Kaitlyn Copley

Kaitlyn Copley

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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.

AADM team wins big

Shown above is a group picture of “Fuego.” This is a jazz routine choreographed by Laura Evans and scored the highest on our team this weekend. From left to right are Izzy Claudius, Ellie Jones, Anlee Jones, Blalynn Lovekamp, Serena Graham-Martinez, and Sapphire Graham-Martinez

Dance team members from the AADM Dancettes Team attended their third regional competition with Groove in Washington, IL. on April 12th-14th.  The studio dance team performed 15 routines choreographed by AADM teachers, Laura Evans, Emery Maliongas, and Ciara Hibbs.  The team brought home one elite diamond, 10 diamond, and four elite sapphire adjudication awards.  

BHS Soccer Seniors recognized

Xixi Marquez scores for BHS despite four Riverton defenders and the goalie between her and the goal.

In a testament to just how quickly the spring sports season and time in general goes, the Beardstown girls’ soccer team celebrated senior day last Saturday.  

Lady Tigers Noemi Munoz, Xixi Marquez, Gaby Lucha, Ashley Gil-Molinero, Saray Chaparro and Estefani Ayala were recognized at halftime of the Riverton game for their contribution to Beardstown Soccer. In the game, the Tigers took out a week’s worth of frustration on the Hawks, winning 10 to 1.  Beardstown scored five goals in each half of the much-needed win. Senior Xixi Marquez poured in four goals while fellow senior Ashley Gil-Molinero had two. Junior Brandy Mendoza also had a monster game, notching four goals of her own.  Gil-Molinero had two assists and Leslie Sanchez, Marquez and Mendoza all had one.

Geese in the sun

A gaggle of geese sun themselves beside the water next to the soccer fields at the Beardstown Park District. Photo by Nick Krohe

A gaggle of geese sun themselves beside the water next to the soccer fields at the Beardstown Park District. Photo by Nick Krohe

Superintendent explains grants

Beardstown Superintendent Brent O’Daniell reported to the Board of Education April 17th the situation of the grants received by the district. Some of the grant distributions run on the fiscal year ,January 1 through December 31st, while others run like the school year, June 1 through May 31st. He tried breaking these grants down to show what is left in each and where the money is going or is slotted for. He hopes to have a better spreadsheet developed soon to show this break down better in the near future. Superintendent O’Daniell also noted that different staff have control over different grants.

Crisis Management to assist Ashland firefighters

Ashland Fire Station

Ashland Fire Protection District Chief Shane Hall reported at last week’s meeting of the district board that Crisis Management Services would be on hand to assist firefighters dealing with emotional trauma. Several of the district’s firefighters responded to the tragic death of Ethan Mahoney the day before the meeting and crisis counselors were being made available to firefighters needing them. At the suggestion of former fire chief Tylor Latham, a moment of silence was held for Mahoney.

Theis new Gard School Principal

Nathan Theis

Beardstown School Board hired Nathan Theis as the new Gard Elementary Principal at its regular meeting held April 17. Current Principal Lori Young has accepted a position as a superintendent in another district.Theis started teaching in Beardstown several years ago as a Special Education teacher at Gard Elementary School for 3rd and 4th grade students. He said he fell in love with teaching here because of the staff, students, and community and the sense of belonging and family that exists.

Burglary at solar farm

Crime Stoppers of Morgan, Scott & Cass Counties are requesting Information to assist the Morgan County Sheriffs Department in their investigation of a recent burglary.

Sometime between 6 p.m. April 16 and 8 a.m. April 17: Unknown person(s) damaged a lock to make entry into a worksite trailer at a Solar Farm located in the 1800 block of Concord-Arenzville Road. A large amount of ‘Milwaukee” brand tools was then removed. Among those were batteries, drills and hole saws. All of the tools have “Michels” inscribed on them.