Saturday Sports: Finch, Salmon, Burns, Anderson & Anderson Advance To State

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy.

Five local wrestlers qualified for the IHSA State Finals with strong performances at their respective individual sectionals Saturday.

At the 1A Oregon Boys Wrestling Sectional, Rockridge senior Jude Finch won the sectional championship at 138 pounds. Oron’s Maddux Anderson took 3rd place at 190 pounds to advance.

Mercer County had two competitors move on to the state meet from the 1A Clinton Sectional – Bodie Salmon (2nd place, 190 pounds) and Eli Burns (3rd place, 165 pounds).

In girls wrestling, Sherrard’s Nadia Anderson took fourth at 135 pounds at the Geneseo Sectional to advance.

The IHSA Boys Wrestling State Finals are Thursday, Feb. 20-Saturday, Feb. 22 at State Farm Center in Champaign. The IHSA Girls Wrestling State Finals are Friday, Feb. 28-Saturday, March 1 at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington.

 

BOYS BASKETBALL

Warrensburg-Latham 49 Rockridge 48

Illini West 52 Monmouth-Roseville 44

Riverdale 54 Indian Creek 37

Mendota 70 Oregon 64

Princeton 69 Winnebago 63

 

Lincoln Trail Conference Tournament @ Princeville

Abingdon-Avon 53 Annawan 42 (semifinal)

Princeville 57 Bureau Valley 46 (semifinal)

Stark County 48 West Central 36 (consolation)

Knoxville 57 Wethersfield 47 (consolation)

Ridgewood 69 Galva 65 (consolation)

ROWVA-Williamsfield 49 United 39 (consolation)

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL

IHSA 2A Orion Regional Quarterfinals

Rockridge 38 Mercer County 35

Kewanee 61 Orion 35

IHSA 2A Knoxville Regional Quarterfinals

IVC 56 Knoxville 36

Canton 65 Farmington 17

IHSA 2A Erie-Prophetstown Regional Quarterfinals

Erie-Prophetstown 34 Morrison 30

Oregon 46 Rock Falls 36

IHSA 2A Princeton Regional Quarterfinals

Bureau Valley 54 Somonauk 42

Sandwich 47 Mendota 32

IHSA 1A ROWVA-Williamsfield Regional Quarterfinals

Annawan 54 ROWVA-Williamsfield 43

Ridgewood 56 Galva 33

IHSA 1A Abingdon-Avon Regional Quarterfinals

Princeville 49 Stark County 34

Brimfield 58 West Central 24

 

Visit our TRAC webpage to stay updated with the conference throughout the season.