Coal City Courant

Miners advance to second round playoffs

Published by admin on Thu, 10/20/2022 - 9:51am

Two Miners football teams advance to the second round in Wilmington after winning their first round playoff games.

Comets' firepower too much for Coalers

Published by admin on Tue, 10/18/2022 - 2:45pm

After the mud quit flying on a rainy Friday in Coal City, the result was a familiar one for the Reed-Custer football team (8-0), a 58-14 win, but it was anything but easy.

In fact, they actually trailed for the first time this season as Coal City (5-3) struck first, finding success through the air with Gavin Carpenter.

"Hats off to Coal City for coming out and swinging a haymaker at us right away. The Carlson kid had a lot more speed than we were ready for," said R-C coach Gavin Johnston.

"He had some nice routes and some really good throws by Braden Reilly."

Coalers looking to improve playoff seeding at Streator

Published by admin on Tue, 10/18/2022 - 2:43pm

Sitting at 5-3, the Coal City football team will wrap up the regular season Friday at Streator, hoping to improve their playoff position with that all-important sixth victory.

The Bulldogs are coming off a 57-6 loss to Wilmington, a game in which they gave up 468 yards on the ground and have dropped five straight games.

"We've got to get back to what we do well and I think this is a week where we can get back to that rushing attack we do so well," said CC coach Francis Loughran.

Lady Coalers win on eve of regionals

Published by admin on Tue, 10/18/2022 - 2:40pm

The Varsity Lady Coalers beat Reed-Custer in two games Thursday, 25-18 and 25-12. This brings their overall record to 22-7 and 12-1 in the Illinois Central Eight Conference and gives them the top seed in the Seneca Regional.

Addyson Waliczek had 15 setting assists, 4 digs, 3 kills, 2 service aces. Kayla Henline had 10 setting assists, 3 aces, 2 kills, 2 digs, and 1 block.

Emma Rodriguez had 8 kills and 3 digs. Kenzi Henline had 6 kills, 5 digs, and 1 block. Bella Veraveic had 5 kills, 2 digs, 1 service ace and 1 block.

Paying in cash will cost you more during the playoffs

Published by admin on Tue, 10/18/2022 - 2:38pm

Cash isn’t always king when it comes to future attendance at IHSA state series sporting events.

The IHSA Board approved a recommendation to change ticket prices for those paying in cash vs. using the GoFan ticketing app on their phone.

That means football playoff rounds that require GoFan, the cost of cash tickets will be one dollar more than the cost of the digital GoFan ticket.

This will also apply if a host school chooses to use GoFan in a State Series round when GoFan it is not required.

Comets present toughest test yet for Coalers

Published by admin on Tue, 10/11/2022 - 5:00pm

The Coalers will face a difficult task in trying to slow down 7-0 Reed-Custer when they head to Coal City for Senior Night Friday.
The Comets are averaging an astonishing 59.7 points per game and are coming off a 73-14 win over Streator, a game in which they recorded 528 yards of total offense with 304 coming on the ground.
"We've definitely got a challenge this week. Reed-Custer is a very good team. I'm excited for our guys because they will work and rise up to the challenge," said Coaler coach Francis Loughran.

Lady Coalers captured Mendota Invite, looking to place high in Friday sectional

Published by admin on Tue, 10/11/2022 - 4:59pm

Lady Coalers roll through the ICE

Published by admin on Tue, 10/11/2022 - 4:58pm

With regionals less than two weeks away, the Coal Citry varsity volleyball players continue to dominate the Interstate Central Eight Conference with a 10-1 record.
The Lady Coaler didn’t skip a beat on Thursday, upending Streator in two, 25-16 and 25-20. The win improves their overall record to 20-7.
Addyson Waliczek had 10 setting assists and 10 digs.Kayla Henline had 10 setting assists, 12 digs and 1 kill.

Coalers hit the road in search of fourth straight win

Published by admin on Tue, 10/04/2022 - 5:00pm

With just three games remaining in the regular season, the Coal City football team heads to Peotone (4-2) Friday in a battle of teams hoping to lock up a playoff berth.
“We stressed at our Saturday meeting that getting that fifth win makes you playoff eligible. There's a lot on the line this week,” said Coaler coach Francis Loughran.
“We've won three in a row, but I want to keep that focus and have another great week of preparation and practice.”

Coalers swarm Manteno in second straight shutout

Published by admin on Tue, 10/04/2022 - 4:59pm

Picking up where they left off in the second half against Lisle, the Coal City football team (4-2) scored 21 first quarter points and rolled to a 48-0 shutout over Manteno (1-5) Friday in Coal City on Homecoming weekend.
Seven different Coalers scored touchdowns for Coal City who improved to 3-0 at home. They have outscored their opponents 139-17.
“Offensively, we really wanted to get off to a good start and we did that,” said head coach Francis Loughran.
“We were able to run the ball and control the clock. Defensively, the main focus was not giving up the big play.”