Area golfers help Danville Area Community College qualify for NJCAA national tourney

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | May 1, 2024
The Danville Area Community College men's golf team — from left, coach Terry French, Luke Mettemeyer, Zane Douglas, Blake Arnold, Grady Lancaster and Cameron Bergman — finished third at the Region 24 tournament and qualified for the NJCAA Division II national tournament. | Submitted photo

NORMAL, Ill. — Four local golfers are headed to the NJCAA Division II national tournament after helping the Danville Area Community College men’s golf team finish third in the two-day Region 24 tournament played at Illinois State University’s Weibring Golf Club. The Jaguars posted a 54-hole score of 906, four shots clear of Heartland Community…

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College notebook: Arnold leads charge for Danville golfers, Stratton sees first action, changes happening at JWCC

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | September 12, 2023
The Danville Area Community College men's golf team has been on a roll with three top-three finishes this season with a lineup that includes four West-Central Illinois products. | Photo courtesy DACC men's golf program

DANVILLE, Ill. — The influx of talent from West-Central Illinois is giving the Danville Area Community College men’s golf team a competitive edge. Liberty product Blake Arnold is at the forefront of that. Arnold tied for the individual low score at the Vincennes Invitational last weekend, shooting 4-under 140 over 36 holes at Country Oaks…

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Empty possessions cause headaches for Trail Blazers in two-point loss to Jaguars

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | February 26, 2023
John Wood Community College's Jeremiah Talton reacts after missing a free throw late in regulation Saturday in a two-point loss to Danville at the Student Activity Center. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Brad Hoyt might not sleep too soundly if he goes to bed with visions of a one-possession loss to nationally ranked Danville dancing in his head. “When you have a one-possession game, you think about all those one possessions that don’t go very well,” the John Wood Community College men’s basketball coach said.…

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Photo gallery: JWCC suffers one-possession loss to Danville in final home game

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | February 26, 2023
John Wood Community College guard Joshua Talton, right, backs away from the pressure from Danville's Lewis Richards during Saturday's game at the Student Activity Center. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Fighting for a higher seed in the Region 24 Tournament, the John Wood Community College men’s basketball team suffered a 60-58 loss to nationally ranked Danville Area Community College on Saturday at the Student Activity Center. Muddy River Sports Editor Matt Schuckman captured the action courtside in this photo gallery:

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