Five nights after Bruins landed a fourth-place finish in the IHSA Class 1A State tournament, St. Bede Academy gathered its hoops heroes for a celebration in front of family, friends and fans Tuesday night at Abbot Vincent Gymnasium.
St. Bede Academy held a ceremony to celebrate the fourth-place Lady Bruins on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 in Abbot Vincent Gymnasium. The Lady Bruins finished their season with a 29-9 record and won fourth-place in the IHSA Class 1A girls basketball tournament at CEFCU Arena in Normal.
The Little Ten Conference has released both its girls and boys basketball all-conference teams for the 2023-24 season.
The Interstate 8 Conference has released its all-conference girls basketball team for the 2023-24 season.
St. Bede, which fell to defending state champ Okawville in the Class 1A semifinals, ran into a hot-shooting Grace Nelson of Altamont, who scored 39 points to lead her team to a 64-56 victory over the Bruins in the third-place game Thursday.
Altamont defeated St. Bede 64-56 in the Class 1A State third place-game on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 at CEFCU Arena in Normal. The Lady Bruins take fourth place in Class 1A.
Okawville defeated St. Bede 44-30 in the Class 1A State semifinal game on Thursday, Feb., 29, 2024 at CEFCU Arena in Normal. The Lady Bruins will play in the third-place game against Altamont at 6:30p.m.
The Illinois Media All-State Girls Basketball Teams, formerly the Associated Press All-State Teams, for small schools were announced Wednesday afternoon.
The Railsplitters made themselves right at home for the Class 3A LaSalle-Peru Supersectional against Dixon at Sellett Gymnasium, whose red and green colors match that of the host school.