Posts Tagged ‘Riverton’
Pittsfield overwhelmed by 23 first-half turnovers as Riverton cruises to easy victory in Voshall Gym
PITTSFIELD, Ill. — The final score was deceiving. The Pittsfield boys basketball team suffered a 57-36 loss to Riverton on Friday night in Voshall Gym, but the Saukees had to outscore the Hawks 14-2 in the final quarter to make the score look less like the blowout than it actually was. Pittsfield (4-3) turned the…
Read MorePittsfield may be forced to take forfeit victory in football opener with Riverton not fielding team
PITTSFIELD, Ill. — The Sangamo Conference football coaches are scrambling, and it could result in Pittsfield being without a season-opening game. Monday, Riverton officials announced publicly it will not field a varsity football team for the upcoming season due to low participation numbers. The statement released by the school said it will field a junior…
Read MoreRaiders begin title defense by hammering Hawks, set up regional final matchup with Cyclones
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Weather and scheduling conflicts forced the regular-season matchup between the Quincy Notre Dame and Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin girls soccer teams to first be postponed and then shelved. Nothing will stop them from going head-to-head now. QND began the defense of its Class 1A state championship by hammering Riverton 8-0 Tuesday night in…
Read MoreQuintero records hat trick in second game back from injury, Raiders whitewash another opponent
RIVERTON, Ill. — Welcome back, Gearshift. Lia Quintero, the Quincy Notre Dame girls soccer team’s senior forward who has said her gameday hairstyle resembles a gearshift, is showing no signs of being slowed by the knee injury she suffered in the final minutes of last season’s Class 1A state semifinal victory. After scoring twice in…
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