THOMASBORO – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda eighth-grade girls basketball team won 36-23 over Prairieview-Ogden on Tuesday. Emmalynn Shumate led PBL with 15 points, three steals, six rebounds and three assists while Tinley Eichelberger had 10 points, four assists, one steal and one rebound and Anna Reber had four points, two steals, two rebounds and one assist. Blaire McKenry had two points, three […]
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PBL volleyball ends season with loss to Olympia in first round of regionals
STANFORD – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity volleyball team lost 25-12, 25-17 to Olympia in the IHSA Class 2A Stanford Olympia Regional quarterfinals on Monday. Emmy Bagwell, Ellie Dirks, Hallee Johnson and Olivia Rehg each had three kills for PBL (11-22) while Meredith Foster had two kills and Morgan Goss and Addison Quinn each had one kill. Kylie Rust had 12 assists […]
PBL 8th-grade girls basketball wins 22-14 over Iroquois West
CISSNA PARK – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda eighth-grade girls basketball team won 22-14 over Iroquois West in the Twin County Conference Tournament semifinals on Monday. Tinley Eichelberger had 11 points while Zaharra Perez had four points and Blaire McKenry, Katie Piatt and Scarlett Curtis each had two points. Eichelberger also had six steals and two rebounds while Addie Lindsey had five steals […]
Cissna Park volleyball wins 25-12, 25-16 over Milford in regional quarterfinals, to meet GCMS in semifinals
STREATOR – The Cissna Park High School volleyball team won 25-12, 25-16 over Milford in the IHSA Class 1A Streator Woodland Regional quarterfinals on Monday. The top-seeded Timberwolves will face eighth-seeded Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, which defeated Normal Calvary Christian Academy 25-8, 25-16, in the regional semifinals at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Addison Lucht had nine kills and five digs for Cissna Park […]
GCMS football to host Ottawa Marquette in first round of playoffs
GIBSON CITY – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley varsity football team is entering the IHSA Class 1A postseason for the third season in a row. The Falcons will host Ottawa Marquette in the first round at 1 p.m. Saturday. “The kids are excited and ready to get into the postseason,” GCMS head coach Chad Augspurger said. “It’s going to be a fun […]
PBL boys, girls cross country teams qualify for IHSA sectionals
IHSA Class 1A KANKAKEE REGIONAL GIRLS Team scores 1. Palos Heights Chicago Christian, 54; 2. Manteno, 57; 3. Paxton-Buckley-Loda, 76; 4. Herscher, 77; 5. Beecher, 96; 6. Kankakee McNamara, 130. Top individuals 1. Klarke Goranson (MAN) 18:07.62; 2. Kelly O’Connor (HER) 18:38.24; 3. Kihra Moes (PHCC) 18:41.36; 4. Lyla Nevel (MAN) 19:01.55; 5. Maddison DeOrnellas (PBL) 19:50.49; 6. Sophie Venckauskas […]
GCMS cross country trio qualifies for IHSA sectionals
CHRISMAN – All three Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School runners earned a trip to the IHSA Class 1A Toledo Cumberland Sectional next Saturday. Keegan DeWall finished fifth in the boys’ race with a time of 15:49.3 in the Chrisman Regional on Saturday while Brysen Butler finished 19th with a time of 16:59.9. Erin McCall qualified in the girls’ race by finishing […]
PBL 8th-grade girls basketball wins 27-12 over Watseka Glenn Raymond in first round of TCC Tourney
CISSNA PARK – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda eighth-grade girls basketball team won 27-12 over Watseka Glenn Raymond in the first round of the Twin County Conference Tournament on Saturday. Tinley Eichelberger had 14 points, eight rebounds, one steal and one assist while Emmalynn Shumate had eight points, four steals and three rebounds. Avery Johnson had three points and one assist while Katie […]
PBL Mighty Mites end season with 6-0 loss to Clifton Central in title game
PAXTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda Youth Football Mighty Mites ended their season with a 6-0 loss to Clifton Central in the Central Illinois Football League Super Bowl on Saturday. With the loss, PBL ended its season with a record of 8-2. The game was scoreless for the first 37 minutes before Clifton Central’s Brantley Lehmkuhl scored on a 4-yard touchdown run […]
GCMS Youth Football Juniors win CIFL Super Bowl, defeat Momence 32-0
PAXTON – En route to winning the Central Illinois Football League championship, the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Youth Football Juniors lost only one game in the 2025 season. On Sept. 20, GCMS was shut out in a 12-0 loss to Momence. In Saturday’s CIFL Super Bowl game, the Falcons returned the favor, shutting out Momence 32-0 to claim the league title and […]
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