Siegfried’s blistering shooting part of Titans’ overwhelming effort in Hancock County tourney

By Steve Eighinger | January 18, 2025
West Hancock senior guard Lewis Siegfried scored 21 points in Friday night's victory over Southeastern in the Hancock County Tournament in Warsaw, Ill. | Shane Hulsey photo

WARSAW, Ill. — Lewis Siegfried’s body language is obvious, and the confidence practically oozes from his fingertips with each release beyond the 3-point arc.  “I can just feel it,” Siegfried said. “I know when I’m on.” The long-range senior assassin was certainly on Friday night. Siegfried poured through a game-best 21 points, including five 3-point…

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Chargers earn chance to defend Hancock County Tournament title after dispatching Mustangs

By Steve Eighinger | January 18, 2025
Illini West junior forward Wesley Robertson scored 21 points in his return to the lineup Friday night against Mendon Unity in the Hancock County Tournament in Warsaw, Ill. | Shane Hulsey photo

WARSAW, Ill. — Nothing has changed in the past week. Saturday night’s matchup between the Illini West and West Hancock boys basketball teams will decide the championship of the 104th Hancock County Invitational Tournament at Warsaw High School. From the start, that was the most anticipated pairing of the week-long, round-robin event. Both schools won…

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Titans’ offense stampedes Mustangs, scoring 35 points in second quarter of tournament rout

By Steve Eighinger | January 15, 2025

WARSAW, Ill. — Mendon Unity boys basketball coach Keith Carothers was brutally honest Tuesday night when he was breaking down his club’s 91-42 loss to West Hancock. “They could have scored 120,” Carothers said. He meant the observation as both a compliment of West Hancock’s performance, which was accented by repeated end-to-end mercurial runs by…

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