulled off the 57-46 victory. In the first quarter, it...
River Ridge Sectional Tue., Mar. 3 Fulton vs. Dakota – 7:00 pm Wed., Mar. 4 Indian Creek vs. Lena-Winslow – 7:00 pm Fri., Mar. 6 Championship – 7:00 pm Pearl City Regional Mon., Feb. 24 Lena-Winslow 44 Pearl City 21 Aquin 58 Warren 51 Tue., Feb. 25 Eastland 57 Forreston 46 Scales Mound 47 Orangeville 37 Wed., Feb. 26 Lena-Winslow 57 Aquin 47 Eastland 59 Scales Mound 53 Fri., Feb. 28 Lena-Winslow 53 Eastland 29 Fulton Regional Mon., Feb. 24 East Dubuque 49 Morrison 29 Galena 56 River Ridge 44 Tue., Feb. 25 Fulton 75 Milledgeville 48 Stock...
They both had two very different routes to get there, but following Monday night's Regional action in Pearl City, the Aquin Bulldogs and Lena-Winslow Panthers are set to square off for the third time this season in a rubber match that will send one of them into the Regional finals. For Lena-Winslow, the path into the semis was about as smooth as could be expected. As soon as Luke Benson hit a three, the Panthers never looked back as they swarmed all over Pearl City. The Wolves fought hard,...
The River Ridge Wildcats entered the fourth quarter of their Fulton Regional first round matchup with the Galena Pirates trailing by one point. Two minutes into the fourth, Tayden Patterson completed a three-point play, giving the Wildcats a two-point lead. From there, River Ridge only managed two more points as the Pirates pulled away for the 56-44 win. Right after Patterson converted the three-point play, Jacob Townsend tied the game with a putback down low. A minute later, Townsend made a...
There were several Eastland fans who decided to stay to watch the second game between Scales Mound and Orangeville out of curiosity. "I've never see them play this year," said Karl Henze. But while the Hornets and Broncos may indeed be from the two smallest public schools in the State of Illinois, the performance they put on display Tuesday night was a delight for true fans to enjoy. For three quarters the two teams traded blows – both sporting young squads that will return the majority of their...
All too often when looking at a matchup in sports, people tend to focus on just the overall talent level of one team versus the other. What is often overlooked is how those teams, especially their strengths and weaknesses, match up. While Annawan (6) was seeded above Stockton (13) in the Fulton Regional (and with a 23-9 record, rightfully so), it became quite obvious early on in their game that Stockton was a tough matchup for the Annawan Braves. Cody Schultz was the biggest guy on the court...
Opposing teams know that Isaiah Bruce is a load in the paint for Lena-Winslow, and Sean Ormiston plays much bigger than himself, but when you go over the scouting report on the Panthers, Caleb Matz is not much more than a footnote. Until now. The 6'4" junior played a monster game for Lena-Winslow Wednesday night in their Regional semifinal against Aquin – scoring 14 points, hauling down 8 rebounds, drawing two charges, and being the difference maker in the Panthers' 57-47 victory. "Yeah, he w...
The Regional semifinal between the Eastland Cougars and Scales Mound Hornets had a couple of really strong storylines running underneath it. On the one hand, the Cougars came in literally "sick" with Brock Coatney stuck at home with the flu, and several other players not close to 100%. "Even if we're only at 70%, I need them to play 100% of that 70," said Cougar head coach Tyler Zumdahl. On the other bench, the Scales Mound Hornets were the "babes" in toyland – with a roster made up p...
Erin Henze was a little disappointed that she kind of got hosed in the three point competition at Pecatonica when the official stopped her on the last rack and told her she had to shoot from the other side of the rack. She didn't. The rules clearly said she didn't, and the interruption may or may not have cost her as she ended up missing the cut by one. But if you asked her, competing in the three point show down paled in comparison to putting your name into the record books for three point...
Nobody thought it would look like this. Yes, Eastland was suffering from illness on their team, in fact Brock Coatney had just come back to school after battling the flu so badly that his twin sister was living somewhere else to make sure she didn't come down with any form of bug. But this was Eastland against Lena-Winslow – a rivalry that went across multiple sports. It never mattered who was the better team – when these two locked up ... anything could happen. Friday night in Pearl City, the...
The Eastland Cougars were in trouble. At halftime of the Class 1A State Championship game, Eastland trailed the top ranked Lewistown Lady Indians by ten at 36-26. To make matters even worse, they looked bad doing it. Lewistown was using a full court 1-2-2 press that was befuddling the Cougars into silly turnovers. In fact, Eastland had 12 of them in the first half. On top of that, All State players Anna Heffren and Sydney Shaeffer were making the Cougar defense look slow as they already had 23...
