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Official Page of the PND Lady Irish Basketball Team 2024 IHSA Class 2A State Champs 🏆 #haveaday Livestream Link below
Peoria, IL
Joined November 2015
Today, we were blessed with an incredible guest speaker, Darin Bazzell. He is the former Prairie Central Boys Basketball Coach, who also led them to 2nd and 3rd Place finishes in State as a player! He showed tremendous courage when talking about some of his own personal
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Excited to announce we will play Class 3A #1 Lincoln next Saturday night. Game will be hosted by Bradley University at Renaissance Coliseum. Thanks to Coach Brian Wardle for helping with the venue! JV will play at 5:30 and Varsity 7 pm. More information coming soon!
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Congratulations to PG1 @mya_wardle for winning the Big 12 Conference Player of the Year award! She’s truly a kid who’s earned everything she’s gotten out of the game of basketball. Well deserved, Mya! ☘️🥇
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In dramatic fashion, the Lady Irish win the STATE CHAMPIONSHIP on their final possession! Freshman Emy Wardle put in a pull-up to win the game! Senior Mya Wardle insisted we put the ball in her younger sister’s hands to win the game! Thanks for all the support! We HAD A DAY! ☘️
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Congratulations to @kaitlynosmulski on her committment to Monmouth College!! We are so proud of you and your achievements! We can’t wait to cheer you on next year! Go Scots!
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Hard work pays off and four years has flown by! Join us for Official Signing Day tomorrow in the library at 11 am for our Senior PG1, @mya_wardle! ☘️🏀🙏🏼
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For the first time in school history the Lady Irish are in Final Four! They head to STATE at Redbird Arena Thursday at 2 pm! We appreciate the continued support as we continue this journey of a lifetime! ☘️.#HaveADay
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A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Coach Langholf on his 300th career win as a head coach tonight! Here he is with his wife Mo, mother Jean (who makes it to every game she can), 3 sons Dylan, Dominic and Maddox, and his Winnebago High School Coach Murphy! #haveaday
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The girls end the first week strong by beating East Peoria to win the 1st Annual Bank of Pontiac Turkey Tip-Off! We also paid homage to local legends Dylan and Drew…may they RIP ☘️🏀🙏🏼
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Big congratulations to @mya_wardle on her 1,000th career point in a win over tournament host Pontiac! Hard work pays off! .#HaveADay
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The girls were blessed with some amazing messages this week! IHSA State Champs Candace Parker and Ella Lune gave our kids some wise wisdom as they tried to stay poised on the game’s biggest stage. Thank you to both, and all of the others who supported our journey!
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The girls showed up, and showed out, for the fans! We really appreciate everyone making the trip to Redbird Arena and will need you again Saturday at 1 pm when we take on Nashville for the Class 2A State Title! ☘️
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Today the Lady Irish head back to ISU’s Redbird Arena to play for the State Championship. They take on Nashville at 1 pm. We need everyone to show up and support the girls as they try to make history! Let’s Have a Day! ☘️
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supporting @kaitlynosmulski at the Sectional 3 point contest and she made it to STATE !!!!!!
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Thinking about you and your family today, Coach. Dylan and Drew are legends and their legacy lives on! 💙🩵🤍🙏🏼 James 4:10.#LivelikeDylan .#WhatdoesITtake
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PND alum, Connor Dillon, headed back to PTown! Let’s go! Have a day! ☘️🅱️📈.
Excited to announce my commitment to Bradley University! Thank you to the coaching staff for this great opportunity. Let’s work! ♥️🤍 @BradleyUMBB @HOTBraveNIL
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The team headed to Byerly Aviation Airport to surprise Dylan and Coach Langholf as they arrived from St. Jude in Memphis. Welcome back, guys! ☘️❤️🙏🏼.#ToughAsNails
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Congratulations to these two Lady Irish on winning the Nike Tournament of Champions! Keep working Mya and Delaney ☘️!
