PBL senior night 2021

NOT PICTURED: Zoey San Diego is the daughter of Lynne Westerhout and Anthony San Diego. She has been in band, robotics and G.I.V.E. Her future plans are to attend college and pursue a career in game design and development. Her favorite memory is “Mr. Hess consoling her as she threw up on the way to New Orleans.”

Photo gallery: PBL football vs. St. Joseph-Ogden

Photo gallery: GCMS football vs. Heyworth

Here are some sights from GCMS’s 56-19 season-ending win over Heyworth on Friday, courtesy of Ryan Minion …

PBL football clinches playoff berth with win over St. Joseph-Ogden

PAXTON – Prior to Friday’s regular-season finale against St. Joseph-Ogden, the Paxton-Buckley-Loda football team held a senior-night ceremony. One of the seniors, Mason Bruns, took part in both the ceremony and the game with a heavy heart as his stepfather, Dustin White, passed away that morning. “It fueled me, and my fuel fueled my linemen, and they just did an […]

PBL’s Ryder James commits to running at the University of Missouri

PAXTON – Ryder James, a senior cross country and track and field runner at Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School, announced his commitment to the University of Missouri via social media on Friday. “I’m really happy about it,” James said. “I knew I wanted to make the decision when it felt right, and I just thought today feels like a good day to […]

Obituary: Joyce Carlson

Joyce Lea Carlson, 93, of Paxton died at 8:25 a.m. Friday, October 22, 2021, at her home. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 30, 2021 at Baier Family Funeral Services, 406 E. Pells Street, Paxton with Rev. Debra Domeier officiating.  Burial will follow in Glen Cemetery, Paxton. Visitation will be 2 hours before the funeral service […]

PBL JH girls basketball teams lose in first round of TCC Tournament

PIPER CITY – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda seventh-grade girls basketball team lost 30-11 to Cissna Park on Saturday in the first round of the Twin County Conference Tournament. Kylie Rust scored six points while Audrey McCoy had three points while Taylor Cole had two points. The PBL eighth-grade team lost 43-2 to Cissna Park in the first round of the TCC Tournament. […]

PBL boys, girls cross country teams advance to sectional round

All photos are courtesy of Sheila Pickens CHRISMAN – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda boys and girls cross country teams each earned a trip to the IHSA Class 1A sectional round. The PBL boys finished second at Saturday’s Chrisman Regional while the girls placed second. “The kids ran well,” PBL head coach Dustin Franckey said. Ryder James won the regional boys’ individual championship […]