The Morris boys basketball team used an 11-0 run at the end of the third quarter and into the fourth to grab the lead against Ottawa, then held on for a 42-38 Interstate 8 Conference victory at Kingman Gymnasium on Tuesday night.
Morris beat Ottawa 42-38 on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025 in Kingman Gym at Ottawa High School.
Lincoln-Way Central junior Zoe Dempsey's ear-raising slam turned title pinfall was one of five Knights' championships that helped lead to the title of the Metamora Regional on Saturday.
Seneca Paxton Giertz, the reigning two-time Times Boys Basketball Player of the Year, has signed to play basketball and continue his education at Hillsdale College in Michigan. The Chargers are a NCAA Division II program and member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference.
Led by Matt Williamson, Streator put a sudden, thudding end to Coal City’s hopes of finishing Tuesday night tied with Streator atop the ICE standings, pulling away in the third quarter for a 55-30 victory.
Morris faces Huntley in a nononference girls wrestling meet on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, at Huntley High School.
Morris faces DeKalb in a nononference girls wrestling meet on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, at Huntley High School.
Ottawa senior Marlie Orlandi scored 11 of her game-high 27 points in the opening quarter to help jumpstart the Pirates to a 55-48 Interstate 8 Conference victory over Morris on Saturday at Kingman Gymnasium.
Ottawa beat Morris 55-48 on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 in Kingman Gym at Ottawa High School.