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High school football special section 2024: Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley
Aug. 29—What to know about Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley before the Falcons kick off their season Friday night at home against Ridgeview/Lexington: Their quarterback is ... Brayden Elliott, who helped the Falcons' baseball team to its first-ever state finals appearance in May and will be at the helm of a program that finished the 2023 campaign at 6-4. "So far, I think the offense is really ...
PBL football wins 40-13 in season opener over Chillicothe IVC; Boyd-Meents sets school record
PAXTON – Depending on who was making a prediction, the outcome may or may not have come as a surprise. For the fourth consecutive year, the Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity football team exited the first week of the season with a win over Chillicothe Illinois Valley Central. According to PBL senior...
Rantoul/PBL girls golfers compete in Bloomington
BLOOMINGTON – Ally Wright of the Rantoul/Paxton-Buckley-Loda girls golf team shot a 101 at the Bloomington Central Catholic Saints Shootout on Saturday. Bren Henry shot a 107 while Grace Mullins shot a 114.
GCMS grad Aidan Laughery starts at running back for Illini in 2024 season opener
CHAMPAIGN – Aidan Laughery, a 2022 Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School graduate, started at running back for the University of Illinois football team in Thursday’s season opener against Eastern Illinois. He was one of five running backs who played during the game, which Illinois won 45-0. The Illini rushed...
Boot Camp: After down season, Ridgeview-Lexington ready to return to winning way
COLFAX, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — After two thrilling years, Ridgeview-Lexington wasn’t thrilled with the 2023 football season. AN inexperienced Mustangs team went 2-7 and missed the playoffs after consecutive seasons advancing to the class 1A state semifinals. “I’ll put it plain and simple: We were not used to losing,” said senior Preston Wilz. The 2021 Mustangs […]
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...
GCMS volleyball splits Timberwolf Tip-Off pool-play matches
WATSEKA – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley varsity volleyball team split its two Columbia Pool matches in the Timberwolf Tip-Off on Wednesday. After winning 27-26, 25-21 over Kankakee, GCMS lost 25-22, 25-13 to Watseka. “No one expected us to have a perfect season,” GCMS head coach Thomas Stone said. “Losses are...
Dyer, Peters rewrite Bulldog record books on special night at Frank Dutton Field
Aug. 31—MAHOMET — Video game numbers. That's what the Mahomet-Seymour senior quarterback-receiver duo of Luke Dyer and Trey Peters put up Friday Night in the Bulldogs' 69-37 season-opening win over Morton. Dyer completed 26 of 33 passes for 593 yards and eight touchdowns. Peters caught 11 of those passes and turned them into 344 yards and five touchdowns. Those five scoring hookups between the ...
GCMS MS softball wins 15-0 over Tri-Point
GIBSON CITY – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Middle School softball team won 15-0 over Tri-Point on Thursday. On the mound, Mallory Purden pitched a two-hit shutout, striking out five batters and walking three through the three-inning contest. Purden also hit 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Braelyn Bunting doubled...
Fisher/GCMS soccer wins 7-0 over Monticello
FISHER – The Fisher/Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley soccer team earned its first win of the 2024 season on Saturday, defeating Monticello 7-0. “That’s a good start on a first win,” Fisher/GCMS head coach Robbie Dinkins said. “We knew coming in here that Monticello is always a well-coached team. I thought we played an excellent game.”
Mahomet-Seymour football embracing expectations on season's eve
Aug. 30—MAHOMET — Mahomet-Seymour's football team isn't one to shy away from lofty goals. Just ask imposing linebacker Brock VanDeveer what the expectations are for his senior season. Or ask coach Jon Adkins what he thinks his sixth Bulldogs team is capable of. Ask anyone else on the roster and you'll find a similar answer. "If a state championship is not your goal, then what's the point in ...
GCMS boys golf finishes second in triangular meet at El Paso
EL PASO – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley boys golf team finished second in a triangular meet on Wednesday. The Falcons scored a 173, finishing one stroke behind El Paso-Gridley. Carter Eichelberger finished second with a score of 39, one stroke behind the medalist, EPG’s Braden Hayes. Will Baillie tied for...
GCMS boys, girls golfers win home meet
SAYBROOK – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School boys golf team won a four-team home meet on Thursday. The Falcons shot a 184 to defeat Heyworth (191), Ridgeview (194) and Lexington (202). Carter Eichelberger finished first individually with a score of 40, followed by GCMS teammates (45), Jesse Watterson (47),...
GCMS Middle School wins 4-3 in extra innings over Clifton Nash
CLIFTON – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Middle School baseball team won 4-3 in extra innings over Clifton Nash on Thursday. Isaac Rotramel sent James Huff home for the game-winning run in the eighth inning via a single to right field. Bo Grider provided GCMS’s other hit. On the mound,...
Freshman Raegan O’Donnell Sets Multiple Records in Mahomet-Seymour’s Dominant Swim Meet Victory
In her first official high school meet, Mahomet-Seymour freshman Raegan O’Donnell set a pool record at Stanford Olympia while winning the 50-yard freestyle. O’Donnell’s time (25.05 seconds) was more than a half-second better than the previous record (25.65), which had stood since 2018. To cap off her...
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