Two wins for Bluejay Baseball
The PORTA-AC Central Baseball Team got off the schneid after losing their first two games of the season, winning twice last week over Havana and Payson Seymour before falling to North Boone to move to 2-3 on the season.
Virginia-Triopia Track results
The Virginia-Meredosia-Triopia High School Track Team opened their season on the road last week at Beardstown with a five-team, boys only meet. Although the Redbirds placed fifth as a team, they did have several promising individual finishes. Brady Seymour placed third in the shot put, fourth in the 110 hurdles and tied for fifth with Jack Parlier in the high jump. Parlier added a seven
Lady Tigers defeat Spartans
The good news for the Beardstown Lady Tiger Softball Team is that they picked up their first win of the season last week over the North Greene Spartans. The bad news was the Tigers played four total games, losing the other three to fall to 1-4 on the young season.
The Country Financial West Central Illinois All-Star Classic
The Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia boys' basketball coaching staff and cheerleaders are pictured with the North Team who they helped to victory in the 44th edition of the Country Financial West Central Illinois All-Star Classic.
Indoor start for Tiger Track
The Beardstown High School Track teams opened their season last Thursday, March 14, by competing at the Spoon River Indoor Invitational at Illinois College. The Tigers got off to a great start in both running and field events. Several athletes brought home their first medals of the season, while others set new personal records. Some athletes went to the starting line for the first time.
Bits & Pieces – ‘Timon’ on ice this weekend
It’s that time of year again and I am excited!
It’s the annual ice skating show at the Nelson Center in Springfield---and my granddaughter, Nea, is in several numbers.
Nea started ice skating when she was 4.5. She is on the autustic spectrum, so her parents wanted to find something that she would be comfortable in, yet would excel in at her own pace.
Through a lot of therapy and trying different activities, Nea has made amazing strides in her life. She will be 14 March 29.
Trojans tab new gridiron coach
The Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia Trojan football team officially has a new head coach. The school board has hired Cody Winkelman as head coach for the high school team for the 2025 season. Winkelman replaces Adam Brockhouse, who coached the Trojans for five seasons. Both coaches played for the Trojans. Winkelman served as an assistant coach at Beardstown from 2011-2016 and has been an assistant on Brockhouse’s staff at Triopia for the past three years. He also served as an assistant coach on the high school basketball team this past season and has taught special education at Triopia since 2020.
Scouting for Food for the Cass County Food Pantry
On Sunday, March 17, Boy Scouts from Troop 125 were tying plastic grocery bags to the doors of houses throughout Ashland.
Once again, they are collecting food items to be donated to the Cass County Food Pantry and would appreciate the community’s help as to support this valuable community outreach.
Troop members will return around 10 a.m. the next Saturday (March 23rd), to collect your bagged donations.
Chandlerville to host several events
Chandlerville will be having an electronics clean up from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, March 22nd and from 8 a.m. to 11a.m. March 23rd.
They will also be having an Easter parade at 9 a.m. and an Egg event at 10 a.m. on March 23rd. Then starting at 4 p.m. the same day, the Guns and Hoses 6.0 Banquet Fundraiser begins at Daugherty’s Pub. There will be a prime rib dinner served from 5 to 8 p.m., and a live public auction at 6:30 p.m. Cory Simpson, Fire Chief, asked the board members to please push sales of both raffle tickets and meal tickets at the meeting held Wednesday, March 13.
Ashland purchases body cameras
The Ashland village board voted at last week’s meeting to purchase two body cameras for the police department, an action mandated by the state. The purchase is for two cameras immediately and a refresher of two new cameras in two years. The motion has a not-to-exceed limit of $12,500 and will be paid with funds from the federal American Rescue Plan Act.