ALAH baseball shutout Sullivan; winning streak snapped at eight by Class 3A Mahomet
By Mike Monahan ARTHUR – After posting a 12-0 over Sullivan on the road May 12, the Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond baseball team had its eight-game winning streak snapped by Mahomet-Seymour May 13 at Arthur by the score of 10-4. The Bulldogs are a Class 3A team and had a record of 22-6 as of…
Read MoreALAH Jr. High track and field teams earn medals at the IESA State meet
By Sally McCarthy The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond jr. high Knights sent fourteen boys and eight girls to the 2026 Class 2A IESA State Track and Field Championships held on Friday and Saturday, May 15 and 16. Both the boys’ and the girls’ teams brought home some hardware. The girls’ team earned two medals in…
Read MoreTuscola Warriors use St. T. Invite as tune-up meet for Sectional
By Daniel L. Chamness Friday night at the Decatur St. Teresa Invitational for Tuscola was not a battle for team points. “We used the Friday night meet as a final tune-up for the sectional meet on Wednesday,” said Ryan Hornaday, Tuscola’s Athletic Director and head track coach. “We emphasized quality over quantity at this meet.…
Read MoreWarriors split busy week on diamond
The Tuscola Warriors battled through a busy week of action, picking up a victory over St. Teresa while falling to Bishop McNamara and Cumberland in nonconference play. They opened last Monday with an 11-7 loss to Bishop McNamara Fightin’ Irish despite a late rally attempt. The Fightin’ Irish struck first in the second inning when…
Read MoreTuscola’s Musgrave “sent it for a ride” hits two-run homer in 5-3 nine inning win over Purple Riders
By Mike Monahan ARCOLA — In a well played pitching duel the Tuscola vs. Arcola baseball game went extra innings and in the top of the ninth with no one out as the Warriors improved to 16-12 with a thrilling 5-3 win at Kelly Moore Memorial Park on Edwin Dale Buxton Field. “The game kind…
Read MoreKiser leads Villa Grove past Tri-County in pitchers duel
The Villa Grove Blue Devils softball team opened the week with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Tri-County before falling to Rantoul and Casey-Westfield in later action. They edged the Titans on Monday of last week behind a complete-game effort from Piper Kiser, who recorded all 21 outs in the circle while allowing just four hits…
Read MoreBlue Devils sweep two behind Wilson’s arm, late-inning heroics
The Villa Grove Blue Devils put together an impressive two-game stretch this week, rolling past Cerro Gordo-Bement before rallying for a dramatic walk-off victory over Central A & M. They opened the week last Monday with an 11-4 win over the CGB Broncos behind a dominant outing from Max Wilson. He struck out 10 batters…
Read MoreTuscola seniors earn over $250,000 in scholarships
All-Pro Scholarship, $500 – Braxton Moody American Legion Post #27 School Awards, Phoebe Wilkins, Dane Manning American Legion Post #27-Wayne Meyer Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 – Bailey Ritter Be Brave Scholarship, $500 – Kali Fonner Broc Winn Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 – Caden Russo Cabot Corporation STEM Scholarship, $500 – Kate Foltz, Dane Manning, Seth Stahler Cabot…
Read MoreArcola High School holds annual Honors Night May 12
Service Award – Carolina Torres. Karen Hohlbauch Business Award – Brevyn Whisman. English Award – Addison Mulligan. Science Award – Laney Nelson. Vocational Awards – Miaya Brian, Bailey Hendrix. Foreign Language Award – Carolina Torres. Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica – Gerardo Alanis, Daniela Garcia-Tovar, Delia Leal, Marco Antonio Rodriguez Mendoza, Miguel Angel Rodriguez Mendoza, Carolina Torres.…
Read MoreALAH seniors awarded $1,284,530.00 on Honors Night
ALAH High School Principal Steffanie Seegmiller welcomed students, parents, staff and donors to the ALAH Class of 2026 Honors Night on April 22 in the high school gymnasium. Following the welcome, over 65 scholarships were awarded to 35 deserving seniors. The students earned $419,155 in local scholarships. Principal Seegmiller commented, “I just cannot believe this…
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