RANTOUL – Lydia Runyon tossed her second no-hitter of the season for the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Middle School softball team in a 15-0 win Thursday over Rantoul JW Eater. Runyon struck out eight batters and walked none through a four-inning shutout. The GCMS defense committed one error. The Falcons took a 4-0 lead in the first inning. Avery Hyatt reached base […]
GCMS boys golf finishes second in triangular meet
FAIRBURY – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley boys golf team finished second in a triangular meet on Thursday. The Falcons finished with a score of 186 behind Prairie Central (170) and ahead of Iroquois West (197). Carter Eichelberger led GCMS with a score of 42 while Ryan Carley finished with a score of 43, followed by Zach Price (48), Getty Greer (53), […]
PBL freshman football wins 44-0 over Olympia
PAXTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda freshman football team defeated Olympia 44-0 on Thursday. Cael Bruns ran for a 24-yard touchdown to give PBL an 8-0 lead before Kayden Vance rushed for a 9-yard touchdown, Mason Vaughn scored from nine yards out and Vance completed an 84-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Calver to extend the Panthers’ lead to 30-0 by halftime. Bruns […]
PBL volleyball loses 25-15, 25-20 to Watseka
PAXTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity volleyball team lost 25-15, 25-20 to Watseka on Thursday. Araya Stack had four kills, seven assists, four digs and one ace for PBL (4-1) while Bailey Bruns had four kills and one block, Trixie Johnson had 13 digs and two aces, Aubrey Busboom had six assists, three kills and four digs, Aubree Gooden had three […]
GCMS volleyball loses 25-17, 25-22 to Deer Creek-Mackinaw
GIBSON CITY – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley varsity volleyball team lost 25-17, 25-22 to Deer Creek-Mackinaw on Thursday. Natalie DeSchepper had six kills, two blocks, five digs and one ace for GCMS (2-6, 1-1 Heart of Illinois Conference) while Savannah Shumate had one kill, two blocks and one dig, Sophia Ray had two kills, two blocks, four assists and six digs, […]
PBL JH baseball loses 6-2 to Iroquois West
PAXTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School baseball team lost 6-2 to Iroquois West. Dierks Klann hit 3-for-4 for PBL at the plate. On the mound, Mason Hazelwood allowed six runs – two earned – on seven hits and two walks with one strikeout through 4 1/3 innings pitched. Grant Marshall allowed no runs on no hits and no walks […]
Rantoul/PBL places second in triangular meet
RANTOUL – The Rantoul/Paxton-Buckley-Loda boys golf finished second with a score of 173 at a home triangular meet on Thursday. The Eagles finished with a score of 173 while Monticello finished first with a score of 159 and St. Joseph-Ogden placed third with a score of 177. Justin Merrill finished fifth by shooting a 41 to lead Rantoul/PBL while Alex […]
Christ Lutheran golf places second in triangular meet at Farmer City
FARMER CITY – The Buckley Christ Lutheran High School boys golf team took second in a triangular golf meet on Thursday. Oakwood won with a score of 194 while Christ Lutheran shot a 229 and Blue Ridge shot 250. While Oakwood’s Case Kopacz medaled with a score of 40, Gavin Spitz led Christ Lutheran with a score of 50. Fellow […]
GONE TOO SOON: Jason Ronna was ‘all about the kids’
By WILL BRUMLEVEwill@fordcountychronicle.com CAIRO — Entering his second year as principal of Cairo Elementary School, Jason Ronna was his typical self as he greeted parents attending the school’s open house Thursday afternoon. “He’s there working the room, talking to parents, laughing, holding babies,” said the Cairo school district’s assistant superintendent, Dr. Ronald Ferrell. “If you know Jason, you know how […]
