Photo gallery: PBL baseball at Champaign Centennial

PBL baseball wins 7-4 over Champaign Centennial

CHAMPAIGN – The Paxton-Buckey-Loda varsity baseball team won 7-4 over Champaign Centennial on Monday to climb above the .500 mark. “Overall, it’s a really nice win against a pretty good ballclub,” PBL head coach Brock Niebuhr said. The Panthers (2-1-1) trailed 4-3 going into the fifth inning before taking the lead via four runs during the fifth inning. Jacob Gronsky […]

GCMS baseball wins 12-2 over Ridgeview in home opener

GIBSON CITY – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley varsity baseball team won 12-2 in its home opener over Ridgeview on Monday. In the bottom of the first inning, GCMS scored five runs to take a 5-1 lead. Ty Cribbett was hit by a pitch and Brayden Elliott singled to center field before Hunter Brewer drew a walk to load the bases. With […]

PBL softball loses 14-1 to Fisher

PAXTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School softball team lost 14-1 to Fisher on Monday. Charley Ulrich went 1-for-1 with a run scored for PBL (0-3) while Lorena Arnett, Emma Steiner and Morgan Uden each produced a hit as well. On the mound, Steiner allowed 12 earned runs on 16 hits and three walks with three strikeouts through three innings. Ally […]

PBL’s Trixie Johnson wins 800-meter race in girls track and field indoor meet

BLOOMINGTON – Trixie Johnson of the Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School girls track and field team won the 800-meter race with a time of 2:22 during Monday’s Clinton Maroons Last Chance Meet. Lillie Frichtl finished fourth for the Panthers in the long jump with a leap of five meters. PBL’s Kate Wilson and Bailey Luebchow tied for 11th in the pole vault […]

Obituary: Francis Glascock

Gibson City- Francis D. Glascock, 80, of Gibson City peacefully passed away at 8:15 pm Saturday March 19, 2022 at the Accolade Senior Living Center in Paxton. Graveside services will be held Monday March 28, 2022 at 11 a.m. at the Elliott Cemetery in Elliott, with Pastor Neal Kentch officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to Gibson Area Hospital or […]