Sports

Cardinals Win Ninth Annual Lincoln Junior High Tourney

Published by admin on Wed, 01/26/2022 - 2:57pm

Lincoln Squads Split Night With Osceola

Published by admin on Wed, 01/26/2022 - 2:55pm
 
The Oscealo Indians slowed Lincoln down with a 1-3-1 zone but couldn't score enough in a  42-30 loss to Lincoln on Thursday night in Osceola. Lincoln was not called for a foul in the first quarter as the Indians only had one foul late in the period. 
 
It was 11-10 after one as Mack Hesse hit Kyle Eckhoff with a nice pass in the lane off a fast break as the quarter ended.
 
It was 33-20 at the end of the third quarter.
 

Lincoln Squads Split Night With Osceola

Published by admin on Wed, 01/26/2022 - 2:55pm
 
The Oscealo Indians slowed Lincoln down with a 1-3-1 zone but couldn't score enough in a  42-30 loss to Lincoln on Thursday night in Osceola. Lincoln was not called for a foul in the first quarter as the Indians only had one foul late in the period. 
 
It was 11-10 after one as Mack Hesse hit Kyle Eckhoff with a nice pass in the lane off a fast break as the quarter ended.
 
It was 33-20 at the end of the third quarter.
 

Lynde Leads Lincoln Over Tipton On The Road

Published by admin on Wed, 01/26/2022 - 2:53pm
 
It was a sure bet the Cardinals would win as the Lincoln Cardinals traveled to Tipton to play the Tipton Cardinals. 
 
Lincoln won 61-46 behind the 22 points of Connor Lynde .Lincoln has won eight in a row since Lynde's return.
 
The Cardinals hit six threes on the night. Lynde had three on the evening and 12 points in the first quarter.
 

Harms Leads Cole Camp To Rout Of Lady Cardinals

Published by admin on Thu, 01/20/2022 - 1:47pm
 
Outsiders would tell you that the matchup Thursday night between the Lincoln and Cole Camp girls was a toss up. Each were missing  a player due to illness.  Lincoln was coming off of a win over Sacred Heart and Cole Camp had lost big to Tipton. Cole Camp would win this one in a rout though, 52-26.
 
Lincoln's game plan was to  block the paint and contain Desiree Heimsoth which would force Cole Camp to shoot from the outside. The Lady Bluebirds were on fire early and jumped to a 7-0 lead and a 20-7 first quarter margin.
 

Lincoln Topples Bluebirds In Low Scoring, Defensive Contest

Published by admin on Thu, 01/20/2022 - 1:46pm
 
In a long awaited and anticipated rematch, the Lincoln Cardinals defeated the Cole Camp Bluebirds 26-19 on Friday night in Lincoln.
 
Cole Camp had beaten Lincoln 47-37 back on December 4 in the Warsaw Tournament.
 
Lincoln's catalyst Connor Lynde sat out the first contest but was ready to go Friday night. 
 
"It was awesome to be able to play tonight," he said. "I couldn't stay in my seat in the first game."
 

Warsaw Makes Early Exit At Skyline Tournament

Published by admin on Thu, 01/20/2022 - 1:44pm
 
The Wildcats have had a rough go in the 2021-22 basketball season thus far and things didn't get any easier when they traveled to the 60th Annual Skyline Boys Basketball Tournament last week and were eliminated quickly in the double elimination format. 
 
Coming into the event as the number eight seed, the Wildcats drew the number one seed and host Skyline Tigers in the first round.  
 

Warsaw Girls Ousted In Consolation Finals At Skyline

Published by admin on Thu, 01/20/2022 - 1:42pm
 
It was a big order for the Warsaw girls last Saturday afternoon in the opening round of the 15th Annual Skyline Girls Basketball Tournament, and one that they could not fulfill when they took on the number one seed and perennial powerhouse Skyline Lady Tigers and were defeated handily by a 75-25 final.
 
The always suffocating defense of Skyline, paired with their consistent shooting all over the floor simply outmatched the Ladycats, sending them to the consolation side of the bracket.
 

Cardinals Hold Off Sacred Heart In Thriller

Published by admin on Thu, 01/20/2022 - 1:39pm
 
The Lincoln Cardinals traveled to Sedalia to play arch rival, the Sacred Heart Gremlins. When the game ended, Lincoln had a wild 49-46 victory. However, there were a few underlying stories woven into the score. Paul Harvey would have loved to have told "the rest of the story ".
 
The Cardinals jumped out to a 16-4 first quarter lead over a cold shooting Gremlin team. Also, strange was that there were just three fouls in the quarter.
 
Lincoln had a very good first half to say the least.
 

Lady Cards Assistant Coach Guides Lincoln To Win

Published by admin on Thu, 01/20/2022 - 1:38pm
 
With Lincoln girls head coach Eric Fairchild unable to attend the game, second year assistant coach Shelby Williams took over and led her girls to a sweet victory over the Lady Gremlins.
 
Sacred Heart is a difficult place to win for visiting teams; just ask Lincoln boys coach Tyler Burke or any number of other coaches.
 
Tuesday night, the Lincoln girls defeated Sacred Heart, 48-41 in a come-from-behind victory.
 
Lincoln trailed 14-7 after one and 21-15 at halftime.