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PHS Unified Basketball Game Provides Big Win for Students, Honors Seniors!
Recently Peotone High School held its annual Unified Basketball Game, with the students trouncing the high school staff, 60-29. In addition to taking home a very lopsided win, it also was a time to honor seniors Jack Klawitter and Ethan Ferrier. Ethan Ferrier is the son of Tara and Matthew Ferrier and a two-year member…
State Season’s Only Undefeated Team Ends in Loss
By Andrea Arens By all accounts, the Beecher Bobcats were the team to watch. Undefeated and moving in to the Elite 8 Super-Sectional, the Bobcats knew their up-coming game would be a tough one, and tough it was! The first quarter included back-and-forth leads and showed the Bobcats weren’t ones to be dismissed, as the…
Bobcats Make Elite 8; Super-Sectional Action March 4
By Jim Piacentini Friday, March 1, with the Clifton Sectional Championship on the line, first period scoring was tough for both the Bobcats and the Fieldcrest Knights. Neither team seemed to have a direct line to the basket, as the first quarter was tight, leaving the Bobcats leading by only four, 13-9, as the…
Bobcats Keep Rolling; Take Sectional Semi-Final, 61-51
By Jim Piacentini On Wednesday, February 28, in Clifton Sectional Semi-final competition, the Beecher Bobcats (33-0) faced the Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin Blue Devils (29-4). In the 61-51 win, they will advance to the Sectional Championship on Friday, March 1, when they face the Fieldcrest Knights from Minonk, who have a record very similar to the Bobcats, at…
Panthers End Season at Sectionals
By Jim Piacentini & Jeff Vorva Tuesday, February 27, the Manteno Panthers faced the Fieldcrest Knights in a sectional contest that culminated in a season-ending loss for the Panthers, 37-53. The Panthers started off tough in the first quarter, which ended with a 13-13 tie. The second quarter, though, wasn’t as good, as the Panthers…
Devils Take a Tough, Physical Loss at Super-Sectional
By Andrea Arens After winning the first sectional title in program history, one that was lost in triple overtime last season, the Blue Devils knew they had their work cut out for them. They led at the end of the first quarter but just couldn’t dominate from there. Madi Schroeder made the first two scores,…
Bobcats Trounced Chicago Carver
By Jim Piacentini In Westmont Regional Semi-final competition on Wednesday, February 21, the Beecher Bobcats trounced Chicago Carver, 82-51, while preserving their perfect 31-0 record. For this game, it was all Bobcats, who came out on fire. There just was no stopping them. Beecher kept the heat on and took control of both the offensive…
Lady Panthers End Season
By Jim Piacentini In playoff action on Tuesday, February 20, the Lady Panthers came up short, 24-39, as they faced the Watseka Warriors, and ended their season. It seemed Manteno just couldn’t get anything to fall through the basket. Although the game was close and Manteno was down by only three, 16-19, as the first…
Blue Devils End Season
By Jim Piacentini In regional quarterfinal play on Monday, February 19, the Blue Devils ended their season, with a 43-55 loss to Reed-Custer’s Comets. The game started off with the Comets keeping it close, yet the Blue Devils could not take charge. At the half, Peotone was down 16-20, but the second half was all…
PHS Celebrates Boys’ Basketball Seniors on Senior Night
Hunter Becker is the son of Anita and Sean Becker and is a four-year member of the boys’ basketball team. His favorite memories from the basketball team were the bus rides after a win. After high school, Hunter plans on going to college to play baseball and study school administration. Michael Bettenhausen, son of Courtney…
Lady Blue Devils Advance after Taking Sectional Champ Title
By Jim Piacentini In IHSA Sectional Semi-Final competition on Tuesday, February 20, the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans were no match for the Lady Blue Devils, who easily took the win, 35-21. The Blue Devils have faced the Spartans twice this year and managed victories in both contests. The Blue Devils came out on fire and,…
Lady Devils Regional Champs!!
By Jim Piacentini On Thursday, February 15, the Lady Blue Devils went head-to-head with Seneca’s Lady Irish in the IHSA Regional Championship game and garnered a 47-30 win to take the title! The game started off slow, with each team seemingly giving the other a chance to take the win, as neither team could hit…
Blue Devils Split Decisions with Tigers
It was a split decisions for the Blue Devils when they played Herscher in back-to-back contests on February 12 and 13. On Monday, February 12, the Blue Devils traveled to Herscher in a conference match-up that ended in a loss for the Devils, 38-51. On the night, Ruben Velasco led the team with 18 points,…
Lady Bobcats Finish Year Third in RVC
By Jim Piacentini The Lady Bobcat Basketball Team headed to Manteno on Monday, February 12, to take on Coal City in regional semi-final action, but the Coalers were too much for the Bobcats in this one, which resulted in a 22-53 loss. Beecher was outscored 27-13 in the first half and just couldn’t get anything…
Cats Fight It Out; Panthers on Top!
By Jim Piacentini The Panthers came out like they didn’t want to play in a conference match-up against Wilmington on Monday, February 12, and were out-scored 27-16 in the first half by the Wildcats. Coach Bethany Stritar didn’t say too much at halftime, but she let the Panthers think about the hole they had gotten…
BOBCATS: RVC Champs, Only State Undefeated Team!
By Jim Piacentini In a big game, with titles and records on the line, the Beecher Bobcats came out, set the tone, and didn’t stop. Beecher took a demanding lead against St. Anne in the first quarter, 22-6. By half time, the Bobcats were ahead 45-20, and then ran away with the ball in the…
Bobcats Continue Perfect Record!
By Jim Piacentini On Friday, February 9, in RVC semi-final action at The Den, Beecher faced Grant Park and kept their perfect record intact – winning 73-44. The Bobcats came out of the gate in full force and held a 22-14 lead at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, they ran…
