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ARTHUR BOARD OF EDUCATION
ARTHUR BOARD OF EDUCATION. One re-elected and two newly elected members of Arthur CUSD #305 board of education took their oaths of office last Thursday evening at a special meeting. Beth Wiley will continue as board president, while Ryan Nettles will serve as vice president and Monica Green was elected secretary. Pictured on the right…
Read MoreALAH High School Girls Track and Field Tie for Team Title at Annual Tri-County Meet + Small Competition at Fisher
ALAH High School Girls Take Championship at Tri-County Meet! For the first time in ALAH high school girls track and field history they came home with the team championship from the annual Tri-County Invitational held at Sullivan for many years. They actually tied with Shelbyville with 117 points. Pictured here with their trophy are in…
Read MoreALAH High School Boys Track and Field 4 X 1 Relay Breaks School Record at Tri-County Meet
At the annual Tri-County Invitational track and field meet at Sullivan on April 22, these four boys broke the ALAH boys outdoor record for the 4 X 100 meter relay. Easton Frederick, Payton Warrior, Daylon Doggett, and Cruz Hale ran 43.91 in the race to break the record of 44.51 that was set in 2021…
Read MoreALAH softball splits four games
Four Knights Knock It Out of the Park!!!! These four ALAH softball Knights proudly hold their home run ball after the game at Kansas with the Tri-County Titans on Thursday, April 24. From left to right: London Dugan, who was three for three with two RBI; Sophie Monts, two for three with four RBI; Karaline…
Read MoreWilliams hits walk-off single for ALAH baseball against Heritage
Knights senior catcher Carson Augustine waits for the Okaw Valley runner to tag him out in the third inning of the home game against Okaw Valley on April 22. On the play, right fielder Maddix Stirrett made a perfect throw to the cut off man who threw to Carson to beat the OV runner trying…
Read MoreALAH Jr. High Knights Track and Field Close Home Season with Tuscola East Prairie
In the last home meet of the ALAH jr. high season with Tuscola East Prairie, eighth grade Knights from right to left, Nolan Bartley, Jase Kingery, and Donovan Vanausdoll race with Tuscola’s Cohen Jones in the 110 meter hurdles. Kingery took first in 16.7, with Vanausdoll, second in 18.5, Jones, third in 19.9 and Bartley…
Read MoreALAH Knights 8th Grade Boys Claim Another Invite Championship
For the second week in a row the ALAH Knights eighth grade boys came home with a team championship trophy. On Saturday, April 26 they scored 143 points to take the title at the annual Arcola JH Invite. This was a repeat title as these athletes won the same meet last year as seventh graders.…
Read MoreCGB 8th Grade Girls Track and Field Bring Home Another Invite Title
CGB’s Kate Grimes goes over the last hurdle in the seventh grade girls’ 100 meter hurdle race at the annual Arcola JH Invite on Saturday, April 26. Kate took fifth in the race with a PR of 21.04. Kate also captured second place in the seventh grade 400 meters in 1:09.93. By Sally McCarthy After…
Read MoreCGB softball drops two LPC games
Mya Durbin on the mound for the CGB Broncos last Thursday in an LPC matchup with the Arcola Purple Riders. Durbin went six innings allowing nine runs, striking out seven, and walked two. The Broncos were defeated 2-9. Photo by Nancy Rairden By Mike Monahan ARCOLA – The Cerro Gordo Bement softball team trailed a…
Read MoreMt. Zion Show Choir Spring Show
Mt. Zion’s Show Choir’s Spring Show, April 25 & 26, brought accolades from the audience for a delightful evening. The combined Junior High and High School Choirs were full of energy and enthusiasm as they sang and danced in a two-hour show. Their costumes and choreography were superb. Kudos to all the performers and directors…
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