Area Sports

  By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter The Staunton High School boys’ basketball team was riding high entering 2025, but 3A Jerseyville delivered a humbling punch to the Bulldogs and cooled down Ty Laux’s red-hot squad just enough to land a 54-49 road victory in The Pound Jan. 4. The Panthers started fast, scoring the…

  By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter On Dec. 28, in front of a packed house at the Big House on West Main, the Staunton High School boys’ basketball team won the Carlinville Holiday Tournament championship. The Bulldogs defeated defending champion Calhoun, 52-47, and secured their program’s first Holiday Tournament title since 2017. The opposing…

  By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter Carlinville’s high school girls’ basketball team couldn’t capitalize on enough opportunities to back a strong defensive effort against Calhoun in the championship of the Carlinville Holiday Tournament Dec. 28. The Cavaliers were looking to avenge a 2023 title loss against the Warriors, but Calhoun retained its crown with…

  By TIM TARTER Edited by Jackson Wilson The Carlinville High School boys’ basketball team overachieved at the Carlinville Holiday Tournament. The Cavaliers posted two victories against opponents which they were seeded lower against and finished in third place. Dominic Alepra and Tate Duckels were named to the All-Tournament team. Carlinville 58, Hillsboro 51 The…

  By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter The Staunton middle school girls’ basketball program capped off a historic 2024 campaign with one last piece of hardware at Germantown Hills last week. Shortly after the seventh graders had done the unthinkable and won an Illinois Elementary School Association Class 3A state title, the eighth graders returned…

  By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter In addition to racking up dominant wins against Pana (72-39) Dec. 16 and South Fork (65-34), the surging Carlinville High School girls’ basketball team surged past Mt. Olive, 60-26, as part of a perfect three-game home-stretch. In a balanced scoring attack, Isabella Tiburzi had 13 points, Jordyn Loveless…

  By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter The Staunton High School boys’ basketball team, the top overall seed in the upcoming Carlinville Holiday Tournament, backed that coaches’ selection further and added two more wins to its impressive 2024 record last week. With victories over Pawnee and Vandalia, the Bulldogs are 8-2 in their first ten…

  The perfect finish to a perfect season By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter The 2024 campaign will now be known as “the perfect season” for the Staunton seventh grade girls’ basketball team. Live on WSMI FM 106.1 Radio Dec. 12, the Terriers dominated Germantown Hills, 43-29, at Auburn High School and brought home the…

  By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter A complete day of nothing but hoops was held in honor of the late former 40-year WSMI FM 106.1 broadcaster Terry Todt Dec. 14 at Carlinville High School. For the sixth time, 16 boys/girls teams gathered in one setting for an eight-game extravaganza of basketball that was played…

  By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter On Dec. 11, the Staunton eighth grade girls’ basketball team defeated Carlinville, 36-24, in the IESA Class 3A Divernon sectional championship game. The Terriers advanced to the state tournament, where they knocked off Williamsville, 46-33, at Germantown Hills Dec. 14. Brooke Hemken and Penn Laux, who helped lead…