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Here on defense for the CGB JV girls team are #22 Mariah Corpus, #20 Erin Rogers, #10 Bailey Walter and at top Hunter Malone. This action took place in the third quarter of the away game vs. the ALAH Knights. Girls Varsity Basketball Andrew Buhr, Head Coach Record: 18-7 January 21 CGB 66 ALAH 52…
Read MoreMTZ boys basketball wins all three last week
Sam Driscoll fires a pass to Lyncoln Koester in a 61-40 win against Mahomet-Seymour at Mt. Zion. By BLAKE FAITH Staff Writer The Mt. Zion boys basketball team won three games last week. The Braves picked up non-conference wins against Teutopolis and Jacksonville and picked up an Apollo conference win against Mahomet-Seymour. Against Mahomet-Seymour, the…
Read MoreMTZ Girls basketball split two games last week
Kallianna Becker protects the ball and looks to pass in a 45-36 loss against Taylorville at Mt. Zion. By BLAKE FAITH Staff Writer The Mt. Zion girls basketball team split its two games this week picking up an Apollo conference win against Mahomet-Seymour and losing a conference game against Taylorville. Against Taylorville, the tone was…
Read More50th Anniversary Recognition of Cerro Gordo Basketball Teams
TWO BRONCOS TEAMS RECOGNIZED. A special celebration was held last Tuesday evening at the boys home basketball game honoring the 50th anniversary of the 1972-1973 and 1973-1974 Cerro Gordo High School boys basketball team and the CGB Broncos team of 2021-2022 that broke their record which stood for 48 years. Pictured is (Front row) Colin…
Read MoreBRYAN SMITH SWORN IN
SMITH SWORN IN AS DISTRICT 1 ZONE DIRECTOR FOR THE TOWNSHIP CLERKS ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS. Pictured is Long Creek Township Clerk Bryan E. Smith being sworn in and congratulated as District 1 Zone Director for the Township Clerks Association of Illinois. Smith was elected as a Zone 1 Director for the organization last November at…
Read MoreALAH BOYS BASKETBALL
Knights senior Clay Seal puts up a jumper over the Villa Grove defense in the home game last week. Clay finished with 6 points in the Knights 69-57 victory over the Blue Devils. The Knights were to begin Lincoln Prairie Conference tournament play with a home game against the Heritage Hawks on Friday, January 20.…
Read MoreALAH GIRLS BASKETBALL
The Knights’ defense kept the Riders’ offense from scoring for the last 31.8 seconds of regulation in the conference tourney game on Saturday. After Claire Seal made two free throws to tie the game at 40 the defense held and forced the first of two overtime periods in the game. Shown here on defense at…
Read MoreALAH CHEERLEADERS
The Knights cheerleaders take the floor between the first and second quarters of the boys LPC tournament game last Friday. Counterclockwise: Lilly Hart, Kendall Burdick, Molly Appleby, Emmalee Nall, Kaylee McDaniel, Kaylee Thompson, Regann Bowles, Grace Romine, Olivia Binion, Lillian Edwards, Ross Young, Kimberly Krutsinger, and Chloe Schable.
Read MoreALAH 8th GRADERS RECOGNIZED
ALAH 8th Graders Recognized at their Last Home Game. The ALAH eighth grade basketball team was recognized between the seventh grade and eighth grade games last Thursday, January 19 in the gym at Lovington. Introduced were Wyatt Stuckey, son of Megan Cunningham; Jaden Reynolds, son of Anthony Reynolds; Cameron McGill, son of Brad and Laura…
Read MoreCGB BULLDOGS RECOGNIZED
CGB BULLDOGS RECOGNIZED. The Cerro Gordo-Bement eighth grade basketball team along with cheerleaders and their families were recognized last Thursday, January 19 between games. Introduced were Cooper Winkelmann, son of Tonia Stull; Anthony Olglesby, son of Mark Kaufman; Azul Mendez, son of Janet Ponce and Emilio Rodriguez; Abraham Nixon, son of Mary Nixon; Trevor Cogdill,…
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