Ottawa senior Marlie Orlandi scored 11 of her game-high 27 points in the opening quarter to help jumpstart the Pirates to a 55-48 Interstate 8 Conference victory over Morris on Saturday at Kingman Gymnasium.

Morris standout Landrie Callahan scored 88 points in four games at the Ottawa Holiday Tournament

Behind a balanced scoring effort that saw five different players score at least 10 points, Coal City used a mammoth run to end the first half of Friday’s home clash with Dwight that led to a convincing 63-35 win.

Every time Dixon built a lead, Morris came roaring back – and the final surge was enough to put it over the top. Led by Layken Callahan’s stellar fourth quarter, Morris rallied for a 53-48 victory over the Duchesses on Friday at Lancaster Gym.

Ottawa finished runner-up at its own Holiday Hootenanny Girls Wrestling Invite on Monday at Kingman Gymnasium. Morris captured the overall title, while Seneca placed fifth at the 37-team event.

The No. 2-seeded Lexington boys basketball team used a key 12-0 run in the third, then back-to-back baskets in the final three minutes to defeat host and top-seed Seneca 52-44 in the title game of the Shipyard Showdown championship game on Saturday night.

The top-seeded Seneca boys basketball team defeated Coal City in overtime, while Hall fell to No. 2-seed Lexington in Friday's semifinals of Shipyard Showdown Tournament at Seneca High School.

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The Chicago Bears fell to the Seattle Seahawks 6-3 in their last home game Thursday night at Soldier Field in Chicago.

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The Chicago Bears ran their losing streak to nine games Sunday with a 34-17 loss to the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field in Chicago.