Area golfers help Danville Area Community College qualify for NJCAA national tourney

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | May 1, 2024
The Danville Area Community College men's golf team — from left, coach Terry French, Luke Mettemeyer, Zane Douglas, Blake Arnold, Grady Lancaster and Cameron Bergman — finished third at the Region 24 tournament and qualified for the NJCAA Division II national tournament. | Submitted photo

NORMAL, Ill. — Four local golfers are headed to the NJCAA Division II national tournament after helping the Danville Area Community College men’s golf team finish third in the two-day Region 24 tournament played at Illinois State University’s Weibring Golf Club. The Jaguars posted a 54-hole score of 906, four shots clear of Heartland Community…

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Canton’s Clay earns NJCAA Division II all-tourney honors as Morton College takes fifth place

By Muddy River Sports | March 25, 2024
Morton College freshman guard Nariah Clay, a Canton, Mo., native, was named to the NJCAA Division II all-tournament team after averaging 18.5 points over four games in Joplin, Mo. | Photo courtesy Morton College

JOPLIN, Mo. — Nariah Clay’s freshman season ended with an eye-opening performance. The Canton, Mo., native scored 18 points and finished with four rebounds, four assists and four steals as the Morton College women’s basketball team beat Iowa Western 75-67 on Saturday in the fifth-place game of the NJCAA Division II national tournament. It capped…

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