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The Paw Print

News for Wildcats, by Wildcats.

The Paw Print

Boys basketball rallies around PND junior as “Dylan’s Defenders”

Normal West and Peoria Notre Dame united on Saturday, Jan. 27 to raise money for St. Jude. They all were “Dylan’s Defenders” on this day.

Dylan Langholf is a junior at PND who recently finished his chemotherapy to treat embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma which is cancer of the muscle, tendons, cartilage or bones.

The game ended in West’s favor with a final score of 48-33, with junior Alex Austin stepping up along with senior Nate Moore both contributing 15 points. Another key player was junior Mike Zaleski with 10 points and 6 rebounds.

Next up, the Wildcats will be playing in the Midwest Crossroads Shootout, taking place at Normal West on Saturday, Feb. 3rd. West’s game starts at 5:30 pm against Washington.

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