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Lady Bobcats Kept Tri-Point on Point

By Jim Piacentini On Thursday, November 30, the Lady Bobcat varsity girls basketball team held conference foe Tri-Point close but, in the end, the difference was 4 points, favoring Tri-Point, 47-43. Both teams were shooting three pointers but, in the paint, Tri-Point had more rebounds, though not by much. At one point, Tri-Point had a…

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Bobcats Take Back-to-Back Wins

The Beecher Bobcats had another perfect week, beginning on Tuesday, November 28, with a home conference match-up against Gardner-South Wilmington and beating GSW 80-49. On the night, Zack Johnson led the scoring with 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists, with Adyn McGinley right behind with 18 points and 7 steals. Anthony Moran recorded 9…

Zackary Johnson led the Bobcats to victory with 19 points in the 80-49 rout against GSW. – Photo by Jim Piacentini.

Beecher Basketball

By Jim Piacentini The Bobcats played Gardner-South Wilmington in a home conference game on Tuesday, November 28. The first quarter started off with the teams trading baskets, but towards the end of that first quarter, Adyn McGinley took charge – scoring 11 points. From then on the Bobcats were in control with 11 points from…

Congratulations to the Bobcats for beginning this season winning the Coaler Turkey Tourney. Way to start the season!! –Photo submitted.

Bobcats Begin Season as Champions; McGinley Joins 1,000-Point Club

Beecher Varsity Basketball began its season at the Coaler Turkey Tournament last week. On Monday, November 20, the team played Manteno and brought home a 53-40 win. On the night, Orlin Nesbitt was the high scorer with 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 blocks; Jack Hayhurst added 10 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals; Ethan…

Devil Brandon Weiss (# 13) battles the Panthers. Photo by JIm Piacentini.

Tough Week for Blue Devils

Peotone’s Blue Devils also began their basketball season at the Coaler Turkey Tourney, but came up short for the week. On Monday, November 20, the Blue Devils played IC Catholic, which resulted in a 30-52 loss. Ruben Velasco led the Blue Devils with 15 points and 9 rebounds, while Hunter Becker added 7 rebounds. The…

Adyn McGiney scored his 1,000th point. He’s pictured with his mom Erin and dad Greg and Coach Tyler Shireman. Photo by Jim Piacentini.

VEDETTE SPORTS REPORT

By Jeff Vorva Although there were no local teams in the finals of the Beecher Fall Classic, the championship game turned out to be a classic that will be talked about for a while. St. Laurence made the trip from Burbank to Beecher five times and the fifth time turned into a championship with a…

The Panthers battle the Bobcats at the Turkey Tourney. –Photo by Jim Piacentini.

Thanksgiving Turkey Tourney Brought Exciting Play

By Jim Piacentini All the games at the Coal City Turkey Tourney tip-off were exciting, plus all the teams had their hot shooters and rebounders ready to play. Leaders for Peotone were Ruben Velasco, Brandon Weiss, and Hunter Becker. Becker did well with rebounding and Velasco and Weiss did well with long range shots. Beecher…

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Beecher Ends Season with Sectional Loss to Herscher

By Jim Piacentini The Beecher Bobcat Varsity Soccer Team had quite an impressive season, but it came to a close on Tuesday, October 24, in a Sectional loss to Herscher. The Bobcats came out ready to play and dominated the first 25 minutes of the game. Hersher then took a 1-0 lead, but Beecher fought…

Beecher Bobcats Stomp the Chargers in RVC Conference Play

On October 12th, Beecher came out swinging. Taking it in two sets; 25-13 and 25-10. Led by Elena Kvasnicka and Evelyn Jablonski with kills. Aylin Lagunas and Mallory Berry had a string of great serves to keep the Lady Bobcats ahead. Good digs from the Bobcats kept them on top. They played as a well-disciplined…

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Area High School Sport Highlights

Golf Peotone: On Monday, October 2, Peotone High School golfers Joe Hasse and Jake Eaheart competed in the 2A Golf Sectional at Wedgewood Golf Course in Joliet. Both players were unable to advance to the state finals, as the cut line was 76, and both players shot an 87. Volleyball ILHS: On Friday, September 29,…

Bobcat Ethan Rydberg against Peotone. Photo by Jim Piacentini.

