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Published in the Interest of the Staunton Community for Over 143 Years
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It is a rare and exciting occurrence for Staunton Jr. High to win in both leagues, as the teams in the conference throughout the years remain highly competitive. The girls touted a 9-3 record on the season, and were 7-1 in Conference play, while the boys team was undefeated in regular season play and went on to compete in the State Tourney....
The Staunton High School volleyball team hosted a Volley for the Cure game on Thursday, Sept. 28, to raise awareness for ALS in honor of Cheryl Whitten of Hillsboro. Whitten's granddaughter, Kinslee Maedge, is a member of the team, and Whitten can often be found at games cheering on the Lady Bulldogs. The theme for the Volley for the Cure game was "white out," and the Lady Bulldogs defeated the Carlinville Cavies. Many members of the Whitten family were in attendance for the Volley for the Cure...
The Bulldogs played the Piasa Birds on Friday, Sept. 29. Going into the game, both teams had the same 2 - 3 record and tis game seemed to confirm that similarity. The two teams played a scoreless first quarter. Early in the 2nd quarter, Southwestern cored with a 32 yard rushing TD by Hunter Newell Their PAT failed giving them the 6-0 lead. Still in the 2nd quarter, Blake Rimbey broke through with a 61 yard rushing TD. The 2 point conversion failed by Southwestern had a 12-0 lead. With 8 minutes left in the first half, Dalton Bianco completed a...
Concordia Tuesday Night Men The Finishers: 5 Split Happens: 6 JM Power Washing Svcs: 1 R&B’s: 2 Ashton Copeland, 210; Dillon Bertels, 201 and 544; The Finishers, 1041 and 2850; Tom Spears, 203; Tim Copeland, 202 and 524. High individual game, Greg Stein, 249; High individual series, Greg Stein, 680; High team game, The Finishers, 1003; High team series, JM Power Washing Svcs 2898. Next top 4 games, next top 3 series Tim Copeland, 235 Greg Stein, 225 Greg Stein, 206 Mike Hemphill, 200 Tim Copeland, 587 Mike Hemphill, 564 Jerry Scheumann, 5...
We couldn't have been blessed with a better day for our "Flag Day" on Thursday, Sept. 28. The low net came from the teams of Denise Hemphill and Kim Meyer (43) and the team of Rosemarie Pickerill and Gloria Paolino (21). Rosemarie and Gloria also had low putts (11). They all received cash awards. The special games were as follows: #7 (closest chip to hole) Martha Riley; #8 (longest drive) Denise Hemphill; #9 (shortest drive) Gloria Paolino; and #1 (closest drive to flag) Kim Meyer. Cash prizes were awarded for special games. During the season,...
The Staunton Varsity Boys High School team went 1 and 2 this week visiting the Hiltoppers at Hillsboro and hosting the North Mac Panthers and Breese Central Cougars for Homecoming. On Tuesday, Sept. 19, the boys traveled to Hillsboro to take on the Hiltoppers. About 22 minutes into the match, Hillsboro scored on a corner kick to give the Toppers a 1 - 0 lead, which stayed that way going into intermission. As the second half began, Hillsboro scored their second goal six minutes into the half to m...
The Staunton Bulldogs pretty much maintained control during their Homecoming Football Game vs the Gillespie Miners on Friday Sept. 22 and nailed down their 38 - 16 victory. The Bulldogs were able to score in every quarter starting in the first with an 11 yard run by Cody Kapp. The PAT was good giving the Bulldogs their first 7 points. Still in the first quarter, Drake Rose was able to score a safety for Staunton adding 2 points and giving the Bulldogs their 9-3 lead after one quarter. In the...
The SJHS Boys Baseball team is headed to East Peoria for the Class 2A State Baseball Series after winning their Sectional against Auburn 10-0 on Saturday. The boys will be taking their 14-0 record to the tourney on Friday, where they will play St. Joseph at Noon. The boys are lead by Head Coach, Devin Ray, and assistant coach, Ryan Best. The team has had a very memorable season, as they have remained undefeated throughout their play, and are the 2M Conference Champions. They overcame a very...
