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Virginia-Triopia-Meredosia Jr/Sr High School Track results 

High School Track

It was a busy week for the Virginia-Meredosia-Triopia high school track team with three meets last week.  

On Monday the Redbirds hosted North Greene and Carrolton in a triangular with the girls winning the meet and the boys placing third. Faith Wingert placed second in the 100 and the 200 and fourth in the high jump, TaShia Allen was third in the 100 and second in the shot put, Payten Petefish was third in the 200 and second in the triple jump, Keylie Degroot won the 400 and the 800, Kaylee Beck won the 1600 and the 3200, Adelea Anderson was second in the 1600 and the 300 hurdles, Ashton Stanberry won the 110 and the 300 hurdles, Olivia Hughes placed second in the 110 hurdles, Olivia Lutrell was third in the discus and fourth in the shot put, Marilyn Behrends was second in the high jump, and Ava Petefish won the long jump and the triple jump.

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Bluejays win track meet

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.

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

AADM competes in Mt. Zion

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.

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

AADM team wins big

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.  

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

BHS Soccer Seniors recognized

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.

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Tigers Junior High and High School Track action

The Beardstown Junior High School Track team was on the road last week going to Williamsville on Friday for the BeeBee Invite. In the big, twelve team meet, the boys placed fifth on the eighth-grade level and eighth on the seventh-grade level.

For the girls, the seventh graders placed eighth and the eighth graders tied for ninth.

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Virginia-Meredosia-Triopia Track

The Virginia-Meredosia-Triopia varsity track teams participated in the very competitive Rob Garcia Invitational last week at Rushville with the girls placing ninth out of fifteen teams and the boys finishing fourteenth out of fourteen.  

Porta Bluejays

PORTA/A-C Central Sports – Softball and Track Results

With the PORTA-AC Central administration making the prudent and compassionate decision to cancel numerous activities last week following the tragic passing of an AC-Central student athlete, the Bluejays competed in just two sporting events last week.  

Senior Gustavo Cortes fouls one off for the Tigers.

Tiger Baseball drops Panthers

The Beardstown Tiger baseball team went 1-3 last week, winning a one run game, losing a one run game, and getting short gamed twice. The Tigers are now 7-8 on the year.  

Beardstown opened the week on the road at Liberty, losing 10-0 while getting just one hit on the day.  Liberty, in getting the conference win, had a big inning in the second, scoring seven.  Tanner Riddell had the only Tiger hit, a double, while Ethan Heller walked twice and Colby and Zach DeSollar, Zach Meyer, and Park McCoy each walked once.

Lady Tiger third baseman Cami Coats makes the tag on a Pittsfield Saukee.

Rough season for BHS Softball so far

A tough season got even rougher last week for the Beardstown softball team, as the Lady Tigers dropped three games to fall to 3-15 on the season. A road loss at Liberty was followed by home defeats at the hands of Pittsfield and Pleasant Hill.