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Garrett “Chunk” Dailey gets a pin for the win at the IHSA State Wrestling Tournament. The Tiger junior finished up a great season but did not place, going 1-2 in the tournament.

Dailey wins one at State – Tiger Wrestling results

Beardstown’s Garrett “Chunk” Dailey picked up one win against two losses at last week’s IHSA State Tournament in Champaign.  

The burly junior, wrestling at 285 pounds, lost his first match by fall to David McCarthy of Chicago De LaSalle High School.  McCarthy would go on to place 5th overall in the state.  In the next day’s wrestle back bracket, Dailey won by fall in 1:39 over Jared Claunch of Bryon.  Just over an hour later Chunk’s season ended in a heartbreaker as he lost a 2-1 decision to Roy Phelps of Chicago Hope. Although the final defeat was a tough one to swallow, Dailey will be back on the mats for the Tigers next year.

Trojans

Warriors knockout Lady Trojans

A young Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia girls basketball teams’ season ended at the hands of top seeded Hardin-Calhoun in a regional semifinal game last Tuesday. The Lady Trojans, who lose just one senior, finished the season with a record of 14-15 in Coach Kelley Wessler’s second year at the helm.

Porta Bluejays

Cardinals stun Lady Bluejays

A season to remember came to a disappointing end for the PORTA-AC Central Lady Bluejays in the Regional Championship game last Thursday at Riverton. Just a week after getting pounded by the Bluejays 45 to 27, the Pleasant Plains Cardinals sprang the upset sending PORTA-AC to just their second loss of the year to end their season at 30-2.  

All eyes are on the ball in a home volleyball game against Rushville-Industry.

BJHS Volleyball Action

All eyes are on the ball in a home volleyball game against Rushville-Industry.

The Tiger’s Rylan Alhorn goes up strong for two points in varsity basketball action against Augusta Southeastern.

Winning streak for Tigers – Most wins since 1996 for BHS Boys

The Beardstown boys’ basketball team closed the regular season on a four-game winning streak to push their record to 22-9 on the season, giving Coach Eric Anderson and the Tigers the most wins in a season since 1996.  The orange and black started last week with a West Central Conference home win over Augusta Southeastern. The win gave the Tigers a 5-4 mark in the conference and was the second victory this season over the Suns, following a Turkey Tourney win. Beardstown hit five of 10 three-pointers and shot 45% from the field overall in the win. It was 14 to 9 in favor of the Tigers after one quarter, and they led

Porta Bluejays

Bad week for Bluejays

Two Sangamo Conference losses on the road ended the regular season for the PORTA-AC Central Bluejays dropping them to 1-8 in the conference and 12-18 overall in a rebuilding season. The Bluejays gave a very good Auburn team all they wanted for three quarters before falling 59 to 41 to start the week then dropped a disappointing decision to Standford Olympia 52 to 47.  

Trojans

Tornadoes & Vipers take down Trojans

It was a tough finishing schedule for the Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia Trojans as they faced highly regarded Griggsville-Perry and South County to close the season last week.  Two encouragingly close battles ensued with the Trojans falling to the Tornadoes 53 to 45 and to the Vipers 35 to 31.

The Beardstown Area Special Athletes had a very successful district basketball tournament with the Beardstown Blitz placing 3rd, the Orange Crush placing 2nd and the Black Attack (pictured with coaches) bringing home 1st Place. The Black Attack will compete in the State Tournament in March.

Black Attack places First in BASA District Basketball Tournament

The Beardstown Area Special Athletes had a very successful district basketball tournament with the Beardstown Blitz placing 3rd, the Orange Crush placing 2nd and the Black Attack (pictured with coaches) bringing home 1st Place.  The Black Attack will compete in the State Tournament in March.

The Tiger’s Parker McCoy looks to feed the ball inside to Ephrem Kayembe (#4).

Tigers take down Ducks

The Beardstown Tigers salvaged a rough week by blasting the Havana Ducks 71 to 44 on Senior Night last Friday.  

A hearty pot of Duck soup is just what the Tigers needed after road losses to Payson-Seymour and Pittsfield. Beardstown ended the week with a 19-9 record including 4-4 in the West Central Conference

Beardstown's Garrett Dailey (far right) placed fourth in the IHSA Wrestling Sectional at Geneseo and will wrestle in the State Tournament starting Thursday, Feburary 15 in Champaign.

Dailey is State bound – BHS and BJHS Wrestling Results

Beardstown junior wrestler Garrett “Chunk” Dailey will join an impressive list of Tiger grapplers who have earned the right to wrestle on the grandest of stages, the Illinois High School State Wrestling Tournament. 

Dailey placed fourth in the Olympia Sectional at 285 to punch his ticket to the big dance at the State Farm Center on the campus of the University of Illinois starting Thursday, February 15.