Ashley Gil launches a three-pointer in front of an excited Tiger bench.

BHS Girls Basketball Action

Ashley Gil launches a three-pointer in front of an excited Tiger bench. | Kylynn Maltby pressures the inbounds pass while Brandy Mendoza breaks to make the steal for the Tigers.

Focus on Faith

Focus on Faith – God works to draw people to Himself

Lately we have experienced some pretty amazing growth at our church. We have been praying for younger people and couples to come for a couple of years. And God has been steadily bringing them to us!     This week we baptized four people at our church! We are thankful for each one of them. Thankful that God broke into their lives and revealed his love for them and that they,

Trojans land four on WIVC Volleyball Team

   Following up a record setting season in what they recorded as an all-time school best win total with twenty-six, the Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia high school volleyball team placed four players on the Western Illinois Valley Conference All-Conference Team.  Even better news is that all four players will be returning next season for the Trojans with two of them being just sophomores.  

Basketball

Triopia Junior High boys in tourney action

    It was off to Scott County for four days of basketball in the Junior High School version of the Winchester Tournament for the Triopia Trojan junior high boys’ basketball team last week.  When the smoke cleared, both the seventh and the eighth-grade teams had won two games and lost two games.  Both teams handled Carrollton and North Greene rather easily and lost to West Central and Brown County with the seventh graders dropping two thrillers.

Red Birds

Virginia-Triopia Junior High girls basketball

The Virginia-Triopia Junior High girls basketball teams wrapped up their regular seasons with three games last week.  The season ended entirely for the seventh graders when they lost in the opening round of the Class 2A regional 25 to 14 to Mendon Unity at Mt. Sterling. 

Crime Stoppers Training Conference

Crime Stoppers Training Conference

Earlier this month, Loren Hamilton, Coordinator for Crime Stoppers of Morgan, Scott and Cass Counties, attended the Fortieth annual National Training conference that was held in Denver, Colorado.  Hamilton is pictured here with other attendees from Region Seven. Region Seven covers Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio . Hamilton is a former lead Director for Region Seven

Virginia Junior High boys hoops results

A busy week of basketball did not produce the results the Virginia Junior High boys’ basketball team was hoping for last week as both the 7th and 8th grade teams lost two out of three games.  There was some solace in the fact that the only win for each squad came against Cass County rival AC-Central.

Courthouse News

Courthouse News

Information as recorded at the Cass County Courthouse, Virginia. Marriages: NONE Divorces: Tammy A. Berry from Robin Berry. Property Transfers: Carl William and Jonnie Schnake, Shannon Mayes, Quit Claim Deed to Farmers State Bank

The BHS golfers (L/R) Grady O’Hara, Cade Ross, Daisy Gil, Saray Chaparro and Mary Escobar at their awards banquet.

BHS Golf and Volleyball awards

Beardstown golf coach Isaac Riddle and volleyball coach Emily Vermillion recently announced their season award winners at their fall banquet.  For the boys’ golf team, Cade Ross received the plaque for Lowest Average. On the girls’ side, Saray Chaparro received the award for Lowest Average and Daisy Gil was named Most Improved.  Ross and Chaparro were also named Academic All-Conference for the West Central Conference along with Grady O’Hara, Peri Herzog, and Mary Escobar.

Beardstown Tigers

BJHS boys and girls basketball action

The Beardstown girls’ seventh grade basketball team’s season ended in the first round of the 3A regional at Camp Point last Saturday at the hands of Quincy St. Peter by a score of 31-10.  Rounding out the regular season, the young Lady Tigers lost to Liberty 42-12 and to Rushville-Industry 21-10.