High School Sports RSS: hinckleybigrock girls basketball

Defensive effort allows Royals to keep title

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 04:00 CST

Hinckley-Big Rock made girls basketball history on Saturday afternoon at Redbird Arena on the campus of Illinois State University by grinding out its second straight Class 1A championship 38-32 over Jacksonville Routt. The Royals (33-2) became just the sixth small school girls program to win consecutive titles and tenth overall in state history. They are also the only girls team to win multiple state titles in The Beacon-News coverage area.

Twice as nice

BY JIM OWCZARSKI -- BEACON NEWS — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:00 CST

Jim Owczarski: Jessica Leifheit stood near mid-court, waiting for the final ticks of her high school career to slip away. Greg Burks, arms slung around Jenna Thorp and Jes Meyer, was flush with emotion.

Royals repeat as Class 1A champs

BY RANDY WHALEN — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00 CST

Hinckley-Big Rock won its 17th straight game to claim the Class 1A title with a 38-32 win over Jacksonville Routt Saturday afternoon at the Redbird Arena in Normal. Senior Jenna Thorp finished with a team-high 14 points and added nine rebounds in the win.

Hinckley-Big Rock returns to title game

BY RANDY WHALEN — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:00 CST

Despite playing much of the game with foul trouble, Tess Godhardt scored six of her game-high 19 points in overtime to bring Hinckley-Big Rock back to the Class 1A title game with a 49-46 win over Woodhull AlWood Ridgewood Friday at Redbird Arena in Normal.

Royals seek place in history

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:01 CST

Perhaps the hard part is over. It wasn't long after Hinckley-Big Rock hoisted the Class 1A championship trophy last February in Normal that the talk of a repeat began. It's hard to blame the Royals faithful -- the entire starting lineup was going to be back this season -- but it also put a tremendous amount of pressure on the eight girls that took the court all season long.

Royals ready for 1A title defense

BY MIKE KNAPP -- FOR THE BEACON-NEWS — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00 CST

Defending Class 1A champion Hinckley-Big Rock punched a return ticket to state by beating Stockton 57-31 Monday in the Class 1A Elgin Supersectional at Judson University. Tess Godhardt led the Royals with 23 points.

Royals make it look easy

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:01 CST

The defending state champs' biggest challenge may have been staying interested. The Hinckley-Big Rock girls basketball team blew out Elgin Academy 62-35 Thursday to claim the Class 1A Mooseheart Sectional title in a game that was far different from the Royals' last two sectional finals.

HBR halts Elgin Academy's run

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:01 CST

The defending state champs' biggest challenge may have been staying interested. The Hinckley-Big Rock girls basketball team blew out Elgin Academy 62-35 Thursday to claim the Mooseheart Class 1A Sectional title in a game that was far different from the Royals' last two sectional finals.

Royals cruise to sectional title

BY TIM TIERNEY — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00 CST

Hinckley-Big Rock capitalized on 15 Elgin Academy turnovers in the first half Thursday to build a 36-15 lead en route to a 62-35 victory in the Class 1A sectional title at Mooseheart.

'It's win and advance'

By PAUL JOHNSON For Sun-Times Media — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:01 CST

It has gotten to the point with Hinckley-Big Rock's girls basketball team that even a 17-point win doesn't feel like a dominating performance. The defending Class 1A state champions took another step forward in their title defense with Tuesday's 47-30 Class 1A Mooseheart Sectional semifinal win over Ottawa Marquette.

Hinckley-Big Rock downs Amboy

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00 CST

Hinckley-Big Rock 56, Amboy 27: In the Class 1A Indian Creek regional semifinal, Jenna Thorp had 11 points, and Maxzine Rossler had 10 points to lead the Royals.

Royals' goal: Another state title

BY JIM OWCZARSKI jowczarski@scn1.com — Sun, 7 Feb 2010 00:00 CST

Jim Owczarski: Sitting in the bleachers during a late-game timeout at Serena High School during the 2008 sectional final between Newark and Hinckley-Big Rock, I remember making a note next to the H-BR roster: dynasty. The entire team was sophomores and juniors.

Royals win their fourth title in a row

By SAM STORY For Sun-Times Media — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 04:00 CST

In the game of basketball, they say that any game can't be won in the first quarter. While that is certainly true, it can be lost. And Dale Skelton and his Newark girls basketball team found out the hard way against Hinckley-Big Rock in the Little Ten Conference Championship on Friday night.

Defending state champs enjoying the ride

BY PAUL JOHNSON -- FOR THE BEACON-NEWS — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00 CST

There are certain things that change when you defend a state championship. That is a position no team in the history of Hinckley-Big Rock has ever had to contend with, so the Royals' girls basketball team is learning that on the fly this season.

Royals shine on big stage

By BOB REYNOLDS For Sun-Times Media — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:01 CST

The Hinckley-Big Rock Royals shell-shocked the Oregon-Davis Bobcats with a strong offense on Saturday, defeating them 65-38.

Royals take over in third quarter

By PAUL JOHNSON For Sun-Times Media — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:01 CST

Hinckley roared to a 16-3 third quarter and never looked back as the Royals pulled away for a 46-30 victory. After scoring only 15 points in the first half, the Royals surpassed that in the first six minutes of the third quarter to secure the No. 1 seed in next week's conference tournament.

Eight is enough for Hinkley-Big Rock

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 00:01 CST

Two seasons ago Newark and Hinckley Big-Rock engaged in a classic sectional final, when the Lady Norseman's Lauren McNanna hit a buzzer-beater to down the Royals and sent Newark on its way to a second-place trophy at state.

A Battle Royal

BY RICK ARMSTRONG -- BEACON-NEWS — Thu, 7 Jan 2010 00:00 CST

The dream matchup fell through, but the alternative should be pretty special, too. A game featuring the defending girls Class 1A and 2A state basketball champs -- Hinckley-Big Rock and Driscoll -- cooked up by H-BR athletic director Bill Sambrookes as the headliner of a tripleheader Saturday at Waubonsee Community College was set to go.

Playing vs. boys helped out Thorp

BY RICK ARMSTRONG rarmstrong@scn1.com — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:00 CST

Rick Armstrong: The girl could play. That's what David Dudzinski Sr. remembers of Hinckley eighth-grader Jenna Thorp, who tried out in 2006 and made the Kaneland Cagers travel basketball team he coached with Bill Mangers that included his son, David Jr.