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Blue Devils Win Consolation Bracket at Holiday Tourney

On Thursday, December 28, in the second day of the Kankakee Holiday Tournament, the Peotone Blue Devils took a commanding 80-60 victory over the Momence Athletics. Leading from start to finish, Brandon Weiss tallied 28 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, and 5 steals, Ruben Velasco added 26 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists, while Colin…

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 –…

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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 –…

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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…

Illinois Lutheran High School celebrated its volleyball senior on Senior Night, October 10. Left to right are Kailey Van Es, Bianca Hurst, and Marisol Tafolla. –Pictured submitted.

ILHS Senior Night, Regional Play

Illinois Lutheran celebrated their three seniors on Tuesday, October 10. Playing Morgan Park Academy, the second seed in the upcoming Regional tournament, the Chargers played through three tight sets to win the match 27-25, 26-28, 25-22. Senior Kailey Van Es led the team with 1 ace, 10 assists, 8 kills, and 13 digs. Senior Marisol…

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Weekly High School Golf Results

Peotone: On Tuesday, September 12, the Peotone Boys’ Golf Team had a conference match against Coal City at Cinder Ridge Golf Course. Coal City won with a tally of 168 to Peotone’s 178. Joe Hasse, from Peotone, was the Medalist carding a 39. The top three remaining scores for Peotone were Jake Eaheart – 43,…

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Volleyball Highlights for the Week

Beecher: Thursday, August 31, in an away conference match against Grant Park, the Bobcat Varsity Volleyball Team came home with a decisive victory for the day, 25-16, 25-16. Emily Avelar was dominant at the net with 13 kills on the night, while Evelyn Jablonski came in support with 9 kills. The impressive hitting happened because…

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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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High School Volleyball Results

Beecher: On Monday, August 28, the Beecher varsity girls’ volleyball team had a great three-set win at home against Wilmington, 25-14, 22-25, 25-19. Much of the victory can be attributed to the energy and enthusiasm on the floor and in the bleachers. Ava Olson was a momentum changer, with 5 blocks and 8 kills. Mallory…

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Panthers Begin Golf Season!

Manteno began their golf season on Friday, August 11, at Grant Park and came away with a win and a loss. Shooting a team score of 203, Manteno was able to knock off Momence, who shot 247, but lost to Grant Park, who recorded a 187. Led by junior Logan Bukowski, firing a 43, it…

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Bobcat Baseball Ends Regular Season with 3 Wins!

On Monday, May 8, the Bobcats traveled to face their conference foe the Grant Park Dragons and brought home a 13-2 victory. On the day, the Bobcats came out swinging and scored 5 runs in the first, 2 in the third, and 3 each in the fourth and sixth innings, for the lopsided win. Nathan…

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Lady Bobcats Take 5 Wins for the Week

On Monday, May 8, the Lady Bobcats traveled to Grant Park to face conference foe the Grant Park Dragons, bringing home double wins. In the first game, the Bobcats trounced the Dragons, 15-0, in a five-inning contest. For Beecher, the team scored 15 runs, on 10 hits, with no errors. In the shutout, the Dragons…

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Bobcat Baseball Tallies Three Wins for the Week

On Monday, April 24, the Beecher Bobcat baseball team beat the Grant Park Dragons in a home game, 5-1. Quinton Allen threw a complete game for the Bobcats to earn the victory. The Bobcats scored 5 runs, on six hits, while the Dragons had 1 run, on 3 hits, along with 4 errors. Steven Fezler…

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Riverside Healthcare Donates $12,000+ to Local High Schools

Scores for Schools program supports 18 area school athletic programs. Riverside Healthcare’s annual Scores for Schools program donated more than $12,000 to area high schools for their 2022 fall sports seasons. “We are so proud of our local high schools for their achievements this year, and Riverside is grateful to be able to celebrate student…

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Bobcat Basketball Highlights

On Friday, February 10, Beecher beat Grant Park, 61-58, in conference tournament play. In a very tight game and with a minute left in the fourth, Beecher stole the ball resulting in a layup basket to take the lead. In Grant Park’s last possession, they missed two treys, resulting in a Bobcat win. On the…

Lady Devils Take 48-32 Win Over Rival Lady Panthers

In Manteno on Thursday, January 11, the Lady Blue Devils faced their rival, the Lady Panthers, in a game that began quite closely, as each team exchanged baskets. But, then the Blue Devils started to take off, and the first quarter ended with Peotone leading 17-10. At the half, Manteno had cut into Peotone’s lead,…
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Blue Devils Roll with Four-in-a-Row

The Blue Devils won their fourth in a row with a thrilling 60-52, come-from-behind victory over visiting Dwight on Wednesday, January 10. The Devils were down 27-3 at the end of the first quarter, with Dwight hitting seven 3’s in that opening quarter. At the half, it was 36-18, Dwight. The second half, though, was…
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Bobcats Crush Momence, 76-31

By Jim Piacentini On Tuesday, January 9, the Beecher Bobcat Cagers faced conference rival Momence and gave their fans a blowout victory, 76-31. The Bobcats started off very tough and had an 11-0 lead with only 3 minutes off the clock in the first quarter – and they didn’t stop. In the second, with 2:02…
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Bobcats Top Tri-Point by 49

On Friday, January 5, the Beecher Bobcats traveled to Cullom to the ultimate dismay of conference foe Tri-Point, as the Bobcats came home with a 49-point victory. The Bobcats held Tri-Point to only 24 points in the 73-24 win. On the night, Zack Johnson led the scoring with 18 points, 3 steals, and 2 assists,…
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VEDETTE SPORTS REPORT

By Jeff Vorva Three basketball teams from the area had extra happy holidays. Beecher and Manteno’s boys teams joined Peotone’s girls teams in winning holiday tournaments to close out the 2023 portion of their seasons. Beecher kept its record perfect at 16-0 by winning the Warkins Memorial Classic with a 49-42 victory over Mercer County…
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Blue Devils Take Wilmington 42-37

On Friday, January 5, the Peotone Blue Devils varsity basketball team began the new year on an upbeat note, taking conference rival Wilmington 42-37. The Blue Devils gave their fans something to cheer about as they led from start to finish. On the night, Ruben Velasco led the team with 15 points and 7 rebounds,…
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