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As the Orangeville Broncos took on the Lena-Winslow Panthers in the third place game of the Pearl City Tournament, both teams seemed to be alike in many ways. They both had size, they both had veteran leadership and young stars, and unfortunately ... they were both poor shooting teams. The goal before the game for Panther head coach was a simple one. "If we put the round orange thing into the orange hoop, we should be okay," he said. But he was being serious. When the Panthers hit from the perim...
DeKalb 53.0 Lena-Winslow/Stockton 18.0 138: Austin Martin (D) over Zach White (LWS) (MD 16-5) 145: Tommy Curran (D) over Garrett Luke (LWS) (MD 11-0) 152: Jared Dvorak (LWS) over Hussein Thahab (D) (Fall 2:26) 160: Caleb Wall (D) over Marey Roby (LWS) (Dec 6-5) 170: Griffin Luke (LWS) win by forfeit 182: Bradley Gillum (D) over Connor Vincent (LWS) (TF 19-4 2:00) 195: Bryson Buhk (D) over Drew Mensendike (LWS) (Dec 3-0) 220: Gavin Engh (D) over Henry Engel (LWS) (MD 13-1) 285: Mike Haas (LWS) over Lamar Bradley (D) (Fall 5:36) 106: Eduardo...
With three minutes to go in their conference opener against the Pearl City Wolves, the Orangeville Broncos made it into the bonus, but weren't taking advantage. Three times they were fouled, went to the line, only to miss the front end of a one-and-one opportunity. The lack of free throws allowed Pearl City to slowly claw back into the contest, although the Bronco defense was smothering their efforts. At the 1:38 mark, Whitney Sullivan, who was one of the Broncos who was off the mark on her free...
Throughout the first couple of weeks of the Girl's Basketball season, one thing has become apparent – teams with size in the paint have an advantage. But in the case of the Lena-Winslow Panthers, their size is a step above most. "Having size is big, but we've got size that's really athletic," said head coach Dennis Huttenlocher. "That allows us to do a lot more things in the paint, and when you have kids who can not only play strong inside, but also hit the three ... that's a big advantage." I...
It's very easy to admire the Scales Mound Hornets and their overpowering style of defense that leads to a track meet on the basketball court. They are undefeated, loaded with talent and have five starters who can all hit the three and/or dunk a basketball. But it's also easy to admire the Pearl City Wolves. Wednesday night in Pearl City, the Wolves opened up their conference schedule by hosting the Aquin Bulldogs. Pearl City is not blessed with five outstanding athletes who can all handle the...
You could tell that the Eastland Cougars were playing in their fourth game while River Ridge was only in their second as the Wildcats had several communication issues where a backdoor cut was expected, the pass was made, but the cut didn't happen. But you also saw a lot of mistakes defensively by the Wildcats, and with Kellen Henze running the point for the Cougars, he repeatedly made them pay. "Kellen's a great player, I don't want to take anything away from him," said River Ridgehead coach...
Lena-Winslow/Stockton 64.0 Aledo Mercer County 12.0 106: Double Forfeit 113: Kale Stirn (AM) win by forfeit 120: Drew Presson (LWS) win by forfeit 126: Ethan Monson (AM) over Brady Haas (LWS) (Fall 5:07) 132: Carson McPeek (LWS) win by forfeit 138: Karl Hubb (LWS) win by forfeit 145: Garrett Luke (LWS) win by forfeit 152: Jared Dvorak (LWS) win by forfeit 160: Marey Roby (LWS) win by forfeit 170: Griffin Luke (LWS) win by forfeit 182: Connor Vincent (LWS) over David Meece (AM) (MD 12-4) 195:...
The Lena-Winslow Panthers had a problem in their season opening basketball game at home against Durand. Simply put ... because they had been playing football less than a week before, they weren't ready. "I am not even close to being in basketball shape yet," admitted Brody Mahon. "Yeah, me either," added Luke Benson. But the schedule had the Panthers opening their home schedule with a conference battle against Durand – a team that already had four games under its' belt. The issues began to s...
When most people walk into Amy Baker's office at Citizens State Bank in Lena, they might take notice of the collection of brightly colored medals hanging on her wall – but few know exactly what they represent. The President of Citizens State Bank is not only a financial expert, but also has made her mark as a Marathon runner at competitions around the world. "My competitive joy of running started in 2010 at the Shamrock Shuffle 8K in Chicago with my sister Kelli Pieper. I enjoyed the c...
