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MTZ baseball aims to be better

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Sam Driscoll warming up his arm in a first day of practice for the Mt. Zion baseball team. By BLAKE FAITH Staff Writer After a 16-14-1 season and a second place finish in the Apollo conference, the Mt. Zion baseball teams eyes to improve not only in the Apollo but on their win total and…

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McGill resigns as boys basketball coach at ALAH

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By Mike Monahan ARTHUR — Brad McGill, the Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond boys’ coach since the 2018-2019 season, has resigned from coaching. McGill met with the team on March 1 to inform them of his decision. “The decision was very difficult and I did not come to this decision close easily or alone,” said McGill,…

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REGIONAL CHAMPS!

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REGIONAL CHAMPS! The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond 8th grade girls volleyball team won the 2024 IESA Class 3A-13 Regional championship last Wednesday in Tuscola defeating the Shelbyville Rams 25-21, 23-25, 26-24. They beat Sullivan on Tuesday night 25-20, 25-22 to advance to the championship. The Knights faced Teutopolis on Monday night at the Paris Sectional.…

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ALAH to perform The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

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SPRING MUSICAL. The ALAH Drama Club will be performing “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical” this weekend in east gym of the Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School. Pictured is cast and crew members (front row) Josie Carrillo, Zoe Taylor, Kaitlyn Jacobs, Jesus Corona, Brooklyn Matheny, Chloe Schable, Ben Johnson and Steven Harris. (Back…

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100 People Who Care hold meeting, hear from grant recipients

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Mitch Wilson, PE teacher at ALAH shared how the grant money he received from the Education Foundation was used in his strength and conditioning classes at the high school. Gabrielle Morrow, preschool teacher in Lovington shared how grant money from the Education Foundation was used to give her students a unique experience. Shareholders in the…

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MTZ boys basketball wins first sectional title since 2004

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MT. ZION BOYS BASKETBALL WINS SECTIONAL TITLE. The 2023-2024 Mt. Zion Boys basketball team after winning their first sectional championship in 20 years defeating MacArthur 61-48. Front row, Team manager Thomas Kanemaru, Jacob Harvey, Makobi Adams, Chase Fink, Lyncoln Koester, Sam Driscoll, Connor Fox, Brayden Trimble, Team manager Valerie Affeldt and Assistant Coach Jay Driscoll.…

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CGB BOYS TRACK

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CGB senior Dylan Howell (3) comes around the curve into the backstretch in the 3200 meter run at the Charleston High School Indoor Invite on Saturday, Mar. 2. Dylan would finish in seventh place with a time of 10:21.37 out of a stellar field of athletes from schools of all sizes as there were no…

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ALAH High School National Honor Society Inducts Sixteen New Members

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ALAH NHS INDUCTION CEREMONY. Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond high school held their annual National Honor Society induction ceremony on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at the high school. Sixteen new members were added to the fifteen members already in the organization. Illinois State Police Trooper Tracy Lillard was the keynote speaker for the event. She along with…

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