One Final Bow

Most basketball fans saw the Third Place game at the IHSA State finals last weekend as the contest to determine who was going to claim the trophy. Who would be the only other team in the state to end their season with a win.

But for the Scales Mound Hornets, that was far from being important.

Stepping out onto the floor in front of all of their friends, family and a ton of people from throughout northwest Illinois who made the trip down to support them ... none of that mattered either.

Ever since the third grade, when Dr. Vandigo coached them as little kids at assorted tournaments throughout W...