Beardstown, JWCC Baseball Stand Out Named New Baseball Head Coach at Quincy High
By Benjamin Cox on October 28, 2022 at 8:50am
A Beardstown native and stand out baseball player at John Wood Community College and Quincy University will be the next baseball head coach at Quincy High School. Chris Duerr reports that Rick Lawson has been named as Quincy High’s next head coach. Lawson was a 3-sport athlete at Beardstown High School, leading his team to […]
South County Girls’ Cross Country Team Heading to Sectional After DQ Appeal
By Benjamin Cox on October 25, 2022 at 1:43pm
The South County girls’ cross country team will be going to the Sectional this Saturday after several days filled with heartache and controversy. Two runners were disqualified on an individual basis this past Saturday at the Petersburg-PORTA Regional meet for allegedly running outside the bounds of the course. Pleasant Plains Senior Jaidynn Albers and South […]
Bluffs, Winchester Appear At Odds Over Retaining Softball Coach
By Benjamin Cox on October 22, 2022 at 6:19am
The Bluffs and Winchester School Boards appear at odds on whether or not to retain a softball coach. According to the Journal Courier, the Bluffs School Board voted on Monday not to dismiss head softball coach Kandice Kunkel in a 4-2 vote. The vote went against a September vote by the Winchester School Board to […]
Vorreyer Named IC Assistant Athletic Director
By Benjamin Cox on October 21, 2022 at 3:12pm
The Illinois College Athletic Department announced today that Abby Vorreyer has been promoted to Assistant Director of Athletics. Vorreyer has been the head men’s and women’s golf coach for the past nine seasons. Vorreyer has overseen tremendous growth in the golf programs during her tenure including having Women’s Golf finish second in the SLIAC Conference […]
Pleasant Plains Middle School Designated Special Olympics National Banner School, ESPN Honor Roll Award Winner
By Benjamin Cox on October 21, 2022 at 2:30pm
Pleasant Plains Middle School is being nationally honored for their unified sports programs. Laura Williams, Special Education Teacher and Unified Sports Coach at Pleasant Plains Middle School, says that the Special Olympics has designated the middle school as a National Banner Unified Champion School this year. Only 12 schools (Elementary through College in the state […]
Pleasant Hill Exploring 8-Man Football
By Benjamin Cox on October 19, 2022 at 1:04pm
A West Central Illinois school is exploring 8-man football as an option. The Pike Press reports that the Pleasant Hill school board is exploring if 8-man football would be a better option for the school’s competitive future. Pleasant Hill has won just 3 varsity football games since their last playoff appearance in the 2017 season. […]
IHSA Making Additions to ESports
By Benjamin Cox on October 16, 2022 at 6:45am
The IHSA approved two new video games and has modified a third for next year’s E-Sports season at their August meeting. Next year, students will be able to compete in Mario Kart 8 and FIFA Soccer, as well as the “crew battle” version of Super Smash Brothers. They join three other sanctioned e-sports: Rocket League, […]
BBB-IL Warns of Bogus Cardinals Playoff Tickets
By Benjamin Cox on October 5, 2022 at 1:49pm
The St. Louis Cardinals are heading to the playoffs once again. Game 1 will be in St. Louis on Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies. Tickets may be hard to come by as Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina are heading towards retirement and Adam Wainwright may be in his last year with the Cardinals. The Better […]
Waverly Hosting Special Meeting Tonight About South County Sports Co-Op
By Benjamin Cox on October 5, 2022 at 5:54am
The Waverly School District will be holding a special meeting tonight about the South County schools’ sports co-op. A special meeting is being held at 6PM at the Waverly Elementary School Library for the Waverly School Board to discuss the IHSA Co-Op for 2023 and hear options and proposals for the next school year. Waverly […]
Pleasant Plains Community Praying For Football Player
By Benjamin Cox on September 26, 2022 at 5:53am
The Pleasant Plains community is searching for prayers and good thoughts for a young football player this morning. Pleasant Plains’ Jayden Veesenmeyer experienced a medical emergency on the sidelines this past Saturday afternoon in Riverton causing the game to be postponed. According to WMAY, Veesenmeyer came to the sidelines late in the first half and […]