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2023 RVC All-Conference Girls Soccer Athletes Named
Congratulations to the following 2023 All-Conference Soccer winning athletes. Girls all RVC Player of the Year: Lexi Hamann, from Momence. First Team: Beecher – Katie Jones, Emily Avelar, Mallory Berry, and Emma Tiltges; Grant Park – Alejandra Maldonado; Grace Christian – Angelina Larsen and Natalie Dalton; Illinois Lutheran – Kailey Van Es; Gardner-South Wilmington -……
2023 RVC All-Conference Boys Soccer Athletes Named
Congratulations to the following 2023 RVC All-Conference Soccer winning athletes. Player of the year: Logan Wilkins, from Beecher. First Team: Beecher – Wences Baumgartner, Nate Diachenko, Tyler Kramer, and Jimmy Kypuros; Momence – Aaron Lopez; St. Anne – Reece Curtis; Momence – Jaime Garcia Herrera; Clifton Central – Ethyn Bailey and Quinn Smith; ILHS -……
Bobcats Take Undefeated St. Joseph-Ogden by Two!
By Jim Piacentini On Friday, December 22, in a home non-conference contest against St. Joseph-Ogden, the game started off tough from the get go, although Beecher had a lead at the end of the first quarter, 18-13. The second quarter was all St. Joseph-Ogden, who out-scored Beecher 16-8. The third quarter was pretty even, but……
Beecher Trounces Coalers 71-39
By Jim Piacentini Tuesday, December 19, the Beecher Bobcats faced the Coal City Coalers and gave their fans something to cheer about in the 71-39 victory. The first few minutes of the game were close, but then Beecher took over, out-scoring Coal City 20-14 by the end of the quarter. In the second period, Beecher……
Beecher Takes St. Anne, 71-36
Tuesday, December 12, in a conference contest in St. Anne, the Beecher Bobcats brought home another victory, 71-36. In doing so, Beecher set the record for consecutive wins to start a season. On the night, Zack Johnson had 23 points and 4 assists, Jack Hayhurst added 18 points, Adyn McGinley finished with 11 points, 5……
Lady Panthers Beat Beecher 46-27
By Jim Piacentini On December 12, in a home non-conference win against Beecher, the Manteno Girls Varsity Panther Basketball Team came running out of the gate right from the start. In the 46-27 win, the Panthers out-scored the Bobcats 16-8 in the first quarter. The Panthers also controlled the rest of the game as well……
VEDETTE SPORTS REPORT
By Jeff Vorva Old gym? New gym? It doesn’t seem to matter. The results are still the same. Beecher’s boys basketball team played in its old gym for a throwback game December 8 and came away with a lopsided 81-36 River Valley Conference win over Donovan. The Bobcats wore jerseys from 2012-13, and fans were……
Bobcats 9-0 for Season
On Tuesday, December 5, the Bobcats took on conference foe Illinois Lutheran and gave the hometown fans something to cheer about in their 64-34 victory. Adyn McGinley led the team with 16 points and 8 assists, followed by Jack Hayhurst, who also had a good night with 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4……
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……
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……
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……
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……
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……
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……
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……
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……
