Titans’ Siegfried bringing success and passion for basketball full circle for his family

By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer | December 23, 2024
West Hancock senior guard Lewis Siegfried, here sizing up his options in a game against top-ranked Peoria Manual, has led the Titans to a No. 8 ranking in the Class 2A state poll. | Shane Hulsey photo

NAUVOO, Ill. — When Doug Siegfried watches his nephew Lewis Siegfried play for the West Hancock boys basketball team, it’s almost as if he’s stepped into a time machine. He cannot help but feel like he is watching his brother — Lewis’ father Mike Siegfried — play for Nauvoo-Colusa in the 1990s. “He reminds me…

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Titans trade salvos with top-ranked Rams, prove they belong in conversation among Class 2A’s best

By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer | December 22, 2024
West Hancock senior guard Lewis Siegfried spins around Peoria Manual's Reginald Postlewaite during Saturday's game in the Great Western Shootout in Abingdon, Ill. | Shane Hulsey photo

ABINGDON, Ill. — The West Hancock boys basketball team proved something to Titans coach Jeff Dahl and the rest of Illinois on Saturday. The Titans belong in the upper echelon of Class 2A. “This game should inspire them to think that we can get to the top,” Dahl said. The Titans went toe-to-toe with Peoria…

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Siegfried’s driving basket with two seconds left caps West Hancock comeback at KHQA Superfan Shootout

By David Adam, MRN Editor | February 3, 2024
KIPP Academy's Carl Johnson gets his hand on the ball as West Hancock's Lewis Siegfried drives to the basket during Friday night's high school boys basketball game in the KHQA Superfan Shootout at the Pit. | David Adam

QUINCY — The final play was designed to go to Gage Scott, but when the ball eventually went into the hands of Lewis Siegfried, West Hancock coach Jeff Dahl knew his team was in good hands. Siegfried scored on a driving layup with two seconds to play, giving the Titans a 58-56 victory over the…

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