GIBSON CITY – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Middle School baseball team won 10-0 over Clifton JL Nash on Thursday. Zeb Greer pitched a four-hit shutout through the five-inning contest, striking out three batters and walking none. Logan Ward hit a two-RBI triple in the first inning and crossed home plate on a Graydon Leonard sacrifice fly ball as GCMS took a […]
2021-08-27
GCMS MS softball wins 18-0 over Tri-Point
CABERY – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Middle School softball team won 18-0 Thursday over Tri-Point. The Falcons lost 3-2 to Mahomet-Seymour on Tuesday, Aug. 24.

Fisher/GCMS soccer vs. Olympia
F-GCMS defeated Olympia 7-1 tonight. Chase Minion finished the match with a Hat Trick +1, while Jacob Chittick tallied 2 goals, and Spencer Kleist added one more. Here are the photos, courtesy of Ryan Minion …

PBL volleyball wins in two sets over Urbana
URBANA – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School varsity volleyball team won 25-8, 25-16 over Urbana on Thursday. Addison Oyer led PBL (3-0) in kills with seven and digs with nine while Aubrey Busboom had 10 assists and three assists and Maisy Johnson had three blocks. The PBL freshmen won 25-10, 25-15 over Urbana. Kaia Krumwiede had six kills while Brooke Kleinert […]

Pastor Steve Jones: Conflict and the Fear of Loss
In this series of articles we’re looking at Psalm 140, a Psalm of King David. I’ve stated that this Psalm addresses a particular type of suffering that God’s people will experience in this life—suffering that comes about when we seek to stand for God, his kingdom, his Word and his ways. We began under the heading: Prayer against Enemy Plots […]

Teams can now register for 9th annual Paxton Swine ‘N’ Dine BBQ Contest
PAXTON — Barbecue enthusiasts will put their grilling skills to the test for a shot at winning cash prizes and trophies when the ninth annual Paxton Swine ‘N’ Dine BBQ Contest is held Saturday, Sept. 18, in the city’s downtown. The cookoff, sponsored by the Paxton Area Chamber of Commerce, is limited to 40 teams, and early registration is strongly […]