It’s time for Trivia Night Round 2! The event will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7 at the historic Grand Opera House, 123 State Street, Beardstown.
The cost is $100 per team and there can be up to ten people per team. There will be nine rounds on various categories.
Snacks and drinks will be available for purchase and you can bring your own adult beverages.
Three wins and two losses last week has the PORTA-AC Central volleyball team sitting pretty with a 12-5 overall record and a 4-1 mark in the Sangamo Conference. The Lady Bluejays opened the week with a 25-15, 25-16 conference win over Auburn on the road. Jayce Privia had eight kills and seven digs, Cassie Cox had three aces and four blocks, Mikaela Clary had three aces, Chloe Maltby had seven digs and Caitlyn DeFreezer had 13 assists in the win.
On Tuesday, September 26, the Beardstown Middle School Cross Country team traveled to Liberty to run in the Liberty invite. The boys’ team took fifth place and the girls’ team brought home tenth place. On the very tough Liberty course, several athletes were able to clinch a new personal best. Elsa DeWitt shaved thirteen seconds off her two-mile run. Jomary Rodriuez shaved 1:27 off her previous best. Liam Hymes finished his race 13 seconds faster than his best time, placing 14th and earning another medal. Oscar Cortes cut 27 seconds off his previous best race time. Santiago Quintana was 29 seconds faster, John Haverback shaved 12 seconds off his time, Uriel Torrijos-Gil was 42 seconds faster than his best time. According to Coach Kelly, “all in all, the athletes did a great job representing the Beardstown Tigers on a tough course.”
On Tuesday, September 26, the BHS boys’ soccer team faced Meridian High School of Macon and trounced the Hawks 10-1. Marcos Lopez and Memo Hernadez each scored three goals for the hat-trick. Michael Sevilla, Exauce Mulumba, Josh Severino and Luis de la Cruz, all chipped in with a goal in the rout. Luis Miguel had two assists and Diego Lopez, Sevilla, Anthony Ortiz, Cesar Rodriguez, and Luis Hernadez all had one helper.
The 2023 Beardstown Fall Fun Festival Royalty & photos from the event.
A Beardstown man was arrested following a search warrant at a home located at Fourth and Railroad Streets on Friday, Sept. 15. The search warrant was executed at 6:30 p.m. by Beardstown Police.
According to Beardstown Police Chief Martin Coad, Zachary Hicks, 25, was arrested on a charge of burglary and theft. He was lodged in Schuyler County Jail and bonded out on Monday, Sept. 18.
Also arrested was Ashley Adkins, 29, for obstruction. She posted bond.
The finish may have been disappointing but the final results of the season and the journey there were fantastic for the Beardstown Middle School softball team as they finished the year placing fourth in the Class 2A IESA State Softball Tournament. In just year two of the BMS softball redux, the Lady Tigers have served notice they will be a player on the state scene by bringing home a state trophy. Beardstown opened State Tournament play at Champions Field in Normal in impressive fashion, defeating Princeton Logan 7 to 0 in the opening quarterfinal game. Scheduled for Friday morning, a needed rainstorm hit the Bloomington-Normal area Thursday night and continued until all games were moved to Saturday, meaning the quarterfinal winners would have to play two games in one day.
Both the Beardstown High School and Middle School Cross Country teams were on the course competing last week.
On Monday, September 18, the middle school team traveled to Petersburg-PORTA to run in the Big 5 Conference Meet. The girls finished in 5th Place as a team, while the boys were able to finish in 2nd Place as a team.
On an absolutely beautiful fall evening, the play on the field may not have always been pretty, but in the end the Beardstown Tigers had to feel great about picking up their third win of the year while spoiling Triopia’s homecoming with a 38 to 12 victory.
In addition to bringing home the highly sought-after “Black and Blue Trophy,” the Tigers moved that much closer to the five wins needed for a playoff berth. A valiant Trojan team kept the game close through the first half, but the Beardstown defense shut them out in the second half and slowly pulled away.
The Beardstown High School Soccer team picked up two home wins last week before falling on the road to Lincoln to finish the week.
On Monday, at the newly renovated BHS soccer field, the Tigers walloped Macomb high school with the varsity team winning 6-2. The Tigers led 5-2 at the intermission and coasted to victory. Marcos Lopez had a hat-trick (3 goals), Memo Hernandez added two goals, and Cesar Rodriguez scored one goal. Michael Sevilla handed out two assists, and Joshua Severino, Lopez and Hernandez all had one helper. The JV team also blasted the Bombers, winning by a score of 8-0.