Lady Bluejays welcome new head coach
For the first time in ten years, the PORTA-AC Central girls’ basketball team will have a different head coach roaming the sideline. Assistant Derek...
Girls Basketball
Lady Trojans tame Tigers
A good start to the 2024-2025 season for the Triopia-Meredosa-Virginia girls’ basketball team began with an exciting and intense home win over rival...
Lady Tigers shoot down Rockets
A hectic start to the season turned out well for the Beardstown girls’ basketball team as the Lady Tigers forged a 3-2 record after one crazy week. The...
Regionals set for Seventh Grade Girls
Dates, times and opponents have been set for the IESA 7th Grade Girls Regional Basketball Tournaments. In Class 1A, the AC-Central Lady Knights will be...
Virginia Jr. High Girls Basketball Champs!
Pictured are the 7th (left) and 8th grade Virginia Lady Redbirds basketball teams who are both New Berlin Tournament Champions...
Lady Tigers upset Mustangs
The Beardstown Lady Tigers picked up a conference win and a nice momentum builder heading to regionals with a 46 to 43 road win last Thursday over the Mendon Unity Mustangs. The Mustangs were 15-11 prior to the loss and had beaten the Tigers 43 to 27 on November 18 and 42 to 29 in the Lady Tiger Classic. Beardstown opened the week with a tough 55 to 54 conference road loss to Liberty on Tuesday.
Lady Bluejays move to 26-1
The PORTA-AC Central Lady Bluejays moved to 26-1 on the season with two more dominating conference wins over Williamsville and Illini Central last week. The Jays received a first round regional bye and will play the winner of Waverly and Williamsville at the Riverton Regional at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, February 12.
Lady Trojans win on Senior Night
The Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia Lady Trojans honored lone senior Lilly Pate prior to last Monday’s game then sent her off in style with a 31 to 22 win over Pleasant Hill. Triopia jumped out to a 12 to 2 lead after one quarter but failed to score in the second as the Wolves cut the deficit to 12 to 6. A six all third period made it 18 to 12 going into the last quarter and the Trojans held on for the victory hitting 11 out of 12 free throws on the evening. Lucie Dion and Addison Rohn each had eight points for Triopia. Mylee Tracy added six, Pate had five and Gabby Myers knocked down four.
Lady Tigers tamed twice – Carrollton Tourney results
The Beardstown Lady Tigers lost their final two games of the Carrollton Tournament, falling short of a chance at fifth place in the tough fifteen team field. After their opening round win over Payson-Seymour the Tigers faced off against number one seeded Father McGivney High School out of Glen Carbon. The Catholic Griffins had their hands...
Lady Jays soar to 24-1
Two more wins at home last week have the PORTA-AC Central Lady Bluejays flying high with a 24-1 season record. A tough conference win over Stanford Olympia to start the week gives the Jays a 4-0 Sangamo Conference mark. PORTA-AC closed the week with another dominating win, this one over Bloomington Central Catholic.