Coal City Courant

Unit 1 commended for advanced academic offerings

Published by admin on Tue, 12/17/2019 - 8:11pm

Gains in advanced placement (AP) access and success have earned the Unit 1 School District and 10 others in the state a spot on the 10th annual AP District Honor Roll.
The College Board named 250 districts across the country to the prestigious Honor Roll this year. Districts on the AP Honor Roll have significantly increased access to AP among historically underrepresented student groups, while maintaining or improving the percentage of students who earned scores of three or higher on AP Exams.

Lady Coalers edge Morris, routed by Peotone

Published by admin on Tue, 12/17/2019 - 5:43pm

by shawn long
staff writer
The Coal City girls basketball team was outscored in every quarter during their Illinois Central Eight conference contest with Peotone on Thursday, resulting in a 52-20 loss.
The Lady Coalers (3-8, 1-4) were off their game as the Blue Devils built a 25-11 lead in the first half.
Peotone outscored them 14-9 in the third quarter and then, rattled off 13 unanswered points to finish them off.

Coalers fall in two close Illinois Central Eight battles

Published by admin on Tue, 12/17/2019 - 5:41pm

by shawn long
staff writer
The Coal City boys basketball team had a slim lead against a tough Manteno team Friday but couldn’t hold on losing 59-54.
Jack Bunton picked off an errant Manteno pass for starters. He fed the ball to senior Austin Pullara who took it down for two to give Coal City (2-4, 1-3) a 2-0 lead on the fast break.
Then Pullara stole the ball and fed it to Bunton at the basket and he banked it in for a 4-0 lead.

Coaler matmen meet their match during DGS tourney

Published by admin on Tue, 12/17/2019 - 5:41pm

by shawn long
staff writer
The Coal City wrestling team suffered their second loss of the season during the Downers Grove South dual team tournament where they ended up placing third. Even though the 58-12 loss to Lincoln Way West snapped 13 straight, Coal City has won their last 15 of 17 matches and won’t face the 3A team again. Daniel Jezik turned in a solid performance through it all, earning all-tournament team honors with a 5-0 record on the day.

IHSA votes to leave football playoffs unchanged

Published by admin on Tue, 12/17/2019 - 5:34pm

by shawn long
staff writer
Schools in the Illinois High School Association voted Monday to rescind a football district scheduling system that was suppose to start in 2021.
The vote essentially cancels the district scheduling format passed a year ago for the present conference schedule and eight class playoff brackets currently used.

Lady Coalers cold shooting results in three game slide

Published by admin on Tue, 12/10/2019 - 6:01pm

by shawn long
staff writer
The Coal City girls basketball team was held to single digits in all four quarters by Reed-Custer Monday night, suffering a 45-25 loss.
Reed-Custer held a slim, 10-7 lead but in the second quarter and beyond is when the Comets opened it up.

Coaler matmen gaining steam, win eight straight

Published by admin on Tue, 12/10/2019 - 5:59pm

by shawn long
staff writer
The Coalers (9-1) have made it eight straight victories after losing to Joliet Central in the first match of the season.
The Coal City wrestling team blasted Plano, Mendota and Moosehart during their dual team match at Plano High School on Wednesday.
They shutout Plano 80-0 as the Reapers didn’t stand a chance with Coal City’s full lineup. The Coalers tallied 18 points from three forfeits, added nine pins, a Lane Kutemeier decision and a Mike McVay major decision.

Hot-handed Coalers out-gun the Blue Devils

Published by admin on Tue, 12/10/2019 - 5:58pm

by shawn long
staff writer
The Coal City boys basketball team blew out Peotone 103-69 on Friday after grabbing an early lead and never looked back.
The Coalers 2-2 (1-1) scored 52 total points in the first half to own a 10-point lead into the half.
Coal City came out of the locker room fired up and outscored the Devils, 30-20 in the third to extend their lead to 72-62.
Peotone was still staying with them until the fourth where the Coalers ran away with it, posting a 21-7 run to close this game out.

Illinois Central Eight names All-Conference for volleyball

Published by admin on Tue, 12/03/2019 - 8:32pm

by shawn long
staff writer
The Illinois Central Eight conference ended with Herscher as champions of the volleyball standings, with six players from area schools named All Conference.
From Coal City (18-15, 9-5), Abbie Cullick, McKenna Fitzpatrick and Luci Hakey were honored.
Cullick was their senior libero leader that was one of the reason the Lady Coalers had another double digit win season.
In 75 sets, Cullick led the Coalers with 263 digs with nearly four digs per set. She also had three aces, a kill and added 13 assists.

Illinois Central Eight conference names all-conference, all-state

Published by admin on Tue, 12/03/2019 - 8:28pm

by shawn long
staff writer
Sixteen football players from Wilmington, Coal City and Reed-Custer have been named recipients of Illinois Central Eight all-conference honors. There were also five players that received all-state.
For the ICE conference champion Coalers (12-1, 7-0, Daniel Jezik and Austin Pullara received Class 4A All-State honors while Brady Crawford received Honorable Mention All-State.
Jezik was the leading rusher in the state of Illinois, powering his was to 2.237 yards with 25 touchdowns. His season included 10 100-yard rushing performances.