Area college sports catchup (March 1, 2020)

Aleeka Gentzler — The former Paxton-Buckley-Loda girls track and field standout finished first with a leap of 5-2 1/4 in the high jump for Monmouth College at the Midwest Conference Indoor Championships on Saturday, Feb. 29. Connor Birky — The former Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley boys basketball standout scored a team-high 17 points for Hesston College in a 73-53 loss to Highland […]

PBL’s Mackenzie Bruns named to IBCA all-state team

PAXTON — Mackenzie Bruns of the Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School girls basketball team was selected a special mention for the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Class 2A All-State Team.