The Pantherhawks opened their season at half strength as many members of the Lena-Winslow football team are not yet competing on the wrestling mat. But it still gave fans a chance to see who might be stepping up to fill the many shoes left open due to graduation from last year's state championship team. Dixon 36.0 Lena-Winslow/Stockton 32.0 145: Karl Hubb (LWS) over Cade Hey (D) (Dec 4-2) 152: Jared Dvorak (LWS) over Jayce Kastner (D) (Fall 4:31) 160: Owen Brooks (D) over Tanner Gile (LWS)...
Early on the season the Lena-Winslow Panthers were winning easily over the Dakota Indians, but head coach Ric Arand was not a happy camper, and he ripped into them on the radio at halftime with his point of emphasis ... "We're not finishing runs." It's an upper level concept in football, and one that helps to set the Panthers apart. To Finish a run, means that you don't simply go down after being hit – you continue to push forward, and fight to gain as much yardage as possible. And it's not j...
While the television announcers were gushing over the exploits of Marey Roby during the Panther's State Championship victory, what couldn't be overlooked was the incredible road Marey had to take in order to once again be on the field – let alone making such big runs for the Panthers. As many remember, in the first game of the Spring season down at Princeton, Marey caught a screen pass with the score tied at 14-14 in the second quarter against Princeton, when he was hit low and awkwardly. The h...
MVP Hunter Hoffman, Sr – Du/Pec Others receiving votes: Brody Mahon, Sr – Lena-Winslow Keegan VanKampen, Sr - Fulton First Team (* = Unanimous Selection) QB Hunter Hoffman, Sr – Du/Pec RB *Matthew Beltran, Sr – Forreston Trenton Taylor, Sr – Du/Pec Marey Roby, Sr – Lena-Winslow Keegan Van Kampen, Sr – Fulton OL Mason Fox, Sr – Forreston Joey Huizenga, Sr – Fulton Tyler Croatt, Sr – Lena-Winslow Briaun Green, Jr – Du/Pec Bailey Leif, Sr – Du/Pec Center Maddex Sargent, Sr – Lena-Winslow Tight En...
The RR/SM Wildcats paid a visit on Pearl City to open up the respective seasons for both Girl's Basketball teams. And while the Wildcats used their speed and depth to pull out the 48-40 non-conference victory, both teams could walk away knowing they were on the right track. The Wildcats jumped all over Pearl City early – hammering the ball inside to Sydney Driscoll early against the PC 1-2-2 zone defense – while using strong half court man-to-man pressure on defense to force several tur...
With all of the small schools joining the 8-Man football format, the IHSA 1A playoffs grew considerably ... "bigger". Teams like Athens, Moweaqua Central and Carrollton – schools that would have been in 2A, suddenly got bumped down to fill up the 1A playoffs. "Yeah, it's going to be a lot tougher in the playoffs this season," Panther head coach Ric Arand said back in August when explaining how the bigger schools would now be in their way. The first such opponent – Ridgeview/Lexington – came...
As the final seconds ticked down in the 8-Man State Championship, it was difficult for many of the Orangeville Broncos to fight off the tears of coming so close, only to fall 12-7 in the lowest scoring 8-Man playoff game ... ever. The frustration was very real, because Orangeville did not get beaten by Polo – the Broncos were the better team in many respects – but they were unable to take advantage of the many opportunities they had to put the game away. So, in many ways, Polo didn't win – t...
Lena-Winslow quarterback, Luke Benson, was a major factor in the Panthers semi-final victory over Ridgeview/Lexington Saturday in Lena, but he's used to not getting a lot of the headlines. "My job is usually to carry out my fakes and hand the ball off," he said. "As long as we're winning, I'm fine with that." But on Saturday, he opened the scoring when he used his powerful legs to push into the end-zone on a one yard quarterback sneak. On the following conversion, he faked handing the ball on a...
