After falling just short the last two seasons, the Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia High School softball team are Regional Champions. The Lady Trojans beat Payson-Seymour in a 1-0 thriller last Saturday at home for their first regional title in thirteen years.
The PORTA-AC Central High School softball team lost to Stanford Olympia in the second round of regional play to end their season with an 11-13 record. The Lady Bluejays took down arch-rival Athens in the opening round, winning 5 to 4 on the Warriors homefield.
The high school track season is nearing completion and will wrap up for Beardstown with the boys’ IHSA Class 2A State Championship Meet at Eastern Illinois University. Senior Marcos Laurencio will be representing the Tigers after placing eighth and beating the qualifying time in the 300 hurdles last Wednesday at the Class 2A Sectional in Metamora.
The task at hand for the PORTA-AC Central High School baseball team was a tough one in the opening game of regional play last Wednesday; beat Quincy Notre Dame on their homefield. It would culminate in a disappointing end to a very good season.
A 4-1 week for the Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia High School softball team gave the Lady Trojans a regular season ending mark of 25-7, setting a new team record for wins in a season. Mylee Tracy also broke the individual season pitching wins record for the big blue.
The Beardstown High School girls’ soccer team will be playing for a Regional Title for the second straight season. The seventh-seeded Lady Tigers pulled off a huge first round upset last Friday, notching a 2 to 1 win over number two-seeded Monmouth-Roseville at their place to advance to the title game.
The Beardstown High School girls’ track team will be sending two representatives to the IHSA State Track and Field Championships on Friday, May 23 and Saturday, May 24 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. The Lady Tigers traveled to Williamsville last Thursday for the Class 2A Sectional and by virtue of their performance there, junior Diana Huerta and sophomore Laetitia Kanda will both be headed back to state championship competition.
The Beardstown High School softball team split a pair of home games last week, pounding the Routt Catholic Rockets 15 to 0 and losing a heartbreaker to Havana 5 to 4. The Lady Tigers finished the regular season with a record of 18-10.
The PORTA-AC Central High School baseball team pushed their season record to 21-9-1 by going 3-1 last week. The Bluejays have one regular season game remaining, scheduled for Monday, May 19 against Havana.
Virginia-Meredosia-Triopia Junior Faith Wingert has qualified for the IHSA Class 1A Track and Field State Championship meet in the 100-meter dash. Wingert will be competing starting Thursday, May 22 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.