Kaitlyn Copley

Kaitlyn Copley

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Lady Trojans continue winning ways

Trojans Volleyball

The entire Triopia-Virginia Lady Trojan volleyball program remained unbeaten  A  JV tie is the only blemish on the program’s record as the varsity ended last week with a 9-0 mark and the JV is 11-0-1.  A nice win over WIVC rival Brown County started things for the varsity Trojans as they won 25-23; 15-25; 25-18.  Chelsea Bell had one service point, one ace, 11 kills, four blocks and one dig, Lucie Dion had three points, two kills, two blocks, 12 assists, and 14 digs, Lindy Parlier had nine points, two aces, one kill, seven assists, and five digs, and Mylee Tracy had 19 points, five aces, five kills, one assist, and seven digs.

Virginia-Triopia-Meredosia baseball

Baseball

The Virginia-Triopia-Meredosia Middle School baseball team went 1-3 last week as the regular season winds to a close. The Redbirds started the week with a home loss to Athens 7 to 4.  Virginia scored a run in each of the first four innings despite getting only three hits on the day.  Athens scored four in the third, one in the fourth and one each in the sixth and seventh for the win.  Graycen Embley, Hunter Ballinger, and Charlie Roegge all had a hit for the Birds with Roegge slugging a triple.

A-C/PORTA Knights baseball action

A-C Central Knights Baseball

Three wins and two losses last week moved the AC-Central/PORTA junior high baseball team’s record to 11-4 on the season as post season play quickly approaches. The Knights started the week by pounding out nineteen hits in a 13 to 3 win over St. Agnes. AC-Central scored in every frame of the six-inning win. Will Kerrigan and Colton Nelson each had three hits, Calob Cass, and Tate Karrick each had two, including a home run and Max King, Braxton Stice, Wyatt Hays, and Trenton Bushnell all added two hits. Wesley Sampson had a single for the winners.

BHS, Triopia, PORTA/A-C lose big

football

It was a week that is best quickly forgotten for area football fans as the three Cass County teams were beaten by a combined score of 156 to 6.  Beardstown traveled to Camp Point and were held to zero yards of offense in a 60 to 0 shellacking.  Central meanwhile racked up 343 yards of total offense.  It was 26 to 0 after one quarter and 46 to 0 at the half with Panther coach Brad Dixon taking a knee to end the half rather than run up the score.  Both teams played their JV squads almost exclusively in the second half with things not getting much better for the Tigers other than the swift ending due to the running clock.  The lone bright spot for BHS was the play of freshman Shadrach Mahfina who played good minutes in both halves and led the Tigers with seven solo tackles and six assists to serve notice that he will be a good varsity player sooner rather than later.  Beardstown, now 1-2 on the season, will look to get back on track at home this Friday night against 2-1 Routt Catholic.  The Rockets lost to Hardin Calhoun to open the season then beat North Greene and Triopia.

Lady Indians Season Ends

Softball

An excellent season for the Meredosia Chambersburg Triopia Virginia Lady Indians middle school softball team ended in disappointing fashion in the regional semifinals with an 8 to 4 loss to Pittsfield-Pikeland.  The Indians lost despite outhitting the Saukees nine to six.  MCTV opened regional play with an exciting 9 to 8 win over Camp Point.  

Grayson’s golden fight!

Official honorary fireman, Grayson Robinson, enjoying his 3rd birthday celebration with special thanks to Chandlerville and Virginia Firefighters. All photos submitted.

As little Grayson Robinson’s 3rd birthday approached, his great-great aunt Julie Hyde of Virginia wondered how she might connect him with what he loved most… firetrucks, big trucks, police cars, any kind of car, motorcycles, golf carts, tractors, etc.