Comfort creates confidence for JWCC women during second-half surge in Region 24 victory

John Wood Community College's Katey Flynn, right, throws a pass while being pressured by Illinois Central College's Addi Swadinksy during Wednesday night's Region 24 quarterfinal matchup at the Student Activity Center. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — If the John Wood Community College women’s basketball players could attack the basket at the east end of the Student Activity Center all the time, they truly believe they’d never trail. “This side is our basket,” sophomore point guard Jada Dupree said. “We practice on it every single day. When we go that…

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All By Myself: Without twin sister by her side, Flynn becoming one of top scorers in JWCC history

John Wood Community College's Katey Flynn goes up for a layup during Saturday afternoon's game against Danville Area Community College at the Student Activity Center in Quincy. | David Adam

QUINCY – John Wood Community College guard Katey Flynn admits it’s strange not playing alongside her twin sister, Klare, on the basketball court this season. The Flynn twins had been teammates in whatever sport was in season growing up in Mount Sterling. The only previous separation came during their freshman year in high school when…

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JWCC women struggle offensively in final three quarters, lose third consecutive game

John Wood Community College's Katey Flynn tries to shoot a reverse layup during Saturday afternoon's women's college basketball game in the Student Activity Center in Quincy. | David Adam

QUINCY – It was one of those games when it seemed like a lid was on the basket. The John Wood Community College women’s basketball team went more than nine minutes overlapping the second and third quarters without a field goal and managed just seven points in the fourth quarter Saturday afternoon to drop a…

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Muddy River Showcase Spotlight: Brown County’s Katey Flynn

Brown County guard Katey Flynn earned honorable mention all-state honors last winter while guiding the Hornets to a single-season school-record 31 victories. | Photo courtesy Scott Bemis

The Muddy River Showcase featuring 40 of the area’s top senior basketball players from Illinois and Missouri takes place June 17 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game begins at 4 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 6 p.m. Admission is $10 at the door. MOUNT STERLING, Ill. —…

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Flip the switch: Halftime adjustments, resilient attitude carry Hornets into sectional title game

Brown County guard Katey Flynn, right, sizes up the Elmwood defense during Tuesday night's Class 1A sectional semifinal in Abingdon, Ill. | Photo courtesy Scott Bemis

ABINGDON, Ill. — No one actually reached for the panic button. “We kind of hovered over it a little bit,” Brown County girls basketball coach Dave Phelps said. What kept the Hornets from hitting it is what made Tuesday night’s second-half rally possible. They never lost faith in each other. A nine-minute scoring drought in…

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Record-breaking basketball season marches into sectional for Brown County girls

Brown County's Katey Flynn screams with joy near the end of Friday night's Class 2A girls basketball regional championship game in Mount Sterling. | Photo courtesy of Scott Bemis

MOUNT STERLING, Ill — Brown County’s record-breaking girls basketball season continues. Friday night’s 69-41 victory over Biggsville West Central marked the first time in program history the No. 3-ranked Hornets had won back-to-back Class 1A regional championships. The regional title further accents a season that has produced the most victories — 30 and counting —…

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Crim: Pursuit of success and regional glory strengthens bond between Brown County’s Flynn twins

Brown County's Flynn twins — Klare on the left, Katey on the right — have guided the Hornets to a Class 1A state ranking with the goal of winning a regional championship. Matt Schuckman photo

MOUNT STERLING, Ill. – Katey and Klare Flynn, identical twins born one minute apart and virtually inseparable since, are best friends off the basketball court. “It helps that we’re around each other all the time,” said Klare, who entered the world second. “We’re like the same person. We like all the same things. We do…

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