Otto throws five inning no-hitter; ALAH blanks CGB in baseball
In the game last Friday with Cerro Gordo Bement, Knights’ freshman Griffin Hilton dives safely back to first base on a pick off attempt by the Broncos pitcher. Griffin was a pinch runner in the game which ALAH won 11-0 in five innings. The Knights are now 16-6 on the season and are currently leading…
Read MoreKnights Track and Field at Clinton 5 Team Meet
By SALLY McCARTHY The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond boys’ and girls’ track and field teams competed in a five team meet at Clinton High School on Tuesday, April 28. The girls’ team finished third in the team standings with the boys placing fourth. ALAH was supposed to have a jr. varsity track and field meet…
Read MoreCarter, Monts lead ALAH softball to LPC win; snap four-game losing streak
The umpire signals saft as ALAH sophomore Annabelle Vanausdoll beats the throw to first base in the sixth inning of the Knights’ home game with the Argenta-Oreana Bombers last Thursday, Annabelle had a great game at the plate going a perfect four for four with two runs. After this game, ALAH was in fifth place…
Read MoreALAH JH Track and Field in 3rd Consecutive Jr. High Invite
Abel Lat an eighth grader on the ALAH jr. high boys’ track and field team goes over a hurdle in the 110 meter hurdle race at the Mt. Zion JH Invitational last Saturday. Abel placed sixth in the race with a time of 18.71. Abel just missed scoring in the 400 meter with a seventh…
Read MoreCGB tops Blue Ridge as six-run fourth helps in baseball
CGB BASEBALL SENIOR NIGHT. Four Cerro Gordo-Bement Broncos baseball players and their parents were honored for their commitment and dedication to the sport last Thursday night. Pictured are Kaydon Waterhouse, son of Roxy and Don Waterhouse, Mickey Tirpak, son of Heather Tirpak and Mickey Tirpak,Miller Giger, son of Christina Qualls-Giger and Dirk Hoimier, and Cole…
Read MoreFourth inning hurts CGB in non-conference loss to Decatur St. Teresa
By Mike Monahan DECATUR – Cerro Gordo/Bement led Decatur St. Teresa Friday, 3-1 after three innings, but the Lady Bulldogs scored seven runs in the fourth and held off the CGB softball team winning 8-7 last Friday. The Broncos are 5-13 overall and have lost three straight games. CGB was held to just two hits…
Read MoreWill Fuson wins two individual and part of two relays; girls second in Macon County meet
By Mike Monahan ARGENTA – Cerro Gordo/Bement senior Will Fuson, who attends Bement, continues to lead the boys track team. In the Macon County meet April 28 Fuson won the 800 and 1,600 with times of 2:03.71 and 4:45.47 respectively. He was also on the winning 4×400 and 4×800 relay teams with times of 3:44.58…
Read MoreALAH Monts, CGB’s Fuson’s special mention News-Gazette all-area
By Mike Monahan CHAMPAIGN –Cerro Gordo/Bement’s Will and Lucas Fuson were two of the 30 boys’ basketball players to earn Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette All-area Special team honors. The Broncos went 23-9 under Brandon Willard and 9-1 in the Lincoln Prairie Conference, good for second place. Earning spots on the 73-member all-area honorable mention team were ALAH’s…
Read MoreBraves Split Week of Tight Games, Fall to Monticello
The Mt. Zion Braves put together a competitive stretch of baseball this past week, picking up a pair of wins in close contests, but were unable to keep pace with a strong Monticello squad in a 5-1 loss on Friday. Monticello broke through in the top of the third inning, stringing together three run-scoring plays…
Read MoreRotz, Ethell Power Mt. Zion Braves Through High-Scoring Stretch
A potent offensive surge led by Addison Rotz and Avelyn Ethell fueled a dominant run for the Mt. Zion Braves, who piled up wins in convincing fashion over multiple opponents this past week. Rotz delivered one of the biggest performances, driving in five runs on four hits in a 21-10 victory over Pleasant Plains on…
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