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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The Staunton High School will have their parent/player meetings on Aug. 1 and Aug. 8 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Any Students playing a fall sport, must attend one of the meetings before they will be able to play in a game. If those dates do not work, another time can be set up with the Athletic Director/Administration by emailing Ms. Allan and Ms. Griffith. It would be beneficial to bring sports fees, physicals or any paperwork along as well. Please check personal emails for a list of items that will be...
Class of 1979 Baseball The 1979 baseball team recorded the program’s second straight 6-7 season and also duplicated the 4-5 South Central Conference mark from the previous year. SHS played competitive baseball during the campaign, with five of the seven losses coming by just one run. Coach Barry Deist’s squad included seniors Artie Billings; Jim Brown; Marty Cely; Bob Fletcher; and Jay Meckles. While Meckles took home All-Conference honors, the team also witnessed several underclassmen turn in outstanding seasons, including All-SCC members Brad...
The month of June has been a busy one for the Staunton Bulldogs basketball program. They participated in several Shootouts and Scrimmages and have served notice that they plan to be highly competitive next season. This summer, the Staunton varsity Bulldogs went 27-3 against a variety of different opponents. The JV team finished with a record of 12-3. Some schools they played were actually larger in enrollment. Look for Staunton to make some noise in the South Central Conference and beyond. If they all work as hard on their own in the off...
It was an interesting day of golf on Thursday, June 27 for the SCC Women's Golf League. They were joined by a menagerie of animals. On hole No. 5, there were two groundhogs, on hole No. 6 a snake joined in and the group's favorite, deer, were frollicking on around hole No. 8, which made for a fun day at the club. In addition, the golf was good as well. The low net was the team of Mary Best, Kim Meyer and Cynthia Albrecht Tipler with a score of (39). They also had a chip-in on hole No. 4. The low net was the team of Karen Crosslin, Rosemarie...
Class of 1977 Baseball The 1977 baseball team was directed by Barry Deist and finished with a record of 9-9 overall, including 6-5 in the South Central Conference. After being the season just 1-5, the Bulldogs reeled off eight wins in their next ten games before finishing the year with consecutive losses to Gillespie and Virden. Senior Kevin Barrett won the team’s Hitting Award (.362) and junior Bart Yakos won the Pitching Award. Barrett; Yakos; and senior Mark Bono each took home All-Conference Honorable Mention honors. Meanwhile, junior B...
On Thursday, June 13 the SCC women's golf league ladies enjoyed a great day golfing. Golf was in beautiful condition. Even though the weather was hot, they had a good turnout. The low gross was the team of Karen Crosslin, Rosemarie Pickerill and Cynthia Albrecht Tipler (41). Crosslin, Pickerill and Albrecht also had a team birdie on hole number 7 and tied for low putts with the team of Martha Riley, Sue Stiegemeier and Linda Rohe. Mary Best and Linda Best had a low net of 20. Stephanie provided us a great lunch and her mother made a strawberry...
The Illinois Coaches Association (ICA) has announced its All-State teams for 2024 softball in all four classes. First Team: Emma Gipson, Sr. pitcher of Gillespie. Second Team: Ava Parish, So. infielder of Gillespie; Lilly Bandy, Jr. catcher - Staunton Third Team: Delaney Taylor, Jr. catcher and Macie Wright, Jr. outfielder of Gillespie Elexia Feldmann, Jr. infielder and Taylor Nolan, Sr. infielder of Staunton...
Class of 1973 Baseball The 1973 baseball team was dominant in league action, finishing 9-1 and capturing the South Central Conference championship under the tutelage of Barry Deist. One game of note was a contest with rival Mt. Olive late in the season. The game lasted twenty-one innings (two shy of the national record) and ended in a 0-0 tie due to darkness. During the game, Mt. Olive set a state record by striking out 31 Staunton hitters. SHS pitchers responded by setting down 25 Wildcats, and in the process the two teams combined for a...
