Basketball

JH Regional Basketball roundup

Junior high boys’ postseason basketball action is underway in Illinois with seventh grade regionals starting last Saturday.  Eighth grade regional play...

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Athletes of the week

Barrett Whitehead:Triopia boys basketball - Scored 12 points in win over P-Hill and eight points in win over Western. | Ava Petefish: Triopia Girls...

The Beardstown Area Special Athletes Orange Crush team and coaches following their medal presentation.

88 Hoops Classic 2025

The Beardstown Area Special Athletes Orange Crush team and coaches following their medal presentation. | The BASA skills team with their 88 Hoops...

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Athletes of the week

Grant FrickeTriopia boys basketballScored 12 points including four of six free throws in a 53 to 43 road win over Pittsfield.Photo from Triopia Athletic...

42nd Annual Lady Tiger Classic Preview

Starting on December 26, Beardstown will host the Beardstown Lady Tiger Classic for the 42nd time since 1982 (the tourney was cancelled due to Covid in...

Bluejays

Lady Jays lose one, win one

The PORTA-AC Central Lady Bluejays split a pair of games last week, losing to a young but up and coming Pittsfield team 45 to 39 and thumping North...

Trojans

Trojan hoops roundup

The entire Triopia basketball program is off to a successful start to the season. After last week’s games, the seventh-grade boys are 10-1 and the...

PORTA/A-C Bluejays top Beardstown Tigers

With just one game again this past week, the PORTA-AC Central boys’ basketball team did not waste their opportunity, getting a 46 to 31 road win over...

Red Birds

Young Redbirds top Eagles

A busy week of basketball saw the Virginia Junior High boys sweep Liberty while losing their other two contests on both levels.  Last Monday, the...