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Landon Hulsing scores 1,000th career point to lead Bureau Valley past West Central: Friday BCR roundup

Landon Hulsing

Landon Hulsing (Photo provided)

By Kevin Hieronymus

Bureau Valley 82, West Central 34: Landon Hulsing scored 26 points, including his 1,000th career point, to lead the Storm to a runaway Lincoln Trail Conference victory at the Storm Cellar Friday night.

Elijah Endress added 17 points for the Storm, who jumped out to a 54-20 halftime lead.

St. Bede 75, Putnam County 59: The Bruins tuned up for the Tri-County Conference tournament with a conference win at RM Germano Gymnasium on Friday in Granville.

Gino Ferrari led the Bruins with 28 points and Halden Hueneburg chipped in 16.

The No. 7 Bruins and No. 10 Panthers will open TCC Tournament play at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Academy.

Wrestling

At Orion: St. Bede has five wrestlers - Michael Benge (113), Max Moreno (126), Garrett Connelly (190), William Sramek (215) and Grady Gillan (285) - going for gold and two wrestlers - Jordan Coventry (157) and Jack Maschmann (175) - going for bronze in Saturday’s finals of the Orion Bob Mitton Invitational.

The Bruins are ranked 15th out of 24 teams.

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Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986 and is Sports Editor of Putnam County Record. Was previously sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and a contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals magazine. He is a 2021 inductee into the IBCA Hall of Fame (Media) and a 2023 inductee into the Illinois Valley Hall of Fame as "Distinguished Media"