GAINESVILLE — After winning the Class C2 sectional championship less than 24 hours prior, the Lady Raiders lost 6-2 to Bolivar-Richburg in the regional qualifier on Friday. Cal-Mum failed to get a runner on base until the fourth inning, at which point they were already down by six runs. "They outplayed us," Raiders manager Dan Dickens said. "We did a couple things where we could have got some outs and we didn't get outs... It goes back more to … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: Perry comes up short in Far West Regional
RUSHVILLE — The Clyde-Savannah Golden Eagles dominated the offensive glass, which allowed them to defeat the Yellowjackets 51-40 in the Far West regional qualifier game Wednesday night. It was clear that the Yellowjackets gameplan was to come out and shoot three-pointers early. Clyde-Savannah had a considerable size advantage in the paint, with three starters 6'2" or taller. They were able to limit the effectiveness of Perry's bigs and made … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: Cicero, Elliot lead Perry past Bloomfield
CALEDONIA — Yellowjackets senior center Tyler Elliot went 9-for-9 from the free throw line to lead Perry to a 64-53 win over Bloomfield in the Section V Far West Regional Playoffs Monday night. "We felt that we needed to go to [Elliot]," Perry head coach Dave Gillett said. "We aren't really a team that just goes to one person, but he was more or less going to be our focus." The Yellowjackets used the size advantage that Elliot gave them to … [Read more...]