Kaitlyn Copley

Kaitlyn Copley

  • Joined: August 2, 2023
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Scouts march to honor Lincoln

From left to right: Carter Hammack, Carsen Hammack, Bryce Mann, Lucas Pherigo.

Beardstown Cub Scout Pack 127 and Scouts BSA Troop 127 took part in the 79th annual Abraham Lincoln Pilgrimage on Sunday, April 28th in Springfield. Hundreds of scouts from eight different states marched from Lincoln’s Tomb to the Old State Capitol in honor of the 16th president of the United States of America. Pictured on the top right is Beardstown Scout Leader Randy Pherigo, shown leading the way with his son, Webelo Luke Pherigo, Scout Master Phillip Hadden and Webelo Carson Hammack following. Pherigo said the scouts meet at 6:30 p.m. every Thursday at St. Alexius Catholic Church, 215 West 6th Street, Beardstown. Boys ages 5-10 (Cub Scouts) and 10-14 (Boy Scouts) are encouraged and welcomed to join any Thursday. Photos submitted.       

Two losses for Lady Bluejays

Lady Bluejays

It was a tough week on the field for the PORTA-AC Central Lady Bluejays as they lost on a walk off in the seventh inning to New Berlin and were no hit in a loss to Stanford Olympia.  The Lady Jays are now 11-7 on the year.It was a back-and-forth battle early on Monday at New Berlin as PORTA-AC scored two in the first and three in the second only to have the Pretzels score three in the first and two in the second making it 5 to 5 after two innings.

Three wins for Lady Trojan Softball

Softball

Three wins and one loss for the Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia softball team last week improved their season record to 11-6.  The Lady Trojans got home wins over Routt and Greenfield, a road win over North Greene and lost at home to a very good Pleasant Hill team.

Bluejay Baseball wins twice

Baseball

The PORTA-AC Central baseball team rebounded from an ugly loss to pick up two wins last week and move to 12-9 on the season. 

On Monday the Jays managed just one hit in a 12 to 1 loss to New Berlin. The Pretzels scored five in the first, four in the second, one in the third and two in the fourth of the ten-run rule win. Drew Atwater had the only Bluejay hit.

Tigers split with Quincy Teams

Baseball

Two trips to the Gem City were on the schedule for Tiger Baseball last week as Beardstown traveled to Quincy to take on the Quincy High Blue Devils on Monday and the Raiders of Quincy Notre Dame on Wednesday.  The Tigers surprised the Devils, getting a dramatic 7 to 6 come from behind victory. A late charge was not enough against the Raiders as Beardstown fell 5 to 3 to fall to 8-9 on the year.

Trojans slay Wolves

Baseball

The Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia baseball team shut out the Pleasant Hill Wolves but lost to the Routt Rockets last week to move their season record to 6-13.  

On Monday at home, the Trojans scored a run in the bottom of the first against Jacksonville Routt but did not score again in a 7 to 1 loss. The Rockets took the lead for good with four in the second and added three in the seventh to sew it up. The big blue had just five hits with Jacob Cook and Gameli White having two each and Cooper Parrish having one and driving in the only run. Brock York walked and scored for the Trojans.

Pet of the Week

Pet of the Week, Blizzard, cat.

Blizzard was born in September of 2023 and came to the Humane Society on January 18, 2024. He has a unique pattern in his fur and is very handsome. He is very cuddly and loves attention. He has a lot of energy and loves to play. This sweet boy, along with all other animals at SCHS will be spayed/neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated before adoption. You can meet Blizzard 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/.

Tiger Track Seniors honored

The senior members of the BHS Track Team and their families were recognized at Senior Day last week.

Beardstown High School recognized their senior track athletes at a home meet last week.  

Christy Domitien, Gavin Epping, CJ Evans, Emma Ford-DeWitt, Karim Gomez, Deyvi Javier, Delma Salazar, and Chris Tchaklizo were all thanked for their contribution to Tiger Track.

Bluejays win track meet

Track

The PORTA-AC Central boys’ and girls’ track teams both finished in first place as a team at last week’s five-team meet at Havana.  

Jacob Vogel won the 100 and was second in the discus, Lane McNally was sixth in the 100, Jophy Lin was second in the 200, Drew Carter was fifth in the 200, Cael Cotner won the 400, Noah Hardy placed second in the 400 and the 800 and third in the long jump, Justin Zimmmerman won the 800 and was third in the 400, Kade Parker won the 1600, Quincy Stuhmer placed second in the 1600, Bryson Schachtsiek won the 110 hurdles and was second in the high jump, Logan Baker was second in the 110 hurdles, Avery Jockisch was third in the 110 hurdles and fifth in the 300 hurdles, Logan Baker won the 300 hurdles, Chase Pratt placed second in the 300 hurdles and fifth in the triple jump, AJ Fickas was sixth in the shot put, Anthony Loxley was sixth in the discus, Owen Gilbert won the shot put and placed third in the discus, Isaac Rennecker won the high jump and was second in the long jump, and Deacon Stroupe was fourth in the high jump.

AADM competes in Mt. Zion

Trophy winners are shown left to right; Gavin Cristman, Makaylin Evans, Luci Metz, Isabel Mendoza and Quinn Cristman

The AADM (All About Dance & More) Airborne Team attended the Southern USTA State Championships at Mt. Zion High School in Mt. Zion, IL on April 20th & 21st. This meet was an open invitational championship meet, hosting around 50 clubs.  

There were 37 athletes from the Airborne team that competed in 108 events total on tumbling, trampoline, and double mini.  Seventy-one percent of these athletes placed in the top 15 in their events and were named National Qualifiers. All national qualifiers are invited to the USTA National Championships this summer in Louisville, KY.