Saturday Rewind
CAMP POINT, Ill. — Brad Begeman calls it his Al Bundy moment. Caroline Knox doesn’t know who Al Bundy is. Yet, the Unity girls basketball coach and his senior guard are forever linked by the memory of the clutch free throws they made in the same gym at the same basket sitting on the same…
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QUINCY — The Quincy High School boys basketball team finds itself in a place the program has always thrived. At the top. Friday night’s 61-57 victory at Rock Island gave the Blue Devils sole possession of first place in the Western Big 6 Conference a week before the league hits the midpoint of its season.…
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QUINCY — The boys basketball title chase in the Western Big 6 Conference has a clear favorite and a surprising contender, and the league slate hasn’t reached Christmas yet. Rock Island established itself as the team to beat, going to Moline’s Wharton Field House on Friday night and winning a battle of unbeatens with its…
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MONROE CITY, Mo. — Although its offense is affectionately known as the “Sling-T,” the Monroe City football team still can dig in and grind an opponent into submission. A 13-play, 99-yard drive Friday night against Centralia reaffirmed that. Monroe City, ranked second in Class 1, rolled to a 44-6 victory in Clarence Cannon Conference by…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — At halftime Friday night, Palmyra football coach Kevin Miles understood why the Panthers hadn’t been able to gain any separation against Brookfield. “They’re a big, physical team and they were beating us up front,” Miles said. When it mattered most in the second half, that was no longer the case. The Bulldogs…
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MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — Tom Little couldn’t hide his emotion. In the wake of a 22-20 victory over Central in Friday night’s battle of state-ranked teams, the Brown County football coach gathered the Hornets and delivered a simple message. “We told them we loved them,” Little said. That’s when the tears softly fell. “Win or…
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EWING, Mo. — Cameron Bringer’s goal seemed ambitious. Maybe it’s not. The Highland senior defensive back intercepted a pass in Friday night’s 36-0 victory over Clark County, giving him four interceptions in the Cougars’ first three games. It keeps him on pace to meet his goal of an interception in every game this season. “We…
Read Full Article MONROE CITY, Mo. — No one may have been happier about the Monroe City football team finally playing a home game than the 2-year-old son of Panthers coach David Kirby. He got to see daddy before going to bed. The Panthers opened the season with back-to-back road games against St. Pius X in Festus and…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — Kevin Miles is constantly telling the Palmyra football players no single game defines their season. “We just have to keep plugging away,” the veteran coach said. Even he knows the Panthers hear that as coachspeak. “Sometimes they look at you and go, ‘Oh, shoot, Coach Miles, shut the hell up. You’re just…
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MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — Brown County football coach Tom Little and his staff learned Friday night the Hornets have a little extra toughness in the toughest of situations. That took before the final defensive stand. “There were times we’re starting to see somebody cramp up or they’d taken a good shot and we’re sending someone…
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CAMP POINT, Ill. — The instinctive and smart plays Central football coach Brad Dixon continues to see from some of his youthful playmakers is as encouraging as anything else three games into the season. Sophomore quarterback Nick Moore delivered one of those plays to help the Panthers build an insurmountable lead Friday night. Facing third…
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MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — The challenges brought about by quarantines and cramping and the myriad of other things impacting his players’ availability made Brown County football coach Tom Little excited to see a full roster on the sideline Friday night. That was bad news for North Greene. Colby Wort set the tone with his bruising…
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EWING, Mo. — Kick the ball to Robert Goehl at your own peril. If opponents didn’t realize it before Friday night, they should now. Highland’s all-state hurdler and menacing running back returned a kickoff for a touchdown for the third consecutive game dating back to districts last season, setting the tone for the Highland football…
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