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ALAH CORONATION
ALAH CORONATION. Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School celebrated Homecoming Week Sept. 29- October 4 with special events planned throughout the week. The celebration concluded with a dance held at the ALAH east gym on Saturday, October 4, The new 2025 King and Queen were crowned prior to the start of the dance. Pictured are…
Read MoreSterling and Rice Crowned Cerro Gordo High School Homecoming Royalty
Cerro Gordo High School celebrated Homecoming last week and the announcement of the king and queen took place at the bonfire held at the school on Thursday evening. The 2025 queen was Samantha Sterling, daughter of Sara and Sean Sterling and king was Hayden Rice, son of Ashley and Justin Rice. The court and their…
Read MoreKnights’ Three Interceptions Seal Victory Over the Sullivan Redskins
Knights’ junior tight end Jayden Parsons heads to the end zone after hauling in a pass from senior quarterback Cruz Hale in the game with the Sullivan Redskins on Friday, September 26. With an Alex Olivero extra point kick following the TD, ALAH took the lead at 14-7 late in the third quarter. The defense…
Read MoreALAH volleyball wins fifth straight, now 4-0 in LPC
Savannah Butcher, a senior on the ALAH varsity volleyball team follows through on a kill in the second game of the match at Okaw Valley last week. After winning this match on the road, the Knights are 12-2 on the season and 4-0 in Lincoln Prairie Conference play. By Mike Monahan BETHANY – In the…
Read MoreALAH Knights Cross Country Run the Roads in Annual Spartan Classic
The ALAH Knights cross country team competed in the annual Spartan Classic race on Saturday, September 27. All those who ran earned a PR (personal record) or a SR (season record) in the race. Pictured here are the team members. In front from left to right are Esmeralda Diaz, Kimberly Krutsinger, Ruby Burton, Gwen Herring,…
Read MoreArcola/ALAH boys golf wins seventh straight LPC title; girls second
The Arcola/ALAH boys golf team won its seventh consecutive Lincoln Prairie Conference meet last Thursday with a 327. Canton Wesch led all golfers as he was the individual medalist with a 74 for the 18 hole tournament. Pictured are coach Greg Gisinger, Brody Phillips, Kole Binder, Logan Schrock, Canton Wesch, Kaden Hohlbauch and Kody Burdick.…
Read MoreARCOLA/ALAH KNIGHT RIDER GOLF SENIOR NIGHT
On Monday, September 22, the A/ALAH Knight Rider golf team held their Senior Night before their home match with Altamont and Sullivan at Kaskaskia Country Club. Head Coach Greg Gisinger introduced each of the eight seniors and spoke about their contributions this season and over the past four years. He thanked them and said, “They…
Read MoreSecond quarter dooms Arcola football team
Arcola sophomore Davide Bates (23), is surrounded by Cumberland Pirates buts fight for more yards in a game played at Cumberland on Fri., Sept. 26. Also pictured for Arcola are Cesar Rivera (2), Dawson McMillan (58) and Eli Corpus (10). The Purple Riders lost to the Pirates 40-0. Photo by Nancy Rairden. By Mike Monahan…
Read MoreCGB BASEBALL 8th GRADE NIGHT
CGB Baseball 8th Grade Night. The CGB Bulldogs celebrated and honored the 8th graders last night at their last home game for the 2025 season. Thanks to them for their hard work and dedication to the program and they are wished the best as they head into post-season. 8th graders include Jacob Riddle – son…
Read MoreCGB CROSS COUNTRY 8TH GRADE NIGHT
CGB CROSS COUNTRY 8th Grade Night. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to the CGB Cross Country team. Good luck on the rest of your season! Pictured from left to right, Ryan Humphrey – daughter of Holly Humphrey; Miranda Miller – daughter of Alex & Angie; and Tristan Garver – son of…
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