Area Sports

By Daniel L. Chamness The Monticello Invitational tends to be a great test for many athletes. If that is true, some athletes and a couple of Arcola Purple Rider Relays have to be pretty happy with where they stand. Tanner Thomas most likely left the Monticello Track with a smile. Brody Phillips and Braden Phillips…

By Daniel L. Chamness If you score more than 10 runs in baseball, you are going to win games. That is not just something that baseball players know, everyone knows that. It is common knowledge and common sense. Read the rest of this story in the E-edition by subscribing to the County Chronicle.

By Mike Monahan WARRENSBURG – Arcola’s softball team committed nine errors as they lost to Warrensburg-Latham Monday in a non-conference game, 19-4. Read the rest of this story in the E-edition by subscribing to the County Chronicle.

By Sally McCarthy The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond Knights boys track and field team competed at the annual Sages Invitational hosted by Monticello High School. The meet features some of the best track and field athletes in the area. There are no team scores kept at the meet. Read the rest of this story in…

On Tuesday, April 9 the Knights jr. high track and field teams finally got to have their second meet of the season after weather cancelled two opportunities last week. They held their first home meet of the season with Arcola and Villa Grove being the opponents. Read the rest of this story in the E-edition…

By Mike Monahan BETHANY – In a key Lincoln Prairie Conference baseball game Monday on the turf at Okaw Valley, it was a two-run fourth inning by the Timberwolves that proved to be the difference. Read the rest of this story in the E-edition by subscribing to the County Chronicle.

By Mike Monahan ARTHUR – In a Lincoln Prairie Conference softball game ALAH and Blue Ridge were all even at six heading into the bottom of the seventh. Read the rest of this story in the E-edition by subscribing to the County Chronicle.

By Sally McCarthy On a beautiful day, finally, for a track and field meet the ALAH Jr. High boys and girls team held their twenty-second ALAH JH Invite. The meet began in 2002, to the date as the first JH Invite which at the time was just Arthur JH was held on April 13, 2002.…

By Lenny Sementi Tuscola’s girls track team took another step forward toward May edging the host Unity Rockets by less than 4-points at the premiere 18-team Invite this past Friday evening. Seven of coach Drew Sterkel’s athlete’s donated to the 111-point team total with Lia Patterson leading the way donating 40-points to the cause while…