Concordia Tuesday Night Men The Finishers: 5 JM Power Washing Svcs: 5 Split Happens: 2 R&B’s: 2 Ashton Copeland, 210; Dillon Bertels, 201 and 544; The Finishers, 1041 and 2850; Tom Spears, 203; Tim Copeland, 202 and 524. High individual game, Greg Stein, 249; High individual series, Greg Stein, 680; High team game, The Finishers, 1003; High team series, JM Power Washing Svcs 2898. Next top 4 games, next top 3 series Tim Copeland, 235 Greg Stein, 225 Greg Stein, 206 Mike Hemphill, 200 Tim Copeland, 587 Mike Hemphill, 564 Jerry Scheumann, 5...
The Coal Country Sports Complex Foundation will be holding a cookout at Randy’s Market in Gillespie on Saturday, Sept. 30. Serving will start at 10 a.m. and continue until all sandwiches are sold. Pork burgers, butterfly porkchops, water and soda will be sold. Please come and support the continued development of the area’s sports complex. The Coal Country Sports Complex Foundation Board of Directors would like to thank you in advance for your continued support and generosity....
The Cavaliers enjoyed their home field advantage Friday evening, on Sept. 15, as Carlinville scored in every quarter (7 - 12 - 13 - 14: 46) to defeat Staunton 46 - 14. The Bulldogs got on the board in the 3rd quarter on a 4-yard rushing TD by Drake Rose. Legendre kicked the PAT. In the 4th quarter, Jesse Baker scored a 23-yard rushing TD. Legendre kicked the PAT for Staunton's total of 14 points. In the passing game, Dalton Bianco completed 4 passes for a total of 43 yards and had 1...
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Concordia Tuesday Night Men JM Power Washing Svcs: 5 R & B's: 4 The Finishers: 3 Split Happens: 2 Ashton Copeland, 210; Dillon Bertels, 201 and 544; The Finishers, 1041 and 2850; Tom Spears, 203; Tim Copeland, 202 and 524. Wednesday Night Men Deplorables: 53 1st Place: 43 R & Z Boat Lifts & Docks: 41 Hump Day Ladies: 31 Dillon Bertels, 236, 216, and 629; 1st Place, 898; R&Z Boat Lifts & Docks, 2628; Jim Hemp, 202; Brett Dustmann 528. Friday Night Ladies Staunton VFW: 31 Jet Clean Exterior Cleaning: 29 Chicks with Balls: 27 Dirty Tramps: 25 T....
The Coal Country Sports Complex Foundation will be holding a cookout at Randy’s Market in Gillespie on Saturday. Butterfly pork chops, pork burgers, water and soda will be sold. Serving will begin at 10 a.m. and will continue until all sandwiches are sold....
The varsity Boy's soccer team went two and one this week, defeating Piasa 2-0 in extra time, and defeating East Alton Wood River 2-1. Unfortunately, they lost a tough one to Litchfield with the final score being 1-0, bringing their overall wins and losses record to 5-6. The Bulldogs are currently tied in the SCC for 2nd place, with a 2-1 inner-conference play record. On Tuesday, Sept. 12, the boy's soccer team traveled to Litchfield. The match was tied at zero until the panthers scored their...
Congratulations to the Bulldogs' Cross Country team for a great weekend at the Edwardsville Invitational. The Bulldogs had multiple runners crack the top 100 at the event including Nicholas Monohan (58th), Rhyse Rucker (77th), Peyton Luketich (91st), and Aiden Green (93rd) in the boys race. In the girls race, Mallory Lucykow (73rd), Elsah Clark (89th), Olivia Matesa (95th), and Cheyenne Butcher (96th) all placed in the top 100. Their next race is Wednesday, Sept. 27, at Triad...
The Gillespie Minor Soccer Association and the Coal Country Sports Complex Foundation have planned their 17th annual Trivia Night and Silent Auction to be held on Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Benld Civic Center. It's located at 201 East Central Avenue in Benld, across from FEMA's. The doors will open at 6 p.m. and play will begin at 7 p.m. The cost to participate is $10 per person on each team. A Silent Auction, 50/50 drawing and door prizes will also be part of the trivia night fun. Soda and snacks will be provided and sandwiches will be on...
