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Xixi Marquez scores for BHS despite four Riverton defenders and the goalie between her and the goal.

BHS Soccer Seniors recognized

In a testament to just how quickly the spring sports season and time in general goes, the Beardstown girls’ soccer team celebrated senior day last Saturday.  

Lady Tigers Noemi Munoz, Xixi Marquez, Gaby Lucha, Ashley Gil-Molinero, Saray Chaparro and Estefani Ayala were recognized at halftime of the Riverton game for their contribution to Beardstown Soccer. In the game, the Tigers took out a week’s worth of frustration on the Hawks, winning 10 to 1.  Beardstown scored five goals in each half of the much-needed win. Senior Xixi Marquez poured in four goals while fellow senior Ashley Gil-Molinero had two. Junior Brandy Mendoza also had a monster game, notching four goals of her own.  Gil-Molinero had two assists and Leslie Sanchez, Marquez and Mendoza all had one.

Track

Tigers Junior High and High School Track action

The Beardstown Junior High School Track team was on the road last week going to Williamsville on Friday for the BeeBee Invite. In the big, twelve team meet, the boys placed fifth on the eighth-grade level and eighth on the seventh-grade level.

For the girls, the seventh graders placed eighth and the eighth graders tied for ninth.

Senior Gustavo Cortes fouls one off for the Tigers.

Tiger Baseball drops Panthers

The Beardstown Tiger baseball team went 1-3 last week, winning a one run game, losing a one run game, and getting short gamed twice. The Tigers are now 7-8 on the year.  

Beardstown opened the week on the road at Liberty, losing 10-0 while getting just one hit on the day.  Liberty, in getting the conference win, had a big inning in the second, scoring seven.  Tanner Riddell had the only Tiger hit, a double, while Ethan Heller walked twice and Colby and Zach DeSollar, Zach Meyer, and Park McCoy each walked once.

Lady Tiger third baseman Cami Coats makes the tag on a Pittsfield Saukee.

Rough season for BHS Softball so far

A tough season got even rougher last week for the Beardstown softball team, as the Lady Tigers dropped three games to fall to 3-15 on the season. A road loss at Liberty was followed by home defeats at the hands of Pittsfield and Pleasant Hill.

Shelby Goodrich digs hard for first base in Beardstown’s loss to Rushville/Industry.

Lady Tigers defeat Rebels

The Beardstown Lady Tiger softball team sandwiched a good win between a couple of tough losses last week. They fell at home to Rushville-Industry 14 to 11 then knocked off the South Fulton Rebels 12 to 0 at their place before falling at home to Western 6 to 4.  Errors continued to plague the Lady Tigers in their losses as they had seven in each of the defeats and only one in their victory.  

Pictured above is Christagie Zambele of Beardstown battles an Auburn Trojan for the ball. The girls fell to a very athletic Auburn team 6 to 1 as the Trojans spoiled that part of the evening. Earlier in the week the Tigers defeated Springfield Southeast 2 to 0 behind goals from Jocelyn Ojeda and Ashley Gil and an assist by Xixi Marquez. On Thursday the girls shot down the Bombers at Macomb 2 to 0. Marquez had both goals and Ojeda had an assist. The Lady Tigers improved to 8-2-2 on the season.

Lady Tigers Soccer

The girls fell to a very athletic Auburn team 6 to 1 as the Trojans spoiled that part of the evening. Earlier in the week the Tigers defeated Springfield Southeast 2 to 0 behind goals from Jocelyn Ojeda and Ashley Gil and an assist by Xixi Marquez.  On Thursday the girls shot down the Bombers at Macomb 2 to 0.  Marquez had both goals and Ojeda had an assist. The Lady Tigers improved to 8-2-2 on the season.

Track

BJHS and BHS Track action

All three components of the Beardstown Track and Field system were in action once last week as the Junior High team traveled to Rushville and the Freshmen/Sophomores and Varsity each went to Havana on different days.In the four-team junior high meet last Monday, the Tiger boys finished first in the eighth grade and second in the seventh grade to win the combined meet championship.

Tanner Riddell delivers a strike for BHS in home baseball action.

Tigers take down Rushville

In a very busy week, the Beardstown baseball team went 2-3 but did pick up a win over their arch-rival Rushville-Industry. The Tigers lost on the road 8 to 6 to Havana, defeated the Rockets 11 to 5 at their place and beat Bushnell Prairie City 12 to 0 then lost to Altamont 8 to 0 and West Hancock 17 to 10 in the Tiger Showcase at Lewis and Jones Fields. Beardstown placed fourth in the six team showcase and are now 6-5 on the season.  

honor roll

Beardstown HS/MS 3rd quarter honor roll

High Honor Roll with Distinction - 5th Grade: Natalie B. Caraballo.  9th Grade: Hayden R. Dotzert, Levi Kunz, Zachary A. Meyer, Julien Mpopo Embo Kiekie, Stella R. Petersen. 10th Grade: Layla M. Garcia, Hilario Gil Diaz, Gerardo Ruiz Gonzalez. 11th Grade: Luis David De la Cruz, Shelby R. Goodrich, Wen Zhi Lin, Marcos Lopez, Dafne A. Mariscal, Monserrath Montoya-Ibarra, Christian M. Mpopo, Izabella M. Palmer. 12th Grade: Abbigail Y. Boice, Grace M. Boice, Josie M. Buress, Corinna M. Crews, Connor A. Ellis, Amy Flores, Kyndall L. Kearns, Purav A. Patel.

Hallie Lawson fields the ball in left field for Beardstown during the Lady Tiger Showcase.

Errors haunt Lady Tiger Softball

A young Beardstown Tiger softball team continues to struggle to field the ball on defense with an avalanche of errors leading to four losses last weekend in their own Lady Tiger Showcase at Rice and Jones Fields at Roy Roberts Park.