Mustangs keep good vibes rolling, oust Trojans with strong finish to both sets in regional title tilt

By Steve Eighinger | October 27, 2023
The Unity volleyball team won the Class 1A Payson Regional championship Thursday night, beating Triopia 25-17, 25-16. | Photo courtesy Unity High School

PAYSON, Ill. — The best may be yet to come for the Unity volleyball team. Or so Hayden Frankel thinks. “I honestly don’t think we’ve played our best yet,” said Frankel, a senior setter. Frankel’s assessment came shortly after Unity’s relatively easy 25-17, 25-16 elimination of Triopia on Thursday evening in the Class 1A regional…

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Saturday Rewind: Hornets display toughness in last-second defensive stand

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | September 12, 2021
Brown County's Brody Woodward, left, and Ethan Lehne, right, tie up Triopia's Caden Moore during Friday night's game in Mount Sterling, Ill. Photo courtesy Scott Bemis

MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — Brown County football coach Tom Little and his staff learned Friday night the Hornets have a little extra toughness in the toughest of situations. That took before the final defensive stand. “There were times we’re starting to see somebody cramp up or they’d taken a good shot and we’re sending someone…

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