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THURSDAY GIRLS ROUNDUP: Greenfield plants seed, beats Calhoun - Alton Telegraph
Jan 23, 2022Tournament in Gillespie. North Mac is 6-15. Gillespie is 7-11.
The Miners were led by seven points apiece from Regan Bussmann and Madison Niemeyer. Gillespie went 5 of 18 from the foul line. The Panthers got 14 points from Abby Hendricks, 10 points from Melanie Gist and nine points from Olivia Thoroman.
Southwestern 39, Bunker Hill 20 – A 2-2 tie after one quarter turned into a 9-5 halftime lead for the Piasa Birds, who beat the Minutemaids to take fifth place in the Macoupin County Tourney in Gillespie. The Birds halted an eight-game losing streak to improve to 5-11.
Southwestern, which led 24-15 at the start of the fourth quarter, got three 3-pointers and 11 points from Hannah Nixon, eight points from Addie Green and seven points from Tristyn Ditterline. Bunker Hill was led by six points from Tatum Brooks.
Litchfield 33, East Alton-Wood River 19 – The Oilers were within 15-12 at halftime, but the Purple Panthers pulled away with a 16-3 third quarter to win at Memorial Gym’s Coach Chick Summers Court in Wood River. Litchfield has won three in a row to get to 5-16. EA-WR, which got 11 points from Emily Johnson, is 5-17 with 14 losses in its last 15 games.
Carrollton 50, Jacksonville Routt 34 – Freshman Lauren Flowers scored 20 points to lead the Hawks past the Rockets at Rocket Dome in Jacksonville. Carrollton is 15-7. Routt is 11-6.
The Hawks extended their 19-15 halftime lead to 35-24 after three quarters. Paige Henson scored eight points and both Sophie Pohlman and Callie McAdams added seven points for Carrollton.
West Central 51, North Greene 22 – The Cougars rolled past the Spartans in a WIVC matchup. Bailey Berry scored 13 points and Maddi Osborne had six points for North Greene, which dipped to 3-18.
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Christmas leftovers: Holiday events continue
Dec 30, 2018Buy Photo
A Star Wars-themed light show dances across the lake at The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens for Festival of Lights. (Photo: Madison Schmidt for The Enquirer)
PNC Festival of Lights, 5-9 p.m. http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2015/12/28/christmas-leftovers-holiday-events-continue/77762870/
Brandon Flowers pays tribute to John Lennon at 75th-birthday concert – watch
Dec 30, 2018We All Shine On)', and was joined by Sheryl Crow and Chris Stapleton for a performance of the Fab Four’s 'Don’t Let Me Down' during the show at Madison Square Garden on Saturday (December 5), both of which you can watch below.[embedded content][embedded content]The tribute gig, hosted by actor Kevin Bacon, also saw Spoon cover 'Yellow Submarine' track 'Hey Bulldog', before Flowers and co joined a host of stars including Eric Church, Aloe Blacc, Peter Frampton, Pat Monahan of Train, Willie Nelson and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler came together to perform All You Need Is Love' for the finale.[embedded content][embedded content]John Lennon would have been 75 on October 9 of this year. Ono travelled to the island of Viðey near Reykjavík, Iceland to switch on the Imagine Peace Tower, created by Ono and built in Lennon's honour in 2007. This year was the ninth consecutive year Ono attended the lighting ceremony.She paid tribute to Lennon in a public message at the time, writing: "Every year so many people celebrate John’s life in different and very special ways. I’m always so proud that John’s legacy just grows and grows and resonates with new generations all around the world. It always chokes me up to see his message still out there. Music helps create a global village and John’s music is very much woven into our lives and will continue to be so forever. He wanted a better planet and t... http://www.nme.com/news/brandon-flowers/90190