Three dominant wins highlighted by no-hit pitching have given the Tri-County 9/10-year-old softball all-star team a District 17 Championship and a trip to Clarendon Hills for the State Tournament. Tri-County beat Beardstown 10 to 3, then Rushville 17 to 2 and 10 to 0 to stamp their ticket to the big show, holding all three opponents hitless.
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Tri-County Thunder Are Illinois Champions
Since he was five years old, Hunter Ballinger (now 15), rode around the corn patch in the hauling wagon. He would help haul the corn to the bins where the customers would purchase it from all around the area.
Most of the time I work hard to achieve a desirable outcome in my landscape but, from time to time, a plant comes along that is easy to care establish and care for without being too aggressive, it beautiful, and produces food for wildlife and my family…black elderberry is one of those plants. Identification Black or common elderberry (Sambucus nigra canadensis) is an attractive shrub that is well adapted to a wide range of site conditions.
It’ been a busy, yet sad week as most of us have been glued to the television since the horrific, sudden flooding in Texas on July 4th. Over 100 have been killed including 27 children (at last count) and dozens are still missing.
The heat has been relentless but it looks like we finally got some relief this week that will carry through next week. Who knew that high 80s was going to be our welcome relief? It’s still hot, but a few degrees less.
This past week at First Southern we held Vacation Bible School. Our first night was Sunday evening and the start time was 6:00 pm.
By Sally Lael
A quest for a third straight Little League World Series Championship has begun for the Tri County Thunder District 17 Senior Girls softball team. Coach Tom Orr’s Thunder crushed District 13, Kaneland, in a two-game sweep at Bruce Rice Field in Beardstown last Monday afternoon.