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MONMOUTH, ILL. (02/08/2023) The Monmouth College men's basketball team put all five players in double figures and completed the season sweep of Knox with an 86-80 home win on Wednesday. The Fighting Scots (13-10, 9-5) are in third place in the Midwest Conference with two games left to play in the regular season. Knox scored first but Delcan Flynn (Monmouth, Illinois) put the Scots up 3-2 with a 3-pointer from well beyond the arc. Jordan Metcalf (Aledo, Illinois) made two free throws and...

MONMOUTH, ILL. (01/31/2023) The Monmouth College men's basketball team got within one late in the first half but ultimately lost to first-place Illinois College 76-42 at home on Tuesday night. The Fighting Scots (12-9, 8-4) will host Grinnell College on Saturday for Senior Day. The Scots got on the board first as Jordan Metcalf (Aledo, Illinois) scored in the paint. Kendall Brasfield (Chicago Illinois) scored the next three for the Scots before Metcalf scored to cut the IC lead to 8-7. Bras...

MONMOUTH, ILL. (01/17/2023) The Monmouth College men's basketball team was held without a field goal for the final 10:42 in a 50-47 home loss to Cornell College on Tuesday night. The Fighting Scots (10-7, 6-2) remain in second place in the Midwest Conference as they embark on a three-game road trip. Kendall Brasfield (Chicago, Illinois) started the scoring with a pair of free throws and Jordan Metcalf (Aledo, Illinois) scored the first field goal for the Scots. Brasfield's layup put...

MONMOUTH, ILL. (01/14/2023) The Monmouth College men's basketball team built an 18-point lead and held on for a 76-70 home win over Ripon on Saturday. The Fighting Scots (10-6, 6-1) put four players in double figures as they won their fourth straight game. Ripon scored the first basket of the game before Declan Flynn (Monmouth, Illinois) hit a 3-pointer for the Scots. Jordan Metcalf (Aledo, Illinois) scored the next four points for Monmouth as the hosts went on top 7-4. Ripon tied the game ...

MONMOUTH, ILL. (01/11/2023) The Monmouth College men's basketball team rallied from 24 points down in the last 16 minutes to knock off the Grinnell Pioneers 85-74 on the road Wednesday night. The Fighting Scots (9-6, 5-1) outscored Grinnell 50-19 down the stretch and held the Pioneers to their lowest scoring output of the season. Jordan Metcalf (Aledo, Illinois) scored the first basket for the Scots to tie the game 2-2. Grinnell pushed the lead to 13-3 before Metcalf scored again. A 3-point...

Canton Little Giants hope a late season surge will provide momentum to a strong showing in the Class 2A regional which opens Saturday

CHS Student Council to present 27th annual Mr. Little Giant pageant Thursday, Feb. 10.

Little Giants earn back-to-back victories By Kevin Wright/Daily Ledger CANTON—Despite a rocky third quarter where the Little Giants scored just five points and witnessed their 13-point lead shrink to just four, they put together a strong shooting performance in the final quarter to pull away from the Limestone Rockets in a 59-44 victory. The Little Giants have now won back-to-back games to go to 3-4 on the season. Turner Plumer got one in the paint to begin things for the Little Giants. TJ My...

Dragons fall to Giants By Kevin Wright/Daily Ledger CANTON—When a player has the hot hand, you give him the ball. Such was the case Tuesday night when Canton’s Conner Willcoxen connected on seven three-pointers with six of those coming in the second half. Willcoxen finished with a team high 23 points, leading his Little Giant team to a 52-41 victory over the Pekin Dragons. Canton now improves to 2-4 on the season. Canton did not shoot well in the first half, but it was their stingy defense ...

East Peoria downs Little Giants By Kevin Wright/Daily Ledger CANTON—At the midway point of this ballgame Hunter Rhodes and his Little Giant basketball team found themselves down by only eight. But costly turnovers by the Little Giants and hot shooting by East Peoria in the third quarter allowed the Raiders to pull away with this game to finish up with the 57-37 victory. The Little Giants are now 0-3 on the season. Kaden Otto started the first quarter for the Little Giants with two threes. Tra...