Virginia’s FFA going strong
The Virginia School Board started off their October 16th meeting with a report from Jennie Birdsell, the FFA sponsor, about what the group has been doing. A couple of FFA officers attended
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Cass County Courthouse News
Information as recorded at the Cass County Courthouse, Virginia. Marriages: Jeremy Ogle, Virginia, and Samantha Dyson Virginia.Justin W. Wilson, Virginia, Brittany N.
Trojans sneak by Tigers at Volley for Cure By Jason Brockschmidt
It was a great night of raising money, recognizing cancer survivors and high school volleyball last Thursday in Concord at the Annual Volley for the Cure game between Triopia-Virginia and Beardstown.
Lady Redbird Jr High Basketball Results
It was a tough week for the Virginia-Triopia Lady Redbird Junior High basketball team as they were only able to pick up one win out of four games between the 7th and 8th grade teams.
Lady Redbirds win tourney
With a 21 to 20 win over the host Pretzels, the Virginia Lady Redbird 8th grade girls’ basketball team won the New Berlin Tournament. The win brought the 8th grade squad’s record to 7 and 1 on the season.
Busy week for Triopia Volleyball
Busy was an understatement for the kind of week the Triopia volleyball team had last week as the varsity team played eight games in five days. The odyssey began with a very tough three-set loss to
Jennie Marr Dunaway Park now serving pickleball
Jack and Lynn (Beuoy) Handy, of Springfield but fomerly of Virginia and VHS graduates, Class of 1970 and 1972, donated $35,880 to bring pickleball to their hometown.
With resurfacing and remarking, the two Jennie Marr Dunaway Park tennis courts are now pickleball courts or with net adjustment, one court can still be used for tennis.
Virginia-Triopia Jr. High Basketball
Yes folks, that thump, thump thump you have been hearing at the local schools is the sound of basketballs bouncing in the gym as the sports first season, junior high girls, has officially gotten started. For the Virginia-Triopia Redbirds that meant a busy start to the season with three games in the opening week. The 7th grade girls got off to a 1-2 start losing to Winchester 36-4 and AC Central 35-15 before righting the ship and knocking off Jacksonville 30-21. Scoring leaders in the three games were A. Petefish with 14 total points, M. York with nine, A. Wessler with seven, N. Wessler with five, K. Hardwick and S. Wells with four, and H. Clement and P. Angelo with two points each.
Four more wins for Triopia Volleyball
It was a busy week for the Triopia-Virginia high school volleyball team as the Lady Trojans picked up wins over South County and Griggsville-Perry on Tuesday and Thursday and then split four games on Saturday at the Rushville Invite.
Triopia made short work of South County winning in straight sets 25-7, 25-14. Anna Miller had five kills and Chelsea Bell and Payten Petefish each had four. The Lady Trojan Junior Varsity squad suffered their first loss of the year in a close three set decision, 25-22, 12-25, 25-22. Triopia also breezed past the Tornadoes of Griggsville-Perry, winning 25-9, 25-12. Lindy Parlier led the way with 15 service points and 17 assists. The JV won 25-14, 25-14 and are now 17-1-1 on the season.
Three area golfers make sectionals
PORTA-AC Central senior golfer Brady Kinney has qualified for the IHSA Class 1A State Finals by shooting an 82 in the Auburn Sectional. Kinney claimed the Auburn Sectional’s final individual spot and will compete in the finals starting on Friday, October 6 at Prairie Vista Golf Course in Bloomington.