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Bits & Pieces – Having a boy changes the game
April is here and we’re all anticipating lots of sunshine and warmer temperatures. But first there must be rain. Even though I’m writing this on Monday, rain is in the forecast for the next couple of days.
April 1 is usually a day of fun and April Fool’s Day shenanigans, tricks, and pranks. However, historians just aren’t sure how April Fool’s Day originally started. But what they do know is the custom goes back centuries. I’m sure many remember playing the best April Fool’s joke on someone or being the target of one such joke.
Focus on Faith – The Power of the Resurrection
The mark of a true disciple of Christ is a changed life. If we truly are committed to following Christ and patterning our lives after Him, we will be changed.
A week ago was Good Friday, and then comes Easter. Good Friday is a difficult day for those who love the Lord. It is a day of remembering the great and awful sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross on our behalf. The bible teaches that Jesus died on the cross to pay the price for our sin and that if we put our faith and trust in Him, we will have eternal life. That is the message of John 3: 16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him will not perish, but have everlasting life.”
Bats are hot for Bluejay Baseball
Following a five-game gauntlet in four days last week, the PORTA-AC baseball team has fought their way back to the .500 mark at 5-5 for the season. Outstanding offense has been the key so far with the team batting .362 and averaging eleven hits and six runs per game. The week did not start out very well, with winnable games turning into losses at both North Mac and Springfield Southeast. The Jays bounced back by winning at Canton on Friday and then winning twice on Saturday in the Jacksonville High School Jamboree.
Beardstown Middle School Track results
The Beardstown Middle School Track team hosted a meet last week with good team finishes on the 7th and 8th grade level for both the boys and the girls. The Tigers had a handful of meet champions and numerous medal winners. The 7th grade and 8th grade boys each finished in fifth place and in fifth place combined. The 8th grade girls placed third, the 7th grade girls placed fourth and the girls finished in fifth place combined.
Lady Tigers sneak by Cougars
The Beardstown Lady Tigers softball team sandwiched a couple of great games around a real stinker last week, winning one and losing two to fall to 2-6 on the season.
Beardstown won in exciting fashion at home on Wednesday with a walk off victory in the bottom of the seventh over West Central. They were shut out on Thursday at home by Pleasant Plains then lost a heartbreaker in eight innings on Saturday at Jacksonville.
Trojan Baseball and Softball action
With the typically unpredictable spring weather in Illinois causing cancellations left and right, the Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia varsity ball teams have not been spared, but they did get some action in last week. Both teams traveled to Carrollton last Thursday and lost to the Hawks. The boys hosted the Athens Warriors on Friday and dropped that one also to fall to 2-6 on the season. The Lady Trojans record sits at 2-3.
Bluejays sweep track meet
The boys and girls track teams for PORTA-AC Central both dashed to first place finishes in a six-team meet last week in Havana.
Bryson Schachtsiek brought home first place in the 110- and 300-meter hurdles and the long jump. Isaac Rennecker won both the high jump and the triple jump. Kade Parker won the 1600-meter run and Justin Zimmerman was second. Daxton Trueblood won the 800-meter run and Quincy Stuhmer was second. Jacob Vogel finished second in the 100 and third in the 200 and Noah Hardy placed third in the 400 meters.
Good start for Lady Tiger Soccer
Despite the weather playing havoc with the schedule, the Beardstown Lady Tiger Soccer Team is off to a strong start to the 2024 season.
Tiger Baseball wins twice
The Beardstown Tiger baseball team won twice last week to even their record at 2-2 for the season. They started the week with an 8-1 road loss at Mendon Unity then won a thriller at home, 7 to 5 in nine innings over Augusta Southeastern, before trouncing South Fulton 16 to zip on the road.