Village Voices - We don't write papers, we build scrapbooks

Following their historic run to the State finals in 2022, there was no way the Scales Mound Hornets could make a return trip in 2023. They lost all five starting seniors to graduation – a senior group that totaled over 5000 points of offense – so nobody thought they had a realistic chance of making it back to Champaign.

(Well, nobody but one overweight weekly newspaper guy – go ahead, look it up.)

"Last year was a once in a lifetime team," said head coach Erik Kudronowicz. "But this group has worked so hard, it's a testament to the kids, the work they've put in, and all of the peopl...