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By Mike Monahan
Seventh grade
Monday’s game at Lovington in Junior High Okaw Conference Tournament
Sullivan 35,
Arcola 14
(score by quarters and individual scoring not available at press time)
Saturday’s game at Arthur in JHOC tourney
Tri-County 2 2 5 5–14
Arcola 5 2 9 7–23
ARCOLA: Brogan Shay 3, Wyatt Williams 7, Mauricio Silguero 2, Shay VanDeveer 9, Max Behrends 2
Three-point goals: Arcola 2 (Williams 1, VanDeveer 1)
Thursday’s game at Bement vs. Cerro Gordo/Bement
Arcola 17 2 11 3–33
Cerro Gordo/Bement 4 3 10 5–22
ARCOLA: Shay 3, Williams 4, Silguero 6, Mark Lira 3, VanDeveer 4, Behrends 8, Grayson Truex 5
Three-point goals: Arcola 4 (Shay 1, Lira 1, Behrends 2)
Eighth grade
Monday’s game at Lovington in Junior High Okaw Conference Tournament
Sullivan 41, Arcola 21
(score by quarters and individual scoring unavailable at press time)
Saturday’s game at Arthur in JHOC tourney
Tri-County 10 6 8 6–30
Arcola 5 7 5 16–33
ARCOLA: Levi Fifield 7, Jackson McCullough 6, Lucas Janes 9, Ke’din Smith 3, Alex Cortez 8
Three-point goals: Arcola 4 (Fifield 2, Cortez 2)
Note; Arcola never led until the final seconds when Fifield hit a three-pointer from the right corner for the winning basket. The Purple Riders trailed by 6 with 45 seconds left and 24-17 heading into the final quarter.
Thursday’s game at Bement vs. Cerro Gordo/Bement
Arcola 18 8 10 8–44
Cerro Gordo/Bement 9 2 4 2–17
ARCOLA: Fifield 12, McCoullough 4, Janes 12, Smith 12, Cortez 2, Bryaden Williams 2
Three-point goals: Arcola 4 (Fifield 4)
Arcola junior high volleyball 2025 rosters
Seventh grade: Fernada Alvarado, Anna Becerra, Ella Biggs, Addison Bloemaker, Dalani Cisneros, Disney Cisneros, Harper Cox, Rylee Crist, Taylor Conn, Elizabeth Dare, Chloe McMillan, Lilliana Miller, Ramona Myers, Maycie Petrie, Ansley Titus, Alexis Vazquez, Bostyn Wesch, Sophia Wilson. Coach: Yessi Ramirez
Eighth grade: Maya Behrends, Vianney Gomez, Stevee Griffith, Averi Kutz, Renata Martinez, Reese Miller, Kamiyah Parker, Tenley Thomas, Katie Vazquez, Ellis Wilson Coach: Ixcel Vega
2025 Arcola jr. high volleyball schedule
(All games start at 6 p.m. with the seventh grade followed by the eighth grade unless noted)
Thursday: ARTHUR LOVINGTON ATWOOD HAMMOND; Tuesday at Casey-Westfield (4:30 p.m.); Jan. 23 TOLONO UNITY; Jan. 28 VILLA GROVE; Jan. 30 vs. Bement/Cerro Gordo at Bement
Feb. 3 at Shiloh; Feb. 4 at Arthur Christian; Feb. 8 at Unity Christian (11 a.m.); Feb. 11 TUSCOLA; FEB. 13 at Sullivan; Feb 15, 18, 19 Junior High Okaw Conference Tournament at Cerro Gordo, TBD; Feb. 24 at Windsor vs. Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg; Feb. 25 ARGENTA-OREANA
March 3 Class 2A regional tournament, TBD