Sports - Mt. Zion Region News
Anderson sets two school records in Mt. Zion girl’s win
By Blake Faith Staff Writer The Mt. Zion girls basketball team won its Apollo conference matchup against Charleston 54-39 last week. Denver Anderson led the Braves scoring a new school-record 37 points. First off I am incredibly proud of the team battling in this game and getting a huge win down two starters and one…
Read MoreMTZ boys basketball wins two conference games last week
By Blake Faith Staff Writer The Mt. Zion Braves went 2-0 last week which included two Apollo conference wins against Matton and Charleston. Against Mattoon, the Braves won 67-48. Against Charleston, the Braves started off with the momentum from the opening whistle. Ethan Hamrick stole the ball on Charleston’s first possession and made the driving…
Read MoreMt. Zion boys basketball team wins holiday tournament
By Blake Faith The Mt. Zion boys basketball team won the 2021 Taylorville Holiday Tournament against Sterling 68-65. The Braves went 4-1 in their route to the championship. The Braves picked up wins against Taylorville, Eisenhower, Dunlap and Sterling. Their lone loss came to Galesburg. In the championship game, the Braves were down 32-20 to…
Read MoreMTZ boys basketball wins against undefeated Warrensburg
Blake Faith The Mt. Zion boys basketball team handed the IHSA tenth ranked overall and #1 ranked in 1A Warrensburg-Latham its first loss of the season in a 66-63 win. Ethan Hamrick led the Braves with 23 points. The game started with the Cardinals jumping out early. The Cardinals built a 9-2 lead after MJ…
Read MoreMt. Zion girls basketball team finishes second in tournament
Blake Faith The Mt. Zion girls basketball team finished second in the Arthur-Livingston-Atwood-Hammond Knights Holiday Classic Tournament last week. Abby Scharf and Denver Anderson made the All-tournament team to help the Braves with a 3-1 tournament record. The Braves won three straight wins against Shelbyville, Flanagan-Cornell-Woodland and Cumberland. I think overall in the tournament we…
Read MoreMTZ Girls Basketball loses two games and wins one
Blake Faith The Mt. Zion girls basketball team won its first game of the week against Maria-Forsyth, but lost two straight Apollo Conference games against the top-two teams. Those teams are Lincoln and Mattoon. Against Lincoln, the game didn’t see any scoring for the first three minutes of the game. The first score came when…
Read MoreMTZ boys golf sends one to state
By Blake Faith Staff Writer The Mt. Zion boys golf team failed to make the State tournament as a team, but one player qualified in senior Brent Hansen. At the IHSA 2A Section in Effingham, Brent Hansen golfed a score of 71 to qualify for the State tournament. Teammate Weston Grohne followed with an 81.…
Read MoreMTZ boys soccer dominates in two game span
Evan Griffifth shields the ball in a 7-0 win against St. Theresa at home. By BLAKE FAITH Staff Writer The Mt. Zion boys soccer team combined for 13 goals in back to back days to give them two wins. One a 6-0 road win against Charleston and a 7-0 win against St. Theresa. In the…
Read MoreALAH JFL Scrimmage kicks off season
The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond JFL teams kicked off their 2021 season with a scrimmage game at home against Sullivan Okaw Valley. Anden Berry is shown here on his way to the end zone scoring the first touchdown of the season for the ALAH lightweight team. He also later recovered a fumble in the game.…
Read MoreIHSA Update Following Meeting With IDPH
Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Executive Director Craig Anderson, members of the IHSA staff, and Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) staff members met virtually with Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Deputy Governor Jesse Ruiz, and IDPH Chief of Staff Justin DeWitt on the evening of January 6, 2021. “We appreciate…
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