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The Staunton girls track team was one of 17 teams competing in the IHSA Class 1A TRG Sectional Meet held Thursday, May 12, in Gillespie. Litchfield had the strongest showing with 99 team points followed by Virden with 69 points. The Staunton girls won 19 team points. Grace Bekeske had a great day both as a member of relay teams and in individual events. However, it was her performance in the triple jump that earned her a ticket to state competition on May 19-21 at O’Brien Stadium in Charleston. Grace placed 2nd with her jump of 9.34m, a p...
The Staunton High School baseball team defeated Southwestern on May 9. SW 4 -0 -0 -0 -2 -0 -4 =10 Sta 0 -4 -6 -2 -0 -0 -x =12 The Piasa Birds threatened in the last inning but were unable to get the 3 more runs to get the win. Staunton runs were scored by Dillon Pritchett, Cayden Silvester, Cody Ury, Brady Gillen, 2 ea.; Adam Overby, Trace Trettenero, Luke Meyer, and Cole Sternickle, 1 ea. Gillen led the hitters with 2 and 3 RBIs. Pritchett had just one hit, but it was a home run good for 2 RBIs. Other hits/RBIs were by Overby 1/2, Best 1/1,...
The Lady Bulldogs soccer team ended their season with a 1-5 playoff loss at Greenville on Tuesday, May 10. No individual stats were available for the game. The girls ended with an overall season record of 8-10-2. They were 2-5 in conference play....
Even though it was an extremely hot day for May the Staunton Country Club Ladies League had a good turnout. The low gross was a tie between the teams of Barb Augustine and Kathryn Young and Rosemarie Pickerill and Linda Rohe. Rosemarie and Linda also had low putts. The low net team was Karen Crosslin and Gloria Paolino. They all enjoyed lunch. The golfers will begin at 9:30 am next Thursday....
The Lady Bulldog softball team defeated the Lady Hiltoppers in Hillsboro on Monday, May 2. Staun. 0 -2 -3 -2 -1 -3 -1=12 Hills. 0 -4 -0 -0 -0 -0 -1 = 5 Staunton runs were scored by Kylie Lucykow (2), Lilly Troeckler (2), Ele Feldmann (2), Taylor Nolan (2), Samantha Anderson, Whitney Weller, Savannah Bilings and Koral Keehner, 1 each. Keehner had 2 hits, one of which was a home run and 2 RBIs. Billings and Troeckler were the leading hitters with 3 each including 2 doubles by Billings with 1 RBI...
Cayden Silvester, senior at Staunton High School, recently had his signing ceremony where he has committed to further his education by attending Millikin University to study Sports Analytics and play baseball. Cayden (center) is flanked by his parents, Brian and Tecia Silvester. His coaches are in the back–SHS baseball head coach Danny Scroggins and his Extreme Elite coaches, Keith Lowry, Chris Fair and Cody Massey....
The baseball Bulldogs were in Hillsboro on Monday, May 2, where they lost to the Hiltoppers 0-5. Hillsboro scored 2 runs in the first inning and added 3 in the 6th. Deklan Riggs pitched 7 innings for the Hiltoppers. He faced 21 batters, struck out 10, walked none, gave up 1 hit and 0 runs. Cayden Silvester had the Bulldog's lone hit. He also pitched 5 innings for Staunton, faced 21 batters, struck out 8, walked 3, gave up 3 hits and 2 runs. Luke Meyer pitched 1 inning, faced 6 batters, struck...
The IHSA has posted brackets for the State playoffs in softball, baseball, and soccer. Softball The Lady Bulldogs will get a first round bye and play their first game on Wednesday, May 18, at 4:30 p.m. in Vandalia. They will play the winner of Monday’s Greenville vs. Litchfield game. A win on the 18th advances them to the Vandalia Regional championship game on May 20. The Vandalia Regional champion will play the winner of the Alton (Marquette) Regional on May 25 at 4:30 p.m. in the Gillespie Sectional. Baseball The baseball Bulldogs will p...
