Pittsfield girls can’t overcome disastrous start; Hillsboro earns shot to knock off Quincy Notre Dame

By David Adam, MRN Editor | February 18, 2023
Pittsfield's Ellie Ten Eyck dribbles up the court while being guarded by Hillsboro's Sierra Compton during the Class 2A girls basketball regional championship game Friday night at Voshall Gym in Pittsfield. | David Adam

PITTSFIELD, Ill. — A sizeable crowd and a chance to win the first regional since 2009 created an atmosphere of excitement for the Pittsfield girls basketball team. All of that, combined with Hillsboro’s defensive pressure, led to shaky start to Friday night’s Class 2A regional championship game at Voshall Gym. The Saukees turned the ball…

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Photo gallery: Pittsfield girls lose to Hillsboro in regional championship game on home court

By David Adam, MRN Editor | February 17, 2023
Pittsfield's Tori Waters, right, guards Hillsboro's Sierra Compton during Friday night's championship game of the Class 2A girls basketball regional at Voshall Gym in Pittsfield. | David Adam

The season for the Pittsfield girls basketball team ended Friday night with a 56-39 loss to Hillsboro. The Hilltoppers (20-11) advance to the sectional at Pleasant Plains and will meet No. 1-ranked Quincy Notre Dame (31-1), the defending Class 2A state champions, at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the semifinals. Pittsfield finishes with an 18-14 record.…

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Pittsfield girls one victory away from first regional championship since 2009

By Muddy River News | February 15, 2023
Madison Frieden

PITTSFIELD, Ill. — A last-second game-tying shot rolled off the rim, allowing the Pittsfield girls basketball team to survive a comeback by North Mac and win 48-46 in the semifinals of the Class 2A regional tournament on Tuesday night at Voshall Gym. The third-seeded Saukees (18-13) advanced to Friday night’s championship game against second-seeded Hillsboro,…

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Crim: If life is about making memories, Pittsfield’s Fischer is truly living the good life

By Don Crim, Senior Columnist | March 21, 2022
Tim Fischer holds the most valuable player trophy after helping the Pittsfield Saukees to their first championship in the Western-Macomb Holiday Tournament in December 1984. In the background standing in front of the bench are Pittsfield Coach Dave Bennett, assistant coach Len Onken and former Saukee athletic standout Grant Smith. Submitted photo

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Tim Fischer vividly remembers arriving home after the 1984 Western-Macomb Holiday Tournament. His Pittsfield Saukees had beaten the top two seeds back-to-back that day to win their first championship there and he had been named the tournament’s most valuable player. Pretty heady stuff for a high school senior harboring aspirations of playing…

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Raiders tighten defensive clamps, record 10th straight victory over Pittsfield

By David Adam, MRN Editor | January 8, 2022
Pittsfield's Nate Scranton, left, looks for help while being guarded by Quincy Notre Dame's Jackson Stratton, center, and Braden Sheffield during Friday night's basketball game at Voshall Gym in Pittsfield. | David Adam

PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Offensively, work must still be be done. But the Quincy Notre Dame boys basketball team has been pretty stingy defensively of late. Pittsfield missed 23 of 35 shots from the field, and the Raiders forced 18 turnovers in a 43-31 victory on Friday night at Voshall Gym. QND has won 10 straight…

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