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Centerburg preparing to host team duals

Centerburg High School was selected in December to host the Division III Region 21 regional wrestling dual team tournament set for Saturday, and the school is preparing to host 15 teams.

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Photo courtesy of Cassandra Hoeflich Fredericktown’s Aria Hoeflich gets ready to race toward second base during an international softball tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Freddies’ Hoeflich competes overseas

Fredericktown junior Aria Hoeflich recently returned from a trip overseas where she spent a week abroad competing in an international softball tournament on a team with players from across the country, with her team taking seventh out of 16 teams.

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Erick Starkey/News Fredericktown’s Ty Hatfield (23) works to dribble around the defense of Highland’s Branton Howard, middle, and Ian Taylor in a 56-54 Scot win.

Highland withstands Fredericktown charge

In a game that looked like it was all but over after Highland scored the first 16 points of the night, Fredericktown rallied to take a lead into the fourth, before Andrew Wheeler had 14 in the period to close the door and give the Scots a 56-54 win over the Freddies.

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Erick Starkey/News After Euro-stepping through the lane, Danville’s CeCe Newbold finds herself alone and puts up a lay-up in the second half of a 72-47 Blue Devil win over the Freddies.

Devils build early lead over Freddies

The Danville Blue Devils girls basketball team racked up 39 points in the first half to lead Fredericktown by 19 at intermission, and the home team ended up lighting up the scoreboard for 72 points in a 72-47 win over the Freddies Monday.

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Erick Starkey/News Utica’s Taylor Heckman (1) opts for the baseline pass against the defense of Highland’s Darcy Walters, left. Heckman finished with 14 points, four dimes, three steals and a block in the 54-41 Redskin win.

Redskins pull away from Scots

A Utica spurt heading into halftime carried over into the second half and the Redskins controlled the final two quarters to defend their home floor in a 54-41 win over the Highland Scots.

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Erick Starkey/News Mount Vernon’s Connor Fisher (30) splashes home a 3-pointer over the defense of Logan’s Coby Bell. Fisher notched six points in the 43-30 Jacket loss Wednesday.

Mount Vernon outlasted by Logan

The Mount Vernon boys basketball team was only behind one, 21-20, at halftime to the Logan Chieftains Wednesday, but the visitors outscored the Yellow Jackets 22-10 in the second half to hand Mount Vernon a 43-30 loss.

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Erick Starkey/News Highland’s Andrew Wheeler, left, aims to blow by Centerburg’s Hayden Hankinson and get to the rack Friday in a 59-36 Scot win.

Highland runs away from Centerburg

The Highland Scots only held a three-point lead at the break, but the team poured on 33 points in the second half to cruise to a 59-36 win over the Centerburg Trojans in front of a back-and-forth crowd Friday to further extend their lead in the Knox-Morrow Athletic Conference standings.

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Erick Starkey/News Utica’s Clayton Cummons (170), top, racks up the back points against David Winegamer. Cummons won his match by a 15-0 technical fall at the end of the second period Thursday.

Redskins eke out win over Whitehall

The Utica Redskins took the mat to face off against Division I Whitehall Thursday, and while the Redskins picked up only two wins in head-to-head matches, they were able to snare the 41-36 team win.

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