The Wrestling Wildcats moved their record to 6-11 this past week with a pair of wins and two losses. On Tuesday, January 8, the Wildcats lost to Jerseyville 72-18 and defeated Roxana 54 – 30. At 106 Amber Speitel lost by fall and won by forfeit. At 113 Tiffany Tiepleman lost by fall and won […]
Wrestling season underway in Ryan’s 50th season as head coach
The 2017-2018 Wrestling Wildcats began practice on November 5 with 16 athletes signed up in Coach Ron Ryan’s 50th season as head coach. Included in this year’s roster are four wrestlers from Mt. Olive, two from Gillespie, eight from Staunton, and two from Bunker Hill. Assisting Ryan with coaching include Don Harvill, Richard Carlile, Toby […]
Help needed for missing Macoupin County track records
Work is continuing on the second and third volumes of a history of the Macoupin County Track Meet that benefit high school track programs around the county. However, some information is missing on individual winners from some of the county meets, and track athletes, parents, coaches, and fans are being asked to help contribute information. […]
Wrestling sign-ups scheduled for Oct. 31
The sign up for the Mt. Olive/Gillespie/Staunton/Bunker Hill High School coop wrestling program will be held on Wednesday, October 31 at 6:30 p.m.. in the Mt. Olive High School study hall. Please enter through the front door of Mt. Olive High School. Athletes are reminded that they must have a current physical, a signed insurance […]
Football players volunteer on holiday
Area kids in the Gillespie school district were off from school on Monday for the Columbus Day holiday, but high school football players were at the school carrying cabinets, table tops, and storage units inside the new science lab being constructed inside the middle school. The community service activity is the latest performance from the […]
Gillespie football team continues community service
The Gillespie High School football team continued its community service in the Ben-Gil area in addition to preparing for the upcoming season that begins August 24 in Vandalia. The team’s first home game is scheduled for Friday, August 31 when they host Carlinville. Most recently, the team picked up trash at the Dorchester Homecoming Picnic […]
Carlinville Capitals finish first in division
The Carlinville Capitals on finished first in their division and second place in the SWIBL 11U White end of year tournament. The Capitals had a very successful season and capped it off with a hard fought second place finish in the end of the year tournament. The team is planning to move up into the […]
GHS spring athletes earn all-conference honors
A number of spring athletes from Gillespie High School are among honorees of the South Central Conference (SCC) to earn all-conference honors according to an announcement released by Gillespie CUSD 7 Athletic Director Mike Bertagnolli on Monday. Athletes receiving the awards received the most votes from the coaches in the SCC. SOFTBALL 1st team: Sydney […]
GHS baseball to host alumni day, plaque dedication
Gillespie Miners Baseball will be hosting an Alumni Day and Plaque Dedication on Saturday, April 28 at the High School Baseball Field. The Miners will be playing in a 3-team round robin with Southwestern and Calhoun. Miners play at 10:00 a.m. versus Southwestern, Calhoun versus Southwestern at noon, and Gillespie versus Calhoun at 2:00 p.m. […]
GMS softball to host three-person scramble
Gillespie Middle School softball will host a three-person scramble on Saturday, April 21 at Timber Lakes Golf Course in Staunton. Tee-off for the Gillespie Indians Softball Open will be at 9:30 a.m. Cost to participate is $100 per golfer, which includes a meal and drink tickets. The event will also include a 50/50 drawing, skins […]
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