Almost a Perfect Game for Lady Blue Devils!
By Jim Piacentini On Friday, April 19, the Lady Blues brought home a fantastic 5-0 victory over Grant Park – in more ways than one! Not only did the Blue Devils shutout the Dragons, but on the mound Sofia Klawitter was throwing considerable heat. The only Dragon to reach first base was the result of…
Blue Devils Smoke Dragons 17-2
By Jim Piacentini On Friday, April 19, the Blue Devils bats were smoking, as they faced the Dragons in Grant Park. The Blue Devils scored 2 in the first inning and 2 in the second. Then in the third, Ruben Velasco, who drove in four runs, while going 3-4, cleared the bases with a grand…
Tight Game Between Rivals Results in Panther Win
On Thursday, April 4, the Lady Panthers faced the Lady Blue Devils on their home turf and squeaked out another conference victory, coming out on top, 7-6. On the day, Alyssa Dralle captured her fifth win – allowing 6 runs, on 8 hits, with 3 strikeouts in the seven-inning contest. “It isn’t always pretty, but…
Lady Devils Fall to Panthers
By Jim Piacentini The ladies’ game between the Peotone Blue Devils and the Manteno Panthers on Monday, March 25, started real slow. It seemed like no one wanted to take charge – until the fourth inning. Then, the bats got hot. The visiting Panthers started it off with 10 runs in the fourth on 8…
Lady Panthers Really Rolling!
On Saturday, March 23, the Manteno Lady Panthers played their second day of competition at the Tennessee Southern Warrior Classic. In the first game of the day, the Panthers faced the Livingston Academy Wolves, which resulted in a 4-3 victory for Manteno. Despite Manteno scoring a run in the first, and then adding 3 more…
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…
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,…
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,…
PHS Holds Cheer Team Senior Night
Peotone High School celebrated Cheer Team Senior Night at the basketball game on Tuesday, February 13. Ava Daly is the daughter of Beth and Don Daly and a four-year member of the cheer team. Ava’s favorite memory from cheer team was when they hit their original routine for the first time at sectionals, plus being…
Four Blue Devils Sign KCC Commitment Letters
On Thursday, February 8, four Peotone High School athletes took part in a signing ceremony at the high school, along with an assistant soccer coach from Kankakee Community College in attendance. A big “Blue Devil Congratulations” is in order for Adeline Graffeo, Gino Petrizzi, Ashley Renwick, and Van Wehrmann, who next year will exchange their…
Nine Students Honored at Senior Night
On Monday, February 5, the Girls’ Basketball Team was honored at Senior Night. Congratulations and Best of Luck to the following seniors! Payton Bean is the daughter of Wendy and Shawn Bean and is a four-year member of the girls basketball team. Payton’s favorite memory with the girls’ basketball team is when Allie sprayed an…
Blue Devils End Week with Big Wins!
On Tuesday, January 30, in Streator, the Blue Devils lost a conference contest, 27-65, against the Streator Bulldogs. According to Coach Ron Oloffson, it was a tough loss for the Blue Devils against a very good Streator team. On the night, Ruben Velasco was held to 8 points, while Landen Hamm and Alex Chenoweth each…
