Reed-Custer

Sectional Champs!

Published by admin on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 5:43pm

It won’t be a breeze getting through Coal City Regional

Published by admin on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 5:40pm

    Saturday’s wrestling regional at Coal City will feature some of the best wrestlers in the state.
    In total, the tournament will include 17 state ranked individuals from 10 different teams, each vying to place among the top three finalists in order to advance to an even tougher Sectional in Olympia.
    Schools who will be there include Coal City, Reed-Custer, Wilmington,  Clifton Central, Dwight, Prairie Central, Grant Park, Herscher, Bishop McNamara and Peotone.

Lady Comets, Wildcats prepare for Regional

Published by admin on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 5:37pm

    The girls basketball playoffs begin next week and it looks like Wilmington and Reed-Custer will be in a tough regional.
    Both teams will compete in the Braidwood Regional, with the Lady Wildcats kicking things off on Monday, Feb. 5 against Beecher.
    Wilmington enters as the 11th seed, and squares off against Beecher (6th seed) at 7 p.m. in the Reed-Custer gym on Monday.
    The winner will face second-seed Paxton-Buckley-Loda in the semifinal on Tuesday.

Comets earn exciting win over Sandwich, claim ninth in tourney

Published by admin on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 5:34pm

    The Reed-Custer varsity boys basketball team got a much deserved victory during the ninth place game in the Interstate Eight Conference Tournament.
    The Comets put together four full quarters to rout Sandwich 83-75.
    By the end of the first quarter, the Comets held a 17-13 lead.
    That didn’t last long though, as the Indians came roaring back in the second quarter, outpacing the Comets 26-15, to claim a 39-32 lead by the intermission.

Lady Comets trounce Wilmington in the I-8

Published by admin on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 5:33pm

    Reed-Custer’s varsity girls basketball team made a return to regular season conference competition, and did it with a bang, as they picked up a win over Wilmington.
    The Lady Comets whittled away at the hosts all four quarters, winning 53-39.
    Reed-Custer outpaced Wilmington in all four quarters, claiming a 17-13 lead by half-time, and never looked back.
    The Lady Comets tacked on another 36 points through the third and fourth quarters combined, while holding Wilmington to just 26.

Comet wrestlers climb to second in I-8 Conference Tournament

Published by admin on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 6:12pm

    Reed-Custer’s wrestling program continued to show improvements over last year, as they placed second during the Interstate Eight Conference Tournament on Saturday.
    The Comets, who finished 10th a year ago, placed nine wrestlers in the 14 weight classes, which was up from four in 2017.
    Coal City garnered the team standings with 195.5 points, followed by Reed-Custer (109), and Manteno claimed third (105.5).
    The Comets had two seconds, three thirds, one fourth, one fifth and two sixths.

Lady Comets to play for seventh in I-8 tourney, drop two in a row

Published by admin on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 6:07pm

    Reed-Custer’s varsity girls basketball team suffered a second loss in a row during the Interstate Eight Conference Tournament on Monday, as they fell to a tough Seneca team, 56-43.
    The Lady Comets didn’t have much help offensively, as they shot just 31 percent from the floor and only hit 3-of-20 three-pointers.
    Reed-Custer managed just three points in the first quarter, but were able to stay in the game thanks to a slow quarter from Seneca in the second. By half-time, the Lady Comets trailed by nine, 22-13.

Comets 1-1 after two rounds of I-8 Tournament, will play for ninth

Published by admin on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 6:02pm

    Reed-Custer’s varsity boys basketball team bounced back from their first round loss in the Interstate Eight Conference Tournament, upending Peotone 74-73 on Saturday.
    It was the second consecutive game where it  came down to the wire. Russell Page drove the lane for a lay-up with eight seconds left to give Reed-Custer the lead.     Time ran out for the Blue Devils in the waning seconds, as the Comets move on to play for ninth place on Thursday at 7 p.m. against Sandwich.

Comet wrestlers claim third in hosted tournament, place eight

Published by admin on Tue, 01/16/2018 - 5:59pm

    Reed-Custer’s varsity wrestling program is steadily improving, and it showed Saturday during their annual  Comet Classic.
    The Comets set a bench mark, earning third place through the 18-team field, even defeating Wilmington by two team points.
    Reed-Custer finished with 130 points, as Clifton Central took the top spot (184.5), Prairie Central claimed second (161), and Wilmington rounded out the top four spots with 128.

Lady Comets split two games, prepare for tourney

Published by admin on Tue, 01/16/2018 - 5:54pm

    A scoreless third quarter made the difference Thursday night when the Reed-Custer varsity girls basketball team suffered a conference loss to Sandwich, 38-27
    The Lady Comets were within striking distance at half-time, down by only three points, but with plenty of game left.
    The game quickly moved out of Reed-Custer’s grasp though, as the Lady Comets were held scoreless and Sandwich went on a 13-point run for a 34-18 lead after three.
    Reed-Custer held Sandwich to just four points in the final period but still suffered an 11-point loss.