February 12, 2025
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Area Roundup: Pirates girls basketball brings home tourney title from IMSA

By Shaw Local News Network

The Keith McIntosh Classic champion Ottawa Pirates pose with their first-place plaque Saturday in Aurora.

At the Keith McIntosh Classic hosted by Illinois Math and Science Academy, the Ottawa High girls basketball team closed out a perfect start to the 2021-22 season Saturday afternoon with a 45-26 victory over West Chicago.

The Pirates now stand at 5-0 after the opening week and are scheduled to take the Thanksgiving week off before resuming Monday, Nov. 29 at Serena.

Streator finishes 1-3 at Princeton: At the Princeton Holiday Tournament, the Streator Bulldogs closed out the first week of the season with a 1-3 record. Streator lost to the hosts, 61-12, Monday and to Henry-Senachwine, 48-25, on Tuesday. Streator picked up a 43-37 victory over Midland on Thursday and lost to Stark County, 45-26, on Friday.

Kaneland 53, Earlville 27: At Burlington Central’s Thanksgiving Tournament, the Red Raiders got a double-double from Elizabeth Browder, who had 10 points and 11 rebounds, in Saturday’s loss.

Herscher 58, Marquette 46: In the third-place game of Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland and Seneca’s dual-site tournament on Saturday, the Crusaders fell to 2-2 on the season.

Marquette is scheduled to return to action Tuesday at Mendota.

Hall 44, FCW 39: In the seventh-place game of the Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland and Seneca Tournament, the FCW Falcons (0-4) were dealt a close loss by the Red Devils after trailing by only two points heading into the fourth quarter.

Kaiden Connor scored eight points, while Ella Derossett, Aniya Maxon, Grace Zimmerman and Paige McDonald had six points apiece. Raegan Montello tossed in five points for the balanced FCW attack.

JUCO

IVCC sports moving up in NJCAA: Five sports are moving up from NJCAA Division III. Baseball and men’s and women’s soccer will move to Division II, while men’s and women’s tennis will move to Division I.

Women’s and men’s cross country will compete in Division II when those programs start in 2022.

The change brings the sports into alignment with Arrowhead Conference schools and allows the IVCC to use scholarships in recruiting.

“This will improve recruiting and increase roster size at a time when we need enrollments,” IVCC President Jerry Corcoran said.

Corcoran noted women’s tennis, led by coach Julie Milota, recently finished third at the NJCAA Division III national tournament in Georgia.