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Monmouth Park Barn Notes: Book’em Danno Entered for Friday’s Jersey Shore Stakes
Grade 1 winner Book’em Danno was among six 3-year-olds entered today for Friday’s Jersey Shore Stakes at Monmouth Park, with trainer Derek Ryan saying a final decision on the gelding’s next start “will be made later in the week.”. The Jersey Shore Stakes, to be contested...
2024 Monmouth Little Lions League Hands Out Awards at Ceremony at Harmon Park
The 2024 Monmouth Little Lion’s League Baseball season came to an end last night at Harmon Park in Monmouth with the annual Award Ceremony Picnic. A fantastic turnout was treated to a hot dog, chips and a drink. Following the meal, the regular season and tournament champs were recognized. The same team earned both awards in the minor league with Stombaugh Law garnering both trophies. Midwest Bank swept the major league division, as well, winning the regular season and tournament title.
New Monmouth College Softball Coach Not So New to Program
Central Illinois native Tyler Inselmann has been named Monmouth College softball coach. Inselmann has been part of the Monmouth softball staff for the last two seasons as an assistant coach. Prior to joining the Scots, Inselmann was an assistant coach at Tremont High School, just outside of Peoria. He spent three seasons with the Turks, winning regional titles in 2021 and 2022 before falling both seasons in the sectional round to state-power Rockridge.
Checking in on Cambridge/Deerfield alumni competing in college athletics
Competing in college athletics requires a lot of hard work from athletes. The competition is bigger, faster and stronger than in high school. Players have to keep up with a rigorous study schedule to fulfill university academic requirements. Also, a new environment away from home could be difficult for athletes to overcome. In the 2023-2024 season, alumni from Cambridge and Deerfield competed in college from the Division 3 level to...
Scots Earn 178 Academic All-Conference Selections
MONMOUTH, ILL. (07/15/2024) Monmouth College had 127 student-athletes, representing 18 sports, named Midwest Conference Academic All-Conference on Monday. The Scots had 15 student-athletes earn Academic All-Conference in multiple sports, resulting in 173 MWC Academic All-Conference selections plus five golfers from the SLIAC for a total of 178 honorees in the 2023-24 academic year.
67 Chargers Earn Academic All-Region 4 for Spring Semester
Sixty-seven Sandburg student-athletes earned Academic All-NJCAA Region 4 honors for the 2024 spring semester. Honorees had to achieve at least a 3.0 grade point average and pass a minimum of 12 credit hours to earn the distinction. Among Sandburg’s recipients, 44 had a GPA of 3.50 or better. Nineteen Chargers had a perfect 4.0 GPA, and each Sandburg team was represented within that group of student-athletes with an unblemished GPA.
VYPE Coaches Corner: Aledo's Coach Jones is 1-for-1
Aledo High School has been a brand of Texas high school football in the past 20 years. Legendary coach Tim Buchanan won 11 State Title's before retiring in 2023, giving the reigns to his long time offensive coordinator Robby Jones. Keep reading... THE RECRUIT SCOOP: DFW's most recent college commitments...
Cambridge softball: Saveea Freeland to continue softball career at Illinois State University
If one word could describe Saveea Freeland during her athletic career at Cambridge High School, it would be “competitor.” Whether it was battling on the boards for rebounds in girls basketball, chasing down digs in volleyball or digging into the batter’s box against a tough pitcher for softball, Freeland would always find herself in a battle with opponents. Now, Freeland will begin a new battle, facing NCAA Division 1 softball...
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