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Softball Recap: Pleasant Hill's loss ends nine-game winning streak on the road
Pleasant Hill fell victim to Gillespie and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (1-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. Their loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Todd Doss conquers the southern humidity to win Louisiana Senior Amateur
It was a rainy start to the final round of the 35th Louisiana Senior Amateur Championship this morning, but as the skies cleared up, the sun came out, and the humidity was not playing around. Todd Doss of Mandeville, La., claimed his first Louisiana Senior Amateur Championship title at Ellendale...
Softball Game Preview: Gillespie on Home-Turf
Gillespie is on a 24-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Pleasant Hill is on a nine-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Gillespie Miners will take on the Pleasant Hill Wolves at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Gillespie: 1.7, Pleasant Hill: 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Search for missing Calhoun County man
Authorities in Calhoun County are looking for a missing man who disappeared Sunday afternoon. 19-year-old Bryar Dejaynes of Milton was last seen just before 4:20pm on May 12 heading to the Illinois River with his truck, boat and two dogs. His boat was found empty near the Glades on the...
Hill Country Community Theatre Unveils 39th Season Lineup
Hill Country Community Theatre has announced its 39th Season lineup. Learn more here!. Kicking off the season on September 27th through October 13th, HCCT will present the timeless classic Man of La Mancha, a musical adventure that will transport audiences to the imaginative world of Don Quixote. Continuing the festive...
Baseball Game Recap: Pleasant Hill Comes Up Short
Pleasant Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 10-3 to the Benton Cardinals. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Pleasant Hill of the 12-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on Saturday.
Softball Recap: Griggsville-Perry's win ends four-game losing streak at home
Griggsville-Perry's game last Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 15-13 win over the Brown County Hornets. For Griggsville-Perry, this counts as revenge for the 12-2 loss Brown County walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Mount Sterling man charged with two Class X felonies for smuggling drugs, cellphone into prison
MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — A Mount Sterling man who formerly worked as a carpenter at the Western Illinois Correctional Center has been charged with three felonies in connection with smuggling drugs and a cellphone into the Mount Sterling prison. Illinois State Police arrested Joshua D. Havens, 49, on Feb....
Illinois hospital names CEO
Stace Holland was named CEO of Thomas H. Boyd Memorial Hospital in Carrollton, Ill. Mr. Holland brings more than three decades of hospital senior management experience to the role, including 10 years leading critical access hospitals, according to an April 22 news release. He joins Thomas H. Boyd Memorial Hospital...
Baseball Game Preview: Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia Leaves Home
Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia is 0-5 against New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia Trojans will head out on the road to take on the New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly Vipers at 4:30 p.m. Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia's hitters might be in the hot...
Bowling Green High School graduation ceremony postponed following death of student
BOWLING GREEN, Mo. — Bowling Green High School postponed its graduation ceremonies previously scheduled for Friday night following the death of one of its students. Bowling Green R-! School District Superintendent Matt Frederickson shared the announcement Friday morning on the school's website that a member of the senior class had died the night before. To give the school community time to grieve, the graduation ceremonies were postponed to 7 p.m. Saturday in the high school gym. Graduation practice that was scheduled for Friday morning was also canceled.
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