The Beardstown High School track team won first place in a boys only home meet last week featuring five teams.
The Tigers 106 points easily outdistanced second place Havana’s 87 points and third place Brown County’s 84 points. Jacksonville Routt finished fourth and Virginia-Meredosia-Triopia came in fifth.
The Beardstown Middle School Track team hit the road to Canton for their first meet of the season competing in a triangular with the host Little Giants and the Ducks of Havana. The Tigers had a handful of first place finishers and a slew of medal winners.
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 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.
Police Chief Martin Coad told the Beardstown City Council at their meeting Tuesday, March 19th, there is a bad engine regarding a bad motor in the 2014 Dodge Charger squad car.
Chief Coad received estimated replacement/repair cost from Jennings here in Beardstown and Chrysler dealership in Jacksonville. Jenning’s estimate was just over $10,000 and the Chrysler’s estimate was just over $12,000. The difference in price has to do with the Chrysler dealership replacing more parts.
The 2024 season got off to a rough start for a young Beardstown Lady Tiger softball team as they lost on the road in their opener 18 to 3 to PORTA-AC Central in a run rule shortened four-inning game.
The Beardstown Lady Tiger Soccer team is off to a strong start to the 2024 season. Coach Francisco Hernandez and the girls traveled to Springfield last week for four games in the Lutheran Tournament.
Beardstown dropped a tough one in the opener, losing to Athens 3 to 1 on Monday. The Lady Tigers bounced right back in game two, beating host Springfield Lutheran 8 to 0 on Tuesday. On Thursday, BHS won a real barnburner over Unity Christian of Decatur, sneaking away with a 1 to 0 victory. The Lady Tigers wrapped up a 3-1 week to start the season with a convincing 7 to 0 win over Taylorville on Friday.
Featuring a talented multi-aged cast from Beardstown and the surrounding area, join the Beardstown Grand Opera House for a hilarious murder mystery play that will have you wondering the age-old question: whodunit?
Monday - Meat loaf with beef gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, apricots, bread, milk. Tuesday - Turkey club sandwich, potato chips, pea salad, pineapple tidbits, milk. Wednesday - Baked spaghetti w
All four Tiger wrestlers representing Beardstown in last weekend’s State Tournament action picked up at least one win. None of the grapplers was able to bring home a medal but all four had very good weekends and great seasons. Beardstown sent two individuals to the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association Fresh/Soph State Tournament and two individuals to the Illinois Elementary School Association State Tournament. Brothers Maddox and Alcantar Medrano qualified for the Tigers at the Fresh/Soph level and Jude Dawson and Kellen Brown competed in the junior high event.