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Holding out for a hero: Lautemann's timely glove, bat send Jacksonville Routt to state
The only time the screaming cicadas were truly drowned out at Lincoln Land Community College’s Claude Kracik Field Monday afternoon came in the top of the eighth inning. That happened after Jacksonville Routt’s Jace Lautemann’s two-run double gave the Rockets a two-run lead over the Father McGivney Griffins and an eventual 4-1 win in a Class 1A Springfield Supersectional game. The Routt crowd that made the drive from Jacksonville went wild, and why not? The victory sends...
WIU, QC Graduate Center hosting inclusivity professional training
Western Illinois University and the Quad Cities Graduate Center are hosting a “How to Foster LGBTQ+ Inclusivity, Building Safe Spaces at Work and in Schools,” event on Friday, June 7 from 13-3 p.m. on the Quad Cities campus in Building C, room 2406. Haley D. Wikoff, WIU Counselor Education and College Student Personnel Assistant Professor, […]
Rushville’s newly restored Wurlitzer organ: ‘It’s such a gift from the donor’
The Schuyler Performing Arts Council (Schuy-PAC) is ready to unveil a restored theater organ that dates back around a century. “It’s very unique. Something you won’t find at too many performing arts centers, especially at the high school level,” said Schuy-PAC board member Jim Devitt. A debut...
Hand of fate: Glenwood's Law capitalizes on penalty in double OT to lift Titans past Plains
Editor's note: A previous version of this article incorrectly referenced Pleasant Plains' Class 1A third-place finish at the 2023 state tournament. We apologize for this error. PLEASANT PLAINS — It was a game that took 100 full minutes, including regulation and two overtimes. Right before penalty kicks would have had to decide the outcome of the Class 2A Pleasant Plains Sectional girls soccer championship game between defending state champion Chatham Glenwood and Pleasant Plains, a penalty kick...
Litchfield magically keeps record-setting season alive with win over SHG
PLEASANT PLAINS — The baseball pinged loudly off the aluminum bat and seemed surely ticketed for center field. With it, a tie game — if not the lead — would be forthcoming for the Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones. Fate, however, would favor the Litchfield Purple Panthers, who used a freak double-play as part of a Houdini-esque 2-1 victory over SHG to win the Class 2A Pleasant Plains Regional title game Saturday.
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