Strong second half carries Mustangs to championship of MVIT

Unity's Cody Shaffer, right, fights for a loose ball during the MVIT championship game against Bushnell-Prairie City on Friday night in Mendon, Ill. | Addi Zanger photo

MENDON, Ill. — The halftime adjustments Unity boys basketball coach Keith Carothers made worked perfectly. The Mustangs trailed Bushnell-Prairie City 27-24 at halftime of Friday night’s championship game of the Mississippi Valley Invitational Tournament before taking the lead with a 17-point third quarter and holding the Spartans to a single point in the fourth quarter.…

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Dieker guides Payson Seymour to MVIT championship

MENDON, Ill. — Maybe it was the tournament championship his team had just won. Or the appreciative response he was hearing from those who packed the gym at Unity High School. Or just possibly it was him soaking in all that is good about high school athletics on a warm December night.  “This is what…

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Holiday tournament roundup: Semifinal matchups set at MVIT

MENDON, Ill. — The semifinal matchups are set for the Mississippi Valley Invitational Tournament with the host Unity boys basketball team exploding for 73 points. The Mustangs beat Pleasant Hill 73-58 as Vincent Magliocchetti scored 19 points. They will face Bushnell-Prairie City at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the high school gym. The Spartans beat Western…

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