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BHS Tiger Track wins meet

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.

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Tiger Middle School Track

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.

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Virginia-Triopia Track results

The Virginia-Meredosia-Triopia High School Track Team opened their season on the road last week at Beardstown with a five-team, boys only meet.  Although the Redbirds placed fifth as a team, they did have several promising individual finishes. Brady Seymour placed third in the shot put, fourth in the 110 hurdles and tied for fifth with Jack Parlier in the high jump. Parlier added a seven

Members of the BHS girls track team are pictured with their medals following the opening meet of the season at Illinois College.

Indoor start for Tiger Track

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.  

Jean Luc Aplogan of BHS clears a hurdle during the 300 meter competition at the IHSA Track and Field Championships.

BHS Tigers boy’s state track results

By Jason Brockschmidt Sports Editor Although they did not get the results that they were hoping for at the IHSA State Track and Field Finals,… Login to continue reading Login…

Beardstown’s Jenny Bongo just clears the bar on her way to a runner up finish in the high jump at the IESA State Track and Field Championships.

Tiger’s Bongo is state runner-up

By Jason Brockschmidt Sports Editor Beardstown’s Jenny Bongo is the Runner Up in the 2023 IESA 3A State Finals in the high jump.  Bongo’s leap… Login to continue reading Login…

Virginia-Triopia Senior Will Bateman is shown with his first place medal for winning the 400 meter dash at the Beardstown Sectional Meet.  Bateman and several other area athletes will compete at the boys state finals this weekend.

Bateman wins Sectional 400

By Jason Brockschmidt Sports Editor Virginia-Triopia-Meredosia senior track star Will Bateman ran the race of his life, so far, in last week’s Beardstown Sectional, winning… Login to continue reading Login…

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Hardy gets state medal

By Jason Brockschmidt Sports Editor Noah Hardy of PORTA-AC Central junior high school came back from last week’s IESA State Track and Field Finals with… Login to continue reading Login…

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Huerta just short of state medal

By Jason Brockschmidt Sports Editor Although she is undoubtedly a little disappointed in having just missed bringing home a medal from the IHSA State Track… Login to continue reading Login…

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PORTA-AC Central track

By Jason Brockschmidt Sports Editor Maggie Zimmerman was the lone representative for the PORTA-AC Central girls’ track team at last week’s IHSA State Track and… Login to continue reading Login…