Kaitlyn Copley

Kaitlyn Copley

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Focus on Faith – The Wisdom of Suffering

Bible and lily

The Book of Job is a Christian favorite. For millenia, the faithful have opened up Job to encounter someone experiencing serious suffering, struggling with a mixture of faith and doubt. Most of us know the happy ending when Job gets double all he lost (one chapter), most of us know the strange beginning when God challenges Satan over Job (two chapters), but the real core of the book is the muddy middle. For 39 chapters, neither God nor Satan speak. Job and his three friends have to try and comprehend God in the wake of suffering. 

Good Growing – Periodical cicadas are here…now what?

Periodical cicadas will be emerging across much of Illinois in 2024.

The long wait is finally over! After spending 13 (or 17, depending on where you’re at) years underground feeding from roots, periodical cicadas have started to emerge (at least in central and southern Illinois). Soon, many places will be awash in cicadas. So, what can we expect now that they are beginning to emerge?

Pet of the Week

Apple, the tabby cat

Apple is a one year old female. She is a sweet girl who is very affectionate. She is playful and silly. This beautiful girl, along with all other animals at SCHS (Schuyler County Humane Society) will be spayed/neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated before adoption. You can meet Apple and all pets at Schuyler County Humane Society, 17000 County Farm Road in Rushville. Visitor hours are Tuesdays from 4-7 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m.-noon, and Sundays from 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. You can also make an appointment by calling (217) 322-2220. Applications are available online at https://schuylerhs.com/adopt/application/.

Mylee Tracy at girls state

Virginia-Meredosia-Triopia’s Mylee Tracy and coach Megan Werner are pictured at the IHSA State Track and Field Finals. Tracy, also a standout player on the Trojan softball team, competed in the 200 and 400 meters at State.

The track and field season ended for the Virginia-Meredosia-Triopia track teams last week.  

For the girls, Mylee Tracy represented Redbird nation very well at the Class 1A IHSA State Track and Field Championships. Tracy qualified in both the 200 meters and the 400 meters and traveled to Charleston for preliminaries last Thursday.  The top nine finishers in the prelims advanced to the finals and ninth place came in with a time of 26.12 in the 200 meters.  Tracy’s time of 26.6 was good enough for 15th place. In the 400 meters, ninth place had a time of 59.24. Mylee’s time of 103.78 put her in 24th place.

Ducks stun Lady Trojans

One busy lady! Mylee Tracy set the Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia Softball single season strikeout record one day after competing in the 200 and 400 meters at the IHSA State Track Meet.

It looked like the Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia softball team had Havana right where they wanted them and would get sweet revenge for a post season loss to the Ducks last year. Unfortunately, a five-run seventh inning by the Ducks stunned the Trojans and gave Havana a 5 to 2 Regional Championship victory last Friday night.

Walk off loss ends Lady Tiger season

softball

A tough season for a young Beardstown Softball team ended with another heartbreaking walk off loss.  

The Lady Tigers fell to Macomb in the opening game of the regional as the Bombers scored in the bottom of the seventh to win 4 to 3. It was the third straight time the girls lost in walk off fashion and the sixth time on the year. Beardstown finished 8-21 on the year but won four of their last six and with any kind of luck in close games could have won several more.

BHS College Signing Day

BHS college signing day

BHS recently held their college signing day with the athletes pictured all signing to continue their athletic careers in college. (L/R): Isaac Brockschmidt, Quincy College Basketball; Elizah Thomas, Culver Stockton Basketball; Christy Domitien, Western Illinois University Football; Exauce Mulumba, Illinois College Soccer; Delma Salazar, Lincoln Land Community College Basketball. Coaches in back (L/R) are BHS boy’s basketball, coach Eric Anderson, BHS Football coach, Elliott Craig, BHS soccer coach, Francisco Hernandez and BHS girl’s basketball, coach Jimmy Maltby.

Raiders knock out Tigers

Baseball

The Beardstown Tiger baseball season ended with a first round, 10 to 4 regional loss at Quincy Notre Dame.  QND only had two more hits than the Tigers, but Beardstown committed four errors to one miscue for the Raiders.

Title game heartbreaker for Lady Tigers soccer

Soccer

Playing in their first ever Regional Championship Game, the Beardstown Lady Tiger Soccer team lost a heartbreaker.  

On the road last Saturday at Monmouth-Roseville against the host Titans, Beardstown lost 1 to 0.  In a classic defensive battle, neither team could dent the net until a late penalty kick from the Titans gave them the game’s only goal and a trip to the Sectional game at Williamsville.  Monmouth-Roseville improved to 13-4-3 with the win.