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WCAZ Sports News Archives for 2026-03

Illini West Athletic Events 3/30 to 4/4

Illini West Athletic Events 3/30 to 4/4

 

Monday, March 30

Depart

4:30PM Boys Varsity Baseball Liberty JH/HS Home
4:30PM Girls Varsity Softball Liberty JH/HS Home
4:00PM Coed Varsity Track

Beardstown Middle/Sr. High
School
Girls Meet

2:00 PM Away

Tuesday, March 31

Depart

4:30PM Girls Varsity Softball West Prairie HS

@ West Prairie-Friendway

2:50 PM Away

Wednesday, April 01

Depart

4:30PM Boys Varsity Baseball Rushville-Industry HS 2:30 PM Away
4:30PM Girls Varsity Softball Cuba HS- (North Fulton) Home
4:30PM Boys Junior Varsity Baseball Lewistown High School Home
Thursday, April 02

Depart

4:30PM Girls Varsity Softball Monmouth-Roseville HS

Varsity Only

2:00 PM Away
4:00PM Coed Varsity Track Havana B/G 1:50 PM Away
Friday, April 03

Depart

10:00 AM Coed Varsity Track Quincy Senior HS TBA Away
4:30PM Boys Varsity Baseball West Central HS Home
Saturday, April 04

Depart

Kisler, Redding voted All-Arrowhead Conference 1st team after leading Chargers to 3rd straight title

Kisler, Redding voted All-Arrowhead Conference 1st team after leading Chargers to 3rd straight title 

GALESBURG — After winning its third straight conference championship, the Sandburg women’s basketball team had two players represented on the All-Arrowhead Conference first team. 

 

Sophomore Antonia Kisler and freshman Hailey Redding were voted by Arrowhead coaches to the squad after they helped Sandburg win the conference title outright with a 9-1 record. The duo also earned all-region honors earlier this week as the Chargers posted the program’s third straight season with 20 wins or more overall. 

 

It's the second consecutive first-team all-conference selection for Kisler, a 5-foot-9 forward from Galesburg. A starter for all 10 conference games, Kisler finished second among Chargers in scoring (15.7 per game) and rebounding (9.0 per game) in league contests. 

 

Kisler tied for the team lead at 3.8 assists per game in conference action. She shot 32 percent overall, 34 percent from 3-point range and 83 percent from the foul line. Kisler also collected 2.5 steals per conference contest. 

 

Kisler scored in double figures in all 10 Arrowhead games, and she recorded four double-doubles in league play. She put up 27 points and 12 rebounds in Sandburg’s Sophomore Night win Feb. 17 over Black Hawk. 

 

Redding, a 5-10 forward from Abingdon-Avon High School, led the Chargers with 62 made field goals and an 18.2 points-per-game average in 10 conference games. She connected on 40 percent of her shots from the floor, made 34 percent of her 3s and was an 81 percent shooter at the free-throw line. Redding averaged 4.9 rebounds against Arrowhead teams. 

 

Like Kisler, Redding reached double figures in all 10 conference matchups, and she had five with at least 20 points. She scored 26 in Sandburg’s Feb. 3 win over Kishwaukee.  

 

2026 ALL-ARROWHEAD CONFERENCE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM 
First team 
Camryn Veltrop (Sauk Valley) 
Antonia Kisler (Sandburg) 
Hailey Redding (Sandburg) 
Kaylie Pena (Black Hawk) 
Shelby Veltrop (Sauk Valley) 
Second team 
Pilar Bernad Ortega (Highland) 
Ashlyn Ehm (Illinois Valley) 
Harvest Day (Sauk Valley) 
Peyton Bose (Black Hawk) 
Jasmine Garman (Illinois Valley) 

 

Illini West Athletic Events 3/16 to 3/21

Illini West Athletic Events 3/16 to 3/21

Monday, March 16

Depart

4:30PM Girls Varsity Softball Postponed- Triopia Jr/Sr HS Home
Tuesday, March 17

Depart

4:30 PM Boys Varsity Baseball Knoxville High School 2:10 PM Away
Wednesday, March 18

Depart

3:30PM Coed Varsity Track Mon-Rose Titan Indoor (B/G) @

Monmouth College

1:15 PM Away
4:30 PM Girls Varsity Softball Galva Jr/Sr High School Home
Thursday, March 19

Depart

4:30 PM Girls Varsity Softball Triopia Jr/Sr HS Home
Friday, March 20

Depart

4:30PM Boys Varsity Baseball

Bushnell-Prairie City Played in
LaHarpe

Home

Saturday, March 21

Depart

Illini West Athletic Events 3/16 to 3/21

Illini West Athletic Events 3/16 to 3/21

Monday, March 16

Depart

4:30PM Girls Varsity Softball Postponed- Triopia Jr/Sr HS Home
Tuesday, March 17

Depart

4:30 PM Boys Varsity Baseball Knoxville High School 2:10 PM Away
Wednesday, March 18

Depart

3:30PM Coed Varsity Track Mon-Rose Titan Indoor (B/G) @

Monmouth College

1:15 PM Away
4:30 PM Girls Varsity Softball Galva Jr/Sr High School Home
Thursday, March 19

Depart

4:30 PM Girls Varsity Softball Triopia Jr/Sr HS Home
Friday, March 20

Depart

4:30PM Boys Varsity Baseball

Bushnell-Prairie City Played in
LaHarpe

Home

Saturday, March 21

Depart

Sandburg's Kisler, Redding garner all-region honors

Sandburg’s Kisler, Redding garner all-region honors

 

GALESBURG — The Sandburg women’s basketball team’s two leading scorers were voted to the All-Region 4 Division II District B team after helping the Chargers to a third consecutive 20-win season and third straight Arrowhead Conference title. 

 

Sophomore Antonia Kisler was a first-team selection for the second straight year, and coaches voted freshman Hailey Redding to the second team after Sandburg finished the season with a 22-10 record. 

 

A 5-foot-9 forward from Galesburg, Kisler led the Chargers with 16.7 points per contest and started all 32 games this season. She shot 36 percent from the floor, 33 percent from 3-point range and a team-best 83 percent from the free-throw line.  

 

Kisler also averaged 8.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.7 steals per game. She reached the 1,000-point mark in Sandburg’s region quarterfinal win at Waubonsee and finished her Chargers career with 1,029 in 64 games (16.1 per game). Kisler dropped a career-best 33 points in Sandburg’s season opener Nov. 2 against Culver-Stockton JV. 

 

A 5-10 forward from Abingdon-Avon High School, Redding put up 14.8 points per game in her first season at Sandburg. Redding played in all 32 games and led the Chargers with 75 made 3s on 258 attempts. She finished with a 37 percent mark from the field and shot 77 percent at the foul line. 

 

Redding also pulled down 4.6 rebounds per game and averaged 1.2 steals per contest. Redding had nine outings of 20-plus points, with eight of them coming after Jan. 1. She scored a season-high 27 points Dec. 3 against John Wood.  

 

2026 ALL-REGION 4 DIVISION II DISTRICT B WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM 

First team 

Player of the Year: Serinity Metcalfe (Madison) 

Amadea Montijo (Rock Valley) 

DeNiya Gary (Rock Valley) 

Antonia Kisler (Sandburg) 

Amelia Szczepanski (Bryant & Stratton) 

Alana Ross (Kankakee) 

Second team 

Raychel Robinson (South Suburban) 

TaLeah Turner (Kankakee) 

Maia Ellis (Madison) 

Maddi DeSmet (Madison) 

Hailey Redding (Sandburg) 

 

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