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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Boys Basketball Varsity Jan. 15-19 - TBA at Southwestern Jan. 23 - 6 p.m. vs Greenfield Jan. 26 - 5 p.m. at Vandalia Jan. 30 - 6 p.m. at Mt. Olive Girls Basketball Varsity Jan. 15-19 - TBD at County Tourney Jan. 20-27 - TBD at Carrollton Tourney Feb. 1 - TBD at Gillespie Feb. 3 - 6 p.m. at Pawnee Feb. 5 - 6 p.m. vs Carlinville Feb. 7 - 6 p.m. vs Southwestern Feb. 8 - 6 p.m. at North Mac Jr. High Basketball (All times 6 p.m. unless stated otherwise) Jan. 15-19 - Greenville Tourney Jan. 20 - TBA 7th regional Jan. 27 - TBA 8th regional Jr. High Vo...
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The seventh grade Terriers finished their regular season play tonight with a big win over Gillespie. They have had a phenomenal season that's not over yet: Conference Champions (undefeated); Gillespie Tournament Champions; Staunton Tournament Champions 22-2 record. Regionals start on Jan. 20, and will take place in East St. Louis....
Tuesday Night Men’s R&B’s: 19 JM Power Washing Svcs: 14 Split Happens: 14 The Finishers: 9 High individual game, Tim Copeland, 208; High individual series, Andrew Scheumann 577; High team game, R&B’s 1019; High team series, R&B’s 2946 Other notable scores - Next top 4 games, next top 3 series: Jerry (Moose) Scheumann, 207 Andrew Scheumann, 206 Tim Copeland, 202 Andrew Scheumann, 190 Tim Copeland, 562 Dillon Bertels, 511 Roy Senaldi, 493 Wednesday Night Deplorables: 12 1st Place: 9 R&Z Boat Lifts & Docks: 7 Hump Day Ladies: 0 High individ...
Overview of 1908 to 1919: Students had been receiving an informal education in Staunton since the 1880’s. It wasn’t until the 1894-95 school year that Staunton High School officially offered classes. 13 years later, SHS participated in the Macoupin County Meet, the first time the school sent student-athletes off to competition. In the early part of the century, the event consisted of two portions: oratory and track. While the oratorical portion, which took place in the morning, was the main feature, the majority of the focus will be on the spo...
Boys Basketball Varsity Jan. 15-19 - TBA at Southwestern Jan. 23 - 6 p.m. vs Greenfield Jan. 26 - 5 p.m. at Vandalia Jan. 30 - 6 p.m. at Mt. Olive Girls Basketball Varsity Jan. 11 - 6 p.m. at Hillsboro Jan. 15-19 - TBD at County Tourney Jan. 20-27 - TBD at Carrollton Tourney Feb. 1 - TBD at Gillespie Feb. 3 - 6 p.m. at Pawnee Feb. 5 - 6 p.m. vs Carlinville Feb. 7 - 6 p.m. vs Southwestern Feb. 8 - 6 p.m. at North Mac Jr. High Basketball (All times 6 p.m. unless stated otherwise) Jan. 10 - vs Nokomis Jan. 11 - at Gillespie Jan. 15-19 -...
Tuesday Night Men’s JM Power Washing Svcs: 14 R&B’s: 14 Split Happens: 7 The Finishers: 7 High individual game, Andrew Scheumann, 277; High individual series, Andrew Scheumann, 621; High team game, R&B’s, 1065; High team series, The Finishers, 2970. Other notable scores - Next top 4 games, next top 3 series: Jeff Harbison , 203 Tim Copeland, 202 Jerry (Moose) Scheumann, 199 Dillon Bertels, 185 Tim Copeland, 548 Jerry (Moose) Scheumann, 538 Jeff Harbison, 535 Wednesday Night 1st Place: 7 Deplorables: 7 R&Z Boat Lifts & Docks: 0 Hump Day Ladies:...
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Overview of 1908 to 1919: Students had been receiving an informal education in Staunton since the 1880’s. It wasn’t until the 1894-95 school year that Staunton High School officially offered classes. 13 years later, SHS participated in the Macoupin County Meet, the first time the school sent student-athletes off to competition. In the early part of the century, the event consisted of two portions: oratory and track. While the oratorical portion, which took place in the morning, was the main feature, the majority of the focus will be on the spo...