The SHS Baseball team celebrated its season last week. Seniors on the team included Victor Buehler, Brady Gillen, and Dillon Pritchett. The following awards were presented: All-Conference (Second-Team): Carter Legendre and Dillon Pritchett; Pitching Award: Drake Billings; Team MVP: Dillon Pritchett...
First-Team All-Conference: Gillespie: senior pitcher, Emma Gipson; junior catcher, Delaney Taylor; sophomore infielder, Ava Parish; junior outfielder, Macie Wright; and sophomore DH/Utility, Paxton Reid; Staunton: junior infielder, Ele Feldmann; senior outfielder, Taylor Nolan; and junior outfielder, Lilly Troeckler; Carlinville sophomore pitcher, Hallie Gibson; and junior infielder, Isabella Tiburzi; North Mac: senior outfielder, Alexis Bowman Second-Team All-Conference: Gillespie: senior infielder, Wrigley Releford; and sophomore outfielder,...
First-Team All-Conference: Gillespie’s: senior pitcher Bryce Buhs; senior infielder, Tristen Wargo; and senior outfielder, Jesse Berry; Southwestern’s: senior pitcher, Marcus Payne; senior infielder, Rocky Darr; and senior outfielder, Hunter Nowelll; Litchfield’s: senior catcher, Carson Saathoff; sophomore infielder, Mathew Bywater; and senior outfielder, Jake Gasperson; North Mac’s: junior infielder, Aiden Hatalla; Greenville’s: junior DH/Utility, Benjamin Hutchison; Vandalia’s: senior DH/Utility, Kale Konrad. Second-Team All-Conference: Gille...
First-Team All-Conference: Staunton: junior, Samantha Fulton; and senior, Jessica Futrell. Greenville: senior goalkeeper, Shayna Henderson; senior, Katie Campbell; junior, Ayson Bearley; and senior, Natalie McCullough. Litchfield: sophomore, Chloe Law; and freshman, Kyndal Law. Gillespie: freshman, Sloane Brawner. Carlinville: junior, Jordyn Lovless. Hillsboro: sophomore, Kinley Richardson. Second-Team All-Conference: Staunton: senior, Alexis Hester; and senior, Jessica Futrell. Litchfield: senior goalkeeper, Haley Bryant; junior, Daphney...
The women of the SCC Women’s Golf League enjoyed a beautiful day of golf on Thursday, May 30, despite the cicada’s joining them. All teams had great scoring however we had two teams that excelled. The team of Bev Kramer, Martha Riley, Sue Stiegemeier and Cynthia Albrecht Tipler finished with the low gross score of 37. The team of Linda Best, Karen Crosslin and Linda Rohe had the low net score of 13, including a birdie on Hole Number One, a chip-in on Hole Number Six and a low putts score of 9. Afterwards, the league enjoyed lunch together as...
Overview Of 1960-1969 The decade of the 1960’s saw the baseball program continue its dominance, as well as football’s return to prominence. Combined, the two sports won fourteen of twenty possible conference titles in the decade. Unfortunately, the basketball program fell on hard times and, in fact, failed to secure even one winning season in the 1960’s. While no new sports were added during the era, golf did disappear as an option for SHS Students. The 1960s witnessed numerous changes to the South Central Conference. The first two years of th...
Staunton Baseball Softball League (SBSL) held an opening day ceremony on May 11, 2024 at the baseball park for all the players and their families. The ceremony included announcing the teams and sponsors, activities such as a dunk tank and face painting, and also scrimmage games. Game schedules can be found on the SBSL website: sbsleague.com. GGames...
The SCC Thursday Ladies Golf League was back in action after missing the last two weeks due to the rain. On Thursday, May 23, the girls were ready and had some great games. The team of Barb Augustine, Kim Meyer and Kathryn Young finished as the gross winner with a score of 37. The gross winner team also had a chip-in on hole number four and finished with two team birdies on holes four and seven. The next high scoring team consisted of Mary Best, Gloria Paolino, Sue Stiegemeier and Cynthia Albrecht Tipler as they ended the day with a score of...