We had a great day for golfing. The course was in wonderful shape. The golfing was not what it usually is; not very good for any of us. The low net was the team of Karen Crosslin and Rosemarie Pickerill with a 45. Two teams tied for low net. They were Kim Meyer and Barb Augustine, Linda Best and Martha Riley (29). Karen, Rosemarie, Kim, Barb, Linda, and Martha all tied for low putts (13). We will be off next week due to preparation for the Mother Road Concert on Saturday, Sept. 23. It will be a great time and we invite all who care to join. We...
The boys finished strong with three wins tonight over Rochester, Lincolnwood and Gillespie. Both Broc Best and Preston Denney finished their regular senior season even par (36) and tied as team medalist. Bryce Coalson (37) and Owen Rizzi (40) finished the scorecard for the Bulldogs. Tonight the boys finished up their regular season with a very impressive record of 29-3. They will be preparing the rest of the week for their conference match at Indian Springs on Monday and post season play...
Oct. 6 - 12:30 p.m. Dismissal, School Improvement Day Oct. 9 - No School Columbus Day Oct. 13 - 2 p.m. Dismissal - End of First Quarter Varsity Football Sept. 22 - 7 p.m. home vs Gillespie Sept. 29 - 7 p.m. at Suthwestern JV Football Sept. 25 - 6 p.m. at Gillespie Oct. 9 - 6 p.m. at Litchfield Freshman Football Sept. 21 - 6 p.m. at Gillespie Sept. 28 - 6 p.m. home vs Southwestern Boys Golf Staunton home matches are played at Timber Lakes Sept. 25 - SCC Conference Tournament at Indian Springs Sept. 27 - 9 a.m. IHSA Regionals Oct. 2 - 9 a.m....
Bulldogs fans got what they have been wanting and the coaches and players got what they have been working so hard to accomplish - an exciting team effort that earned the Bulldogs their first win of the year defeating Hillsboro 35-21. Staunton kicked off to Hillsboro The Toppers had made two first downs when a mishandled ball was recovered by Staunton. Five plays later, the Bulldogs had their first TD, Legendre kicked the PAT and Staunton led 7-0. Still in the first quarter, Hillsboro was able...
Southern Illinois Dressage Classic was held in DuQuoin on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 9 & 10. Avery Donahue, 8 years old, of New Douglas was one of the participants from Brier Bank Equestrian Farm in Marine to compete in Levels A & B Dressage Competitions. During the two day competition, Avery and her horse “Pache” won three first place Blue Ribbons and one 4th place Purple Ribbon. Avery also received the award for being the youngest participant in the competition. Avery is the daughter of Jeff and Elaine Donahue and granddaughter of Carol You...
Oct. 6 - 12:30 p.m. Dismissal, School Improvement Day Oct. 9 - No School Columbus Day Oct. 13 - 2 p.m. Dismissal - End of First Quarter Varsity Football Sept. 15 - 7 p.m. at Carlinville Sept. 22 - 7 p.m. home vs Gillespie JV Football Sept. 18 - 6 p.m. home vs Carlinville Sept. 25 - 6 p.m. at Gillespie Freshman Football Sept. 14 - 6 p.m. home vs Carlinville Sept. 21 - 6 p.m. at Gillespie Boys Golf Staunton home matches are played at Timber Lakes Sept. 12 - 4 p.m. Home vs Greenville, SW, Gillespie & Litchfield Sept. 13 - 4 p.m. at Litchfield...
After competing in a neutral tournament the first week-end of September, the Lady Bulldogs volleyball team had a record of 7-3. On Sept. 1, in the first match of the tournament, Staunton lost to Columbia, 0-2. They came back from that loss and defeated Highland 2-0. On Sept. 2, the Lady Bulldogs lost to O’Fallon, 2-0, lost to Edwardsville 2-0 and came back to defeat Rock Island 2-1....
On Tuesday evening, Aug. 5, the Bulldogs hosted a match at Timberlakes. The boys golf teams played the back nine while the girls teams played the front nine. The boys team added three more wins to their record by beating Carlinville, Southwestern and Pana. Broc Best was team medalist for the Bulldogs with a 40. Bryce Coalson was right behind scoring a 41 and Preston Denney scoring a 44. Both Drake Billings and Owen Rizzi scored a 45 adding to the Bulldogs scorecard. Luke Goldasich (53) also...