The Staunton High School boys and girls track teams hosted and competed in the South Central Conference meet on May 3. Men’s Results Carlinville won the Men’s Division with a team score of 137 followed by Pana 133, Litchfield 84, Staunton 63, Hillsboro 52, Gillespie 41, Southwestern 34, Vandalia 11 and Greenville 2. Staunton points were won in the following events. Drake Dufrain led the team with two first place finishes and earned a total of 20 points. His time of 16.23 was first in the 110m hurdles and his time of 44.15 was first in the 300...
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The Staunton High School boys and girls track teams hosted and competed in the South Central Conference meet on May 3. Men’s Results Carlinville won the Men’s Division with a team score of 137 followed by Pana 133, Litchfield 84, Staunton 63, Hillsboro 52, Gillespie 41, Southwestern 34, Vandalia 11 and Greenville 2. Staunton points were won in the following events. Drake Dufrain led the team with two first place finishes and earned a total of 20 points. His time of 16.23 was first in the 110m hurdles and his time of 44.15 was first in the 300...
The Macoupin County Track Meet was held Friday, May 6 at Carlinville High School. In the Men’s Division, Virden (North Mac) took first place with 173 points followed by Carlinville, 139.75; Southwestern, 72.5; Gillespie, 71; Staunton, 70.75; and Bunker Hill, 18. Drake Dufrain won first place points in both the 110m hurdles (16.23) and 300m hurdles (43.44). Thomas Ogata placed 9th in the 300m hurdles. In the distance events, Broc Best placed 4th in the 1600 meters and Troy Albertina was 4th in the 3200 meters. Ogata and Michel Brand placed 6...
May 13 - High School Commencement, 7 p.m May 23 - Last Day of School (2 p.m. Dismissal) May 24 - Teacher Institute Girls Softball May 11 - Home vs GNHS Greenfield May 12 - Home vs Bunker Hill Game time - 4:30 p.m. Boys Baseball May 11 - home vs GNHS (Greenfield) Game time 4:30 p.m....
The Jr. Bulldogs will be having their annual Punt-Pass-Kick event this Sunday, May 15, at the football shed by the baseball fields. The event will run from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Awards will be given out afterward. Concessions will be available....
On Tuesday, April 26, the SHS baseball team traveled to Litchfield. The Panthers defeated the Bulldogs 3-1. Staunton scored a run in the 3rd inning and held a 1-0 lead until the 6th when Litchfield scored all 3 of their runs to win the game. Preston Denney scored the only Bulldogs run and Sam Best had their only RBI. Denney, Best and Cole Sternickle each had 1 hit. Cody Ury started and pitched 5 innings. He struck out 4, walked 2, gave up 3 hits and 2 runs. Sam Best pitched one inning. He...
The Lady Bulldogs enjoyed a 9-0 win over East Alton/Wood River on Monday, April 25. Staunton goals were scored by Danielle Russell 1, Lily Bruhn 4, Brooke Kinder 2, Breanna Feeley 1 and Haris Legendre 1. Assists were by Lexi Pfeiffer 3, Legendre 2, Russell and Ali Fritz 1 ea. Valeria Cazares was the Staunton goalie. Her team only allowed 1 shot on goal which she saved for the shutout win. Last week they ran into some stiff competition and lost the next three games. On April 26, Staunton lost to...
The Staunton High School Lady Bulldogs softball team had a great week as they added 3 wins to their season record. On Monday, April 25, the girls defeated North Mac 15-4. Sta. 1- 0- 3- 0- 4- 4- 3=15 N.Mac .....1- 3- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0 = 4 Staunton runs were scored by Savannah Billings 3, Taylor Nolan 3, Koral Keehner 3, Ele Feldmann 2, Kylie Lucykow, Evin Frank, Whitney Weller and Korryn Keehner, 1 each. The girls had 20 hits, led by Nolan with 5 hits and 4 RBIs. Other hits/RBIs were by Koral...
The Staunton Relays (Men and Women) were held Thursday, April 28th, with 6 schools participating. Mens Division - Varsity - North Mac won first with 132 team points followed by Staunton 92, Southwestern 75, Althoff Catholic 73, Marquette 28 and SIUE Charter 4. Staunton men (varsity finishing in the top 5) were led by Drake Dufrain who won first place in the 110m Hurdles with a PR 16.49. Other individuals (varsity) placing in the top 5: Joe Goss 3rd in Shot Put and 5th in Discus; Strebel and Ogata placed 3-4 in the High Jump; Matesa was 3rd in...