Bobcat Soccer Has Winning Week!

On Tuesday, October 3, the Bobcat soccer team traveled to play conference rival Momence, bringing home a 9-5 victory. It was never in doubt, as Beecher led at the half, 8-2, then added one more goal to three additional ones for Momence, but sealing the win. For the Bobcats, Wences Baumgartner had 3 goals and…

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Bobcat Soccer Records Only Wins

On Tuesday, September 26, the Bobcats faced conference foe Clifton Central in front of the home fans. It was a rather quick victory for the Beecher soccer team, as they were leading 3-0 at the half, but the game was stopped at halftime because of weather. Scoring for the Bobcats were Wences Baumgartner with two…

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Bobcat Soccer Highlights

On Saturday, September 16, the Bobcats faced non-conference foe Bishop Mac in Kankakee. After a scoreless first half, Beecher managed 4 goals in the second to bring home the 4-0 win. For the Bobcats, Wences Baumgartner had 2 goals, Nate Diachenko added 1 goal and 1 assist, Tyler Kramer also was credited with 1 goal,…

Bobcat Tyler Kramer against Gibson City. Photo by Jim Piacentini.

Gibson City Beats Beecher in Opening Round of Purple Pool Play

By Dennis Bowling Beecher Coach Dawn Compton knew when playing a downstate power, such as Gibson City, the Bobcats should have been able to raise their level of play, but they were not able to do that at all on September 20. Fisher (Gibson City) beat Beecher, 3-1, in the opening round of the Purple…

Panthers gave it a great effort but just couldn’t beat the Bobcats. Photo by Jim Piacentini.

Bobcats Rule Over Panthers

By Dennis Bowling Beecher Coach Dawn Compton was hoping to get off to a strong start against a very competitive Manteno team, and it all started with senior Nate Diachenko on September 13. A mere minute into the first half of the game, Diachenko scored a goal, which gave the Bobcats a momentum changing 1-0…

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Lady Bobcats Kept Tri-Point on Point

By Jim Piacentini On Thursday, November 30, the Lady Bobcat varsity girls basketball team held conference foe Tri-Point close but, in the end, the difference was 4 points, favoring Tri-Point, 47-43. Both teams were shooting three pointers but, in the paint, Tri-Point had more rebounds, though not by much. At one point, Tri-Point had a…
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VEDETTE SPORTS REPORT

CRETE – Crete-Monee celebrates its IESA sectional championship on Nov. 29. Photo from Crete Monee School District 201-U By Jeff Vorva A furious fourth-quarter rally by the Crete-Monee Middle School’s seventh grade girls team fell short. The Warriors made it to the Illinois Elementary School Association Class 4A quarterfinals but suffered a 29-25 setback to…
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Beecher Basketball

By Jim Piacentini The Bobcats played Gardner-South Wilmington in a home conference game on Tuesday, November 28. The first quarter started off with the teams trading baskets, but towards the end of that first quarter, Adyn McGinley took charge – scoring 11 points. From then on the Bobcats were in control with 11 points from…
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VEDETTE SPORTS REPORT

By Jeff Vorva Although there were no local teams in the finals of the Beecher Fall Classic, the championship game turned out to be a classic that will be talked about for a while. St. Laurence made the trip from Burbank to Beecher five times and the fifth time turned into a championship with a…
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Thanksgiving Turkey Tourney Brought Exciting Play

By Jim Piacentini All the games at the Coal City Turkey Tourney tip-off were exciting, plus all the teams had their hot shooters and rebounders ready to play. Leaders for Peotone were Ruben Velasco, Brandon Weiss, and Hunter Becker. Becker did well with rebounding and Velasco and Weiss did well with long range shots. Beecher…
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Vedette Sports Report

By Jeff Vorva Last season, Peotone High School girls basketball team had one of the best records in school history with a 30-2 mark. Will something like that ever happen again? It’s too soon to tell, but there are a group of players that are going to give it a run in the coming years.…
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