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The girls head to Bureau Valley in search of a Super Sectional win! They take on Rock Island Alleman at 7 pm. We need all the support we can get tonight! ☘️
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The girls had a cake made for Coach Langholf’s 300th win! Nothing like cake in the weight room…the Lady Irish are excited for Thursday night when they host Peoria High in The Kitchen! #haveaday
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The Lady Irish bounced back with a TOUGH TEAM effort! They beat 2nd Ranked Class 4A Fremd in an absolute battle! They leave the @JNBAhoops2018 Morton College Christmas Tournament better than when they arrived! Best tourney in the STATE! Thanks for having us!
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☘️🏀LADY IRISH WIN!🏀☘️. Final score PND-56, Galesburg-39. Playing for regional championship against Richwoods Lady Knights at Manual High School 7PM TOMORROW NIGHT. What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than with some b-ball?!? ☘️☘️.
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Congratulations to @LexiBaer15 and @mya_wardle on IBCA 1st Team All State honors! Hard work pays off. Well deserved! #HaveADay ☘️🏀🥇
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It doesn’t get any more fun that! The Lady Irish knock off previously unbeaten Normal Community in an absolute battle! Thanks to all who came out to support! Mya Wardle @mya_wardle and Julia Mingus @julia_mingus led the way with 14 pts each! PND improves to 17-1 (4-0).#haveaday
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Lady Irish take down Metamora 59-55 . @kaitlynosmulski with a clutch 3 at the end @asny22 16 pts 13 rebs. Sophomores combine for 16.
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It was a solid TEAM effort the entire week and we can’t wait to get back to work on Monday! Congrats to @LexiBaer15, @julia_mingus and @mya_wardle for making the All Tournament Team!
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Please join us together in Faith 💙☘️🙏🏻.A Prayer Service for Dylan Langholf & Family. Next Wednesday, July 12th, at 7pm at St. Thomas Church. There will be a card basket for those that wish to bring a card for the family. #DylansDefenders
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Thank you for the incredible support tonight! We 👀 and appreciate you! Irish Nation @pndgmpl singing the National Anthem 🇺🇸 was special! The Lady Irish put on a defensive clinic against a very good Morton team. We can’t wait to play another great Mid-Illini team Thursday!
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Lady Irish came out STRONG tonight to beat Peoria High, 60-47!! Top scorers tonight were Mya Wardle with 13, Julia Mingus with 15, and Kaitlin Cassidy with 17! The Irish are now 8-0 for the season. Roll Irish!! ☘️🏀.
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The Lady Irish beat Dunlap 59-35 to win the Rockford Boylan Reindeer Games Christmas Tournament. Congratulations to @julia_mingus, @LexiBaer15, and @emy_wardle for earning All Tournament honors! The Irish now have a record of 14-3!
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☘️PND Senior Night Tomorrow☘️ Tune in tomorrow night to watch our 4 seniors play one of their last home games. They will take on La Salle Peru at 5:30 and the JV game vs Peoria High is after. Go Irish!
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Congrats to our PG1, Mya Wardle, on her commitment to Eastern Kentucky University! Well deserved! She has changed the trajectory of our program with her hard work, competitiveness, and leadership! The best is yet to come! ☘️🏀📈.
I am excited and grateful to announce my commitment to Eastern Kentucky University! Ready to get to work as a Colonel! @EKUWBB @HeartofIllinois @PNDLadyIrish
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Congratulations to @mya_wardle and @KaitlinCassidy6 on making the All Tournament Team @ the Manual Holiday Tournament! What a crowd we had for the Championship Game! Thanks again for all the support and Happy New Year! #haveaday
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The girls protected The Kitchen tonight in an Overtime thriller! A total team effort on both ends of the floor helped the Lady Irish knock off defending 4A State Champs, O’Fallon. Thanks to all the fans who came out to support the team! Merry Christmas!