North Division 1st Team *Lucy Arndt *MVP* Aquin Jr *Abi Schlueter Dakota Jr *Jenna Damon Durand Sr *Savanah Brandt Pearl City Sr Mary Zettle Dakota Sr Ava Hiveley Aquin Sr Molly Amendt Lena Winslow So 2nd Team Jadyn Sweet Dakota Sr Allie Hughes Durand Sr Megan Holder Aquin So Hanna Pizzolato Aquin Jr Izzy Flamino Lena Winslow Sr Kalli Humphrey Lena Winslow Sr Brynn Solt Pearl City Sr Audra Lartz Pearl City Sr Honorable Mention Cole Knox Dakota Jr Chelsey Mashaw Dakota Jr Rhiannon Robertson Durand So Elaina Nyen Durand Jr Bentleah Stovall Aquin...
1A First Round Abingdon 14 Kewanee W. 8 Iroquois West 35 Monmouth 26 Colfax 34 Rushville 6 Peru St. Bede 30 Chicago Hope 19 Ottawa Marq 32 Princeville 7 Fulton 42 Chicago Roby 0 Forreston 22 Galena 14 Lena-Winslow 54 Aurora C. 7 Camp Point 48 Villa Grove 14 Moweaqua C. 14 Nokomis 6 Brown County 24 Toledo C. 14 Arcola 31 West Central 12 Carrollton 47 Shelbyville 7 Greenfield 30 Catlin Salt F. 6 Athens 42 Macon 14 Sesser 35 Casey Westfield 7 1A Second Round Abingdon 55 Iroquois West 30 Colfax 47 Peru St. Bede 20 Fulton 55 Ottawa Marquettte 14...
Tue – November 16 GBB – Aquin at Forreston GBB - RR/SM at Pearl City GBB – Stockton at Milledgeville Wed - November 17 GBB – Oregon Tournament GBB - Warren Turkey Tournament 6:00 – Orangeville vs East Dubuque 7:30 – Warren vs Galena Thurs – November 18 GBB – Forreston Tournament 5:00 – Stockton vs Winnebago 6:30 – Rochelle vs Eastland 8:00 – Stillman vs Forreston GBB – Aquin at Polo GBB – Warren Turkey Tournament 6:00 – Warren vs Orangeville Fri - November 19 FB – Polo vs Orangeville – 7:00 pm art Monmouth College GBB – Warren Turkey Tou...
Everyone knew that the rematch between Fulton and Lena-Winslow would be ... closer. But very few people would have predicted the offensive explosion that took place on both sides of the ball in frigid windy conditions in Lena Saturday afternoon. Just consider some numbers. Fulton threw the ball 42 times, completed 32 for a total of 366 yards and two touchdowns. (OK, OK, they also had three passes picked off, but still – 366 yards is an awful lot!) But when it comes to blustery conditions, the P...
In the first semi-final of the IHSA 1A Volleyball state finals, the Aquin Bulldogs were considered the "cannon fodder" to Champaign St. Thomas More. After all, the Sabers had three players on the floor who had already accepted Division I scholarships to play at the next level. And these weren't low level Division I, we're talking Ohio State (Anna McClure), Tennessee (Caroline Kerr) and Illinois Chicago (Colleen Hege). In addition, the argument could be made that the Sabers should have been in th...
For the first time in more than three decades, Orangeville Broncos fans will get to cheer for their team in a state championship football game. It's been 32 years since the Orangeville Broncos brought home a state championship in 1989, but another one could be on the way although in a different league as the Broncos will face Polo on Friday to determine who is the best team in the 8-man football league in Illinois. The Broncos defeated the Amboy-Lamoille Clippers 34-12 on Saturday in the...
When the Aquin Bulldogs were warming up for their Third Place battle against Springfield Lutheran, something was missing ... emotion. Players were almost sleep-walking through the drills, without any sign of this being an emotionally charged contest. Ainsley Stovall took a ricochet shot off the side of her head during one drill that prompted her to go sit on the bench for a minute to shake it off, parents were screaming at the players to "fire up", but the most telling was head coach Robyn...
When the Lena-Winslow Panther players were in Forreston, watching the first round playoff game between the Cardinals and Galena, the Pirates had claimed the lead when head coach Ric Arand told them they might have to play Galena in the second round. "No, we want Forreston," they all replied. "Yeah, I was about to tell them to 'be careful what you wish for'," Arand said. "But they really came ready to play tonight." The second time Lena-Winslow got the ball, Marey Roby broke into the clear for a...
