By DANIEL L. CHAMNESS The Hoopeston Area Cornjerkers got off to a fast start until the Gibson City Melvin Sibley Falcons started reigning three pointers. Lots of three-pointers. Both the old-fashioned kind, meaning a regulation bucket plus a free throw, and the newer three from beyond 19 feet, 9 inches. More importantly than that: they were landing right in the […]
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Photo gallery: GCMS boys basketball at 2023 Thanksgiving Tourney
Here are some sights from Saturday’s GCMS Thanksgiving Tournament third-place game, which GCMS won 53-43 over Hoopeston Area, courtesy of Daniel L. Chamness and Moto Johnson …
GCMS boys basketball loses 62-55 to Lexington, will play for third place in Thanksgiving tourney
GIBSON CITY – One may not be surprised that Lexington never trailed the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley varsity boys basketball team en route to a 62-55 victory in the GCMS Thanksgiving Tournament on Friday. After all, the Minutemen started the game with a 23-10 advantage in the first quarter. However, one may be a little surprised as GCMS came back with a […]
Photo gallery: GCMS boys basketball vs. Lexington
Here are some sights from Friday’s GCMS Thanksgiving Tournament game, which the Falcons lost 62-55 …
GCMS 8th-grade girls basketball ends season with loss in regional finals
ONARGA – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley eighth-grade girls basketball team lost 24-13 to Armstrong-Ellis in the IESA Class 2A regional championship game on Tuesday. Bailey Bunting led GCMS with six points. The Falcons ended their season with a 17-4 record while Armstrong-Ellis remains undefeated with a 19-0 mark.
GCMS boys basketball improves to 2-0 with 50-47 win over Iroquois West
GIBSON CITY – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley varsity boys basketball team won 50-47 over Iroquois West on Tuesday in its second game of the GCMS Thanksgiving Tournament. The Falcons outscored Iroquois West 15-7 in the third quarter to overcome a 28-24 deficit. Spencer Kleist scored four points during the quarter while Brayden Elliott made 4-of-4 shots from the charity stripe, Matt […]
GCMS 8th-grade girls basketball wins 27-25 in overtime over Iroquois West in regional semifinals
ONARGA – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley eighth-grade girls basketball team won 27-25 in overtime over Iroquois West in the IESA Class 2A regional semifinals on Monday. Demi McCullough led GCMS with eight points while Jillian Rosendahl and Bailey Bunting each had six points. Philly Leonard led Iroquois West with 21 points. The Falcons will face top-seeded Armstrong-Ellis in the regional championship […]
GCMS boys basketball wins 90-39 over Tri-Point in Thanksgiving tournament opener
GIBSON CITY – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley varsity boys basketball team’s season got off to a dominant start. In their first game of the season-opening GCMS Thanksgiving Tournament, the Falcons won 90-39 over Tri-Point on Monday. “It was a great team effort. The guys came out and moved the basketball and played hard,” GCMS head coach Ryan Tompkins said. “It was […]
Photo gallery: GCMS boys basketball vs. Tri-Point
Here are some sights from the Falcons’ 2023 GCMS Thanksgiving Tournament debut, which resulted in a 90-39 win over Tri-Point …
GCMS 8th-grade girls basketball wins 37-24 over Fisher in regional quarterfinals
ONARGA – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley eighth-grade girls basketball team won 37-24 over Fisher in the IESA Class 2A regional quarterfinals on Saturday. Demi McCullough led GCMS in scoring with 10 points while Jillian Rosendahl added eight points and eight rebounds. Rylee Phillips and Bailey Bunting each contributed six points. Vanessa Sides led Fisher in scoring with 17 points. The Falcons […]
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