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High school football special section 2024: Ridgeview/Lexington
Aug. 29—What to know about Ridgeview/Lexington before the Mustangs kick off their season Friday night at Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley: Their quarterback is ... junior Drake Powell, who has experience under his belt to the tune of 1,300 passing yards and 261 rushing yards in 2023, totaling 15 touchdowns through the air and four more on the ground. Powell's offense includes three returning linemen ...
Normal West runs through Peoria Notre Dame in season opener
NORMAL – Week 1 of the 2024 High School Football season belonged to Normal West running back Cody Muhlbauer. The sophomore Wildcat was responsible for every touchdown Normal West scored on Friday, finding the endzone five times and totaling over 350 rushing yards in the 33-27 victory. The two...
GCMS football wins 7-0 over Ridgeview/Lexington
GIBSON CITY – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley varsity football team won 7-0 over Ridgeview/Lexington on Friday. Brayden Elliott completed 7-of-16 passes for 55 yards and a touchdown. Trent Wetherell caught five passes for 28 yards and a touchdown while Jacob Chase carried the ball 17 times for 106 yards. The...
Ezra Dohner 7th Grade Spotlight
This weeks seventh-grade spotlight is Ezra Dohner! We asked him some questions about himself, and gave some very interesting answers. What is your favorite hobby and why do you enjoy doing it?. “Playing basketball because it is the best sport”. What activities did you do over the summer?. “Played baseball”
Bent Elementary celebrating 100 years of education
BLOOMINGTON – The Bent Elementary Superstars are inviting you to their 100th Birthday Bash. “It is an honor to be here, this year, celebrating 100 years of teaching and learning,” said Principal Guillermina Delgado. The PTO started planning an anniversary celebration last year. This allowed the team to...
Foreign language, math departments welcome new leaders; Schnabel, Lawrence replace retirees
The foreign language and math departments welcome new leadership for the 2024-25 school year after the retirement of department chairs Mrs. Mary Esther Baldwin and Mrs. Amy Feeney. Seventeen-year French and German teacher Ms. Mirjam Schnabel replaces Baldwin, who has served as foreign language department chair for 13 of her...
Pontiac football looks to build on early effort despite losing opener to Central Catholic
Pontiac head football coach Zach Gadbury pointed out during the preseason that his club was young, even though there are a good number of players returning from last year. That's the reality with only 12 seniors on the roster. Making things worse was losing one of its explosive weapons for the season after an injury during the summer. Also missing on opening night was an all-conference returnee. However, it’s not a matter of feeling the woes of...
Andrew Schwenk receives Fulbright award
Andrew Schwenk of Morton is one of eight University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students and recent graduates that were offered Fulbright grants to pursue international education, research and teaching experiences around the globe this coming year. Six of the students have accepted grants from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, which builds...
Metamora welcomes home Olympic silver medalist, Anna Peplowski
The Toepke Gymnasium at Metamora Township High School was abuzz with excitement on Friday, August 16, as the community came together to welcome home their very own Olympic Silver Medalist, Anna Peplowski. Peplowski, recently home from France, was escorted to MTHS in a fire truck, where she waved to fans...
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