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Arcola/ALAH boys delayed due to rain; girls started Monday
Emmalee Nall hits the ball off of the first tee at the Kaskaskia Country Club August 12 on the first day of practice. Nall is a student at Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond and is part of the 15-member Arcola/ALAH girls golf team. Watching her swing is Layla Deel, also a student at ALAH. Photo by…
Read More2024 Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond JFL Knights Heavyweights
2024 Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond JFL Knights Heavyweights First row: Ajay White, Cole Hilton, Mariah Pratt, Noah Kellogg, Noah Albright, Griffin Ponder, Nolan Bartley. Second row: Coach Scot Berry, Elijah Burket, Gabriel Brown, Bentley Hutson, Colton Snyder, Donovan Vanausdoll, Dustin Snyder, Jase Kingery, Head Coach Luke Burket. In back Coach Travis Brown. Not pictured: Wyatt…
Read More2024 Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond JFL Knights Lightweights
2024 Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond JFL Knights Lightweights First row: Camden Grimsley, Adlee Berry, Xander Rigdon, Christian Barnes Jr., Eli Peeler, Rowan Miller, Jaxson Plank, Ayvah Janowski, Greyson Crawford. Second row: Corbin Marquis, Cole Miller, Austin Kauffman, Micah Brown, Dallin Bayless, Jackson Davis, Reed Kingery, Blake Ingersoll, Colton Harris, Amir Adams, Waylon Miller, Noah Peeler,…
Read MoreKnights Jr. High softball loses to Neoga, picks up win over Bement
Bentley Parsons lays down a bunt in the third inning of the ALAH home game with Cerro Gordo Bement last Thursday. Bently would score behind teammate Avery Johnson later in the inning to cut the Bulldog lead to 3-2. The ALAH Knights Jr. High softball team lost a tough game to Neoga on the road…
Read MoreALAH Jr. High Knights drop home opener on Friday, defeat Tuscola on Saturday
Knights sixth grader Drake Hopkins bats in the home jr. high JV baseball game on August 16. ALAH opened their 2024 season at home against the Monticello Sages. The 2024 Knights Jr. High baseball season opened on Friday as they hosted the Monticello Sages. A single by Kale Yohnka following a 6-pitch at-bat put Monticello…
Read MoreCGB BULLDOGS VS. ALAH JH SOFTBALL
Eighth grader Khloie Waterhouse delivers a pitch in the first inning of the Cerro Gordo Bement Bulldogs jr. high softball game at Atwood last week. The game with the ALAH Knights was an exciting, well played game by both teams.
Read MoreMacon County Democratic Central Committee
Summer Soirée. The Macon County Democratic Central Committee held its 1st Annual Summer Soirée at The Beach House in Decatur on August 7. A large and energetic crowd heard from State Comptroller Susanna Mendoza, State Representative Sue Scherer, and Tiffany Hall, RN, BSN, candidate for Macon County Coroner. Pictured is Bryan E. Smith, Chairman of…
Read MoreJULY 4 RE-DO.
Bement could not have asked for better weather this past Sunday as they held a July 4 Re-Do that included a car, truck, and bike show by M/T wallets, entertainment by the Pizzazz Band, and vendors and food trucks on hand in Veteran’s Park. Due to the inclement weather on July 4, everything in the…
Read MoreALAH Band Camp Ends on a High Note
ALAH Marching Knights held band camp during the week of August 5-9. They held a parent review on Friday night to show how much they accomplished. By Doris Elmore Staff Writer It is time for the fall semester to begin. It seems like it has been a short summer. The ALAH Marching Band worked hard…
Read MoreALAH JH SOFTBALL
ALAH seventh grader Bentley Parsons rounds first base as the ball gets away from the Tuscola East Prairie first baseman. Bentley would take second on the play and then go on to score in the inning. The Knights dropped the contest with Tuscola East Prairie 16-8. Kyndrie Carter an eighth grader on the ALAH jr.…
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