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Irish take down Champ. Central 41-26 on senior night! Thanks to the Irish Nation for a great night and thanks to our SENIORS!! we love you!!
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The girls head back to Canton to take on DeeMack for the Sectional Title game at 7 pm! Come support the Lady Irish by wearing some Green ☘️
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The girls head to Illinois State University to take on Regina Dominican in the Class 2A State Semifinal at 2 pm! Tickets are being sold online and the game will be televised on local ABC. Let’s have a day! ☘️
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Stronger Together. We ❤️ you Tessa! The Lady Irish stand with Tessa and the entire Dunlap Eagles. We are praying for Tessa everyday 🙏🏻.@dunlapgbball @DunlapSchools
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Game faces ready 😡…the Lady Irish kick off their season tomorrow evening. They play St. Bede in the 1st Annual Bank of Pontiac Turkey Tip-Off! ☘️🏀🙏🏼 .#ToughAsNails
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Lady Irish defeats IVC in the second game of the Limestone tournament 67-8 . High scorers Osmulski - 13 pts Snyder - 15 pts.
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What a great high school basketball game! Thanks to all the fans who came out to support girls basketball! Dunlap battled until the final buzzer, but Mya Wardle @mya_wardle scored 8 of her 25 pts in the 4Q, including two HUGE FTs to put PND up 4 with 17 seconds left!. #haveaday
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We couldn’t be more proud of this girl! Living out her basketball dreams! Goal met! Congrats, Kate! 👊🙌.
So excited to announce my commitment to play basketball at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville!! So thankful for the opportunity God has given to me & those who have helped me achieve my dreams! Go cougars❤️🖤 @SIUEWBB @PNDLadyIrish @HeartofIllinois @TORQ_gym
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Thanks to our good friend Pat Clark for putting together this hype video from our Metamora game earlier this season! He’s a super talented videographer! DM us if you’d like his contact info. ☘️🏀🙏🏼. #haveaday
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The Lady Irish beat a tough Ottawa team 57-44 to win the Pontiac Turkey Tip Off Tournament. Congratulations to @LexiBaer15 @julia_mingus and @emy_wardle for earning All Tournament Team honors. The Irish will be back in action Tuesday night when they take on Washington at the TOC.
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The Lady Irish won BIG tonight in our season home opener against United Township, 81-37! Top scorers were Julia Mingus with 12, @KaitlinCassidy6 with 19 and a double double, and career high 30 pts for @mya_wardle, along with 10 assists! .Roll Irish!! ☘️🏀.
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Two absolute studs gone way too soon! It will be an honor to play on their court this Saturday! @central_prairie 🙏🏼.
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Big one tonight in the BIG 12 as #3 PND travels to unbeaten Class 4A #5 Normal Community @ladyironbball21! Varsity tips at 7:30 pm! #haveaday
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Lady Irish roll past Limestone 58-32 . high scorers @kaitlynosmulski - 20 pts Vallianatos - 12 pts @asny22 - 10 pts.
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Lady Irish beat Manual 68-61 to win third place in the Limestone Thanksgiving Tournament . high scorer @kaitlynosmulski 24 pts 🍀🍀.
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Dylan’s Defenders Night was a huge success as everyone joined in support for Dylan Langholf’s battle with cancer. Thank you @MetamoraGBB for being a part of it! And another big thank you to Pat Clark for another outstanding video for our program! .#DylansDefenders.#ToughAsNails
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The girls overcame some early adversity in a big way and rolled to their first Regional Championship win since 2014!
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After trailing most of the game, the Lady Irish are headed to the regional championship! 63-57 W over Geneseo! Thursday game at 7 @ PND 🍀🍀.
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☘️PND got the win tonight in a very tough game. The game went to overtime and both teams battled to the end, but PND came out on top 66-64. Good work Irish! ☘️.
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Happy Birthday Coach Langholf! Thank you for all you do for this program on and off the court!
