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On Tuesday, Dec. 21, the Blackhawks hosted the Mt. Vernon/Plankinton (MVP) Titans at Woonsocket for a doubleheader.

The girls’ junior varsity kicked off the afternoon of basketball. The match was close at the end, but the young Lady Blackhawks held on and defeated the young Lady Titans, 31-28. It was the only game of the night that the Blackhawks came out with the win.

The boys’ junior varsity played next. The Blackhawks played tough in a match that went right up to the wire, but the Blackhawks fell in the final seconds to the Titans with a score of 27-28, Titans.

The Lady Blackhawks varsity team faced a formidable opponent in the Lady Titans. The final score was 43-62, Titans.

The varsity boys’ teams played the final game of the evening. The Blackhawks had their hands full with a very good Titans team. The Blackhawks lost to the Titans, 29-63.

The Blackhawks played in the Huron Holiday Classics for their next competitions. The girls’ varsity played at the Huron Arena against Lower Brule on Wednesday, Dec. 29 at 3 p.m. The boys’ varsity play this evening (Thursday) in the Huron Arena against Faulkton at 6 p.m.

…See more details and see pictures in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!

The winners in the lighting contest sponsored by the Woonsocket Community Club and the Sanborn Weekly Journal are as follows: Best Business – Kathy and Pete McWhorter, owners of McWhorter Entertainment; Best Theme – Tom and Janet Carda; Most Creative – Lon McWhorter; Best Use of Inflatables – Millie Frideres and Eric Christensen (just on the edge of city limits) and Darin and Amanda Kilcoin (in city limits); Most Beautiful – Kay and Roger Jorgensen; and People’s Choice – Donnie and Teresa Jemming. 

Congratulations to the winners and thank you so much to all the wonderful people who decorated. The judges stated that selecting the winning displays was a tough job again this year because there were many beautiful and creative places to choose from. The winners will be awarded Woony Bucks for their efforts.

…See pictures of the winners of the contest in the Dec. 23 issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!

On Monday, Dec. 20, the Woonsocket Elementary students, staff and teachers went on a “Polar Express Tour” to various businesses in town and gave out giant Christmas cards and sang Christmas carols.

…See a picture in the Dec. 23 issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!

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