The 2024 season has come to an end for the Lady Bulldogs. They end with a 14-9 record, which is the third best in Staunton Girl’s Soccer history. They finished in third place in the conference with a 5-3 record, which is a significant improvement over the 2-6 record from last year. This was one of the girls’ goals, to beat out the conference record. They achieved this goal. They also had goals of winning conference and winning regionals, and just missed reaching those goals. They also won the...
The Mens Varsity Finals was held on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, all State Qualifiers are noted as (Q), the results are as follows: 100 Meters Ninth place: Staunton’s Senior Cody Kapp, 12.02a Twenty-first place: Gillespie’s Senior Logan Bethard, 12.77a Twenty-fifth place: Gillespie’s Freshman Clayton Bethard, 13.32a PR Twenty-seventh place: Bunker Hill’s Freshman Avery Steward, 13.52a PR Thirtieth place: Mt. Olive’s Sophomore Jonah Ferris, 14.13a 200 Meters Fourth place: Staunton’s Senior Trace Trettenero, 23.63a PR Twelfth place: Gillespie’s...
Gillespie High School Cross Country would like to invite Gillespie High School students to join one of their fitness models. The “Multi-Sport Athlete” Model is designed to make you faster and more powerful, while improving endurance in other sports. This model only meets two or three times per week over summer and fall season. It is coordinated and adaptable to other sport schedules. There will be no crazy long runs, and its focus is on speed and speed endurance. This model is directly usable and beneficial to other sports. The “Be...
Staunton Baseball/Softball League announced the baseball season has officially started. Games will run from Monday, May 27 through Wednesday, July 3 for the 2024 season. Equipment and training will be provided: Player Pitch Training is Monday, May 16 at 7 p.m.; Pitching Machine Training is Friday, May 17 at 5:30 p.m.. If you are interested and unable to attend, please contact the SBSL at [email protected] or contact Kara Corby at (618)979-2014 or Jennifer May (936)443-3654....
On Friday, May 10, 2024, Gillespie High School Hosted the Gillespie Invitational for Men’s Varsity in Track and Field. Of the 14 teams participating here are the final scoring of the event as well as the results for Staunton, Gillespie, Bunker Hill, and Mt. Olive: 100 Meters Third place, Staunton’s Trace Trettenero, J11.82a Seventh place, Staunton’s Cody Kapp, 12.06a Twenty-first place, Gillespie’s Logan Bethard, 13.10a Twenty-second place, Bunker Hill’s Avery Steward, 13.98a Twenty-fourth place, Mt. Olive’s Jonah Ferris, 14.38a Twenty-fift...
Senior, Kylie Lucykow was selected as this year’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete from Staunton High School. In its 58th year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete program honors one student from every area school, a requirement being that they participate in athletics and excel in the classroom. Kylie was honored at the Cardinal baseball game on May 7, 2024....
Your phenomenal futbol playing Lady Bulldogs strolled on over to Greenville this afternoon for the Greenville Regional Final Match vs, you guessed it, Greenville. These two teams are so evenly matched. They have played twice this year and are 1-1. This is the rubber match, and for the Regional hardware. The weather nearly got the better of the match, but the thunderstorms and heavy rain stayed away. To spare the details, this match was sooooo close. The Red and White dominated possession through...
Overview Of 1960-1969 The decade of the 1960’s saw the baseball program continue its dominance, as well as football’s return to prominence. Combined, the two sports won fourteen of twenty possible conference titles in the decade. Unfortunately, the basketball program fell on hard times and, in fact, failed to secure even one winning season in the 1960’s. While no new sports were added during the era, golf did disappear as an option for SHS Students. The 1960s witnessed numerous changes to the South Central Conference. The first two years of th...
Litchfield High School and Mt. Olive softball is holding a Kids Camp on June 4 thru June 6, for ages 5 to 14 years old. If anyone would like to sign up, this can be done by filling out the form 2024 LHS Softball Youth Clinic Registration form, this can be found at https://www.mtoliveschools.org/project-two-255h9, once filled out, please turn in form to the Mt. Olive High School office....