With season s end near, Eagles enjoy it while it lasts
Greg Shashack, gshashack@thetelegraph.com
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CM’s Tori Standefer gains possession of the ball while remaining inbounds in front of an official and Eagles coach Mike Arbuthnot after making a steal from Highland’s Bella LaPorta in the fourth quarter Thursday in Bethalto.Greg Shashack / The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
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CM’s Kelbie Zupan (right) drives on Highland’s Bella LaPorta during the first half Thursday in Bethalto.Greg Shashack / The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
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CM’s Claire Christeson looks to shoot between Highland defenders Bella LaPorta and Liv Wilke (right) on Thursday in Bethalto.Greg Shashack / The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
Tori sets the tone for senior-reliant Eagles
Greg Shashack, gshashack@thetelegraph.com
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CM’s Tori Standefer (1) beats a Breese Central player to a loose ball and looks for a teammate before giving the ball to Maura Niemeier (4) in a Feb. 9 game in Bethalto.Greg Shashack / The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
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CM senior Harper Buhs looks to shoot during the Eagles’ MVC victory last Thursday in Highland. Buhs is back for CM after missing most of her junior season recovering from ACL surgery.Greg Shashack / The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
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CM’s Jackie Woelfel (left) puts up a shot in traffic against Breese Central in a Feb. 9 game in Bethalto.Greg Shashack / The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
Busy Eagles would play every day if we could
Greg Shashack, gshashack@thetelegraph.com
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CM’s Kelbie Zupan (middle) is first to the floor for a loose ball that attracts teammate Claire Christeson (left) and Highland’s Lydia Hadowsky in the second half Thursday night in Highland.Greg Shashack / The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
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CM’s Azia Ray puts up a shot to score in traffic in the third quarter Thursday night in Highland.Greg Shashack / The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
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CM’s Tori Standefer scores two of her game-high 15 points in transition while Highland’s Grace Wilke (15) defends Thursday night in Highland.Greg Shashack / The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
Finally, the power play! CM vs. Edwardsville on Saturday
Greg Shashack, gshashack@thetelegraph.com
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CM’s Claire Christeson (left) and Breese Central’s Chloe Book watch the basketball after Christeson passes a loose ball to a teammate during Tuesday’s girls basketball game in Bethalto.Greg Shashack / The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
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CM coach Mike Arbuthnot talks with the Eagles’ Maura Niemeier during a quarterly mask break in Tuesday’s win over Breese Central in Bethalto.Greg Shashack / The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
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CM’s Jackie Woelfel (34) puts up a shot in Tuesday’s game vs. Breese Central in Bethalto.Greg Shashack / The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
Third knee surgery ends comeback for CM s Sontag
With promising basketball career snuffed out, Eagles senior turns to bodybuilding
Greg Shashack, gshashack@thetelegraph.com
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Civic Memorial senior Hannah Sontag will switch gyms after Tuesday’s knee surgery on third since tearing her ACL two weeks before Christmas 2018 will prevent a return to Eagles girls basketball. Sontag, who also missed her junior season and most of her sophomore season, shifts her focus to training for a bodybuilding competition in May.Corey Wallis / For The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
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CM’s Hannah Sontag (left) drives on Rochester’s Abby Walton during a Thanksgiving tournament game in Taylorville as a sophomore in November 2018. Sixteen days later, Sontag suffered what proved to be a career-ending knee injury.Greg Shashack / The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less