Freeport Area Church Cooperative (FACC) Executive Director Dean Wright has announced his resignation as the head of the local not-for-profit emergency food and shelter organization. After 15 years with the organization, Wright says his resignation is effective Friday, March 20, 2020. “We are obviously sad to lose Dean as our director,” says FACC Board President Laurel Rudolph. “He has given much to the Freeport community through his work at FACC. Dean has been the interface between the community and the most vulnerable in our area and we will...
The Friends of Timber Lake Playhouse are hosting their first trivia night fundraiser on Saturday, April 4 at Manny’s Pizza, Savanna. One hundred questions – 10 rounds of 10 questions from 10 categories – will test the smarts of participating teams. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top two teams. Registration fee is $10 per person. Teams of 4-8 can register by emailing [email protected], online at https://tinyurl.com/tlptrivia or on the night of the event. It is recommended that teams register prior to the event. The event...
Members of the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association are sounding the alarm about a recent policy change that releases non-citizen felons who have served their sentences back into Illinois communities without federal immigration authorities being notified. Previously, the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) was required to coordinate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to transfer felons with this designation to IDOC in Pontiac where they would begin the deportation process i...
There is a young man in our congregation who is in the military and was deployed to Afghanistan. We decided we were going to send him a care package from home a couple times a month. A family in our church volunteered to be in charge and every week people brought in tasty treats and other items which were then sent overseas to our serviceman. He was gone for several months. Upon his return to the states, he arrived at his home early on a Sunday morning. He came to church a few hours later and...
I’ve known Terry Whalen for a long time. As partners in the newspaper, we get on each other’s nerves a lot, but we’ve been friends from the get-go and that may never change. Now, Terry loves his sports – even if his allegiance is a bit misguided. Growing up in Chicago, he is an avid Bears fan, loves the White Sox, and has hockey in his blood so he’s a die-hard Blackhawk fan too. But growing up in Chicago, with so many professional teams at his disposal, the High School game was never a big dea...
Hanover Ann L. Lincicum, 79 Ann L. Lincicum, age 79, of Hanover, IL, passed away in her home during the early morning hours of Friday, February 21, 2020. Cremation rites will be accorded. A private graveside will take place at Lost Mound Cemetery in Hanover, IL, on a later date. A memorial fund has been established in Ann’s name. Family and friends are invited to share in Ann’s life at lawjonesfuneralhome.com. Ann was born January 22, 1941 in Savanna, IL, the daughter of Forrest and Frieda (Dauphin) Adams. A lifelong resident of Hanover, she... Full story
Mediacom Communications has added Marquee Sports Network to its Variety TV channel lineup to provide viewers with extensive live coverage of Chicago Cubs baseball. The new regional sports network (RSN) went live at 1pm CT on Saturday, February 22, with an introduction-to-the-network show, and later that night aired the Spring Training opener against the Oakland Athletics. Mediacom agreed early on to distribute the regional sports channel across an extensive area of the Cubs' home television...
With just under 150 days till the Stephenson County Fair (July 21-25), staff, board members and volunteers have already spent weeks and months planning events for the 2020 Fair. "Last year hit us hard with the carnival we had, so this year we want to make sure we come back with a bang by offering lots of different attractions that will appeal to everyone," said Lori Tessendorf, Executive Manager. "We just need to get people through the gates and once they're here, they'll want to stay! We thank...
The #1 Fury shutout #4 University School of Milwaukee (USM) 1-0 in a tight sectional semi-final game on February 25. Goaltender Olivia Cronin proved why she was named Wisconsin Prep Hockey's Girls Player of the Week. Olivia was stellar in net stopping all 31 shots she faced. This is Olivia's sixth shutout of the season. Anika Einbeck scored the lone goal, picking up the puck in the neutral zone and headed down ice to go top shelf giving the Fury a 1-0 lead. Both teams battled in the second and...
Central Illinois counties led Illinois in corn and soybean production last year as every region and nearly all counties saw decreases in both crops, according to estimates released last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Both production and yields for corn and soybeans fell in nearly every Illinois county for which the USDA has data for the past two years, according to an analysis by Capitol News Illinois. The USDA published county-specific soybean figures for 75 of 102 counties and cor...
You can save a life at the American Red Cross Scales Mound School Blood Drive on March 5 from 2:30 pm to 6:30 pm in the cafeteria. For the best service, please make an appointment at 800-733-2767, but walk-ins are always welcome. This drive will feature the convenience of the Red Cross Rapid Pass found at http://www.redcrossblood.org/rapidpass. You can save your valuable time at the blood drive by completing the reading material and health evaluation before your appointment. Take the health evaluation the day of the drive and print the results...
