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The first meeting of two between rivals Highland and Lone Tree resulted in the two schools splitting a girl/boy basketball doubleheader.  The Lion girls came out with a methodical 48-37 home victory with a strong performance from their defense. They forced 22 steals, 11 blocks, and hauled in 43 rebounds. Madeline Jacque hit four triples to finish with a game-high 16 points. Kasey Chown was flirting with a triple-double with 15 points, 12 rebounds, and seven steals. Josie Mullinnix added 10 rebounds. Lone Tree is now 3-3 and Highland falls to 1-6. The Huskies returned the favor in the nightca...

The Highland boys and girls basketball teams step outside of the Superconference tonight when they travel to North English to meet the English Valleys Bears. The Highland girls come in with an overall record of 1-3. Last time out the Huskies were beaten at Pekin Tuesday 54-33. For the year, Highland is led by Dani Laughlin at 20 points per game. She also leads the team with six steals and three assists per contest. Sarah Burton leads Highland on the boards with nine rebounds per game. English Valleys is 2-5 overall with a loss to Montezuma 63-27 on Tuesday. For the year, the Bears are led by ...

By Jeff Yoder Trailing Louisa-Muscatine by four points late in the third quarter, Highland battled for a basket. After a missed shot, a steal, another missed shot, and an offensive rebound, finally a Tristan Stokes layup pulled the Huskies within 31-29 with an 8-1 run. Seconds later, they were back down by five as the Falcons beat the buzzer with a 3-pointer. The L-M lead stayed between three and nine points the rest of the way as Highland opened the season with a 48-43 loss. “We’re about a week behind everybody else, and where we're at right now is kind of where you would expect after a ...