42nd Canton Thanksgiving Tourney: Little Giants defeat East Peoria for title
The Canton High boys basketball team scratched a seven-year tournament itch Saturday night at Alice Ingersoll Gym.
View ArticleLady Giants move to 5-0 with victory
Another good start led to another good finish for the Canton High girls basketball team Monday night at Alice Ingersoll Gym.
View ArticleMid-Illini Conference hoops: Canton set to start league play
The Canton High basketball teams will begin Mid-Illini Conference play Friday as the boys and girls will host Washington at Alice Ingersoll Gym.
View ArticleFulton Co. Fresh-Soph Boys Tourney: Farmington captures championship
The 2016 Fulton County Boys Fresh-Soph Tournament wrapped up play Wednesday evening with the finals held at Astoria High School.
View ArticleSouth Fulton defeated in home opener
Some aspects of Thursday’s high school girls basketball game between Knoxville and South Fulton were equal.
View ArticlePanthers claw Canton in conference opener
The Washington Panthers held Canton to a pair of single-digit quarters in handing the Little Giants 55-33 Mid-Illini Conference loss Friday night.
View ArticleMid-Illini Conference hoops: Lady Giants rally past Washington
A season of firsts for members of the Canton girls basketball team continued Friday night at Alice Ingersoll Gym.
View ArticleCanton 7-0 following Saturday win
Following Saturday evening’s 44-40 victory over Peoria Christian, the Canton Lady Giants found themselves with a 7-0 record.
View ArticleONE NIGHT AWAY: Fulton Co. 7th Grade Boys Finals
After Saturday’s opening round, the finals for the Fulton County Seventh Grade Boys Basketball Tournament were determined at Astoria High School.
View ArticleMid-Illini Conference hoops: Little Giants hang on for 45-44 win
Three scorers would be enough for the Canton Little Giants in their Mid-Illini Conference contest against visiting Pekin Friday night at Alice Ingersoll Gym.
View ArticleComposed Galesburg defeats Lady Giants 49-43
Saturday afternoon’s high school girls basketball contest between visiting Galesburg and host Canton was all about composure.
View ArticleLittle Giants down Metamora 52-41
Winning just one Mid-Illini Conference game a season ago, Canton needed less than 24 hours to double that total.
View ArticleCHS All-Conference athletes honored
Athletes receiving Mid-Illini All-Conference accolades during the Fall season were honored Friday night during halftime of the boys varsity basketball game against Pekin played at Alice Ingersoll Gym.
View ArticleHigh School Girls Basketball: Lewistown notches league victory
Lewistown posted a decisive Prairieland victory on the home floor, while North Fulton and Farmington were defeated in area high school girls basketball contests played Monday.
View ArticleHigh School Boys Basketball: Rebels victorious in home opener
Playing its long-awaited home opener Tuesday night against Southeastern, South Fulton boys basketball coach Patrick Pokorny was looking for an energetic start by his squad at Astoria High School.
View ArticleHigh School Girls Basketball: Lewistown rolls to seventh victory
The more his squad plays, the more Lewistown girls basketball coach Greg Bennett likes the way the team his team is progressing.
View ArticleHigh School Girls Basketball: Farmington 'O' ice cold in 44-24 loss
On a night where the Farmington girls basketball team was looking to move forward, instead it went nowhere fast.
View ArticleMid-Illini Girls Basketball: Early run costs Lady Giants in loss to Morton
The Morton girls basketball team added another victory to its tally Tuesday night at the Potterdome, defeating Canton 64-28 in a Mid-Illini conference game.
View ArticleHoliday Tournament Basketball: Area teams prepare for action at Beardstown
The Beardstown Lady Tiger Classic turns 35 this year.
View ArticleLady Farmers capture tourney title
The A-Town/Knoxville Holiday Tournament Championship between Farmington and Elmwood was a sloppy defensive struggle from start to finish. Look no further than the fact neither team scored in the last...
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