Category: Sports

The St. Thomas Saints 7th grade boys basketball team fell to Lincoln West Lincoln-Broadwell with a final score of 46-24.

Senior Night Alexis Hetzer scored the 1st basket for the Lady Eagles tonight. “I am so proud of Alexis for all of her hard work and dedication to our program.  She has always been such a positive influence for our team. Even after her injury sidelined her for the season,

Faith Shull, daughter of Brady and Alissa Shull, will be attending Lincoln Trail College as a part of the volleyball team. During her time at NCHS, Faith was an active participant in activities including Beta Club, Spanish Club, and Science Club .  What made you decide this school was the best

The Jasper County Jr High Volleyball team defeated Cumberland at both the 7th and 8th-grade levels in two sets each. The 7th graders won 26-24 and 25-15. The 8th graders won 25-11 and 25-19. Match Results Date: 1/31 Opponent: Cumberland 7th grade:  26-24.    25-15.        W 8th

The St. Thomas 7th grade defeated Champaign Judah Christian with a final score of 46-32. They will play on Saturday, February 4 at 2:30 pm. They will face Lincoln West Lincoln-Broadwell. They will play at East Peoria Center Jr. High School.

The Newton Eagles fell to Marion with a final score of 68-47 against Marion in the Pinckneyville Shootout. Scoring in the first quarter was 11-16 Marion and at the half 23-37. During the third quarter, Newton outscored Marion 16-11 but fell short in the fourth quarter 8-20. Lead scorers for

The Newton Eagles defeated the Olney Tigers in the Championship game of the LIC tournament in Olney on Friday night. The nail-biter game kept the fans on their feet as the Eagles and Tigers battled it out. At the end of the first quarter, Olney had the lead 9-7. At

Photo by: Michelle Fulton Front row: Left to Right: Aaron Volk, Beau Bennett, Nathan Bierman, & Blaine Bergbower. Second Row: Oliver Ochs, Carter Barthelme, Quincy Fulton, Brooks Herman, Curtis Weber, Dylan EarnestThe coaches are Clint Bergbower & John Bennett. The St. Thomas Saints defeated Mattoon St. John’s with a final

Photos by Chip Barche The Newton Lady Eagles traveled to Richland County where they fell to the Lady Tigers with a final score of 31-26. The Eagles kept the game close but fell short in the end. Richland County.  11. 8. 5. 7. = 31  Newton.         

Newton Lady Eagles hosted Cowden Herrick Beecher City Lady Bobcats CHBC    –  5   16  13  12  7 = 53 Newton  –  13  11  17   5  10 = 56 Scoring for CHBC:  Rodman -5,1,5 for 6 = 18; Wojcik – 6,0,5 for 6 = 17; Heckert – 3,1,4 for 8