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How Metamora's basketball stars made this sectional victory look easy
PONTIAC — Watching Matthew Zobrist and Cooper Koch shoot around before Tuesday’s game would foreshadow their Class 3A sectional semifinal performance. The pair of Metamora boys basketball players almost didn’t miss. Zobrist and Koch combined to hit 10 3-pointers as the No. 2-ranked Redbirds cruised to a 69-37 victory over LaSalle-Peru at Pontiac. Koch...
Find out who won Daily Leader Athlete of the Week poll for Feb. 26-March 2
A young lady who competes in track has gotten off to a fast start to her season and that has led to Mikayla Chambers being voted the Pontiac Daily Leader's Athlete of the Week, this time for the week of Feb. 26-March 2. Chambers placed second in the 400-meter dash...
Prairie Central, El Paso-Gridley fall short of regional championships
STREATOR — The last time Bismarck-Henning lost a boys basketball game was in December when it fell short at Prairie Central. On Friday, the Blue Devils exacted revenge with a 54-46 victory over the Hawks in the Class 2A Iroquois West Regional championship game. It took a mighty effort as Bismarck-Henning had to rally in the fourth quarter to finally overtake PC. The Hawks led 37-34 heading into the fourth quarter but seemingly ran out of gas...
Ninth-ranked Kankakee too much as Pontiac boys basketball seniors take final bow
STREATOR — Pontiac knew it was going to have to shoot very well in order to pull off an upset of top-seed Kankakee in the final of the Class 3A Streator Regional on Friday. It didn't happen as PTHS saw its season end with a 62-47 loss to the Kays. But not only...
Vote now for the Daily Leader Athlete of the Week from Feb. 26-March 2
The spring sports campaign is about to get into its outdoor season, but with basketball over and the diamond season for the boys and girls not yet starting, only indoor track and field has been taking place. Still, there is a respectable list of candidates for the Daily Leader Athlete of the Week honor for the week of Feb. 26-March 2.
Freshman Amazin King, Pontiac boys put clamps on Streator in regional semifinal
STREATOR — A usual play gave Pontiac the lead for good but it was the play of freshman Amazin King that was really the difference as Pontiac topped Streator 61-56 in a Class 3A Streator Regional semifinal Wednesday at Lowell “Pops” Dale Gymnasium. “When we fell behind...
Vote now for the Daily Leader Athlete of the Week from Feb.19-24
As the winter sports season came to a close for area athletes, the spring campaigns began with indoor track and field. The combination of the two seasons has provided a strong list of candidates for the Daily Leader Athlete of the Week honor for the week of Feb. 19-24. Each week, the Daily Leader nominates a group of stars and you get to go and vote in our poll. The voting at pontiacdailyleader.com ends at noon on...
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