Savannah Mitchell will go to the Sunflower State to continue her playing career.
Ten boys and girls from Morton and East Peoria were named local champions of the 2012 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship.
Like a year ago, the Morton wrestlers came out on the short end after being separated from a three-way tie after the dual season.
The Potters were just two points behind fifth-place Metamora Saturday in the Mid-Illini Conference wrestling tournament hosted by Canton.
Mid-Illini Conference winter standings through February 2
The Morton boys basketball team won its fifth straight game Friday before beginning a whirlwind tour of highly-accomplished foes.
The Potters held Dunlap to 10 first-half points and did not allow any Eagle to reach double figures in a 43-31 Mid-Illini Conference home victory.
Thursday's varsity schedule
Jim Carius will be the honorary coach for the Morton varsity boys basketball team at games this weekend.
Carius coached teams at Morton Junior High during the 1960s and made several appearances at the state tournament, including winning two state titles in basketball and one in track.
The Morton Junior High seventh-grade boys basketball team surpassed the 20-victory mark and won the Class 4A Regional 10 championship last week.
It may sound odd with a 24-point difference, but the game Jan. 24 was not as close as the score would indicate.
The Morton girls basketball team throttled Limestone, 48-24, to move closer to its third Mid-Illini Conference championship in the last four years.
The first half was a nearly flawless performance for the Potters, who held the Rockets scoreless for the first 7 minutes, 20 seconds on their Pack the Place Night.
The Morton Junior High wrestling team placed second Jan. 21 at the Bloomington Invitational.
The Morton wrestling team got swept Jan. 19 in their final Mid-Illini Conference action before the league tournament.
Mid-Illini Conference winter standings through January 25
The Morton boys basketball team kept pace with the rest of the Mid-Illini Conference leaders Saturday.
The Potters shot 50 percent from the field and “held” East Peoria’s Corey Crotz to 20 points in a 61-37 win over the Raiders.
The Morton girls basketball team whipped Galesburg for the second year in a row Jan. 16.
The Potters dominated the host school in a battle of state-ranked teams at the Martin Luther King Tournament at Knox College.
The Morton Junior High seventh-grade boys basketball team stayed hot in January.
