By Lenny Sementi Sophomore Jayden Gaines has been turning some heads as of late on the links at Iron Horse Golf Club, and this past Monday the 9th he led the charge for the boys’ team as head coach Doug Bauer’s squad won a triangular meet against Arcola and Charleston. Gaines carded his second best…
By Lenny Sementi Head volleyball coach Lydia Miller’s team rebounded from a tough day last Saturday at the Casey Invite to sweep a strong Arcola squad 25-19, 26-24 this past Monday the 9th thanks to a thrilling set two victory in extra time. The Lady Warriors jumped back above the .500 mark moving to 6-5…
By Lenny Sementi Senior Mason Day and junior Brynn Tabeling led the way at Monticello’s Allerton park last Tuesday the 10th as head cross country coach Mike Rosenbaum’s boys’ and girls’ squads swept a seven team event hosted by Bement. Day and Tabeling both collected medalist honors crossing the line in first in the respective…
By Lenny Sementi Head cross country coach Mike Rosenbaum was all smiles last Saturday at the 13-team Shelbyville Invite as both his boys and girls teams set a combined six personal records and seven season best times. If you’re counting that’s 13 runners out of 14 runners competing for the black and gold posting season…
Central A&M came out firing and never slowed down upending the third ranked Warriors 49-14 in a battle of top five state ranked teams. Tuscola entered the contest ranked third, while the Raiders were one spot back in fourth, both entering the contest unbeaten on the season boasting a combined 4-0 after the non-conference portion…
By Tony Hooker Football There is no question that the talent gap between the Villa Grove Heritage Blue Devils football team and the better teams in the area has narrowed. Unfortunately, it’s also true that the team has to play error free ball to compete. Both factors were on display during Friday night’s 41-6 loss…
By Lenny Sementi Coach Lydia Millers Lady Warriors entered Saturday’s Casey-Westfield Invite on an up note after opening the 2019 season with a 4-1 record overall, but the ball bounced the wrong way most of the tourney. Tuscola left at .500 on the season dropping 4 of their 5 contests moving to 5-5 overall and…
By Lenny Sementi Tuscola’s volleyball team ran away and hid in game one of a home match against Villa Grove on Tuesday the 3rd, upending the Grovers 25-15 then won an overtime thriller in game two 27-25 to sweep a tough Lady Blue Devil squad. Maddie Green continued her early season dominance from her setter…
By Lenny Sementi Freshman Ella Boyer is on the move on the golf course. The first-year player for coach Doug Bauer started playing golf less than 30 days ago, and this past Wednesday night on the road at Monticello, she shaved nearly 20 strokes off her first round of her night to lead the way…
By Lenny Sementi Tuscola’s boys’ and girls’ cross country teams traveled west to Chrisman for one of the toughest races in the state, the Annual Cow Chip Classic. The 3-mile tour of the Chrisman country side boasts not only some of the top individual runners in the state but also four or five of the…