Sports

Lady Comets edge the Lions, win third straight

Published by admin on Tue, 12/11/2018 - 4:41pm

by shawn long
staff writer
    The Lady Comet hoopsters surprised the Interstate Eight by upsetting Lisle who had only one loss in nine games, 50-46. A big second half helped to  propel Reed-Custer to their third straight win.
    “They are now 8-2 so that is a tough team,” said RC coach Nick Klein. “We knew this would be a physical game and it was. I thought we made a couple of mistakes but we were able to overcome them against a good team.”

Comets show life too late against Lisle

Published by admin on Tue, 12/11/2018 - 4:38pm

by shawn long
staff writer
    The Comet boys basketball team hit their stride in the second half Friday but the damage was already done against an athletic Lisle team, suffering a 47-36 loss.
    “I thought we didn’t compete in the first half,” said RC coach Mark Porter. “We just stood there and let them jab us right in the mouth.”
    The visiting Lions built a 25-13 lead at the half, most of them just before the break when they stole the game’s momentum.

Reed-Custer matmen place five in CC F/S invite

Published by admin on Tue, 12/11/2018 - 4:34pm

by shawn long
staff writer
    The Reed-Custer fresh/soph wrestlers competed in the Coal City F/S Invitational, having five place.
    Ethan Godar placed second at 182 with a 1-1 record. Two byes sent him to the semifinal round, where he would pin Plano’s Moez Aly in 1:48 to advance him to the championship round. Minooka’s Sean Dance took a decision over Godar in the championship match to send him home with second place.

Coalers blast Wilmington, edge Sandwich in OT

Published by admin on Tue, 12/11/2018 - 4:31pm

by shawn long
staff writer
    Make that five wins and counting.
    The Coal City boys basketball team picked up their fifth win of the season, taking a game with Sandwich right down to the wire and besting the Indians, 48-47 in overtime.
    At halftime it was 21-20, good guys with the lead.
    Sandwich then took control over the Coalers, scoring 11 points to Coal City’s eight.
    The Coalers (5-2, 3-0  conference)  tied it up in the fourth quarter, scoring 14 points to the Indians’ 12, sending this game into overtime.

Lady Coalers hit with second straight loss

Published by admin on Tue, 12/11/2018 - 4:29pm

by shawn long
staff writer
    The Coal City girls basketball team hosted an impressive Providence team Monday, suffering a 77-27.
    Providence put near 30 points up in the second quarter and never looked back.
    Providence was already leading 17-9 in the first quarter before things got out of reach.
    The Lady Coalers (6-4, 2-1 conference) scored only five points in the second quarter while Providence tallied 28 points to lead 45-14 at the half.

Near spotless start for the Coaler matmen continues

Published by admin on Tue, 12/11/2018 - 4:27pm

by shawn long
staff writer
    The Coaler matmen were handed their first loss in the Downers Grove South 16-team dual tournament, yet they earned fifth in the tournament with a 4-1 record while also adding two more wins earlier in the week.
    “Daniel Jezik got injured and was not able to compete after the first dual,” said CC coach Mark Masters. “His presence against Grant would have put us in the gold bracket in the top four but the kids battled back and got the next best thing in the silver bracket.”

Wildcat battle back before falling to Herscher

Published by admin on Tue, 12/11/2018 - 4:26pm

by shawn long
staff writer
    The Wilmington boys basketball team let Herscher build a lead and never look back, losing 56-45 to the Tigers on Friday.
    Early scoring really helped the Tigers pull it out as the ‘Cats didn’t start scoring much of anything until the third quarter.
    Herscher had a 24-16 lead at the half and the game’s momentum.
    But the ‘Cats weren’t going to lay down, clawing for that elusive first win. The ‘Cats matched the Tigers in the third quarter as both scored 20 points to keep it right at an eight point game.

Lady ‘Cats fall short to Herscher

Published by admin on Tue, 12/11/2018 - 4:24pm

by shawn long
staff writer
    The Lady ‘Cat basketball team were tried to avoid a week of losses but got edged 44-40 by Herscher on Thursday.
    Wilmington (2-7, 0-3 conference) played better than they showed as they scored 14 points in the second quarter to keep them in the game, trailing by just one point at half-time.
    They outscored the Lady Tigers in the third quarter, 16-13 to take a 35-33 lead. But they could not keep that scoring up, tallying only five points in the final frame while giving up 11 as they came up short

Wilmington matmen earn first win of the season

Published by admin on Tue, 12/11/2018 - 4:22pm

by shawn long
staff writer
    The Wilmington matmen picked up a win over a non-conference opponent but fell to two I-8 contenders last week.
    The Wildcats fell to Lisle 39-35 where one more pin fall for the Wildcats could have made a difference. The ‘Cats got their points from three pins, two major decisions, a forfeit and a decision.
    The ‘Cats were fefeated 37-22 by Sandwich. The ‘Cats got their points from a major decision, two decisions and a pin but Sandwich controlled the rest of the match, knocking off the ‘Cats.

Reed-Custer boys out-run by the Reapers

Published by admin on Tue, 12/04/2018 - 4:30pm

by shawn long
staff writer
    The Reed-Custer boys basketball team fell to Plano 50-30 on Friday as the Reapers pulled away in the third quarter and never looked back.
    It was neck-and-neck ballgame in the first half with Plano clinging to a one- point lead.
    Plano came out after the break to go on a 17-7 run to take a 39-28 lead.
    Reed-Custer (2-4 overall) tried to mount a comeback but the Plano defense held steadfast, allowing just a lay-up to the Comets while scoring another double digit tally to put the proverbial nail in the coffin.