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Vedette Sports Report

By Jeff Vorva Even though the holiday tournaments have not gotten into full swing for boys and girls basketball yet, it’s not too soon to think about the postseason. The Illinois High School Association released its assignments for the playoffs, which begin in February. Beecher, which is off to the best start in program history…

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…

Warriors Have Big Wins and Big Losses

By Jeff Vorva Big wins. Big losses. Crete-Monee’s football team certainly did not do anything small. The 2023 season featured 11 games. The Warriors won seven games by scores of 55-0, 48-0, 42-7, 57-0, 42-24, 65-0 and 47-13. They lost four games by scores of 24-0, 30-14, 42-0 and 21-0. Most of the time, everyone…

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Weekly Golf Tallies

Peotone: On Friday, September 1, Peotone and Kankakee met at Oak Springs Golf Course in St. Anne for a non-conference match. Peotone (182) fell to Kankakee (168). Medalist was Paul Azzerelli with a score of 38. Peotone four count scores were Jake Eaheart 41, Joe Hasse 42, Michael Bettenhausen 49, and Mason Early 50. On…

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The Week’s Soccer Highlights

Crete-Monee: On Tuesday, August 29, in front of the home fans, Crete-Monee took the win against Rich Township, 9-0. Omar Romo, Alex McClure, and Edinson Giron Perez had 2 goals each, while Armani Lagunas, Jovanni Loza, and Eric Nava each tallied one goal. Caedman Vanderhoogt walked away with a shutout. Beecher: On Tuesday, August 29,…

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Warriors Volleyball Overtake Chargers in Season Opener

By Dennis Bowling Crete-Monee senior Alexandria Wright is the epitome of good old-fashioned hard work. That work helped her elevate her hitting and serving game on August 21. Wright, a powerful and smart hitter, delivered the second game match winner, a picturesque floating serve ace. She finished with six kills and five service points. That…

The Bobcat Golf Team had a great day at the C-M Golf Invitational on August 25. Team members are Peyton Serafin, Noah Berry, Andrew Hering, Jack Hayurst, Jackson Reece, and Trevor Stout. –Photo submitted.

Bobcat Golf’s 307 Defends C-M Invite Title!

The Beecher Bobcat Boys golf team defended their Crete-Monee Warrior Invite Title with a record-breaking team total 307 on Friday, August 25. The squad had three top five finishers, including Jackson Reece, who took Tournament Medalist Honors with a personal best tournament score of 74, while Peyton Serafin (fifth) and Jack Hayhurst (fourth) both carded…

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Illinois Lutheran Volleyball Highlights

On Monday, August 21, Illinois Lutheran began the 2023 season at Crete-Monee with a non-conference match. The Chargers had a difficult start in the first set and found themselves behind 8-19. They were able to get to within four at 18-22, but lost the first set 18-25. The second set was much closer, with several…

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Beecher Volleyball Results

The Bobcat Varsity Girls Volleyball Team began their season with a loss, 23-25, 14-25, to Homewood-Flossmoor High School on Tuesday, August 22. The girls started the match with a lot of fire power but could not finish with a win. Special mention goes out to Katie Jones, with 5 kills and 3 aces. Also, Emily…

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Bobcats Tally 2 Wins, 2 Losses for the Week

Thursday, May 4, the Beecher Bobcat baseball team traveled to Peotone in a non-conference competition and brought home an 8-2 win against the Blue Devils. For the Bobcats, they scored 8 runs, on 11 hits, while committing 1 error. Nolen Lane and Quinton Allen each had 2 hits. On the mound, Trevor Stout took the…

Panther Drew Hosselton (#12). Photo by Jim Piacentini.

Lady Panther Sports Highlights

On Tuesday, March 28, the Lady Panther softball and soccer teams each brought home victories. In the softball contest, facing conference foe Wilmington, Manteno trounced Wilmington, 19-6. The bats got going Tuesday, after the team made some great adjustments from the previous night. Drew Hosselton hit a home run to dead center, in addition to…

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Ladycats Score Impressive 8-0 Victory over C-MHS

On Tuesday, March 21, the Beecher Girls Soccer team began its season with a huge SICA Conference victory at home over a tough and very physical Crete-Monee team. The Bobcats opened the scoring 20 minutes into the match and never looked back. They took a 3-0 lead into halftime and finished the match with an…

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College News

More than 1,300 students were honored with placement on the Lewis University Dean’s List for the 2023 Fall Semester. Congratulations…

USF Presented SCC Friendship Award

During its annual fundraising dinner on Thursday, March 7, the Spanish Community Center (SCC) in Joliet presented the University of…

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