Coal City Courant

Lady Coaler passing leads to a conference win

Published by admin on Tue, 12/19/2017 - 5:51pm

    The Coal City varsity girls basketball team got off to a slow start Thursday night, but once they got going they couldn’t be stopped, beating  Westmont 41-33.
    The conference win improves the Lady Coalers to a 5-7 overall,  3-2 in the conference.

Westmont clips the Coalers with last-second shot

Published by admin on Tue, 12/19/2017 - 5:47pm

    It came down to the final shot Friday night as the Coal City varsity boys basketball team lost to Westmont, 47-46.
    The two teams exchange the lead several times during the contest. Unfortunately, the Sentinels would hit a shot in the waning seconds of the final frame to seal the one-point victory.
    “It was a battle with a very talented Westmont team,” said Coaler coach Keith Kiper. “It was back-and-forth all night, with us taking the lead with under a minute left. They got the ball back with seven seconds left and hit a big shot to win it.”

Coalers win three of their four matches, prepare for Rumble

Published by admin on Tue, 12/19/2017 - 5:44pm

    The Coal City varsity wrestling program picked up three wins over their four matches this past week, including two victories in conference.
    The Coalers started the week with dominating wins over Plano and Seneca, earning a shutout over the Irish, while holding the Reapers to only two individual wins.

Cold-shooting Coalers fall to the Indians

Published by admin on Tue, 12/12/2017 - 5:44pm

    The Coal City varsity boys basketball team was just as frigid as the weather Friday when the Sandwich Indians came to town. Once they warmed up, things got exciting, but it was too late to make a difference.
    In the end, the Coalers wound up suffering their second conference loss of the season, falling to the Indians, 53-45.
    “We started out slow and had a bad first half,” said head coach Keith Kiper. “The boys never gave up though, and they made the game much closer in the fourth quarter.”

Coalers place eighth in 3A DGS tourney

Published by admin on Tue, 12/12/2017 - 5:40pm

    It was a busy week for the Coal City varsity wrestling team as they hosted an I-8 Quad with Herscher and Manteno and competed in the Downers Grove South Invitational on Saturday.
    The Coalers snagged dominating conference wins over Herscher and Manteno, 51-21, 46-36, respectively.
    Coal City not only got the benefit of seven forfeits through the two matches, Alex Friddle, Brandon Strnad, Ryan Wasielewski, TJ Jezik, Daniel Jezik, Brendan Nevin and Logan Miller all went undefeated with two wins.

Too many misses for Lady Coalers

Published by admin on Tue, 12/12/2017 - 5:35pm

    The Coal City varsity girls basketball team failed to convert their opportunities inside the paint Thursday night, during a 43-23 loss to Sandwich.
    While Coal City (4-7 overall, 2-2 conference) only hit two of their 20 shots from inside, they were able to stay in the game thanks to a 31.3 shooting percentage from the perimeter, accounting for 15 of the team’s points.
    The Lady Coalers managed their biggest quarter in the first, as they recorded 11 points, but still trailed the Indians, 16-11.

Lady Coalers back on track, winning two straight

Published by admin on Tue, 12/05/2017 - 6:45pm

    After dropping an early conference game to Plano, the Coal City varsity girls basketball team has righted the ship, picking up two I-8 wins to move back in the win column (2-1 conference).
    The Lady Coalers had no problems beating Wilmington, 36-16 Monday night.

Panthers get their revenge against Coalers

Published by admin on Tue, 12/05/2017 - 6:39pm

    One week after defeating Manteno in the championship game of the Thanksgiving Tournament, the Coal City varsity boys basketball team was unable to clinch a second win over the Panthers on Friday.
    A tough fourth quarter would prove more than enough for Manteno, as they wound up winning by two points, 44-42.
    “We just could not score in the fourth,” said Coaler coach Keith Kiper. “We had the lead for a majority of the fourth, but could not score.”

Coaler matmen clipped by Clifton Central

Published by admin on Tue, 12/05/2017 - 6:35pm

    The Coal City varsity wrestling team split their first two matches of the season this past week, defeating Pontiac, but falling to Clifton Central.
    The Coalers traveled to Pontiac last Tuesday night, coming away with a dominating, 58-16 win to kick off the season.
    Coal City dropped just three bouts in the match as Jared Holzinger and Joe Farriols both suffered pins, while Lane Kutemeir lost in a major decision. Coalers Mark Hiles, Brandon Strnad, Alex Friddle, Riley Nevin, Ryan Wasielewski, Brendan Nevin and Wills Payton all picked up pins.

Tuesday night summary

Published by admin on Thu, 11/30/2017 - 11:48am

Wilmington

The Wilmington varsity girls basketball team got the week started on Monday, as they traveled to Peotone. 

The game didn't go exactly as the Lady Wildcats planned, falling to the Blue Devils, 59-10. Megan Mann led the offense with three points, while Grace Cooper, Chloe Sanford and Jordyn Reents each followed with two.

The Lady Wildcats are back in action tonight (Thursday), as they hold their first home game of the season against Sandwich.

Reed-Custer