Lady Tiger Classic

Lady Tiger point guard Camila Salazar brings the ball up against some pressure defense. Photo by Jason Brockschmidt

Lady Tigers go 2-2 in classic

Battling illness and injury, the host Beardstown Tigers played very well in the Lady Tiger Classic, falling one game short of the Consolation...

The 2024 Beardstown Lady Tiger Classic Champions, the Pittsfield Lady Saukees.

Lady Tiger Classic Results

The 2024 Beardstown Lady Tiger Classic Champions, the Pittsfield Lady Saukees. | The 42 Annual Lady Tiger Classic All-Tournament team (L/R): Dettriona...

The Lady Trojan’s Addison Rohn gets ready to make her move to the basket against Lewistown in round 1 of the Lady Tiger Classic. Photo by Jason Brockschmidt

Tough LTC for Lady Trojans

A couple of close losses by the Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia Lady Trojan basketball team sent them home early from the Beardstown Lady Tiger Classic with...

41st Annual Lady Tiger Classic

For the 41st time since 1982 (the tourney was cancelled due to COVID in 2020) Beardstown will host the Beardstown Lady Tiger Classic girls’ basketball tournament over Christmas break.  It will tip off on Tuesday, December 26.  Twenty-four teams will be in town and over 40 games will be played in two gyms over four days.  Havana and West Prairie will get things started bright and early at 9:00 a.m. in the middle school gym, while action in the high school gym tips off at 9:30 a.m. with Illini Central taking on Roanoke-Benson.  The Rockets, from just northeast of Peoria, are new to the tourney this year, taking the place of another Rocket team, Jacksonville Routt, who surprisingly cancelled their season due to a lack of players.   

“All out effort!”  In a typical scene at the Lady Tiger Classic, Bertille Kayembe of Beardstown and a Mendon Unity Mustang sell out for the ball and crash to the floor.

Hard LTC for Beardstown

By Jason Brockschmidt Sports Editor An opening round win over South Fulton gave the Beardstown Lady Tigers the unenviable task of playing number one seeded… Login to continue reading Login…

Triopia Senior Megan Reynolds shoots a free throw in opening day action against Athens at the Lady Tiger Classic.

Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia basketball

By Jason Brockschmidt Sports Editor The Triopia-Mereodosia-Virginia varsity basketball teams each picked up a win in their final game before Christmas.  The Lady Trojans went… Login to continue reading Login…