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Lena-Winslow junior Eli Larson and Richmond-Burton sophomore Blake Livndahl grapple during their Illinois High School Association Class 1A 175-pound state championship match. Larson won the match 14-7 between the two underclassmen. He earned two decision wins, one tech fall win and one pinfall win during the state championships.
Lady Panthers wrap up 2024-2025 basketball season Le-Win Stockton The 2024-2025 girls basketball season was an up and down battle for the Lena-Winslow Panthers. Going 3-8 over an 11-game stretch, or winning as many as three games in a row, the Panthers were a streaky team this season. At the end of the regular season, Le-Win held an overall record of 14-17. Fortunately,
the Panthers were entering the postseason at a good time. They were playing some of their best basketball, having won their last two games of the regular season. That includes a 59-27 victory over an eightwin Durand team in the final game. That sent the Panthers into the playoffs on a high note. If there is anything this year’s LeWin squad had, it was playoff experience. This year’s senior
class of Rachael Setterstom, Ava Vlasin, Alyssa Daughenbaugh, and Shayleigh Albright played in three regional championship games, including this year’s. With just four years to do so, there aren’t many senior classes that get the opportunity to compete in as many regional championships as this year’s Panthers have. They punched their ticket to the 2025 regional championship with a big victory over
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Academy in semifinal play. That day, OLSHA ran into the best version of this year’s Panthers. Le-Win was coming off a blowout victory over DuMauricio Glass of the Lena-Winslow/Stockton wresrand, and they kept it rolling in tling team is the newest member of the 100 Win Club. their first playoff game. th
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Glass earned his 100 win at the IHSA State Tournament. Congratulations, Mauricio!
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