The beat goes on for the PORTA-AC Central Lady Bluejay basketball team as they picked up four more wins last week to move to 9-0 on the season. The girls knocked off Pittsfield and North Fulton on the road before winning twice on Saturday over Carlinville and Sullivan in the Red Kettle Showcase at Lincoln Land College.
The Beardstown Lady Tiger basketball team split a pair of games last week, winning on the road at South Fulton then falling at home to Camp Point Central-Southeastern as part of a girl-boy double header against the Panthers. Beardstown now has a record of 8-5 on the season.
The Beardstown High School Wrestling team traveled to Petersburg last Saturday to compete in the Rex Avery PORTA Invite.
At 138 pounds, Maddox Medrano scored three team points. He won by major decision 22-13 to start things then lost by fall at 1:10 and by fall at 2:42. Luis De La Cruz placed 6th and scored 13.5 team points at 144 pounds. He won by fall at 0:53 and 1:16 before losing by fall at 0:39. He then won by technical fall before losing the 5th Place Match by fall at 2:35.
Both the seventh and eighth grade Triopia boys’ basketball teams picked up wins last week against Our Savior School of Jacksonville.
The seventh-grade boys were in a dogfight until the second half when they turned up the defense and marched to a 34 to 17 win. It was 9 to 6 in favor of the Trojans after one and jus
The Beardstown Junior High School boys’ basketball teams had a tough week, losing both games resoundingly to Pleasant Plains at home then dropping two tough ones on the road at Havana. The seventh grade lost 54 to 17 to Plains and 26 to 20 to Havana while the eighth grade fell 44 to 9 to the Cardinals and 32 to 13 to the Ducks.
The Virginia Redbirds were able to outfly the Eagles of Liberty last week but were no match for the Cougars of Illini Central. The seventh grade Birds knocked off Liberty 44 to 19 while the eighth-grade squad won 35 to 19.
This is the time of the year when many like to drive around to look at Christmas decorations. Many people put a lot of time and money into their work to inspire many of us to get into the Christmas mood.
There are some decorations that may need some explaining such as those at Roger Lauder’s residence on Route 125, west of Beardstown just down from Walmart. The first thing most of us see is the gigantic ship in the front yard. Why a ship? Plus, there are other decorations that may stir some questions. Lauder was kind enough to share his inspirations and why he decorates the way he does.
The mission of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA) is to empower veterans and their families to thrive. The IDVA does this by placing veterans and their families at the center of our efforts to connect them with their earned benefits through long-term health care, education, housing, employment, and other services across the state.
Many times we fail to think about our senior citizens in the community who may never receive a gift during this special time of the year. This community can make a difference for our senior citizens.
Elves for Elders is a program designed by Community Hope and Recovery Center’s Community Care Program to bring some Christmas cheer to older community members. It is similar to the well-known Angel Tree except that an older person is chosen to receive a Christmas gift.
Lincoln Land Community College Agriculture Club members recently competed at the Illinois Professional Agriculture Student (PAS) fall conference held in Normal. Six members earned top rankings and will advance to the national competition, which will be held at LLCC in March 2024.