SPORTS
The Road to the Playoffs
On Friday, November 10, 2023 the Milan Wildcats defeated the Scotland County Tigers by a score of 44-0 at the Pit. This was the second round of district play and with the win, the Wildcats were propelled to the semi-final round of play where they faced the Marceline Tigers at the Pit on Friday, November 10. The game ended with a Wildcat victory with a score of 26-21.
Five Girls Score in Double Figures as Pella Christian Girls Basketball Downs Davis County
The Pella Christian girls basketball team had five players score in double figures Saturday afternoon, as they opened the season with a 67-52 victory at Davis County. The Eagles overcame early foul trouble to grab a 19-11 lead after the first quarter, before going into the halftime break with a 33-26 advantage. After making some adjustments during the intermission, Pella Christian extended their lead to 50-39 entering the final quarter. The Eagles nearly stretched the advantage to 20 behind some key shots from Faith Kacmarynski and Maggie Heinen, before closing out the season-opening win. Kacmarynski led the double figure scorers for Pella Christian with 13 points, while Karis Fikkert added 12 and Heinen had 10. In their first varsity action, Chloe Snyder posted 11 points and Addie Van Arendonk scored 10.