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Day 2 of the Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament was kicked off with a victory by the Titans of Monmouth-Roseville over the Eagles of Liberty by a score of 49-17. The Titans got out to an early lead, ahead of Liberty by a score of 12-2 after the first quarter. Unfortunately for Liberty, it was much of […]

The night cap of the first day of the 2022 MWHT was enthralling early on, but the Farmington Farmers proved to be dominant down the stretch, defeating the Brown County Hornets in Game 8 by a score of 53-37. It was a back and forth affair early, with neither team gaining more than a one

Eureka began their title defense in fine fashion tonight, finishing with a 52-41 win over the Chargers of Illini West. But it wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows for the Hornets, especially early. Illini West started this game with a purpose, ahead 15-4 after the first quarter and 23-15 at the halftime buzzer. Eureka was a

The Bombers shined in front of the hometown crowd as they snatched a 13 point victory at the hands of the Pittsfield Saukees in Game 6. After taking the second quarter 9 to 2, Macomb appeared to be on their way to a much larger win. However, Pittsfield outscored Macomb 17-7 in the final quarter

In their first MWHT game back, the #2 seeded Southeastern Suns won a defensive-minded, limited possession affair against the Abingdon-Avon Tornadoes by a score of 41-29. With a trio of three pointers from sophomore Griffin Tippey against the A-town zone defense, the Suns went up 11-5 at the conclusion of the first quarter. Danny Stephens,

It was all Panthers in this one, as the #4 seed Camp Point Central took it to the Lewistown Indians early and never let up. This game featured 0 ties and 0 lead changes. The score was 22-7 after the first quarter and resulted in a running clock in the second half. Camp Point scored

In the most exciting contest this 2022 event has seen so far, West Hancock edged out the Little Giants of Canton by a score of 51-48. This was a close game throughout the first half, as Canton led 10-8 after one quarter, and West Hancock was ahead 20-18 at the half. The Titans appeared to

Rockridge’s Rockets opened their defense of the #1 seed with a decisive 54-22 win over the Liberty Eagles. Led by a quad of double-digit scorers, Rockridge made a statement in this contest. In a fairly close first quarter that resulted in a 12-7 Rockets lead, Rockridge outscored Liberty in the second quarter by 14 points.

In the opening game of the 2022 Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament, the Tigers of Illini Bluffs held off a late charge from the Titans of Monmouth-Roseville to claim a 56-42 win. The first half was all Bluffs as they came out warmed up on this cold late December morning. The Tigers took a 27-13 lead into

MACOMB, IL — On the heels of their dramatic 59-53 win over No. 5 ranked Columbia in the Great Western Shootout, the Rockridge Rockets have earned the No. 1 seed for the 76th edition of the Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament to be held on the campus of Western Illinois University December 27, 28, and 30. Also