The Roundup, Jan. 22, 2026: Metamora, Eureka take down No. 1’s in girls hoops, Fieldcrest duo puts up points
- Jonathan Michel
- 17 hours ago
- 6 min read
A wild day of girls hoops featured it all, from close finishes, to No. 1-ranked teams experiencing upset losses, key conference tournament games, a new school scoring record being set and a state-ranked matchup going to overtime.
Metamora and Eureka grabbed headlines as the Redbirds took down Class 3A No. 1 Morton and the Hornets toppled Class 1A No. 1 Dee-Mack at the HOIC Tournament. Midland won the Tri-County Conference Tournament and Tri-Valley picked up a big win in HOIC action.
Fieldcrest’s Macy Gochanour also became the program’s all-time leading scorer in a slight upset win for the Knights on the same night that her Fieldcrest boys counterpart Kash Klendworth put up an eye-popping point total. Illini Bluffs girls played a tough game against state-ranked Mt. Pulaski on the road in overtime.
Morton won big in boys hoops while Tri-Valley and Dee-Mack earned their way into another game at the HOIC Tournament. Washington and Pekin picked up dual wins in boys swimming and several wrestling teams were in action as well.
Check out all the scores, recaps and top performers from the day in The Roundup!
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