Lady Tigers take 2nd in Beardstown Tourney
It looks like a little home cooking was just what the Beardstown High School volleyball team needed. Following a stretch where 9 out of 10 games were on the road and the Lady Tigers went just 2-8,
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Hymes headed to State in Cross Country – Huerta takes 3rd in West Central Conference
Liam Hymes is headed to the Illinois Elementary School Association State Cross Country Meet. He will run on Saturday, October 14 at Maxwell Park in Normal, Illinois.
Mustangs shut out Tigers – BHS Football drops homecoming game
Boasting an offensive and defensive line averaging around 230 pounds and sporting several backs and receivers at or over the 200-pound mark, the Mendon Unity Mustangs put their size and strength to good use in a dominating 35 to 0 win over Beardstown on homecoming.
Three wins for BHS Soccer
A very young Beardstown High School boys’ soccer team rolled to three wins last week to push their season record to 10-4-3 with regional play set to begin this Friday, October 13 at East Side Center in East Peoria.
BHS Tigers stung by BCHS Hornets
The Beardstown Tiger football team had a great chance to finish off a stellar comeback last Friday night against Brown County at Mt. Sterling. In fact, BHS had a couple of great opportunities to score the winning points, but in the end some excellent goal line defense from the Hornets and too many Tiger mistakes sent Beardstown to a heartbreaking 24-22 loss. A plethora of penalties, bad snaps and fumbles allowed the Hornets to score the game’s first three touchdowns. Jack Anderson caught a 23-yard pass to give the Hornets a 6-0 lead in the first quarter then scored on an 11-yard run with 11:54 left in the second quarter and a 1-yard plunge with 5:36 left to make it 18-0 in favor of Brown County.
BHS and PORTA/A-C Volleyball results
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.
Beardstown Cross Country
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.”
BHS Soccer splits a pair
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.
Tigers win black and blue trophy
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.
BHS Soccer gets double win
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.