2021-05-12 E-Edition

GCMS/Fisher High School wrestling wins 42-36 over Normal Community

GIBSON CITY – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher High School wrestling team won 42-36 over Normal Community High School on Tuesday. Shawn Schlickman won via 13-second pinfall in the 113-pound match. Cale Horsch pinned his 132-pound opponent in a time of 1:24 while Carson Maxey won via 3:26 pinfall at 138 pounds. Carter Kallal won via 1:25 pinfall at 145 pounds while […]

PBL softball loses 6-1 to Clifton Central

PAXTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School softball team lost 6-1 to Clifton Central on Tuesday. Baylee Cosgrove hit 2-for-3 with a triple and a double along with an RBI. Lorena Arnett hit 2-for-4 with a run scored while Kayla Adwell, Jaden Bender and Averi Garrett each had a hit as well. Mallorie Ecker had three strikeouts and one walk while […]

Clifton Central defeats PBL baseball 9-1

PAXTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School baseball team lost 9-1 to Clifton Central on Tuesday. Jacob Gronsky drove in PBL’s lone run in the first inning as the Panthers produced two this at the plate. Luke Shoven earned the pitching win for Clifton Central (6-0) as he struck out nine batters and walked two while allowing one run on two […]

PBL JH track and field athletes set school records

PAXTON — The Paxton-Buckley eighth-grade boys track and field 4×100 relay team ran a school-record of time 48.57 seconds during a home meet on Tuesday, May 11. Conner Vaughn, Sawyer Floyd, Tyler Cole and Robert Boyd-Meents finished first in the meet in the process. The old record of 48.74 seconds was set in 2002 by Joe Brown, Eric Wolfe, Austin […]

Photo gallery: PBL Junior High vs. GCMS Middle School track and field

John Schneider to put both musical and acting talents on display Friday in Gibson City

GIBSON CITY — Ahead of his appearance Friday night at Gibson City’s Harvest Moon Drive-In, John Schneider spoke via phone with the Ford County Chronicle’s Will Brumleve about his career as a Hollywood actor, movie director, country musician and co-founder of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. To some, the 61-year-old Schneider may be best known for his portrayal of Beauregard “Bo” […]