Meridian Sports

FJNs Athletes of the Year

Published by admin on Tue, 04/21/2020 - 1:17pm

FJN All Area Basketball Teams Named

Published by admin on Tue, 03/10/2020 - 1:25pm
Fairbury Journal-News All-Area Boys Basketball Teams
1st Team
Cole Siems, Jr., Tri County – Team Captain
5-foot-11, Guard

Meridian 1,000-Point Scorer Chooses SCC As College Basketball Destination

Published by gordonhopkins on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 10:20am
By Nathan Heuer
As a freshman, Meridian’s Josiee Sobotka knew she wanted to play basketball at the next level.
Her love and passion for the sport grew at a young age. Her grandpa, Jack Sobotka, was her coach all the way through the eighth grade and her dad, Scott Sobotka, shared a similar passion for the sport as her grandpa.

FJN All-Area Wrestling Team

Published by gordonhopkins on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 10:19am
106: Pedro Hernandez, Wilber-Clatonia
Record: 28-10, State Qualifier
Hernandez is the all-area team’s lone freshman and he made the list by punching his ticket to state his first season competing at the high school level at 106 pounds. The underclassman placed second at the districts and tallied a 1-2 record at state in Class C. Hernandez had a strong finish to the 2019-2020 campaign with top-three finishes at five tournaments leading up to the state tourney.
113: Miguel Jaimes, Wilber-Clatonia
Record: 32-15, State Qualifier

Wolverines, Trojans Seasons Come To Conclusion

Published by gordonhopkins on Fri, 02/21/2020 - 12:29pm
On Monday the Wilber-Clatonia girls basketball team saw their season come to an end with a 50-18 loss in the first round of the Subdistrict C1-6 tournament at Beatrice High School.
The fifth-seeded Wolverines fell behind 15-3 after one quarter of play and that separation continued in the second half as the fourth-seeded Tigers outscored Wilber-Clatonia 25-5.
Megan Tinsley led the Wolverines with eight points. Nevaeh Honea and Abby Renzy scored three points apiece.

District D-1 Tourney: Mustangs Send Four To State, Titans Qualify Three

Published by admin on Tue, 02/18/2020 - 12:46pm
By Nathan Heuer
By the time all was said and done with the talent-laden District D-1 tournament at Plainview High School, Thayer Central head wrestling coach Josh Bowers and Meridian head wrestling coach Chris Placek couldn’t have asked for any more effort from their teams.
Competition was not lacking at the tournament as top-ranked Plainview was the host and five of the eight state-dual teams participated at the two-day event.

1,000-Point Club

Published by admin on Fri, 02/14/2020 - 1:50pm

Girls Basketball Roundup: Trojans Score Season-High But Fall

Published by admin on Fri, 02/14/2020 - 1:47pm
Thayer Central 42 Doniphan-Trumbull 27
The Titans improved their season record (13-7) to the second-highest win percentage in the Fairbury Journal-News coverage area for girls basketball teams on Tuesday with a 15-point win on the road against the Cardinals. Thayer Central outscored Doniphan-Trumbull 15-6 in the first quarter and 12-5 in the fourth quarter. 
HTRS 55 Tri County 48

Boys Basketball Roundup: Wolverines Close Gap On Mustangs

Published by admin on Fri, 02/14/2020 - 1:47pm
Tri County 57 HTRS 50
The Trojans got back on the winning track on Tuesday in a road game after losing two straight games to end the Pioneer Conference Tournament a week ago. The meeting between the Class C-2 teams was the first this season. Tri County improved their record to 14-8 with the win. HTRS fell to 6-14 with the loss.
Sutton 41 Wilber-Clatonia 38 (OT)

Area Wrestlers Reign Supreme At Invite

Published by admin on Tue, 01/28/2020 - 10:00am
By Nathan Heuer
From Wilber-Clatonia winning a team title to eight area wrestlers winning their respective weight classes, area grapplers put on a show on Friday at the Thayer Central Invite.
A total of seven Wolverine wrestlers placed in the top four to claim a team championship at the 15-team tournament. Tommy Lokken (132) and Colby Homolka (138) each won individual titles via 5-0 records.

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