Published in the Interest of the Staunton Community for Over 143 Years
Published in the Interest of the Staunton Community for Over 143 Years
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Olive Township will hold its 2022 monthly meetings on the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Olive Township Hall. The next regularly scheduled meeting date is Feb. 16. The remaining dates are: March 16, April 20, May 18, June 15, July 20, Aug. 17, Sept. 21, Oct. 18, Nov. 16, Dec. 21. Dave Lamore, Olive Township Clerk...
On Saturday, Jan. 8, the Staunton Scholastic Bowl team participated in the IHSSBCA Scholastic Bowl Turnabout Tournament held in Granite City. Teams participating in the Turnabout Tournament included Granite City, Alton, Althoff Catholic, Greenville and Staunton. Blake Moore and Carson Buffington were recognized as All Tournament. Blake was recognized as 6th all tournament and Carson was recognized as 7th all tournament. On Jan. 18, both the varsity and junior varsity teams won all three matches...
Tuetken & Legendre on All-Star Team The Staunton High School basketball Lady Bulldogs proved why they were ranked #1 at the Macoupin County Tournament by winning it all. As a #1 seed, the Lady Bulldogs received a first round bye. On Tuesday, Jan. 18, the Lady Bulldogs played the winner of Monday's game between North Mac and Piasa Southwestern. They defeated North Mac by a score of 50-18 advancing the Lady Bulldogs into the championship game to be played Jan. 20. In the other bracket on Monday,...
Jan. 10 - 21 The Staunton JHS Terriers recently wrapped up regular season play. After having games against Mt. Olive and Gillespie canceled due to COVID concerns, the 7th grade finished its season on Friday, Jan. 14, at Calhoun. Both teams came into the game undefeated, and Staunton was able to keep its record spotless (21-0) with a 42-32 victory. Isiah Laux and Luke Moore each pumped in 16 points to lead all scorers. Lucas Dillon (6 pts.), Peyton Luketich (3 pts.), and Lucas Coalson (1 pt.) rounded out the scoring. The 7th graders recently rec...
Feb. 2 - School Improvement Day (12:30 p.m. dismissal) Feb. 21 - No School - Presidents Day Feb. 24- 6-12 World Music/ Multicultural Choir Concert, 7 p.m. Boys Basketball Jan. 28 - at Pana Jan. 29 - at Lincolnwood Feb. 1- at Mt. Olive Feb. 2 - home vs Calhoun Feb. 4 - at Vandalia Feb. 8 - home vs Gillespie Girls Basketball Jan. 24- South County Jan. 27 - home vs Greenville Feb. 3 - home vs Vandalia Feb. 5 - at Pawnee Feb. 7 - home vs Litchfield Feb. 10 - at Gillespie....
Five Staunton High School winter athletes were recognized for their outstanding performances. Savannah Billings was recog- nized for her talents in varsity basketball, earning all-tournament honors at the Litchfield Tournament. During the 2022 volleyball season, Savannah was awarded First Team All-Conference honors. She has committed to Quincy University on a softball scholarship. Isabella Henning was recognized for cheerleading. She has been a member of the cheer squad for four years and has...
Silvester on All-Star Team The Staunton High School Basketball Bulldogs competed in the Macoupin County Tournament Jan. 17-21. In their first round of competition, the Bulldogs defeated Mt. Olive 33-28. In other games Monday, Carlinville narrowly defeated Bunker Hill 42-41 and Piasa SW defeated Gillespie 43-22. In the second round on Wednesday, Jan 19, North Mac defeated Carlinville 32-20 and Southwestern defeated Staunton 38-34; advancing North Mac and Southwestern to the championship game and...