Coal City Courant

Near spotless start for the Coaler matmen continues

Published by admin on Tue, 12/11/2018 - 4:27pm

by shawn long
staff writer
    The Coaler matmen were handed their first loss in the Downers Grove South 16-team dual tournament, yet they earned fifth in the tournament with a 4-1 record while also adding two more wins earlier in the week.
    “Daniel Jezik got injured and was not able to compete after the first dual,” said CC coach Mark Masters. “His presence against Grant would have put us in the gold bracket in the top four but the kids battled back and got the next best thing in the silver bracket.”

Coaler matmen win seven straight

Published by admin on Tue, 12/04/2018 - 4:25pm

by shawn long
staff writer
    Coal City wrestlers kept it rolling with two more wins to improve their streak to seven in a row to remain undefeated.
    Coal City  blasted Pontiac with the help of eight pinfalls on Tuesday night.
    Their widest margin of victory was the nearly 60-point win over Clifton Central as the Comets got two decisions for six points but the Coalers dominated the rest of the match, adding seven more pins and a couple of major decisions.

Coaler hoopsters knock off Manteno

Published by admin on Tue, 12/04/2018 - 4:23pm

by shawn long
staff writer
    The Coal City boys made their presence known Friday as they matched Manteno shot for shot and eventually pulled off a 66-59 upset knocking Manteno out of the ranks of the undefeateds. The Coaler cagers pulled away in second quarter and made it last.
    “They came out hot this season,” said Coaler coach Keith Kiper. “We had to play a really good game to knock them off and we had some great wins that really spotted us a few in the first quarter and then came back, matching it the rest of the way.”

Lady Coalers scratch the Lady ‘Cats

Published by admin on Tue, 12/04/2018 - 4:19pm

by shawn long
staff writer
    The Coal City girls kept it going, picking up a 49-42 win in a battle against Wilmington on Monday night.
    The Lady Coalers (5-2, 2-0 conference) led by a slim 13-9 margin after one quarter before scoring an impressive 15 points to take a 28-22 lead by half-time.
    From there, they outscored the ‘Cats 8-7 in the third to extend their lead out to seven and then they matched the ‘Cats in points in the final quarter but they coasted to a seven point win over their rivals to notch their second straight win.

JCA among those with an underdog win

Published by admin on Tue, 11/27/2018 - 3:30pm

by shawn long
staff writer
    The IHSA state football champions have been crowned. Among the eight teams to win Friday and Saturday in Champaign is Joliet Catholic Academy who entered the playoffs with the weakest record of 5-4.
    Here is a breakdown of each of the class champions.
1A
    In the small division, Forreston (12-2), the number six seed, upset two-seeded Camp Point Central (12-2), 44-6, thanks to a huge ground attack. Forreston ran the ball 59 times for 405 and five touchdowns.
2A

Coalers win the first five matches to start the year

Published by admin on Tue, 11/27/2018 - 3:21pm

by shawn long
staff writer
    The Coal City varsity wrestlers got off to an impressive start, winning their first five matches to start the season.
    The Coalers had a single-digit win over Marist to open the season, getting three pin-falls. Then they cruised by Richards, getting the help of six forfeits. Their biggest gap of the day was their win over Downers Grove, where a pin-fall, techinal fall, a major decision and a decision gave Downers Grove 18 points but Coal City dominated the rest of the way.

Coaler hoops falls short to IC in Turkey Tourney

Published by admin on Tue, 11/27/2018 - 3:20pm

by shawn long
staff writer
    With two wins under their belts in the Turkey Tournament, the Coal City boys basketball team matched up against IC Catholic, the third place team from the Manteno tournament, and IC got the best of the Coalers, taking a 67-55 win on Saturday.
    IC’s late scoring with 28 points in the final frame that led to an IC win.

Coalers come up short in opener

Published by admin on Tue, 11/20/2018 - 5:23pm

by shawn long
staff writer
    The Coal City boys baskeball team rallied during the first game of their Turkey Tournament, but came up short 55-53 to Serena on Monday.
    The Coalers (0-1) scored  12 points in the first quarter but they allowed Serena 23 to build an 11-point lead.
    The Coalers outscored Serena in the second quarter, drawing within nine points at the break.
    After the break, Coal Ciity went on a 19-12 run to draw within two as the score was 48-46 with just eight minutes to play.

Lady Coalers make it to championship game before falling

Published by admin on Tue, 11/20/2018 - 5:20pm

by shawn long
staff writer
    The Lady Coaler basketball squad came up short to Reed-Custer, 51-29, on Saturday in the Comet Class Championship game.
    Coal City (3-2) scored just four points in the first quarter and was down by eight before coming alive in the second quarter for 13 points but trailed 25-17 at half-time.
    Coal City was pressured by Reed-Custer in the second half, scoring just 12 points in total to the Comets’ 26 points to fall.

Challenges will be bigger for Coal City matmen

Published by admin on Tue, 11/20/2018 - 5:18pm

by shawn long
staff writer
    The Coaler wrestling program faces new challenges after being bumped up from 1A to 2A this season.
    “It was based on enrollment,” said head CC coach Mark Masters. “We had 637 last year and this year, we have 662. It will definitely be more difficult due to the larger schools and more talent pools.”
    Coal City has won eight state trophies, most recently third last season and five seconds, but those have all been at the Class 1A dual team level. Being in 2A means the road to state won’t be easy for the program.