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HS FBall: GCMS Has All the Ingredients for Successful Football Season
GCMS has all the makings of what could be a very fun fall football season. Coach Chad Augspurger returns a three-year starting quarterback and his entire offensive line. While he will need to fill in some skill positions from a dynamic group that graduated last year, he feels very good about what he has coming into this fall.
GCMS girls golf finishes second in triangular meet
TUSCOLA – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School girls golf team finished second in a triangular meet held Thursday. Monticello took first place with a score of 202 while GCMS tallied a score of 234. While Monticello’s Megan Allen finished first individually with a score of 46, GCMS’s Lily Sizemore...
GCMS tennis set to start season Aug. 24
GIBSON CITY – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley tennis team will start its 2024 season with a 10-player roster. Four are returning from last season while six new girls have been added to the team. “We’ve got a lot of new talent and some pretty strong returners. It should be a...
Paxton Park Board approves pickleball league
PAXTON – The Paxton Park District will have a pickleball league. The Paxton Park Board approved the creation of the league at Tuesday’s meeting. Paxton Park District Recreation Director Jordan Chapman said he plans to have the pickleball league for ages 16 and over “to keep it semi competitive.”
Rantoul/PBL boys golf loses season opener
RANTOUL – The Rantoul/Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School boys golf team lost 168-175 to Mahomet-Seymour’s junior varsity team in its season opener on Thursday. While Mahomet-Seymour’s Zach Blumenshine and Miles Rasche tied for first with scores of 40 apiece, Spencer Stockwill led Rantoul/PBL with a score of 42, followed by teammates Eli Donaldson (43), Johnny Rodeen (45), Hunter Wilson (45), Justin Merrill (47) and Christian Duvall (49).
Well-traveled Fisher/GCMS soccer team preparing for 2024 season
RANTOUL – For their first week of fall practice, the Fisher/Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley soccer team is traveling via bus to the Rantoul Family Sports Complex. The Bunnies grew accustomed to traveling through the summer. “We had a great summer,” Fisher/GCMS head coach Robbie Dinkins said. “I think this was one...
Rantoul/PBL soccer to kick off season Aug. 26
RANTOUL – The fall of 2024 will mark the third year of the soccer coop between Rantoul Township and Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School. “I’m really excited for the season,” Rantoul/PBL head coach Bryant Anderson said. “We’re excited to be out here. It’s nice to see everybody showing up and putting in the work.”
PBL JH softball ‘B’ team defeats Urbana 5-3
PAXTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School “B” team won 5-3 over Urbana on Wednesday. Shelby Luebchow and Grace Didier produced hits for PBL while Addy Lindsey, Louise Foster, Kat Sawyer, Kinley Bloomstrand and Tori Rock all scored runs. On the mound, Bloomstrand picked up the win.
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