Seniors provide spark Central-Southeastern needs to blow out Staunton in sectional semifinals

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | February 26, 2025
Central-Southeastern guard Karly Peters sizes up the Staunton defense before attacking during the second half of Tuesday's Class 2A Waverly Sectional semifinal against Staunton in Waverly, Ill. | Matt Schuckman photo

WAVERLY, Ill. — The order in which the connection occurs — Miller to Peters or Peters to Miller — doesn’t seem to matter much. It’s lethal either way. Tuesday night, it ruined the Staunton girls basketball team’s chance to make amends for two consecutive postseason losses to Central-Southeastern before the Bulldogs even had the chance…

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Photo gallery: Central-Southeastern advances to Class 2A sectional title game against Pleasant Plains

By Muddy River Sports | February 26, 2025
Central-Southeastern's Agnes Genenbacher, left, and Staunton's Jenna Staggs battle for a loose ball during Tuesday's Class 2A Waverly Sectional semifinal in Waverly, Ill. | Matt Schuckman photo

WAVERLY, Ill. — By the end of the first quarter Tuesday night, there was little doubt the Central-Southeastern girls basketball team was headed to the sectional championship. Now the Panthers know a familiar face awaits. CSE beat Staunton 58-22 in the semifinals of the Class 2A Waverly Sectional, earning spot opposite Pleasant Plains in the…

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Photo gallery: CSE advances to sectional championship game by beating Staunton

By Muddy River Sports | February 21, 2024
Central-Southeastern's Claire Huston pressures Staunton's Ele Feldmann during Tuesday night's Class 2A Beardstown Sectional semifinal in Beardstown, Ill. | Photo courtesy Mike Pritchard

BEARDSTOWN, Ill. — The fourth quarter may have gotten a little too close for comfort, but the Central-Southeastern girls basketball team withstood Staunton’s late surge to secure a 56-50 victory in the semifinals of the Class 2A Beardstown Sectional on Tuesday night. Photographer Mike Pritchard shared this photo gallery from the game:

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