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Shoutout to @pndsoftball for letting us use their bus for the long trip to Danville #pndfamily
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A fun Sunday afternoon at a Bradley Women’s Basketball game! A big thanks to @BradleyWBB for having us!! 🏀
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Congratulations to Mya Wardle for making the Class 3A special mention!
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in everything, give God the glory🙏🏻
Pleasure to be hosted by our fellow @sportsleaderusa school & diocesan partner @PNDLadyIrish great sportsmanship by both teams throughout the game and after! Good luck the rest of the way to PND! Playing for a greater purpose. @Bishop_Jenky @TheCatholicPost
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Come cheer the girls on tonight at IVC when they take on Sherrard for the Regional Championship! Tip is 6 pm. Go Irish! ☘️
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The Lady Irish went North for the Batavia Shootout this week! Our relentless effort defensively and willingness to share the ball led to a 4-0 trip! Thank you to @BataviaGirlsBB for having us, and all college coaches in attendance! Happy Father’s Day weekend! ☘️🏀📈🙏🏼.#haveaday
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Congrats Mya! Can’t wait to see you continue to get better!.
👀 2024 Mya Wardle of PND @PNDLadyIrish picks up an offer from Bradley WBB @BradleyWBB & Coach Gorski @andreagorski yesterday!! Congrats Mya!! 👏 Mya is out here grinding, keeps getting better!! Thank you @andreagorski & @CoachLucky_ ❤🖤 #hoifam #hoiproud #builtdifferent
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Some well deserved accolades came with this special season. Congrats to @mya_wardle @kaitlincass21 and @LexiBaer15 for 1st Team All Big 12 honors! And to @emy_wardle @julia_mingus for 2nd Team All Big 12! #HaveADay
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Congrats to our center Biz Daly for officially becoming a collegiate athlete today! Biz signed her letter of intent to play basketball at North Central College in Naperville, IL. We couldn’t be more proud of Biz for furthering her basketball career! We ❤️ you, Biz!!
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Such a fun day spent at the University of Notre Dame with these girls today! ☘️🏀 #touchdownJesus
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Looks like the score of a great football game! We tip our caps to a well coached Elmwood @TrojanGBBallEHS team that left it all on the court in front of a hostile home crowd! Elizabeth Hanley’s clutch steal and free throws helped the Lady Irish (16-1) escape! .#haveaday
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Survive and advance! The show goes on! Hard working group of girls being rewarded! ☘️.
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In a total TEAM effort, the Lady Irish defeated DeeMack in the Sectional Final and punched their ticket to the Super Sectional Monday night! Big thanks to all the parents, fans and student body for supporting the girls! ☘️
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☘️Both Irish teams won tonight☘️ All four seniors scored tonight and helped the Irish beat La Salle Peru. The JV is still undefeated at 10-0 and beat Peoria High tonight. It was a great night of basketball for both teams, but they aren’t done yet!.
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Congratulations to all three of these young ladies, but especially our very own Mya Wardle @mya_wardle! Through her hard work, leadership and unselfish mentality, Mya has elevated the Lady Irish program to new heights! ☘️🙏🏼🏀#haveaday.
CONGRATULATIONS to Boo Camp Fam- @ibcacoaches Class 3A 1st Team All State- @ClaireMcDougie (@wchs_308gbb); @mya_wardle (@PNDLadyIrish ); @aguyton11 (Peoria High) 👏🏽#boocamp
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Also, shoutout to seniors Lexi Snyder and Sam Vallianatos who combined for 51 of our 58 points tonight. That’s one way to show seniority. 💪🏻☘️🏀.
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The girls travel to Morton tonight to take on the Lady Potters! Varsity tips @ 7 pm. Game can be streamed on @NFHSNetwork, but we’d love to see you there!
