Hilligoss named first team all-state baseball
By Mike Monahan NAPERVILLE – Will Hilligoss, a recent grad of ALAH, has been named to the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association All-State first team. He is one of 25 on the team and one of 17 seniors. Hilligoss helped the Knights, coached by David McGrath, go 21-10 overall and 9-1 in the LPC,…
Read MoreDecatur Herald & Review All-area baseball, softball, boys and girls track teams released
By Mike Monahan DECATUR – The Decatur Herald & Review released its baseball, softball, boys track and girls track area teams. On the nine-member first team baseball was Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond’s Will Hilligoss. Making the nine member third team was ALAH’s Marcus Otto. On the 24 member honorable mention team was Donovan Vanausdoll of…
Read MoreALAH’s Romine N-G on all-area second team girls’ track
By Mike Monahan CHAMPAIGN – Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond’s Bella Romine was on the 12-member second team Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette 21st All-Area Girls’ Track and Field team. There was no one from the Record-Herald News area on the 12-member first squad. Romine, a sophomore, had never done the long or triple jump before this season. She…
Read MoreSBL providing physicals to Tuscola athletes
Sarah Bush Lincoln will provide sports physicals to athletes from Tuscola schools. Sports physical clinics will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 2, at the SBL Tuscola Clinic, 1100 Tuscola Boulevard, Tuscola. Physicals will be performed at no cost and are only offered for students in the Tuscola school district. Appointments…
Read MoreFoltz N-G on all-area first team girls’ track
By Mike Monahan CHAMPAIGN – Tuscola senior Kate Foltz, who is headed to run cross country and track at the University of Illinois was on the 14-member first team 21st all-Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette Girls’ Track and Field team. Foltz was fifth in the 3,200 with a season-best 11:01.21. She was also 12th in the 1,600 with…
Read MoreIHSA finalizes 35-second clock for boys and girls varsity high school games
By Matt Troha (associate executive director of the IHSA) BLOOMINGTON – The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met for its regularly scheduled meeting at the IHSA office in Bloomington on June 15 where like it or not the board finalized expectations for the 35-second shot clock, which will be required for varsity…
Read MoreDecatur Herald & Review All-area baseball, softball, boys and girls track teams released
Tuscola’s Flenner boys track and field athlete of the year By Mike Monahan DECATUR – The Decatur Herald & Review released its baseball, softball, boys track and girls track area teams. On the nine-member first team baseball was Arcola’s Brevyn Whisman and Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond’s Will Hilligoss. On the nine-member second team was Tuscola’s…
Read MoreButcher: ‘Hardest decision I have ever had to make;’ stops volleyball
By Mike Monahan ATWOOD – In last week’s County Chronicle Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond graduate Savannah Butcher showed her excitement about continuing her volleyball career at Division III Millikin University saying, “It’s my wildest dream come true.” However, two days later Butcher elected not to play volleyball at all (medically retiring from volleyball) and decommitted…
Read MoreThe Sholem Sharks take a bite out of the Tuscola Torpedoes
On Saturday, June 20, the Tuscola Torpedoes Swim Team had their first home swim meet of the season. The Tuscola team swam against a very large-in-numbers Champaign team called the Sholem Sharks. Even though the Tuscola team had many great races, they just couldn’t compete with the sheer number of swimmers from the Champaign team.…
Read MoreVilla Grove’s Henry has interception; Tuscola’s Graves leads blocks for TD in Shrine game
By Mike Monahan BLOOMINGTON – Two County Chronicle football players played in the 52nd Illinois High School Shrine Game at Illinois Wesleyan’s Tucci Stadium. Villa Grove’s Aidan Henry was on the 50 member Red Team, while Tuscola’s Dylan Graves was on the 47 member Blue Team Saturday. The mission of the Illinois High School Shrine…
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