Sports

Free Youth Football Camp For 4th-6th Graders

The Beardstown Junior Football League will be holding a free Youth Football Camp for fourth through sixth graders Tuesday August 5th through Thursday August 7th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Tough losses for Pony League All-Stars

In a hope for a return to glory days gone by, the local Pony League All-Star Baseball Team dusted off the vintage Illinois River Valley (I.R.V.) moniker for their trip to U.S. Regional play in Bay City, Michigan last week.

Lady Tigers hold youth volleyball camp

A very successful youth volleyball camp was held last week by the new BHS volleyball coach Micah Guijosa and longtime assistant coach, Sue Hembrough. With the help of this season’s high school Lady Tigers, campers from third through eighth grade spent five days last week honing their volleyball skills.

Beardstown 9/10 Baseball Falls To Macomb

A couple of tough luck losses has ended the postseason hopes of the Beardstown 9/10-year-old All Star team. After their opening round 4 to 3 loss to Pike County, the young Tigers walloped Rushville 13 to 1 before falling to Macomb 5 to 1 to end their season.

World Series Run Ends for Thunder

Although there is little doubt that he hated to see his Tri-County Thunder softball team’s two-year run of Senior Girls Little League Softball World Series Titles end, coach Tom Orr was happy for his opponent at the same time. That’s because his son, Zach, is the coach of the Michigan team that put the Thunder’s quest for a three-peat to an end.