Hometown Kid Takes 3 - 1st Place Wins at Belvidere Swim Meet
Dante Robbins, a 12 year old 7th grader at the Eastland Middle School took three first place wins at the Belvidere YMCA on Sunday, January 6th. Dante swims for the Freeport Blue Fins and placed first in the freestyle, back stroke and breast stroke. He also placed 12th overall in the regionals that were Dante’s very first swim meet. Congratulations to out hometown swimmer. You do Lanark proud!
Pearl City’s Austin Fischer drives around West Carroll’s Trevor Jones during basketball action Saturday evening in Pearl City. Austin scored nine points in the Thunder 63-49 victory. (PA photo/Craig Lang)
The Thunder’s Tom Watson pulls down a rebound during Saturday night’s game against the Pearl City Wolves. Tom scored two points in West Carroll’s fourteen point win.
(PA photo/Craig Lang)
West Carroll’s Sydney Castro eyes the bucket as she puts up a shot Friday night in Savanna. The Lady Thunder fell to Pearl City 64-23.
(PA photo/Craig Lang)
The Lady Wolves Greta Heimerdinger dribbles downcourt looking for an open teammate during Friday evening’s basketball action in Savanna. The Pearl City squad rolled to the forty one point victory over the Lady Thunder. (PA photo/Craig Lang)
Varsity Basketball Schedule
January 16
(G) Pearl City at Warren
(B) Pearl City at Eastland
(B) Milledgeville at Freeport Aquin
(B) Polo at South Beloit
January 17
(G) Prophetstown at Morrison
(B) River Ridge at East Dubuque
(B) Rockton Hononegah at Freeport
January 18
(G) Galena at Eastland
(G) Milledgeville at Forreston
(G) West Carroll at East Dubuque
(G) Warren at River Ridge/Scales Mound
(G) Polo at Freeport Aquin
(G) Le-Win at Pearl City
(G) Freeport at Rockton Hononegah
(B) Prophetstown at Morrison
January 19
(B & G) Manny’s Shootout at Mt. Carroll
(G) Sherrard at River Ridge/Scales Mound
(G) Polo at East Dubuque
(G) Freeport at Kewanee MLK Tournament
(B) Eastland at Le-Win
(B) Pearl City at River Ridge
January 21
(G) Polo at Amboy
(G) Freeport at Kewanee MLK Tournament
January 22
(G) Freeport Aquin at River Ridge/Scales Mound
(G) Dakota at Pearl City
(G) Freeport at Rockford Jefferson
(B) Morrison at Erie
(B) Eastland at Warren
(B) Milledgeville at Pecatonica
(B) Polo at Durand
(B) Freeport Aquin at South Beloit
West Carroll Manny’s Shootout Schedule
Saturday, January 19
(All games in Mt. Carroll)
9 a.m. – Preston, IA vs. West Carroll (Girls)
11 a.m. – Sterling Newman vs. Prince of Peace (Girls)
12:30 p.m. – Prince of Peace vs. Milledgeville (Boys)
2 p.m. – Sterling Newman vs. Preston, IA (Boys)
3:30 p.m. – Morrison vs. Oregon (Boys)
5 p.m. – Sherrard vs. Forreston (Boys)
6:30 p.m. – Stillman Valley vs. Wheaton St. Francis (Boys)
8 p.m. – Chicago St. Francis de Sales vs. West Carroll (Boys)