Braidwood Journal

Seneca Regional houses 15 top tier state ranked wrestlers

Published by admin on Tue, 02/01/2022 - 3:15pm

by shawn long
Sports writer
The road to state starts in Seneca for area wrestlers who will compete in the regional tournament on Saturday.
Reed-Custer, Coal City and Wilmington wrestlers have been assigned to Seneca where there will be 10 teams and several state ranked wrestlers.
For Coal City, who has captured the regional team title five of the past six years, they’ll face one of the best teams in 1A, Yorkville Christian. And Reed-Custer has a shot at winning the title only if they have wrestlers who finish in the top four.

Comets run out of gas against ranked El Paso-Gridley

Published by admin on Tue, 02/01/2022 - 3:12pm

by shawn long
Sports writer
The Reed-Custer boys basketball team was unable to catch up to the seventh ranked team in Class 2A, El Paso-Gridley, in a 67-55 loss on Saturday. The Comets seized the advantage, putting up a 20-13 run in the opening frame.
But the Titans came back to steal a 31-27 lead into the break.
The Comets matched the Titans’ output in the third but El Paso came back to finish them off with a 19-11 run in the fourth.

Lady Comets settle down to defeat Wilmington

Published by admin on Tue, 02/01/2022 - 3:11pm

by shawn long
Sports writer
The Reed-Custer girls basketball team picked up a 36-30 win over Wilmington on Thursday.
The Comets (10-19) gained an early 13-11 advantage but the ‘Cats stayed close to their tails to cut their lead to 20-17 at the break.

Coaler matmen pin to win battle against Comets

Published by admin on Tue, 01/25/2022 - 4:53pm

by shawn long
Sports writer
Coal City and Reed-Custer wrestling teams met on the stage of the Coal City High School Auditorium on Thursday to crown the Illinois Central Eight Conference champions. And in a landslide 57-9 victory over the Comets, the Coalers stayed a top the ICE for another year.
The match was closer than the score dictates as there were uncertainties leading up to who would win multiple weight classes. As he always does so well, Coal City coach Mark Masters put his guys in the best position to win.

Lady Comets trail early to Peotone, on a four game losing streak

Published by admin on Tue, 01/25/2022 - 4:49pm

by shawn long
Sports writer
The Reed-Custer girls basketball team was upended by Peotone 56-23 on Monday night.
The Comets fell behind as Peotone went on two big runs to lead 29-9 at half-time.
They tried to regain themselves and even scored 11 points in the third quarter but the Devils were always ahead of them, scoring 22 and five points in the final quarter to finish them off.
The Comets were led by Mya Beard, who scored six points while pulling down three boards. She also had a steal on the defensive end.

Comet matmen take both matches during an emotional senior night

Published by admin on Tue, 01/25/2022 - 4:47pm

by shawn long
Sports writer
The Reed-Custer matmen won two matches against Prairie Central and Ridgeview during a senior night dual meet on Monday that was unlike any other.

Comets crown two, place second in ICE tourney

Published by admin on Tue, 01/25/2022 - 4:46pm

by shawn long
Sports writer
The Reed-Custer matmen were down a couple of wrestlers but wrestled well with what they had as they placed second in the Illinois Central Eight Conference Tournament with 109.5 points.
Coal City led the pack with 204 points while Wilmington placed sixth with 34 points. Peotone (104), Lisle (92) and Manteno (46) rounded out the top five.
Kody Marschner (220) and Gunnar Berg (285) were crowned ICE champions.
Seth Billingsley (120), Landon Markle(145) and Brendon Tribe (160) were runner-ups.

Lady Comets get bounceback win over the Clifton Central Comets

Published by admin on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 3:33pm

by shawn long
Sports writer
The Reed-Custer girls basketball team edged Clifton Central 40-37 on Thursday to win the battle of the Comets.
The Lady Comets fell behind the Clifton Central early but narrowed their deficit to just four at the half, 21-17.
They went on an 11-6 run in the third to grab a 28-27 lead and outscored the Clifton Central Comets 12-10 in the final quarter.
Adrionna Williams was big for them as she scored 12 points, all of which came down low. She also had six boards

Garrelts will never forget the catch that changed his game plan

Published by admin on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 3:32pm

by shawn long
Sports writer
Reed-Custer senior Dylan Garrelts will always remember the catch he made during the Class 3A Quarterfinal football game against Byron.
He went up for a pass in the back of the end zone and caught the ball to give the Comets a 17-14 lead with the two-point conversion. But he there was no celebration as he ended up on his side clutching his leg in pain.
“I caught the ball, took like two or three steps and then my right leg planted and it just got stuck in the dirt. Then, I kind of went over the top of it.”

Marschner takes crown, Comets place second during weekend Classic

Published by admin on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 3:28pm

by shawn long
Sports writer
The Wrestling Comets blew through most of the competition during the Comet Classic as they placed second just behind Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School.
The Boilers won by 1.5 points as the Comets had 190 while the Boilers accumulated 191.5 points.
The Comets crowned one champion as Kody Marschner (220) again proved just how dominant he could be by pinning his way through the title match.
Gunnar Berg (285) and Ryan Tribble (138) came up just short of title in their respective classes settling for seconds.