Trail Blazers unable to stop bounce back as Stormers fend off second-half rally

John Wood Community College's Breiton Klingele, left, and Logan Robbins trap Milwaukee Area Technical College's Jayquan Hickles during Saturday's game at the Student Activity Center. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Brad Hoyt knows the yo-yo happens. “Finding a way to stop the bounce back is what’s critical,” he said. The John Wood Community College men’s basketball team couldn’t do that Saturday afternoon. Although Milwaukee Area Technical College led from start to finish in an 82-69 victory at the Student Athletic Center, the Trail…

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Easy does it: JWCC shares basketball efficiently during critical stretch to earn win in MWAC opener

John Wood Community College forward Logan Robbins finishes a dunk over Spoon River College's Marquise Rue during the second half of Wednesday night's game at the Student Activity Center. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — While his players on the floor rotated back to play defense after Logan Robbins flushed a two-handed dunk off a nifty baseline bounce pass, John Wood Community College men’s basketball coach Brad Hoyt implored his bench with a familiar refrain. “See, make it easy,” Hoyt said. For a stretch of the second half…

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State tournament notebook: Robbins’ defense is on point, Eagles share Illini locker room, Altmix finally gets hit by spotlight

Liberty senior forward Logan Robbins, right, looks to make a pass against Yorkville Christian in Saturday's Class 1A state championship game at State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill. Photo courtesy Clark Brooks, PhotoNews Media

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Logan Robbins embraces playing defense. Actually, he enjoys it quite a bit. “It’s another way to impact the game,” said Robbins, a 6-foot-5 senior forward on the Liberty boys basketball team. “And if you can get the guy your guarding frustrated, it’s going to give you an edge.” It helps explain why…

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Robbins says Liberty still ‘has memories to make’ following regional championship

Fans and cheerleaders race on to the court to celebrate Liberty's victory over Winchester-Bluffs West Central in Friday night's Class 1A regional championship game in Griggsville. | Photo courtesy of Russ Tate

GRIGGSVILLE, Ill. — Logan Robbins’ right knee is feeling just fine, thank you. So is that troublesome left ankle. Finally able to showcase his overall talent that had been hampered much of the season because of injuries, Robbins helped power Liberty to a 59-39 victory over Winchester-Bluffs West Central in Friday’s Class 1A regional championship…

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Liberty tunes up for possible state tournament run with impressive Senior Night victory over QND

Logan Robbins soars in for a dunk for the first basket of the game in Liberty's 57-43 victory over Quincy Notre Dame on Friday night. Robbins had 15 points for the Eagles. | Photo courtesy of Russ Tate

QUINCY — Logan Robbins is growing a little weary of his dad’s stories. “I’ve heard them all,” the Liberty senior said with a roll of the eyes. His father, Don, was a starter on the 1990 Unity basketball team that won its first 30 games before losing to Pittsfield in the super-sectional.  “The stories are…

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Holiday Tournament Roundup: Eagles outlast Panthers in overtime, reach semifinals in Macomb

Pittsfield's Bobby Stout, left, looks to make a pass against Macomb during Tuesday's quarterfinal game at Western Hall. Photo courtesy Scott Holland, McDonough County Voice

MACOMB, Ill. — An ankle injury put Logan Robbins on the sideline for the final 90 seconds of overtime Tuesday night in the quarterfinals of the 75th Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament. By that point, though, he had left his mark. Robbins’ dunk with two minutes remaining gave the Liberty boys basketball team a two-point lead over…

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