‘That was a blast’: Hornets win third straight game at Macomb, take home consolation title

By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer | December 29, 2024
Brown County sophomore forward Jackson McNeff goes in for a contested layup during Saturday's consolation championship game against Canton (Ill.) in the Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament in Macomb, Ill. | Shane Hulsey photo

MACOMB, Ill. — The Brown County boys basketball team got accustomed to the early wakeup call. It resulted in the Hornets bringing home some hardware. After playing at 9 a.m. all three days of the Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament, the Hornets finally got to play an afternoon game Saturday, winning the consolation championship by defeating defeating…

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Quincy Catholic, Brown County claim third-place trophies at IESA seventh-grade state basketball tournaments

By Muddy River Sports | February 10, 2023
Front row from left: Josh Brenner, Austin Genenbacher, Jake Pyatt, Kage Cook and Deacon Bliefnick. Back row from left: head coach Tom VanderBor, Brennan Venvertloh, Carson Reyburn, Rowan Stegeman, Kaden Marth, Tripp Flesch, Kyle Thompson and assistant coach David Adam. Absent was Reece Schertel. | Photo courtesy of Ben Marth

The Quincy Catholic and Brown County seventh-grade boys basketball teams both captured third place at their respective Illinois Elementary School Association state tournaments on Thursday night. Quincy Catholic led from the start and rolled to a 42-22 victory over Abingdon-Avon in the third-place game of the Class 3A tournament at El Paso-Gridley High School. The…

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