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PACKWOOD ? The Pekin boys? basketball team won its first game of the season, a 78-56 rout of Columbus in SEISC north action Tuesday.Pekin head coach Ken Hutchinson said he knew his players, who had been outscored in their previous two games by a combined 30 points, would come around quickly.?When they were on JV last year, this team didn?t loss like this. I had a feeling they?d pull some stuff together and ...

ELDON ? The Cardinal boys? basketball team nabbed 17 steals in its home opener Tuesday, coming back from a first-quarter deficit to top Maharishi School 56-35 in Eldon.Comet senior Jonathan Pedersen led the comeback effort with 16 points on 5 of 12 shooting and three steals. Junior teammate Charlie Rachford scored 13 points to go with five steals and two blocks; and Dakota Showman had six points, eight assists ...

KEOSAUQUA ? Four Danville players hit double-figures Tuesday to lead top-ranked Danville (Class 1A) past Van Buren 94-33 in SEISC South boys? basketball.Danville?s Steven Soukup led all scorers with 22 points and Michael Soukup had 19. Connor Hoelzen and Connor Hogberg scored 11 and 10 points, respectively.Van Buren was led on offense by Brandon Plecker and Thomas Fitzsimmons. Each Warrior scored seven points.V...

PACKWOOD ? Not even an 8-0 hole could derail the Pekin girls? basketball team Tuesday against Columbus.Despite going scoreless in the game?s first four minutes, the Panthers rallied back behind the combined efforts of sisters Gwynne and Samantha Wright and held on for a 54-49 victory in Packwood.Freshman Gwynne scored a team-high 16 points and older sister Samantha netted 15 to lead the Panthers to their second ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsWAYLAND ? Although WACO saved nearly $30,000 in energy costs during the first seven months of the school year due to the use of solar energy, WACO Superintendent Fred Whipple admitted some disappointment.?I was hoping we would have closer to $50,000 in savings,? the superintendent said. ?It was not as good as I had expected.?Whipple said the school district paid $75,971 in ...

? Peterman and Dimmitt will be leaned on heavily in the early going. Height and Trojan boys basketball haven?t always gone hand in hand, but if there?s one thing the program has in spades this season, it?s size.Three players are listed on the depth chart at 6-foot-4 and above, and another three stand at 6-foot-1 or taller. While size clearly isn?t everything on the basketball court, the talent coupled with it ...

? Coach Miller welcomes back a solid senior class that includes three state-qualifiers. A few bumps and bruises are expected to come the Fairfield wrestling team?s way this season, but it should only make the Trojans stronger.Second-year head coach Steve Miller loves the fact his wrestlers face off against some of the best teams and individuals in the state. He believes a tough schedule will make his wrestlers ...

? Trojans eyeing winning record, big victories. More than half a decade has passed since a winning season graced the Trojan girls? basketball team, but Mick Flattery believes the program could be close to turning the corner in his second season sitting courtside.?The hope is for a winning season. There hasn?t been one for a while,? said Flattery, who led the Trojans to an 8-14 mark in his debut season. ?These ...