The Staunton men's and women's track teams competed at the Murphysboro Coed Open on Monday, April 25. It was a large event with schools much larger than Staunton competing, but it provided valuable experience for the Staunton teams. Men's Division Murphysboro dominated both divisions winning the mens division with 125 team points followed by Carterville 108, Bluford (Webber) 58, McLeansboro 51 and Staunton 45. Braden Buffington won first place points for Staunton in the long jump with his PR distance of 20’7”. Braden also placed 7th in the trip...
May 4 - School Improvement Day (12:30 p.m dismissal) May 13 - Commencement, 7 p.m May 23 - Last Day of School (2 p.m. Dismissal) May 24 - Teacher Institute Girls Soccer May 5 - at Wesclin (Trenton) 4:30 p.m. Girls Softball May 4 - Home vs Gillespie May 5 - Home vs CM (Bethalto) May 11 - Home vs GNHS Greenfield May 12 - Home vs Bunker Hill Game time - 4:30 p.m. Boys Baseball May 4 - at Calhoun (Hardin) May 6 - home vs Gillespie May 9 - TBA May 11 - home vs GNHS (Greenfield) Game time - 4:30 p.m....
The Staunton High School Lady Softball Bulldogs were in Vandalia on April 19 and defeated the Lady Vandals 10-4. After 3 innings, Staunton held a 6-3 lead. The Lady Dogs added 3 runs in the 5th, bringing their lead up to 9-3. Vandalia was able to add one run in the 6th and Staunton came back with a run in the 7th to get the 10-4 win. Staunton runs were scored by Ele Feldmann 3, Lilly Bandy 2, Korryn Keehner 2; Kylie Lucykow, Evin Frank, and Taylor Nolan,1 each. Feldmann and Nolan led in hitting...
The Staunton High School baseball team traveled to Vandalia on Tuesday, April 19. The Bulldogs lost this game in extra innings. They scored 2 in the second inning and added 1 in the fifth to take a 3-0 lead but that was short lived as Vandalia scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 5th. Both teams added 1 in the 6th and at the end of seven innings, the scored was still tied at 4-4. Staunton was unable to score in the top of the 8th but Vandalia did cross the plate in the bottom to take the win....
The Staunton High School Lady Bulldog soccer team was in Litchfield on Thursday, April 21, and defeated the Panthers 5-1. Staunton 1 - 4 = 5 Litchfield 1 - 0 = 1 Goals by Staunton were by Lily Bruhn 3, Brooke Kinder 1, Breanna Freeley 1 and Haris Legendre had 3 assists. The Lady Bulldogs had 29 shots on goal. Valeria Cazaria was the Lady Bulldogs goalie for the entire game. She faced 12 shots on goal, allowed 1 and made 11 saves. The win at Litchfield brought their season record to 7-5-2. This week, the girls were scheduled to play EA/WR at...
Staunton Frosh/Soph boys and girls competed at a conference meet at Southwestern (Piasa) on Thursday, April 21. Teams were from Carlinville, Gillespie, Greenville, Hillsboro, Litchfield, Pana, Southwestern, Staunton and Vandalia. Men’s Division Staunton won the men's division with 108 team points followed by Litchfield with 105.5. and Carlinville 94. Staunton men placed in the top 5 in the following events. 100 Meters- 3rd - Ethan Rantanen; 200 Meters- 2nd Braden Buffington; 800 Meters - 2nd Thomas Ogata; 1600 Meters- 3rd Nicholas Monahan; 3...
On Tuesday, April 12, the Staunton High School baseball team defeated Pana 7-3. After Pana scored 1 run in the top of the first, Staunton rallied with 5 runs in the bottom and added another 2 in the bottom of the second to take the 7-1 lead. Pana added 1 run in the 3rd and 4th, but that ended the scoring with the Bulldogs ahead 7-3. Staunton runs were scored by Sam Best, Trace Trettenero, Matthew Sievers, Cody Ury, Dillon Pritchett, Luke Meyer, and Luke Dewitt, 1 ea. Silvester led the hitting...