Photo gallery: GCMS boys basketball at Salt Fork

Obituary: Carolee Cook

Carolee Cook, 79 of Gibson City, passed away at 12:00 midnight, January 29, 2022, at OSF Saint James-John W. Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac. There will be no services.  Baier Family Funeral Services, Paxton is assisting the family with arrangements. Carolee was born April 29, 1942, in Arrowsmith the daughter of Harold and Margaret Anderson Buesing.  She is survived by one […]

Obituary: Daniel Walker

Daniel Lee Walker, 69 of Ludlow, passed away at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Accolade Healthcare of Paxton on Pells. There will be no services.  Baier Family Funeral Services, Paxton is assisting the family with arrangements. Daniel was born June 17, 1952, in Chicago the son of Eugene E. and Edith Covelli Walker.  He graduated from Huth Grade […]

GCMS/Fisher finishes third at HOIC Duals Tournament

LEROY – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher High School wrestling team finished third in the Heart of Illinois Conference Duals Tournament on Saturday. The Falcons won 40-37 in the third-place dual over Ridgeview/Lexington. Braylen Kean won via 1:39 pinfall in the 170-pound match while Aiden Sancken pinned his 182-pound opponent in a time of 3:47. Altin Nettleton won via 3:13 pinfall at […]

GCMS boys basketball loses 64-37 to Salt Fork

CATLIN – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley boys basketball team played its second road game in two days on Saturday. While GCMS was coming off a 32-28 victory over Deer Creek-Mackinaw the previous Friday, Salt Fork hosted the Falcons after a 53-45 home loss to Iroquois West on Friday. The Falcons could not earn a second road victory on Saturday as Salt […]

PBL 8th-grade boys basketball defeats Pontiac 51-34 in IESA Class 3A Gibson City Regional quarterfinals

GIBSON CITY — The Paxton-Buckley-Loda eighth-grade boys basketball team won 51-34 over Pontiac in the IESA Class 3A Gibson City Regional quarterfinals on Saturday. Tyler Cole scored 19 points for PBL while grabbing four rebounds and recording nine assists and six steals. Ethan Williams had 10 points and eight rebounds. Kayden Vance had eight points, five steals, four rebounds and […]

PBL boys basketball wins 64-49 over Herscher

HERSCHER – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity boys basketball team won 64-49 over Herscher in the Herscher Shootout on Saturday. The Panthers (12-8) outscored Herscher 16-14 in the first quarter as Kayden Snelling scored six points during the quarter while Mason Bruns had four points and Keagan Busboom and Jacob Gronsky each drained a 3-pointer. In the second quarter, PBL outscored Herscher […]

PBL girls basketball loses 28-17 to Athens in IPC/Sangamo Shootout

WILLIAMSVILLE – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity girls basketball team lost 28-17 to Athens in the Illini Prairie/Sangamo Conference Shootout on Saturday. Emily Robidoux scored four points for PBL (10-14) while Lorena Arnett and Makenna Ecker each had three points. Trixie Johnson, Maisy Johnson and Losa Suaava each had two points while Lillie Frichtl had one point. Athens 28, PBL 17 PBL         […]