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Serena boys, Marquette and Earlville girls suffer home defeats: The Times Wednesday Roundup

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Boys basketball

St. Bede 56, Serena 44: At Serena on Wednesday, the host Huskers suffered the dozen-point nonconference loss at the hands of the Bedans.

“Came out strong in the first quarter, then they took it to us,” Serena coach Dain Twait said.

Cash Raikes recorded 12 points and six rebounds, Hendrix Johnson 10 points and six rebounds and Payton Twait nine points and four assists for the Huskers.

Plano 55, Newark 44: At Plano, the visiting Norsemen suffered the nonconference road defeat.

Reggie Chapman (16 points), Cody Kulbartz (11 points, 21 rebounds, six blocked shots) and Nolan Anderson (eight points) paced the effort for Newark.

Reed-Custer 54, Somonauk 47: At Braidwood, the visiting Bobcats led by seven points at the half but were outscored by 14 in the second half.

Tristan Reed’s 10 points and eight from Owen Hopkins led Somonauk.

Girls basketball

Hall 43, Marquette 38: At Bader Gym in Ottawa, the host Crusaders were dealt the nonconference defeat at the hands of the Red Devils.

Kaitlin Davis scored 13 points, with Hunter Hopkins adding eight for Marquette.

Mendota 49, Earlville 33: At Earlville, the host Red Raiders suffered the nonconference home loss.

Girls bowling

Ottawa 2,629, Kewanee 1,623: At Pin Splitter lanes, the visiting Pirates rolled by the Boilermakers led by Kilah Figenbaum’s 506 series (181 high game).

Paisley Leal (185) and Rylee Harsted (180) also marked high games for Ottawa.

Girls wrestling

Ottawa 30, Sandwich 27: At Ottawa, the host Pirates won the first dual in the girls program’s history.

Scoring victories for Ottawa were Ciara Bolf, Ava Weatherford, Mary Rodriguez, Lily Gwaltney and Jaiyden Provance.

J.T. Pedelty

J.T. Pedelty

J.T. is a graduate of Streator High School, Illinois Valley Community College and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale who is some 26 years into an award-winning sports journalism career and serves as a regional sports editor for Shaw Local Media and Friday Night Drive.