By Steve Raymond

ET Sports Report

It was a start Teutopolis basketball fans haven’t seen much of this season.

For whatever reason, this Wooden Shoes basketball team just seems to get off to a slow start in most games.

But not Tuesday night.

The Wooden Shoes scored the first 11 points of the game and were never headed.

It wasn’t always pretty – especially the fourth quarter – but it was enough, as Teutopolis posted a 55-45 win at home over a tough Casey-Westfield team.

“I’m really happy with them tonight,” THS coach Chet Reeder said. “We’ve been so inconsistent lately and haven’t started games very well. But we came out with energy and made some shots.”

Joey Niebrugge hit a short jumper just 19 seconds into the game to give the Shoes the lead for good. Tyler Pruemer, Garrett Gaddis and Alex Kremer added baskets and Gavin Addis capped the game-opening run with a three-pointer, making it 11-0 at the 3:29 mark.

A three from Mitch Koester made it 14-2 about a minute later before the Warriors rattled off eight straight points to close to within 14-10 after the first eight minutes.

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The Teutopolis Lady Shoes will be looking to keep their string of regional titles going when the postseason opens the week of February 12.

The Lady Shoes – not counting the 2021 season when COVID prevented the postseason from being played – have won 13 consecutive regionals. And over the past 30 seasons, the Lady Shoes have brought home the regional plaque 30 times.

A year ago, the Lady Shoes won the Carmi Regional before being eliminated by Pana in a semifinal contest of the Pana Sectional.

This year, T-Town will enter as the No. 3 seed in the Lawrenceville Regional and play its first game on Monday, Feb. 12. They will play either Palestine-Hutsonville or Marshall at 7:30 p.m.

The regional championship is set for 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15.

The winner will advance to the Newton Sectional, which will begin on Tuesday, Feb. 20. Winners from the Sullivan, Fairfield and Monticello regionals will also play in the Newton Sectional.

Here is the complete schedule for the Lawrenceville Regional:

Saturday, Feb. 10

Game 1 – TBA – No. 11 Lawrenceville at No. 9 Toledo

Game 2 – 1 p.m. – No. 12 Palestine-Hutsonville at No. 8 Marshall

Monday, Feb. 12

Game 3 – 6 p.m. – No. 2 Mt. Carmel vs. Winner Game 1

Game 4 – 7:30 p.m. – No. 3 Teutopolis vs. Winner Game 2

Thursday, Feb. 15

Game 5 – 7 p.m. – Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 (championship)

The Teutopolis Lady Shoes raced to an early lead and then rolled to a 62-32 victory at home Monday night over Neoga.

Chloe Probst connected on a pair of three-pointers and scored eight first-quarter points, helping the Lady Shoes build a 22-8 lead after the opening eight minutes. It was 34-15 at halftime and 57-26 after three periods, resulting in a continuously running clock.

Probst ended with game-high scoring honors, finishing with 20 points. Mollie Ruholl scored nine points and both Kelsey Niemerg and Malea Helmink added eight.

The Lady Shoes finished the regular season with an 18-11 record. They will now look to the Lawrenceville Regional, where they are the No. 3 seed. T-Town will face either Palestine-Hutsonville or Marshall on Monday. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.

The 11^th annual Teutopolis Wooden Shoes Shootout is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 10.

There will be four games played at J.H. Griffin Gymnasium.

Here is the schedule:

12:30 p.m. – Mattoon vs. Decatur McArthur

2 p.m. – Triad vs. Robinson

3:30 p.m. – Alton vs. Effingham

5 p.m. – Teutopolis vs. Normal U-High

The admission price is $5.