ORION—Fans interested in going to the sectional semifinal between Orion and Camp Point Central are encouraged to buy tickets in advance at Orion High School.

ONEIDA—Seeded eighth, the Ridgewood Spartans seemed not to know they were taking on the top-seeded Orion boys. For the entire first half, and almost all of the third quarter, the Spartans stayed within a few points of the Chargers. But as the game wound down, the Orion boys wound up. They escaped the quarterfinal round of the ROWVA  regional with a 66-45 victory.

ONEIDA—Top-seeded Orion fended off eighth-seeded Ridgewood boys determined to pull off an upset in regional quarterfinals on Monday, Feb. 22, in the ROWVA gym. Photos in this gallery are available for purchase at www.oriongazette.com. Look for the "Buy Photo Reprints" box. Your purchased photos will appear without "Orion Gazette."

These are some of the sports stories we'll have in the Feb. 26 issue:

• Wrestler Thorian Twyner wins a state championship on the Assembly Hall floor.

• The Charger boys basketball team claims victory in regional quarterfinals.

CHAMPAIGN—Orion's Thorian Twyner is the first Charger in five years to win a state championship in wrestling. See how the championship bout went. Photos in all of our galleries can be ordered on www.oriongazette.com. Look for the "Buy Photo Reprints" box.

ORION—The school board approved coaching changes at Orion High School during its meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 17.

MOLINE—Sara Brokaw of Lynn Center has been added to the Wall of Fame at Black Hawk College, Moline. After graduating from Orion High School in 2004, Brokaw played softball at Black Hawk.

ORION—The Chargers cruised to a 58-43 victory over the Rockridge Rockets to clinch a share of the last Olympic Conference championship in boys basketball. The victory came on senior night, Friday, Feb. 19.

BLOOMINGTON—Awarded the #1 seed in the ROWVA regional, Orion will play #8 Ridgewood in the quarterfinals on Monday, Feb. 22.

CHAMPAIGN—Orion's Thorian Twyner, the newest Charger state champion, will be welcomed home at 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at Orion High School.

CHAMPAIGN—With a state championship at stake, Orion's Thorian Twyner worked over his opponent for a 10-2 major decision.

CHAMPAIGN—Orion Charger Thorian Twyner has all the winning moves in his 12-3 win over Stanford Olympia Spartan Kameron Carpenter during semifinals on Saturday morning, Feb. 20, at the state tournament.

CHAMPAIGN—The wrestler who defeated Orion's Steven Bainter in the first round yesterday has just lost his semifinal bout at the state tournament in Assembly Hall.

CHAMPAIGN—Orion's Thorian Twyner just won a 12-3 decision over Stanford Olympia's Kameron Carpenter in semifinals at the state tournament.