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Come out tomorrow night and support our last home stand when the Lady Irish host Richwoods on Senior Night! These three seniors (Biz Daly, Amyra Breedlove and Elizabeth Hanley) have worked extremely hard to make PND Girls Basketball a force to be reckoned with! #haveaday
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The girls went into the PotterDome and overcame a lot of adversity. They battled back from an early 13 point deficit to gut out a 4th Quarter comeback win!
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Congrats Coach Julius….and we can’t forget that PND uniform as well ☘️!.
Lot of wins today for our program in Day 1 of July, but no bigger Win than Team Julius!! Baby Girl Flyn knew it was game day & she wasn't missing it!! Congrats Ryan & Jade!! Jade is a Rockstar for real!! 💪 HOI uniform is on the way!! 🥰❤🖤 #hoifam #hoiproud #builtdifferent
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Julia Mingus, Kaitlin Cassidy, Mya Wardle, and Biz Daly won All-Tournament Team at the Prairie Central Thanksgiving tourny this week! And Mya capped off a great week & was named MVP of the tournament. Congrats, ladies!
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The Lady Irish host Class 4A 4th ranked Normal Community in The Kitchen tonight! Come support the girls!
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SCHEDULE ALERT: The Lady Irish are excited to announce that they will be welcoming top ranked 1A Abingdon Avon to the kitchen on January 30th. This is a great senior night matchup between two state ranked teams!
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The Lady Irish schedule is complete and the girls are ready to compete! We hope to see you at some games this season! ☘️🏀🙏🏼.#haveaday
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Help us wish Coach Langholf @LayneLangholf a Happy Birthday! Thank you for everything you do on, and off, the court for these young ladies! We can’t wait to see what the future has in store for us! #haveaday Coach! ☘️🏀🙏🏼🎂
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Varsity and JV teams both came out with W’s tonight to end the Limestone tournament in 3rd place at each level. Very thankful for this group of girls and their hard work as we head into this Thanksgiving weekend! ☘️🏀.
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The Lady Irish improved their record to 10-3 with a 57-37 win over a good O’Fallon Panthers team. Both @julia_mingus (14 pts, 4 assists, 3 rbs, 2 steals) and @LexiBaer15 (17 pts, 13 rbs, 1 steal) scored their 1,000th point in the victory. Way to go girls!
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Lady Irish beat Richwoods at their house tonight!! Final, 49-30, after being down 20-16 at half. Leading scorers, Kaitlin Cassidy with 10, Julia Mingus with 11, and Mya Wardle with 21. Irish are now 5-0 for the season. LET’S GO!!! #PNDLadyIrishBasketball.
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Merry Christmas from the Lady Irish! God Bless you all! 🎄🏀🙏🏼
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Please come enjoy some great food for a GREAT cause! We appreciate the continued support for Dylan and the Langholf family! Tuesday, September 5th! ☘️🙏🏼📈
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Congratulations to @julia_mingus on being named to the IBCA All State 3rd Team! Julia is one of the best two way players in the state. Well deserved, Julia! ☘️📈
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A strong defensive effort from the Braves!! Congrats Coach @BrianMWardle, staff and entire team on a well deserved Title! 5-0 start for 🅱️radley and the Lady Irish! ☘️.#HaveATurkeyDay.
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Lady Irish take down Champaign Centennial 56-35 on the road! High scorers @kaitlynosmulski 17 pts @asny22 20 pts.
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Congratulations to Mya Wardle for making the 2021 Central Illinois High School basketball honorees!.
Meet the girls basketball honorees for the 2021 Central Illinois High School Sports Awards
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☘️PND Wins!☘️ Varsity won and ended the season 12-2 overall. A huge congratulations to the JV team for going undefeated this year! Coach Hill has lead this team to an 11-0 record. Great work Irish!.
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The girls went straight from morning practice to the St. Jude Race/Walk to support Dylan and the Langholf family. Not pictured: @julia_mingus who was running the 3 mile track! ☘️🏀🙏🏼
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