The Beardstown Lady Tiger basketball team split a pair of games last week, winning on the road at South Fulton then falling at home to Camp Point Central-Southeastern as part of a girl-boy double header against the Panthers. Beardstown now has a record of 8-5 on the season.
The Spartans were absolutely no match for the Tigers last week. On the other hand, the Warriors were ready to come out and play proved too much for the big cats on the hardwood. In other words, the Beardstown Lady Tigers blasted both the Bushnell Prairie City and North Greene Spartans last week, putting running clocks on both, while the Athens Warriors came to town and knocked off Beardstown in an exciting game.
A 3-2 record in the Brown County Tournament gave the Beardstown Lady Tigers a Fifth-Place finish and moved them to 5-3 on the season.
After a loss to Mendon and a win over Liberty last Saturday, the Tigers faced the hometown Hornets on Monday and lost to a talented Brown County team 57 to 42. The Hornets were 17-33 from the free throw
It was a crazy busy first week for the Beardstown Lady Tiger basketball team with five games including the double dip on Saturday in the Brown County Tournament. The Tigers are off to a 3-2 start with wins over Rushville-Industry, Payson-Seymour and Liberty and losses to Triopia-Virginia and Mendon-Unity.
Normally only having one returning starter and having to replace an inside player who averaged double figures in points and rebounds and two solid guards would not lead to high hopes for an upcoming season.
The Beardstown Lady Tiger basketball team and head coach Jimmy Maltby find themselves in just that situation, but a dazzling array of newcomers and young talent has the eighth-year head mentor bursting with excitement about this year’s prospects. Last year’s team went 9-22
Ashley Gil launches a three-pointer in front of an excited Tiger bench. | Kylynn Maltby pressures the inbounds pass while Brandy Mendoza breaks to make the steal for the Tigers.
A young Beardstown volleyball team ended a rough season with an opening round loss in regional play. The Tigers lost to tourney host Macomb by scores of 25-5, 25-9. The Bombers would knock off Monmouth-Roseville in the next round then take down defending state champion Quincy Notre Dame to claim the regional crown.
It was a great night of raising money, recognizing cancer survivors and high school volleyball last Thursday in Concord at the Annual Volley for the Cure game between Triopia-Virginia and Beardstown.
It looks like a little home cooking was just what the Beardstown High School volleyball team needed. Following a stretch where 9 out of 10 games were on the road and the Lady Tigers went just 2-8,
Three wins and two losses last week has the PORTA-AC Central volleyball team sitting pretty with a 12-5 overall record and a 4-1 mark in the Sangamo Conference. The Lady Bluejays opened the week with a 25-15, 25-16 conference win over Auburn on the road. Jayce Privia had eight kills and seven digs, Cassie Cox had three aces and four blocks, Mikaela Clary had three aces, Chloe Maltby had seven digs and Caitlyn DeFreezer had 13 assists in the win.