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50th Anniversary Recognition of Cerro Gordo Basketball Teams

January 24, 2023

TWO BRONCOS TEAMS RECOGNIZED. A special celebration was held last Tuesday evening at the boys home basketball game honoring the 50th anniversary of the 1972-1973 and 1973-1974 Cerro Gordo High School boys basketball team and the CGB Broncos team of 2021-2022 that broke their record which stood for 48 years. Pictured is (Front row) Colin…

BRYAN SMITH SWORN IN

January 24, 2023

SMITH SWORN IN AS DISTRICT 1 ZONE DIRECTOR FOR THE TOWNSHIP CLERKS ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS. Pictured is Long Creek Township Clerk Bryan E. Smith being sworn in and congratulated as District 1 Zone Director for the Township Clerks Association of Illinois. Smith was elected as a Zone 1 Director for the organization last November at…

ALAH BOYS BASKETBALL

January 24, 2023

Knights senior Clay Seal puts up a jumper over the Villa Grove defense in the home game last week. Clay finished with 6 points in the Knights 69-57 victory over the Blue Devils. The Knights were to begin Lincoln Prairie Conference tournament play with a home game against the Heritage Hawks on Friday, January 20.…

ALAH GIRLS BASKETBALL

January 24, 2023

The Knights’ defense kept the Riders’ offense from scoring for the last 31.8 seconds of regulation in the conference tourney game on Saturday. After Claire Seal made two free throws to tie the game at 40 the defense held and forced the first of two overtime periods in the game. Shown here on defense at…

ALAH CHEERLEADERS

January 24, 2023

The Knights cheerleaders take the floor between the first and second quarters of the boys LPC tournament game last Friday. Counterclockwise: Lilly Hart, Kendall Burdick, Molly Appleby, Emmalee Nall, Kaylee McDaniel, Kaylee Thompson, Regann Bowles, Grace Romine, Olivia Binion, Lillian Edwards, Ross Young, Kimberly Krutsinger, and Chloe Schable.

ALAH 8th GRADERS RECOGNIZED

January 24, 2023

ALAH 8th Graders Recognized at their Last Home Game. The ALAH eighth grade basketball team was recognized between the seventh grade and eighth grade games last Thursday, January 19 in the gym at Lovington. Introduced were Wyatt Stuckey, son of Megan Cunningham; Jaden Reynolds, son of Anthony Reynolds; Cameron McGill, son of Brad and Laura…

CGB BULLDOGS RECOGNIZED

January 24, 2023

CGB BULLDOGS RECOGNIZED. The Cerro Gordo-Bement eighth grade basketball team along with cheerleaders and their families were recognized last Thursday, January 19 between games. Introduced were Cooper Winkelmann, son of Tonia Stull; Anthony Olglesby, son of Mark Kaufman; Azul Mendez, son of Janet Ponce and Emilio Rodriguez; Abraham Nixon, son of Mary Nixon; Trevor Cogdill,…

MTZ boys basketball picks up 20th win of season

January 24, 2023

Lyncoln Koester and JC Anderson defend the Rockets’ ball handler in a 64-46 win against Tolono-Unity at Tolono-Unity. By BLAKE FAITH Staff Writer The Mt. Zion boys basketball team picked up two wins last week that resulted in its 20th win of the season. Against Tolono-Unity the Braves offense started quickly. On their first possession…

MTZ girls basketball wins two more

January 24, 2023

Jocelyn Turner goes up for a layup in a a 66-55 win against St. Teresa at St. Teresa. By BLAKE FAITH Staff Writer The Mt. Zion girls basketball team won both of its games last week with two non-conference wins against St. Teresa and Maroa-Forsyth. Against St. Teresa, the Braves went into the second quarter…

Logan Beckmier Commits to Western Illinois University for Cross Country and Track

January 24, 2023

Logan Beckmier, senior standout distance runner, is shown here with family members after signing his commitment to attend Western Illinois University to continue his running career. Seated from left to right are: Tanner Beckmier, Ryker Beckmier, Logan, Megan Beckmier and Tucker Beckmier. Standing from left to right are, Sherry and Lyle Dorjahn, Michelle Beckmier and…

50th Anniversary Recognition of Cerro Gordo Basketball Teams

BRYAN SMITH SWORN IN

ALAH BOYS BASKETBALL

ALAH GIRLS BASKETBALL

ALAH CHEERLEADERS

ALAH 8th GRADERS RECOGNIZED

CGB BULLDOGS RECOGNIZED

MTZ boys basketball picks up 20th win of season

MTZ girls basketball wins two more

Logan Beckmier Commits to Western Illinois University for Cross Country and Track

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50th Anniversary Recognition of Cerro Gordo Basketball Teams

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