By Tom Emery On January 15-19, the Macoupin County Boys Basketball Tournament will be played for the 105th time. This year’s tournament will be held at Southwestern, and is one of the oldest continuous high school sports events in the state. The first Macoupin County basketball tournament, in March 1919, was a five-team affair in Carlinville at the local Nathan Hall, which was owned by a local clothier. The facility, formerly located on the northeast corner of the square, then housed a 62 X 36 basketball court on the second story. Benld High S...
Dogs battle it out with the Hilltoppers in the Carlinville Holiday Tournament and come out on top winning third place at the Carlinville Holiday Tournament. Braden Buffington was the lone Bulldog that made the All-Tourney Team, however he was not the only Bulldog to be recognized as one of the tournaments top talents: No. 22 Isiah Laux was named King of the Hill Champion for the second time in his high school basketball career....
The information in this column is provided by the book “The History of Staunton High School Sports (1908-2012)” which was researched and written by local resident and School Board member, Steven F. Moore. “Covering over 100-years of multiple sporting events of a local area is quite a daunting task,” and it is important to note that Moore acknowledges that he could not find everything that he wanted to include in the book. Overview of 1908 to 1919: Students had been receiving an informal education in Staunton since the 1880’s. It wasn’t un...
University of Illinois Extension of Macoupin County will be offering the state mandated Certified Food Protection Managers class and exam. The Illinois Department of Public Health Food Sanitation Code (section 750.540) requires food service establishments to be under the operational supervision of a certified food protection manager during hours of operation. Certificates need renewal every five years and class attendance is mandatory to sit for the exam. The two-day course will take place on Jan. 25 and 26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the...
The Star-Times releasing and publishing the information as a weekly news column is intended to educate, connect, and potentially humble all of us within the community on events and people that were the driving force in molding Staunton’s community and its tradition of sports into what it is today. As we time travel the timelines in this column, the goal is to accumulate more information than what was provided from Moore’s book by being interactive and present. Feel free to send in any information, questions, pictures, comments, or concerns bas...
The 6th grade Lady Jr. Bulldogs went 3-0 in the St. Louis Jingle Jam taking first place in their bracket and qualifying for state....
Senior Braden Buffington #23 hits a 3 point shot in Jerseyville to mark his 1,000th career point. Braden began playing basketball at age 10 when he would play at the YMCA. He played for club and school teams, earning a trip to State with his 8th grade team, as well as an All-Conference Tournament honor as a Junior. He plans to attend Southeast Lineman Training Center in Trenton, GA after graduation. Braden is the son of Darryl and Lisa Buffington....
SHS Trap and Skeet Shooting Team honored for last seasons achievements... Full story
7th grade girls basketball team honored for their achievements...
The JV boys basketball team has been rolling since beat Highland back on Dec. 11. They pulled out a win last week against Jerseyville and secured another one against Alton....
The Varsity boys basketball team had a shakey start to the week losing a tough one to Piasa Southwestern. And despite Braden Buffington landing his 1,000th career point against Jerseyville last week, the Bulldogs could not pull away with the win. But with all three boys programs giving greenville a clean sweep, the varsity team was able to finish out the week in great spirits....
The 9th grade boys basketball team recently beat Granite City in Granite City, which came after their against the Greenville Comets. The Freshman boys basketball squad have yet to a lose a game, sitting at 9-0 on the season....
Tuesday Night Men’s The Finishers: 58 JM Power Washing Svcs: 57 Split Happens: 54 R&B’s: 41 High individual game, Greg Stein, 221; High individual series, 578; High team game, JM Power Washing Svcs, 1026; JM Power Washing Svcs, 3021. Other notable scores - Next top 4 games, next top 3 series: Tim Copeland, 210 Andrew Scheumann, 205 Tim Copeland, 200 Jerry (Moose) Scheumann, 197 Tim Copeland, 557 Jerry (Moose) Sceumann, 532 Wayne Ebersohl, 511 Wednesday Night R&Z Boat Lifts & Docks: 45 1st Place: 38 Deplorables: 33 Hump Day Ladies: 24 High ind...