girls basketball

Holiday tournament updates (Friday)

Published by admin on Fri, 12/29/2017 - 11:35am

The holiday tournaments are quickly coming to a close, but there were plenty of games played last night, with many teams still alive in their respective competitions. Here is an updated list of what is going on around the area.

Boys basketball

In the Plano Holiday Classic, Coal City and Wilmington will both be playing on Saturday.

Coal City suffered a 55-46 loss to Kaneland in the second round of the consolation bracket, setting up a 19th place game with Plano on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. The Coalers and Reapers are both 1-2 on the tournament.

Holiday tournament results

Published by admin on Thu, 12/28/2017 - 12:40pm

With all three schools participating in some sort of holiday tournament over the week, it can be pretty hectic staying updated on the results. Here's how each team is doing in their respective sport and tournament as of Thursday afternoon:

 

Boys basketball

Lady Comets extend win streak to four, defeat Coalers before Lisle tourney

Published by admin on Tue, 12/26/2017 - 6:20pm

    The start of Thursday night’s game didn’t exactly go as Reed-Custer planned. However, by the fourth frame the Lady Comets varsity girls basketball team pulled it together to win over Coal City, 43-37.
    The win gives Reed-Custer momentum heading into the Lisle Cage Classic, one of the toughest girls holiday tournaments in the state. It was the fourth in a row for RCHS as they improve to 7-8 overall, 3-4 conference.    

Lady Coalers drop I-8 game to Reed-Custer

Published by admin on Tue, 12/26/2017 - 6:16pm

    Thursday night’s game looked like it was going to belong to Coal City’s varsity girls basketball team. Unfortunately, they were unable to close out the fourth, as they fell to Reed-Custer, 43-37.
    The loss keeps the Lady Coalers at a .500 record in the conference (3-3), as they fall to 5-8 overall.

Lady Comets prove Panthers and Bulldogs aren’t a threat

Published by admin on Tue, 12/19/2017 - 5:53pm

The Reed-Custer varsity girls basketball team came alive late Monday night to defeat Gardner-South Wilmington on the road, 49-26.
     Reed-Custer (5-8 overall) missed some opportunities to score in the first quarter and thankfully G-SW had its miscues too as the score was tied 8-8 after one. By half-time, the Lady Comets held a slime margin, 14-12.
    It was the second half that truly put the game out of reach for the opposing Panthers.

Lady Coaler passing leads to a conference win

Published by admin on Tue, 12/19/2017 - 5:51pm

    The Coal City varsity girls basketball team got off to a slow start Thursday night, but once they got going they couldn’t be stopped, beating  Westmont 41-33.
    The conference win improves the Lady Coalers to a 5-7 overall,  3-2 in the conference.

Lady ‘Cats still out for an I-8 win

Published by admin on Tue, 12/19/2017 - 5:43pm

    Victory eluded the Wilmington varsity girls basketball team Thursday night as they were hoping for their first conference win against Manteno.
    The Lady Wildcats fell to the Panthers, 52-34, falling to 0-6 in the conference, 1-10 overall.
    Wilmington found themselves trailing by four at the end of the first frame, 13-9.
    From the second quarter on the Lady Wildcats  played catch-up. Unfortunately, Manteno continued to outpace Wilmington for the remainder of the game.

Too many misses for Lady Coalers

Published by admin on Tue, 12/12/2017 - 5:35pm

    The Coal City varsity girls basketball team failed to convert their opportunities inside the paint Thursday night, during a 43-23 loss to Sandwich.
    While Coal City (4-7 overall, 2-2 conference) only hit two of their 20 shots from inside, they were able to stay in the game thanks to a 31.3 shooting percentage from the perimeter, accounting for 15 of the team’s points.
    The Lady Coalers managed their biggest quarter in the first, as they recorded 11 points, but still trailed the Indians, 16-11.

Lady Comets pick up first I-8 win

Published by admin on Tue, 12/12/2017 - 5:34pm

    The Reed-Custer varsity girls basketball team took full advantage of Lisle’s miscues, as they were able to pick up their first conference win of the season on the road against the Lions, 48-23.
    Reed-Custer (3-7 overall, 1-4 conference) started slow Thursday night, managing just five points to Lisle’s seven, but quickly slammed the door shut the remaining three quarters.
    “It was a big win tonight for us,” said head coach Nick Klein. “Antoinette Hill and Jaden Christian both had huge games.”

Lady ‘Cats score most points yet

Published by admin on Tue, 12/12/2017 - 5:33pm

    Wilmington’s varsity girls basketball team found their offensive rhythm on Monday, producing their most points on the season.
    Unfortunately, the Lady Wildcats (1-9 overall, 0-5 conference) were playing the toughest team in the conference, Plano, and lost 74-41.  
    Even though Wilmington produced 41 points on the night, they wound falling to the Reapers (7-3 overall, 4-0 conference) by a 33 points.
    The Lady Wildcats shot better from the floor, converting 38.6 percent of their two-point shots, which led to a faster start for the offense.