A dominant performance in the circle and a dramatic walk-off victory highlighted a busy stretch for the Tuscola Warriors softball team, who went 2-1 over three games this week. Tuscola opened the run with an 8-4 win over St. Teresa last Friday, powered by a standout outing from Kinzie Cleland. The right-hander struck out 12…

Connor Musgrave delivered a breakout performance at the plate on Friday, driving in six runs to lead the Tuscola Warriors to a 12-2 win over St. Teresa and highlight a week that featured both offensive firepower and tough losses for the baseball team. Musgrave put together a big night, going 3-for-3 with a home run…

By Daniel L. Chamness The Illinois College Blue Boys might not have been aware of Tuscola senior Trey Waldrop until his junior year. But, Waldrop’s interest in them stretches far before that. “Illinois College has always been a school that I was interested in,” said the Tuscola thrower, who recently signed with them. “I have…

Avery Herschberger delivered a standout performance at the plate this week, but ACS Conquering Riders settled for a split in two games, falling to Casey-Westfield 7-4 on Tuesday before holding off Cerro Gordo-Bement 11-9 on Monday. In last Tuesday’s matchup, Herschberger accounted for half of ACS’s runs, blasting two solo home runs in a loss…

ACS Conquering Riders rebounded in impressive fashion Wednesday, cruising to a 12-2 victory over Blue Ridge Knights after a difficult start to the week. The Conquering Riders wasted no time setting the tone, jumping out to an early lead in the first inning. Ian Herschberger drove in a run on a groundout before Joe Theriault…

By Sally McCarthy The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond jr. high boys’ track and field teams competed with the Charleston Middle School Trojans in a home dual meet on Monday, April 13. The Trojans won both divisions on the boys’ side of the meet taking the seventh grade 63-46 and the eighth grade 69-41. The seventh…

By Mike Monahan FARMER CITY – The hits just kept coming as the Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond softball team had 14  hits and all but one player had at least one hit as the Knights picked up a Lincoln Prairie Conference win 12-2 over Blue Ridge. ALAH has won half of its last eight games…

By Mike Monahan ARTHUR –The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond  baseball team had 11 hits in a 9-1 Lincoln Prairie Conference win over Villa Grove Thursday after they were blanked by Paris 6-0 April 14 at Arthur. The week began with a thrilling 7-6 triumph over former LPC member, Cumberland (still is in football). Monday the…

By Sally McCarthy On Tuesday, April 14, the Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond high school girls’ track and field team competed in a five team meet at Sullivan. The Knights’ finished in second in the team standings with 89 points behind host Sullivan with 109. Cerro Gordo Bement was third with 63, followed by fourth place…

By Mike Monahan ARTHUR – The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond girls’ track team had little trouble in winning the ALAH Invite Saturday, scoring 31.5 points more than second place Sullivan as the Knights totalled 156 points. On the boys side it all came down to the final event of the day, one where temperatures eventually…