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The Morton boys and girls track and field teams geared up for their upcoming seasons Saturday at Illinois Wesleyan University. In the well-attended Illinois Valley Central Invitational, several Potters produced noteworthy finishes about three weeks before their outdoor campaigns begin. D.J. Zahn led the Morton boys with a trio of top-four finishes.  

Tim Cunningham might have coached his last game at Logan High School. Cunningham's Logan Lady Cats finished off another disappointing season with Monday's 75-40 blowout loss to Lincoln County in the first round of the Class AAA sectional tournament at Huntington High School. Logan finished the season of turmoil with a 4-17 record.

I’m going to meet with my coaches and meet with Mr. (Robert) Lucas (LHS principal) in March at the end of the state tournament   -Tim Cunningham

 

For the first time in the 84-year history of the Gibson County Christmas Tournament, there will not be a team from Gibson County in the boys championship. Dyer County beat Humboldt 114-85 in a semifinal of the tournament on Monday at Gibson County High School. Bolivar beat Milan 70-56 in the other semifinal.

I was happy with the way it was, but I got outvoted.   -Thomas Boykin

 

The returning starters who helped lead Northwest Whitfield to the Class 4A state quarterfinals last season are already well-known to most girls basketball teams in the area. Southeast Whitfield can testify that even when the Lady Bruins go to their bench, they don't become much less of a challenge. Junior post Quaneisha McCurty, one of those returning starters, scored 12 points as the Lady Bruins won 64-18 on Friday at Southeast, but Kayla Piorkowski played super substitute against the Lady Raiders wi

We played timid, to be very honest, I think, offensively and defensively   -Elizabeth Crane

 

The Morton volleyball team whipped Canton Oct. 13. In a 25-13, 25-9 Mid-Illini Conference road win, the Potters received six kills apiece from Sarah Livingston, Heidi Schoenbein and Peyton McAtee. Kathryn Hess paced Morton with eight assists and six digs to help the girls complete a sweep of the Lady Giants.

I thought we mixed up our sets pretty well and had some great attacks   -Darrin Johnson

 

The Morton volleyball team waxed Pekin Oct. 6, 25-6, 25-17. The positive Mid-Illini Conference decision gave the Potters a sweep of the season series with the Dragons. Sarah Livingston or Shannon McGlaughlin led Morton in four categories.

The championship match vs. Richwoods was a great match to watch and be a part of   -Darrin Johnson

 

Two area rivals will drive all the way to Canton to play each other in the Area 7-4A volleyball tournament today. Third-seeded Northwest Whitfield (24-13) take on Murray County (11-15) at 5:30 p.m. and will turn right around — win or lose — and play a second match an hour later at Sequoyah High School. Northwest defeated Murray 25-7, 2515 back on Sept. 22 in their only regular-season meeting.

This season has been a good challenge for us   -Lisa Donahue

 

Despite some serving struggles in the second set Sept. 15, the Morton volleyball team spiked East Peoria, 25-14, 25-16. The Potters controlled the net and better took advantage of their opponent's mistakes to win the Mid-Illini Conference meeting at the Raiders' Allison Gymnasium. Shannon McGlaughlin delivered 11 assists and nine kills, while Sarah Livingston led Morton with a pair of blocks and aces.

Right now, it’s our most effective option   -Darrin Johnson

 

Recent flooding across North Georgia has made even the simplest everyday tasks tough to accomplish for those who live in the area. Roads are closed, homes are ruined and some schools have been shut down in recent days. In Tunnel Hill, it's been four days since the Northwest volleyball team has practiced or played together, but the skies dried up enough for the Lady Bruins to host a tri-match against Murray County and Rome on Tuesday.

We didn’t play our best   -Christy Robinson

 

When you think of Tuesdays, normally the last thing that comes to mind is a high school football game. Yet, at Murray Field, North Murray's Mountaineers and the Southeast Raiders got together for an early-week junior varsity contest. It was a short turnaround for both teams.

The positive for us is, No. 1, a lot of kids got to play   -David Crane