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mokena’s Hometown Newspaper | www.mokenamessenger.com | January 3, 2019<br />

1<br />

2<br />

ebb and flow<br />

Knights girls<br />

basketball back to<br />

.500, Page 31<br />

Going<br />

medieval<br />

Griffins girls<br />

basketball claims 4th<br />

tourney title, Page 30<br />

4<br />

3<br />

A look at this past year’s most popular<br />

sports stories, Pages 28-29<br />

The Messenger looks back at the top sports stories of 2018, as determined by our readers. 1: Lincoln-Way’s Rick Smith leads the team in goals (34) and assists (17). 2: Recent<br />

Lincoln-Way Central grad Andrew Hancock was a two-sport standout in high school and now he’s going to University of Evansville (Indiana), to focus on baseball. 3: Former<br />

Lincoln-Way Central defensive back Peyton Nigro returns an interception 54 yards for a TD against Thornwood. Nigro committed to play at DII school Concordia-St. Paul. 4: Rachel<br />

Burkman (left) class of 2015 at Lincoln-Way North, and Madi Corey, class of 2018 at Lincoln-Way East, both ended up at Wesleyan College along with another former Lincoln-Way<br />

East grad Leah Seielstad, class of 2015. All three women factored prominently in Wesleyan’s deepest NCAA Division III title run this past November. 22nd Century Media file photos<br />

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