Area News Highlights
2023 ALAH High School Knights Girls Track Team.
2023 ALAH High School Knights Girls Track Team. First row: Josie Carrillo, Lily Vanda, Kimberly Krutsinger, Gracie Arnett, Emma Forman, Lindsay Rohacs, Skyler Graham, Emilee Samarco. Second row: Kaylee Thompson, Gracie Romine, Alyssa Richards, Emma Jones, Kori Klay, Ruby Burton. Third row: Head Coach Ryan Jefferson, Dalilah Mendoza, Emma Edwards, Alex Clark, Addison Yeakel, Sarah…
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ALAH Science teacher Chantell Benedict assists school board member Kristie Mechling with the Oculus that the anatomy class has been using this quarter at last weeks school board meeting.ALAH student Claire Seal assists school board member Brock Casteel with the Oculus that the anatomy class has been using this quarter at last weeks school board…
Read MoreBob Minear “Lucky” Winner of Atwood Auxiliary Meat Bundle
Village President Bill Fleming, center, drew the winning ticket for the American Legion Auxiliary’s meat bundle raffle on March 17. Others pictured are Jerry Clough, Fleming, Jessie Yoder, Auxiliary President, and Dorothy Clough. By Doris Elmore Staff Writer Bob Minear of Tuscola was the “lucky” winner of the Atwood American Legion Auxiliary meat bundle raffle…
Read MoreDouglas County Ag In the Classroom teaches students how many farmers are needed for hamburgers
Pictured is Dawson Crist, Atwood with the giant hamburger from the Ag in the Classroom lesson. Hamburgers are a great option for a tasty dinner. A hamburger requires many farmers who grew the ingredients. A rancher raised the beef cattle, a dairy farmer ensures we have milk to make cheese, wheat farmers provide the flour…
Read MoreALAH Lady Track Opens At Mt Zion Indoor
In the 4 X 200 meter relay, Josie Carrillo reaches back to take the baton from Gracie Romine at the indoor meet at Mt. Zion last week. Emma Edwards and Skyler Graham ran the last two legs of the relay that finished in fifth place in a time of 2:00.82. The Knights were ninth in…
Read MoreALAH Knight’s Men Run At U of I
ALAH’s Logan Beckmier, second from the right, lines up next to Marion High School’s Dylan Nally at the start of the 3200 meter run at the Gene Armer Invite last Saturday. Nally was the Class 2A Cross Country champion last fall. Logan would finish just 4 seconds behind Nally in a huge PR time of…
Read MoreMTZ girls track aims to be back in top-10 at State
A pack of Braves runners competing in the 1600 meters. By BLAKE FAITH Staff Writer For the last three years, the Mt. Zion Girls Track team finished in the top-10 as a team at the IHSA State Championship in Charleston. Head coach Kelly Fox thinks a realistic goal is for her team once again to…
Read MoreKnights Senior Standout Athlete Signs to Millikin
ALAH senior Wyatt Hilligoss signed his commitment to continue his baseball career and education at Millikin University at a reception held at the high on March 14. Wyatt is pictured here with his dad, Kevin, mom, Emily and brother Will. Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School is proud to announce that senior baseball student-athlete Wyatt…
Read MoreALAH National Honor Society Takes the Plunge!!!
ALAH National Honor Society Takes the Plunge!!! The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School National Honor Society took part in the annual Lake of the Woods Polar Plunge in Mahomet on Saturday, March 11. The group raised nearly $3000 for Special Olympics and were trying to win the costume contest with ugly swimwear. Pictured here…
Read MoreALAH JH VOLLEYBALL REGIONAL CHAMPS!
REGIONAL CHAMPS! The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond 8th grade girls volleyball team won the 2023 IESA Class 8-3A Regional championship last Thursday in Sullivan defeating the Shelbyville Rams 25-21, 26-24. They beat Marshall 25-18, 25-23 on Tuesday to advance to the championship game. The Knights faced Teutopolis on Monday night at the Paris Sectional. Pictured…
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