The Beardstown Junior High School boys’ basketball teams had a tough week, losing both games resoundingly to Pleasant Plains at home then dropping two tough ones on the road at Havana. The seventh grade lost 54 to 17 to Plains and 26 to 20 to Havana while the eighth grade fell 44 to 9 to the Cardinals and 32 to 13 to the Ducks.
Mark your calendar for Friday, January 12, 2024! That is the date the 1959 Gymnasium at Beardstown High School, the site of an era of unmatched success for Beardstown High School basketball under Coach Bob Hembrough, will be dedicated to the Tigers’ former head mentor.
Two teams from completely different directions from Beardstown, but both with North in their name, were no match for the Beardstown boys’ basketball team last week. On Tuesday, North Fulton made the trip south and the Tigers sent the Wildcats home with a 56 to 46 loss. On Friday, BHS traveled south to White Hall and defeated the Spartans of North Greene High School 48 to 38.
The Spartans were absolutely no match for the Tigers last week. On the other hand, the Warriors were ready to come out and play proved too much for the big cats on the hardwood. In other words, the Beardstown Lady Tigers blasted both the Bushnell Prairie City and North Greene Spartans last week, putting running clocks on both, while the Athens Warriors came to town and knocked off Beardstown in an exciting game.
It was a busy week for the Beardstown Tiger Wrestling team with meets last Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. On Tuesday at Deer Creek the Tigers defeated Dee-Mack 36 to 27. Winning for the Tigers were Efren Guijosa at 138 pounds, Luis De La Cruz at 144 pounds, Ryder Hamlin at 215 pounds, and Chunk Dailey at 285 pounds.
Cass-Morgan Farm Bureau (CMFB) would like to proudly recognize recipients of the 3rd annual Agriculture and Rural Fire Protection Grant.
CMFB Vice President Doug Coop said, “This grant was created to assist local fire departments and fire protection districts in what they deem essential for their crews to be better prepared for rural and farm emergencies.” After careful consideration by a committee of members, the following local fire departments were awarded:
The annual Lighted Christmas Parade kicked off the celebrations Saturday evening in Beardstown. The Little Miss & Mr. Christmas Pageant followed, along with visits with Santa, free carriage rides and the start of the Christkindlmarket.
So many in Beardstown can remember there has always been diversity, mainly because of the meat packaging plant, no matter what name it has or is known by. The schools are not unaffected by this.
As families from other cultures and countries moved to Beardstown, so did their lifestyles and languages. This presented unique challenges for teachers trying to teach those children and trying to deal with each child’s lifestyle, beliefs and of course, the language barrier.
The Beardstown High School Wrestling team opened their season last Monday by traveling to Petersburg to take on Bethalto Civic Memorial as well as getting in some junior varsity action against PORTA-AC Central.
Civic Memorial defeated the Tigers 60-18. Individually at 285 pounds Chunk Dailey lost by fall at 2:44. At 113 pounds, Alex Armenta lost by fall at 0:44. Alejandro Rivera lost by fall at 1:49 at 132 pounds. At 138, Josh Severino was defeated by fall at 1:33. At 144 pounds, the Tigers pick
It was a very solid start for the Beardstown boys’ basketball team with a 3-1 record and a second-place finish in their own season opening Tiger Classic tournament. With learning to win close games high on Coach Eric Anderson’s team syllabus this year, close wins over Augusta Southeastern and Brown County and a good effort in the title game against West Central should pay future dividends.