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SCW basketball sees success on the court

Both programs make clean sweep against MVP Titans

The day after celebrating the New Year, the SCW Blackhawks basketball teams traveled to Corsica to play games that had been rescheduled against the Corsica-Stickney Jaguars. It was a doubleheader that started with junior high games and ended with a strong win for the varsity boys.

The SCW junior varsity girls lost their game by one point in a back-and-forth battle and a final score of 25-26.

The Blackhawk JV boys took home a 47-31 win over the JV Jaguar boys.

The varsity Lady Blackhawks were up next, and they fell in a very close 43-44 nailbiter.

The night ended with a strong finish for the varsity Blackhawk boys as they brought home a 76-50 victory over the Jaguars.

Saturday, Jan. 4, was a long day of good Blackhawk basketball as the junior high through varsity teams all traveled to Plankinton to sweep the Mt. Vernon/Plankinton (MVP) Titans. The day started with wins for both the junior high boys’ and girls’ teams. Then the junior varsity Lady Blackhawks worked hard to take home a 37-34 victory.

The junior varsity boys played next, and they snatched their second win for the week with a 57-41 victory.

Although the varsity Lady Blackhawks had a strong start to their game, they had to fight quite a battle in the end to keep the lead and finish with a 54-51 win over the ladies from MVP.

The Blackhawk varsity boys’ game completed the full sweep for the Blackhawks with their 56-41 win over the Titans.

The SCW basketball teams had a doubleheader against Bridgewater-Emery at Sanborn Central on Tuesday, Jan. 7, and they have another doubleheader tonight (Thursday) in Howard. They have a break over the weekend until they host Kimball/White Lake in Woonsocket on Tuesday, Jan. 14.

…See pictures and individual stats in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!

Over the Christmas holiday break, both SCW varsity basketball teams were invited to play in the Huron Holiday Classic again this year. The Lady Blackhawks played on Saturday, Dec. 28 against the Lyman Raiders and suffered their first loss of the season with a final score of 46-57. 

The Blackhawk boys took on the Chamberlain Cubs on Monday, Dec. 30 and also suffered their only loss thus far this season with a close 47-51 finish.

…Read individual stats in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!

Viola Josephine White, 96, of Woonsocket, passed away peacefully on Jan. 3, 2025, at Prairie View Healthcare Center in Woonsocket.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

Viola “Jo” (Wood) White was born Jan. 26, 1928, in Mitchell to Ollie and Elsie (Cox) Wood. She was the youngest of nine children.

She lived near Mt. Vernon until she was eight years old and then moved with her family to Salix, Iowa. She graduated from Salix High School in 1945. In the fall of 1945, she moved to Woonsocket to live with her sister, Vivian Strand.

She married John White on Dec. 20, 1947. To this union, two sons and one daughter were born. They lived in rural Woonsocket and farmed for many years. In 1971, Jo started working at the Woonsocket News office, currently known as Sanborn Weekly Journal. She worked under three editors, Oliver Freed, Jerry Klaas and Hillary Lutter. She retired in 2014 after 43 years with the newspaper.

Jo was a member of Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Woonsocket, where she was active in Ladies Aid. She was also a member of the Woonsocket American Legion Auxiliary, where she was the Poppy Chairman for many years. She also belonged to the Woonsocket Community Club.

She loved spending time with her family and enjoyed attending the activities of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Jo is survived by her sons, Mike (Barb) White of Woonsocket and Randy (Brenda) White of Aberdeen; daughter, Barbara Machal of North Hills, Calif.; four grandsons; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John; three brothers; five sisters; and a son-in-law, Hank Machal.

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