WLB finishes season in second place at State

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[February 21, 2025]  The West Lincoln-Broadwell Wolverines boys basketball team lost the state championship on Thursday night to Peoria St. Jude 38-21 in the 2025 IESA 8th Grade Class 1A State Tournament at Warrensburg-Latham Middle School. 

WLB finished in second place in the IESA 8th Grade Class 1A State Tournament. Photo courtesy of Kari Froebe

It was an uphill battle all night long for the Wolverines, who trailed 13-2 at the end of the first quarter.

By halftime WLB was down 22-6.

To make matters worse the Wolverines scored in single-digits in each of the first three quarters and found themselves in a big hole, down 34-9 as the third quarter ended.

The 38-21 loss was a tough one for these eighth graders, who finished the season with a 26-4 record, but still they finished as the second-best team in Class 1A in the state of Illinois.

Peoria St. Jude finished the season with a 28-2 record.

Congratulations, Wolverines, on bringing more hardware back to Lincoln!

WLB 21
Froebe 7
Hayes 6
Paige 3
Sales 3
Whiteman 2

Peoria St. Jude 38
Lynch 17
Miller 8
Strader 7
Crank 4
Khoury 4

[Teena Lowery]

 

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