Sports

Southern/Diller-Odell Loses To Crete

Published by gordonhopkins on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 11:58am
The Southern/Diller-Odell Raiders softball team watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in an 11-0 loss to Crete on Thursday. Crete scored on a double by Lexi Mach, a home run by Cassidy Skillet, and a groundout by Jordyn Coe in the first inning.
The Raiders struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively containing Crete, giving up 11 runs.
Crete fired up the offense in the first inning. Mach drove in one when she doubled.

CHAMPIONS AGAIN: Griffins Defeat BDS In MUDECAS A Division Final

Published by gordonhopkins on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 11:55am

Early Lead For Bishop Neumann Seals Fate For Fairbury Jeffs

Published by gordonhopkins on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 11:50am
 
The bats were a bit chilly for Fairbury’s softball squad on Thursday.
The Fairbury Jeffs watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 6-1 loss to Bishop Neumann on the road. Bishop Neumann scored on a home run by Aubrey Sylliaasen and a single by Mattie Schultz in the first inning.
Jami Mans took the loss for Fairbury Jeffs. She went six innings, allowing six runs on 14 hits, striking out three and walking one.
Mans led Fairbury Jeffs with two hits in three at bats.

 

VB Roundup

Published by admin on Tue, 09/15/2020 - 12:26pm
Against Lewiston, the Trojans lost 23-25, 22-25. Ella Clark led T. C. in kills with five while Morgan Stokebrand chipped in four. Clark had an excellent night serving, picking up six ace serves for T.C., while Cassidy Thavanet had three with Stokebrand and Sam Rainey picking up two each.
Senior Alyssa Brown had the lone block for T.C. on the night.
Mallory Chavez led the Trojans in assists with seven.

Offense Stalls For Jeffs Against Sutton

Published by admin on Tue, 09/15/2020 - 12:26pm
The Jeffs couldn’t get the offense on track long enough for a comeback Friday night at home against Sutton. The football squad came up short 40-0.
Untimely penalties or turnovers proved to be a hindrance for the Jeffs on getting points on the board.
At quarterback, Andrew Novotny was five of 20 passing for 41 yards and three interceptions.
Brody Kroll was top receiver for the Jeffs with 16 yards while Dylan Starr had 13 yards and Joshua Robertson had 11 yards receiving.

Jeffs Battle Titans

Published by admin on Tue, 09/15/2020 - 12:25pm
Both teams went back-and-forth on the volleyball court Tuesday (Sept. 8) as the Fairbury Jeffs traveled to Hebron to take on the Thayer Central Titans.
Neither school gained an advantage long but the Titans were able to put together runs toward the end of sets to win in three straight, 26-24, 25-23, 25-17.
Chloe Souerdyke led the Titans with 14 kills on the night while Kaisha Solomon and Jasa Wiedel each contributed eight kills on the night.

Jeffs Run With The Big Dogs

Published by admin on Tue, 09/15/2020 - 12:24pm
Champions have a nice ring to it. Saturday at the Ashland-Greenwood Invite the Class C Jeffs faced a host of Class B opponents and came away with a tournament title. 
Facing the host squad and tied at 5 in the last inning, Mans had a walk-off bunt to score a run.
Jordan Tracy provided some heroics of her own. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Fairbury tied things up at five when Tracy singled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run. FHS won 6-5.

Trojan Power

Published by admin on Tue, 09/15/2020 - 12:23pm
Tri County’s mascot is the Trojans, but Friday night is should have been the Monsters.
The Trojans ate up the Elmwood-Murdock Knights 56-16 at home Friday night.
Cole Siems, Jack Holsing and Drew Garrison provided three touchdowns for the Trojans in the first quarter alone. Siems scored from one-yard out for the first score, Holsing powered in from eight-yards out for the second score while Garrison knocked in a TD from one-yard out.
T.C. was up 24-0 after one quarter.

Volleyball Roundup

Published by gordonhopkins on Fri, 09/11/2020 - 2:58pm
Jeffs, Titans Battle In Hebron
Both teams went back-and-forth on the volleyball court Tuesday (Sept. 8) as the Fairbury Jeffs traveled to Hebron to take on the Thayer Central Titans.
Neither school gained an advantage long but the Titans were able to put together runs toward the end of sets to win in three straight, 26-24, 25-23, 25-17.
Chloe Souerdyke led the Titans with 14 kills on the night while Kaisha Solomon and Jasa Wiedel each contributed eight kills on the night.

Titans Drop Road Contest To Cross County

Published by admin on Tue, 09/08/2020 - 1:37pm
 
The Thayer Central Titans could not catch the Cross County Cougars Friday night on the gridiron, dropping the road contest by 38 points.
Cross County won 58-20. The Cougars were up 52-14 at the half and the Titans were not able to overcome the lead.

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