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Annawan 7th-grade boys one win away from IESA state championship
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Nearly four years after placing fourth in the IHSA Class 1A state boys' basketball tournament, could the Annawan Braves be back on track to play in Peoria once again? That could be a possibility within the next several years if the success enjoyed by Annawan's 7th-grade boys is an indication. Coached by former Annawan multi-sport standout Joe Schmitt, with former varsity coach Zach DeMay as his assistant, the young Braves are one win away from an Illinois Elementary School Association state title. Annawan takes a 21-2 record into Thursday night's 7:30 championship game against Dieterich (22-2) at St. Joseph Middle School, just east of Champaign-Urbana. Forward Ben Buresh -- whose older sister Kelly is the Annawan varsity girls' all-time leading scorer -- has tallied 43 points in two games as the Braves topped Champaign Next Generation 33-24 and routed Mulberry Grove 42-12 in the semifinals. The one and only state-tourney appearance for Annawan's varsity boys came in 2009, when the Alex Coppejans-led squad finished 27-8 and topped Newark in the DeKalb Super-Sectional after winning the program's second sectional title, its first since 1986. -- By Terry Duckett 
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Today is Saturday, May 25, the 145th day of 2013. There are 220 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: The annual review of the fire department of this city took placeyesterday and made a fine showing with machines and hose carts in tip-top order.
1888 -- 125 years ago: Last night's prayer meeting at Central Presbyterian Church wascalled off due to water in the basement, residue of last week's flood.
1913 -- 100 years ago: The junior class of Rock Island High School will hold a riverexcursion on the steamer St. Paul next Tuesday.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The 75th Anniversary of the Rock Island Arsenal today finds thenation's largest ordinance manufacturing plant filling many important orders for the army.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Miss Patrice Daly, Rock Island, a senior at Rock Island HighSchool, won second place in the recent state public speaking contest held in Peoria underthe auspices of the Knights of Pythias.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Hampton's sesquicentennial committee and the Hampton HistoricalSociety have scheduled a full slate of activities, which will be held throughout the year, to celebrate the village's 150th birthday. The first celebration will be the Memorial Dayprogram at 10 a.m. May 30, at the Brettun and Black Store Museum on River Road. Therewill be a sesquicentennial display.
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