Area News Highlights
CGB High School Track and Field Teams Compete at Annual Tuscola Open
Senior Caroline Hill demonstrated her versatility at CGB’s track competition at the Tuscola Open last Friday. She placed fifth in the 200 at 25.64, third in the 400 at 1:03.81 and is seen here running an 800 meters for a leg of the 4 X 8 relay that also finished in third place, Maariah Corpus,…
Read MoreEighth Grade CGB Girls Capture First Place Trophy in Annual Arcola JH Invite
Knox Shackelford passes the baton to Bulldog teammate Ethan Long in the eighth grade 4 X 4 relay at the Arcola JH Invite last Saturday. The relay took fourth place with a time of 4:28.99. By SALLY McCARTHY Staff Writer The Cerro Gordo Bement eighth grade girls track and field team brought home the first…
Read MoreMTZ baseball goes 1-3 last week
Connor Fox delivers a pitch in a 3-2 loss against Teutopolis at Teutopolis. Photo courtesy of Cayla Hittmeier. By BLAKE FAITH Staff Writer The Mt. Zion baseball team went 1-3 last week, splitting an Apollo conference doubleheader with Mattoon and losing to Rochester and Teutopolis. Against Rochester, the Braves went behind early 1-0 after the…
Read MoreALAH 7th grade boys earn first place honors for second straight week
For the second week in a row, the ALAH 7th grade boys earned first place team honors at a jr. high invitational. Last week they won their own invite and this week they came home with the first place trophy from the annual Arcola JH Invite. They scored 95 points to win the team title.…
Read MoreOPERATION PROM PROMISE PROGRAM AT BEMENT HIGH SCHOOL TODAY (APRIL 22)
Bement High School is hosting Operation Prom Promise at Bement High School on Monday, April 22 at 1:00 PM to raise awareness about the dangers of teenage drinking and driving. Cerro Gordo and Deland-Weldon High School students will attend the event with Bement High School students. A mock crash involving students from all 3 schools…
Read MoreCerro Gordo CUSD uses funds from ADM Cares Grants to teach students about agriculture
Cody Edwards and Jazlyn Howell are pictured in Megan Meade’s Agriculture class caring for chicks that they hatched in cooperation with the elementary school students in Cerro Gordo. ADM has approved a $10,000 grant for Cerro Gordo CUSD #100 called Growing Potential. This grant follows a $15,000 ADM grant called Hatching Potential that the district…
Read MoreSMITH RECEIVES RECOGNITION FOR YEARS OF SERVICE.
At the 164th Annual Town Meeting in Long Creek Township, Bryan E. Smith was presented with a plaque thanking him for his dedicated service since 1985. Smith was first elected Town Clerk in 1985, elected Supervisor in 1993 and appointed Clerk again in 2019, serving until last year. Presenting the plaque is current Clerk Erin…
Read MoreALAH Jr. High Track and Field Teams Host Triangular with Arcola and Villa Grove
ALAH eighth grader Norma Mendoza leads the girls 100 meter dash with teammate Keely Simpson close behind to her right. Norma won the race in 14.0 seconds with Keely finishing in 14.7 seconds. By SALLY McCARTHY Staff Writer On Tuesday, April 9 the Knights jr. high track and field teams finally got to have their…
Read MoreALAH Knights Seventh Grade Boys – ALAH JH Invite Champions
Eighth grader Anden Berry, lane 3, takes off on the third leg of the Knights 4 X 2 relay at the annual jr. high invite last Saturday. Anden had received the baton from teammate Carson Reed who is just behind him. By SALLY McCARTHY Staff Writer On a beautiful day, finally, for a track and…
Read MoreCerro Gordo Bement Jr. High Bulldogs Compete at Annual ALAH JH Invite
CGB Bulldog seventh graders Maci Mills, left and Maggie Petty race each other at the end of the 400 meters at the ALAH JH Invite on April 13. They would place fourth and fifth respectively with Maci running a PR of 1:10.33 with Maggie right behind her at 1:10.9. By SALLY McCARTHY Staff Writer The…
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