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Sweet success for boys’ basketball

By Lenny Sementi For the second straight year, Tuscola’s boy’s basketball lived up to their mantra ‘Build the Brand’ advancing to the Sweet Sixteen of Class 1A in Illinois’ March Madness. Jordan Quinn and the Warriors downed a very good Effingham St. Anthony 48-45 in the semi-finals of the Altamont Sectional. Jordan Quinn finished off…

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Villa Grove sports wrapup

By Tony Hooker HS Girls Track and Field Competing against a stellar field of class A and class AA teams, Emma Buesing cruised to a 28th place finish in the 1600m run at the EIU girls invitational track meet on Friday, March 3.  Shot putter Carly Eads finished in 26th place in her featured event.…

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Warriors boys’ basketball wins one for the ages

By Lenny Sementi It took a game and a half for the dust to finally settle in the championship of the Altamont Sectional. When it did, Justin Bozarth’s bunch was the one last standing in a four-overtime thriller. The Warriors rallied from a 16-point deficit to collect the win, earning advancement to the SIU Super-Sectional…

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Villa Grove sports wrapup

By Tony Hooker Boys’ basketball Cage Cardinals Short-handed Villa Grove, playing without their leading scorer and without their leading rebounder,  put together a solid team effort to defeat Chrisman 48-45 in the opening round of the IHSA class 1A regional tournament.  Robert Fancher stuffed the stat sheet with 18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals and…

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Lady Warriors come up short in title game

By  Lenny Sementi Tuscola’s girl’s basketball team climbed into the sweet sixteen with a big win over St. Anthony, avenging their only loss of the season but came up a few points short of an elite-8 appearance falling to Neoga in a heartbreaker. Tuscola gained revenge, dropping St. Anthony in the semi-finals of a loaded…

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Back to regional crowns for boys’ basketball

By Lenny Sementi Tuscola’s boy’s basketball team did something that hasn’t been done in quite some time, delivering a regional title in consecutive years, and they did it in a convincing fashion. They opened the postseason with a lopsided victory over Tri-County last week and continued their dominance, posting two more big wins this past…

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Tuscola girl’s basketball team moving on

By Lenny Sementi After finishing the regular season with a 30-1 record in tow, Tuscola’s girl’s basketball team did what the top seed in a sub-sectional is supposed to do: win and advance. Coach Tim Kohlbecker’s crew posted wins in the semi-finals and finals this past week at the Salt Fork regional’s earning them a…

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Warriors burst into post season play

By Lenny Sementi Tuscola’s boy’s basketball team rebounded from a pair of late-season losses with three straight wins to end the regular season, including one of the top-ranked Indians of Altamont and one on senior night before opening the post season with a bang. The Warriors opened last week with a 58-34 runaway win over…

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Villa Grove sports wrapup

By  Tony Hooker Boy’s Basketball Packed by Timberwolves 23 points off of 19 Villa Grove turnovers spelled the difference in Villa Grove’s 58-45 senior night loss to Okaw Valley on February 14.  Lukas Shadwick hit 5 of 9 shots from deep to finish with 17 points for the Blue Devils.  Peyton Smith added 11 points…

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Villa Grove Basketball: A 100-year look back to the state championship

By Tony Hooker The year was 1923. The decrease in demand for agricultural products following the end of World War I had put rural America on its heels, after several years of boom times. Many farmers, who had borrowed to purchase more land to meet the insatiable demands of a world at war, found themselves…

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