Panthers Break Into Rankings for First Time Ever

                Last Friday’s game at IMS represented the first time in school history that the Pekin girls’ varsity basketball team played a game as a ranked team.

                Wins over Columbus and Highland the week before propelled the Lady Panthers to 14^th in the IGHSAU rankings in Class 2A, heading into Friday’s game at IMS.

                Despite a sluggish start, the Panthers had no problem disposing of IMS. Pekin led just 7-4 after the first quarter, before turning on the afterburners and outscoring IMS 19-0 in the second period.

Read the full article in the February 4 edition of the News-Review.