BUCKLEY – For the first time since the 2000’s, the Buckley St. John’s girls basketball team won a regional championship. St. John’s earned the regional title with a 21-20 win over Champaign St. Matthew. “It feels awesome to win. It’s been a little bit of a drought here over the years, and it’s good to finally get a regional championship […]
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Buckley St. John’s girls basketball defeats Judah Christian 47-20 in regional semifinals
BUCKLEY – The Buckley St. John’s girls basketball team defeated Champaign Judah Christian 47-20 in the IESA Class 1A regional semifinals on Monday. The Eagles took a 14-0 lead as Marina Day scored the game’s first two points before Ella Schluter and Kaelyn Smith each tallied a couple of baskets to extend the lead to 10-0. Day made a bucket […]

St. John’s girls basketball takes second place in Iroquois County Tournament
WATSEKA – The Buckley St. John’s Lutheran School girls basketball team lost 24-20 to Iroquois West in the championship game of the Iroquois County Tournament on Thursday. St. John’s led 7-5 after one quarter, 14-9 at halftime and 20-16 at the end of the third quarter before Iroquois West outscored the Eagles 8-0 in the fourth quarter. Kaelyn Smith recorded […]

Buckley St. John’s girls basketball earns spot in Iroquois County Tournament finals
WATSEKA – The Buckley St. John’s Lutheran School girls basketball team earned a spot in the championship game of the Iroquois County Tournament. The Eagles earned the spot with a 23-22 win in the semifinals over Cissna Park on Tuesday. They will play in the title game at 6:45 p.m. Thursday. Marina Day led the Eagles in scoring with 10 […]

Buckley St. John’s girls basketball defeat Champaign St. John’s 37-6
BUCKLEY – The Buckley St. John’s girls basketball team defeated the Champaign St. John’s Rams 37-6 on Tuesday. The Eagles’ leading scorers were Kaelyn “Smitty” Smith and Kinley Beyers with seven points each. Smith grabbed five rebounds and one steal and Beyers also grabbed five rebounds with two steals. Marina Day scored six points with three rebounds and one block. […]

Buckley St. John’s girls basketball defeats Milford 48-6
BUCKLEY – The Buckley St. John’s Lutheran School varsity girls basketball team defeated the Milford Bats 48-6 on Tuesday. Ella Schluter knocked down 18 points and had six steals, five rebounds and three assists. Marina Day added eight points, 15 rebounds, three assists and two blocks. Grace Bohlmann scored seven points and contributed four steals, three rebounds and one block. […]

Buckley St. John’s girls basketball defeats Champaign St. John’s, Holy Cross
CHAMPAIGN – The Buckley St. John’s Lutheran School girls basketball team won 38-2 over Champaign St. John’s on Tuesday. Ella Schluter led the Eagles with 14 points, four rebounds and seven steals while Grace Bohlmann had eight points, one rebound and three steals. Tinley Eichelberger added six points, four rebounds and one steal and Marina Day scored four points and […]

St. John’s girls basketball defeats Donovan, loses to Cissna Park
BUCKLEY – The Buckley St. John’s varsity girls basketball team defeated Donovan 29-24 on Tuesday. Grace Bohlmann led in scoring for the Eagles with 12 points, three rebounds and three steals, followed by Kaelyn Smith with eight points, 13 rebounds and two steals. Ella Schluter added four points, seven steals and four rebounds and Kinley Beyers also contributed four points, […]

Buckley St. John’s girls basketball defeats Bourbonnais St. Paul’s
BOURBONNAIS – The Buckley St. John’s Lutheran School varsity girls basketball team won 37-14 over Bourbonnais St. Paul’s on Tuesday. The Eagles led 21-2 at halftime before scoring another 14 points in the third quarter. Kaelyn Smith led St. John’s with 11 points, four rebounds and four steals. Ella Schluter added 10 points, one assist, four rebounds and two steals. […]