Farmers hit 12 3-pointers in 61-42 win
The Farmington Farmers broke a 13-13 tie with the first 13 points in the second quarter then went on to defeat the Rushville-Industry Rockets 61-42 Tuesday night.
View ArticleChurchill, Wells lead Lady Giants to win
It was Senior Night on Friday for the Pekin girls basketball team.
View ArticleDragons roll to 54-27 win over Little Giants
The Pekin Dragons jumped ahead with four 3-pointers in the first quarter and played stingy defense the entire night in rolling to a 54-27 Mid-Illini Conference victory over the Canton Little Giants...
View ArticleRedbirds fly high over Little Giants
The Canton Little Giants made more 2-pointers (8-7) and hit more free throws (10-2) than the Metamora Redbirds in their Mid-Illini Conference game Saturday night.
View ArticleLady Chiefs oust Lady Farmers 55-48
The Farmington Lady Farmers gave it a good try only to have the Deer Creek-Mackinaw Lady Chiefs hand coach Jimmy Jordan’s team a 55-48 season-ending loss in the opening round in the Peoria Christian 2A...
View ArticleLady Potters topple Lady Giants 54-45
Canton’s opportunity to move into a first place tie with Morton in the Mid-Illini Conference went by the wayside on Tuesday at the Lady Potters handed the Lady Giants a 54-45 loss.
View ArticleLady Eagles beat Lady Indians in title game
The Liberty Lady Eagles broke open a close game with a 10-0 with which to begin the third quarter in beating the Lewistown Lady Indians 66-40 to win the Lewistown 1A Regional Thursday night.
View ArticleMendon Unity downs Lady Rebels in regional title game
For years, South Fulton girls basketball coach Carl Beebe has said that the toughest goal to achieve in a season is to win a regional championship.
View ArticleLady Giants finish with 75-67 win over Dunlap
The Canton Lady Giants placed four players in double figures in beating the Dunlap Lady Eagles 75-67 Friday night.
View ArticleLimestone, Richwoods win regional games
The Limestone Lady Rockets and Peoria Richwoods Lady Knights advanced to tonight’s semifinal round in the Canton 3A IHSA Regional with solid wins on Monday.
View ArticleLady Knights win on free throw with 3.3 seconds left
Peoria Richwoods’ Kourtney Crane hit the second of her two free throw attempts with 3.3 seconds left to give the Lady Knights a 59-58 win over the Canton Lady Giants in the Canton 3A Regional Tuesday...
View ArticleBrimfield edges Farmington 68-67
Jordan Bauer’s 3-pointer from the right elbow with 22.7 seconds turned out to be the game-winning shot as the Brimfield Indians (26-2) earned a 68-67 Prairieland Conference win over the Farmington...
View ArticleRockets earn 68-40 win over Little Giants
The Limestone Rockets scored the final 10 points in the first quarter and led the rest of the game in beating the Canton Little Giants 68-40 Tuesday night.
View ArticleIndians reach regional title game
The Lewistown Indians held off a strong challenge from Bushnell-PC in advancing to Friday night’s 7 p.m. championship game in the Lewistown 1A Regional with a 54-45 win over the Spartans Wednesday night.
View ArticleIndians beat Trojans for regional title
The Lewistown Indians have a 7 p.m. date with Liberty on Wednesday in the Bushnell-PC 1A Sectional after defeating the Elmwood Trojans 55-43 to win the Lewistown Regional Friday night.
View ArticleLiberty denies South Fulton Regional title
What the South Fulton boys basketball team worked a year for, the Liberty Eagles tore apart in 16 minutes Friday night.The Rebels enjoyed a lead in the opening minutes of their Class 1A Regional...
View ArticleMacomb beats Canton in Galesburg Regional
After playing a strong first half against Macomb in their Galesburg 3A Regional game on Monday night, the Canton Little Giants suffered through a tough second half in having their season end with a...
View ArticleEagles beat Indians in sectional matchup
After scoring 19 points in the first quarter, Lewistown scored just 17 points the rest of the way as the Liberty Eagles handed the Indians a 57-36 season-ending loss in the Bushnell-PC 2A Sectional...
View ArticleCloe Churchill: Four-peats as Daily Ledger Player of the Year
For a fourth year in a row, Canton’s Cloe Churchill has been selected as the Daily Ledger Fulton County Player of the Year.
View ArticleLady Giants open season on Saturday
The 2016 softball season for the Canton Lady Giants begins on Saturday with a doubleheader at Macomb, beginning at 10 a.m. Coach Bob Barnes’ team finished last year 17-10 overall and 6-8 in the...
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