‘Business trip’ for Central-Southeastern girls off to good start with first-round rout

By David Adam, MRN Editor | December 27, 2024
Stanford Olympia's Morgan Huffington looks for a teammate while she is trapped by Central-Southeastern's Anna Peters (4) and Claire Huston (background) during a first-round game in the small school girls bracket of the State Farm Holiday Classic at Normal Community High School on Thursday night. | David Adam

NORMAL, Ill. — Central-Southeastern girls basketball coach Matt Long calls his team’s annual trip to the State Farm Holiday Classic a “business trip.” “One of the biggest reasons why we come here is we’ve won a lot of big games here over the years,” Long said after his team, the No. 1 seed in the…

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Panthers win regional title ‘for our community, for our team, for our program and for our school’

By Steve Eighinger | November 1, 2024
The Camp Point Central volleyball players celebrate their first regional championship since 2012 after beating Mendon Unity in straight sets Thursday night in Camp Point, Ill. | Photo courtesy Mike Pritchard

CAMP POINT, Ill. — That vacancy in the Camp Point Central trophy case has been filled. Finally. Junior defensive specialist Agnes Genenbacher’s thoughts echoed those of her teammates following Central’s 25-14, 25-11 Class 1A regional championship victory over Mendon Unity, a memorable 46-minute match that played out in front of about 550 fans on a…

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