Planning, preparation, practice. Sometimes, all the pieces are in place. You’re ready and prepared for the big game, but then that pesky basketball just doesn’t want to go through the …
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by Milly Jones
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3/5/24
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Chestnut Mountain’s annual season closing event, the Annual Slush Cup, attracted several hundred spectators and over 40 skiers and snowboarders attempting to cross ponds of ice cold water on …
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3/5/24
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Quin Wells
Scholastic Bowl
Coach Ron Jenkins said, “I would like to nominate Quin Wells, a junior on the scholastic bowl team, for his performance at the Masonic Academic Bowl …
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Galena Gazette
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2/27/24
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Sara Wienen
8th Grade Girls Basketball
Coach Jim Rigdon said, “Sara has great ball handling skills that helps her control our offense. She sees the floor well and has been the leading …
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Galena Gazette
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2/27/24
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EAST DUBUQUE-In a tough regional semifinal on Feb. 21, the East Dubuque Warriors ended their season to the South Beloit Sobos with a 31-32 defeat.
The Warriors’ game plan centered around …
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By Lisi Ludwig lisi.ludwig@galgazette.com
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2/27/24
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EAST DUBUQUE — Well-matched opponents can mean winners and losers are determined by inches: a missed pass, a forced shot or a questionable foul. The marginal lesson didn’t elude Scales …
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By Lisi Ludwig lisi.ludwig@galgazette.com
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2/27/24
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Boys basketball
Postseason has arrived for Illinois high school boys basketball teams. NUIC West squads began playoffs with quarterfinals tipping off at higher-seed home gyms on Feb. 19. …
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Galena Gazette
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2/27/24
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LENA–The ninth-ranked Rockford Lutheran Crusaders proved to be too much for the River Ridge/Scales Mound Wildcats in the first round of the IHSA sectional tournament on Feb. 20.
The …
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by Milly Jones
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2/27/24
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PECATONICA-The third-ranked Pecatonica Indians proved to be too much for the Galena Pirates in the regional final played on Pec’s home court on Feb. 23. Galena started strong with a solid first …
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by Milly Jones
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2/27/24
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The Galena High School varsity scholastic bowl team placed second in a field of eight at the Illinois Masonic Academic Bowl Sectional Tournament held at Pearl City on February 17.
The Pirates …
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2/27/24
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PECATONICA-The Galena Pirates were dominant in their win over Rockford Christian Life on Feb. 21.
Trailing by three early in the first quarter, Galena went on a 10-3 scoring run thanks to 3 …
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by Milly Jones
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2/27/24
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The #1 Galena Pirates led by a 20-18 whisper walking into halftime of their sectional semifinal matchup against the #13 Aquin Bulldogs on Feb. 20. Much like the teams’ initial meeting in early …
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by Lisi Ludwig lisi.ludwig@galgazette.com
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2/27/24
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