BJHS Girls Basketball recap
The junior high school girls’ basketball season is well under way for the Beardstown Tigers. The seventh-grade team is off to a 3-10 start while the...
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Congrats to Redbirds, Mayla and Hallie!
Mayla York (left) of the Virginia-Triopia seventh grade girls’ basketball team. Mayla was named to the six-person All-Tournament Team at the Virginia...
Strong Start for Virginia Girls Basketball
The junior high girls’ basketball teams for Virginia-Triopia are off to great starts to their seasons with the 7th graders out of the gates at 12-0 and...
Muller is New BHS Boys’ Basketball Coach
The Beardstown School Board of Education has officially hired Wade Muller to take over for Eric Anderson as the head boys varsity basketball coach for...
BHS Basketball player meeting August 13
New Beardstown High School Varsity Boys’ Basketball Coach Wade Muller has announced a player meeting for any high school boy wanting to play basketball...
Lady Jays sweep Summer Hoops League
The June summer high school basketball schedule wrapped up for the three local teams last week and the PORTA-AC Central Lady Bluejays picked up right where they left off in the regular season.
Redbirds Basketball Camp information
Coach Justin Vinyard has set the dates for this summer’s Redbird Basketball Camp to be held at Virginia High School from July 1 through July 3. It is for girls in kindergarten through eighth grade. Kindergarten through second grade will have camp from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., third through fifth grade from 2:15 to 3:45 and grades sixth through eighth from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. The fee is $30.00 for girls in kindergarten through second grade and $40.00 for third through eighth grade girls. The fee includes a camp T-shirt and prizes, and all proceeds will benefit the Virginia Junior High Girls Basketball Program. To register, text or email Coach Vinyard at 217-370-9295 or jvinyard@virginia64.com. Players need to be registered by June 24 to be guaranteed a T-shirt. Parents will need to sign a release of liability upon dropping off their child on their first day of camp.
Girls Basketball Summer League
Mylee Tracy looks to dish it off for the Lady Trojans against West Central. | Kenzie Meyer launches a jumper for Triopia in the Beardstown summer league. | Triopia’s Addison Rohn kicks it to a wide open Lucie Dion in the corner.
IHSA approves Shot Clock for 2026-27
After years of discussion in Illinois and implementation throughout the country, the shot clock is finally coming to Illinois high school basketball. Last week the Illinois High School Association Board of Directors approved the use of a shot clock for both boys’ and girls’ basketball based on a recommendation from the IHSA Basketball Advisory Committee.
Lady Tigers to host summer Hoops League
Coach Jimmy Maltby and the improving Beardstown Lady Tiger varsity basketball team will be hosting a June summer league on Tuesdays at the Tiger Den. Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia and PORTA-AC Central will join the hosts and Rushville, Brown County (BC) and West Central in the league.
Play opens June 4th with Beardstown playing Rushville at 4:45 and West Central at 7:00. Triopia takes on Brown County at 4:00 and PORTA-AC at 6:15. The Lady Bluejays play West Central at 7:45.