Panthers continue on. Photo by Jim Piacentini.

Lady Panthers Remain Unbeaten!

On the road on Monday, April 15, the Lady Panthers began their week with a huge victory over conference foe Lisle, as the Panthers trounced the Lions, 21-0, in four innings of play. In the shutout, Manteno scored 21 runs on 20 hits, while keeping Lisle scoreless and allowing only 3 hits. The Lions also…

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Impressive Week for Lady Panthers!

The Lady Panthers began their week on the road with a game against Reed-Custer’s Comets and added a 12-6 victory to their record. Ava Peterson picked up her fourth win on the mound and gave up 6 runs, on 10 hits, along with 2 Ks in the seven-inning game. The Panthers scored 12 runs on…

The Panthers took the Wildcats, 7-3. –Photo by Jim Piacentini.

Lady Panthers Take Wilmington 7-3

By Jim Piacentini The Panthers started off a little slow on Thursday, April 11, against the Wilmington Wildcats, but Gabby Monterastelli broke it open with a triple. Coach Carlile was very pleased with the approach his team made at the plate, with eight starters getting at least one hit, and five girls getting multiple hits,…

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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…

Panther Macy Iwanus pictured in the game against Bloom. Weather interfered with the schedule practically all week. Photo by Jim Piacentini.

Lady Panthers Beat Bloom 14-2

On Thursday, March 28, the Panthers faced the Bloom Blazing Trojans in a non-conference contest in Chicago Heights. The Lady Panthers came out hitting and scored 6 runs in the first two innings, in addition to another combined total of 8 runs in the fourth and fifth, resulting in a smashing 14-2 victory. Manteno was…

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Lady Panthers End Week with 14-2 Win

Thursday, March 28, the Lady Panthers ended their week of play while on the road at Bloom High School and brought home a 14-2 victory against the Blazing Trojans. On the day, the Panthers scored 14 runs, on 10 hits, with no errors. Bloom had 2 runs, which were scored in the fifth, on 7…

Panthers shut out the Devils. Photo by Jim Piacentini.

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…

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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…

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Panthers Beat Milford 11-1

By Jim Piacentini In Manteno baseball on Tuesday, March 19, the Panthers had a slow first inning against the Milford Bearcats, but the second inning was just the opposite. The Panthers scored 5 and took a demanding 6-0 lead. Manteno then scored 3 runs in the fourth and 2 more in the sixth, resulting in…

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Panther Softball Brings Home 16-6 Win!

On Friday, March 15, the Lady Panthers traveled to Marian Catholic for a non-conference game and came home with their second win of the week – a 16-6 victory over the Spartans. In the win, Manteno scored 16 runs, on 17 hits, with 1 error, while the Spartans tallied 6 runs, on 8 hits, but…

Panther Nicky Johnson led the scoring but it wasn’t enough to bring home the win. Photo by Jim Piacentini.

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…

The Bobcats posed with their Regional Title Plaque after another win in their books. Photo by Jim Piacentini.

Two Regionals Won On the Same Night; Beecher Sitting at 32-0

By Jeff Vorva Its rare enough for Beecher and Manteno’s boys basketball teams to win a regional. But for both teams to win one on the same night? That had not happened before, until February 23. Manteno (27-4) won its second regional in school history and first since 2006 with a 48-31 victory over Wilmington…

Panther Alyssa Singleton gave it her best but it wasn’t enough for a win. Photo by Jim Piacentini.

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…

Lila Prindeville goes for three in the Panther victory over the Wildcats on February 12. –Photo by Jim Piacentini.

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…

Panther Jason Brown contributed to the win. Photo by Jim Piacentini.

Panthers Take Coalers 45-36

By Jim Piacentini At the Wednesday, February 7, varsity basketball contest against the Coal City Coalers, the Panthers managed to take a 45-36 conference win, despite a slow start. Manteno came out of the gate a little sluggish and were out-scored, 8-4, by the end of the first quarter. The second period, though, was a…

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Vedette Sports Report

By Jeff Vorva Playing in an independent league ballpark agreed with Crete-Monee’s baseball team and pitcher Michael Leonard. Leonard threw a shutout and struck out 13 batters to help the Warriors top Thornton Fractional South 5-0 on April 20 at Railcat Stadium in Gary, Indiana. Leonard’s record was just 1-3 after the win, but he…
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VEDETTE SPORTS REPORT

By Jeff Vorva When Beecher’s softball team beat Donovan by a combined score of 30-0 on April 9, it also marked coach Kevin Hayhurst’s 600thcareer victory. Hayhurst, who opened his career as Bobcats coach in 2003, joins some elite company. According to the Illinois High School Association record book, only 21 coaches have topped the…
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VEDETTE SPORTS REPORT

By Jeff Vorva Ahmad Henderson had a huge freshman year playing basketball at Niagara University but is coming home to the Chicago area. The Crete native and Brother Rice graduate is transferring to the University of Illinois-Chicago and announced his decision shortly after the Flames named Rob Ehsan as its new head coach last week.…
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Vedette Sports Report

By Jeff Vorva A former talented team will rub shoulders with a current talented team.  Beecher’s 2007 softball team is a part of the 2024 Beecher Hall of Fame class and will be honored May 11 before a home softball game against Lemont. The 2007 squad won the Illinois High School Association Class 2A State…
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VEDETTE SPORTS REPORT

By Jeff Vorva Adyn McGinley is going to be a Chap. McGinley, the top scorer and all-around player for Beecher’s historic boys basketball team, committed to the College of DuPage. McGinley leaves the Bobcats program scoring 1,545 career points. The team was 93-17 in his four-year career. This year, the 6-foot guard made several all-area…
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VEDETTE SPORTS REPORT

By Jeff Vorva It was a clash of area powers meeting in the Elite Eight.  Manteno Middle School’s eighth-grade girls volleyball team finished second in the state in Class 3A and had to beat Beecher in order to bring a trophy home. Both area schools qualified for the Illinois Elementary School Association quarterfinals and Manteno…
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