Many athletes on Gillespie High School’s baseball and softball teams are recipients of 2017 all-conference awards presented by the South Central Conference, according to announcements from the conference this week. SOFTBALL The Miners softball team garnered majority of the highest-ranking awards earning five of the 11 spots on the first team after Gillespie won their […]
Softball wins regional, advances to sectional on Tuesday
For the second time this season, the Gillespie softball team (24-6) prevailed against the Hillsboro Hilltoppers. Monday afternoon’s victory was more celebratory though as the team’s fate was at risk, but it was another day of work as Gillespie won their third straight regional title. They advance to play Tri-City in sectionals on Tuesday afternoon […]
Both baseball and softball contending for regional championships
UPDATE: Both the baseball and softball regional championship games slated for Saturday morning have been rained out. They both will be played on Monday, May 22 at 4:30 p.m. in the locations previously listed. The Gillespie High School baseball and softball teams are regional championship bound with both games scheduled at different locations on Saturday at […]
Softball wins conference ahead of regionals
Gillespie Softball (22-6) had an exciting week last week by honoring their departing seniors earlier in the week and capping the week by winning the South Central Conference on Friday. Departing the team at the conclusion of this year’s season are Addison Bryant, a Lincoln Land recruit, Ally Bires and Abigail Smith. The back-to-back conference […]
Bryant passes 1000 career strikeouts for Miners
Gillespie softball (15-5) pitcher Addison Bryant reached a milestone Thursday evening in Springfield when the Miners suffered their fifth loss of the season to Sacred Heart-Griffin. The senior struck out eight of the 25 batters she faced to become just the second pitcher in Gillespie’s history to reach 1,000 career strikeouts. She fanned two in […]
Baseball wins Beardstown tournament, snaps win streak
The Gillespie High School baseball team (8-4) had a successful Easter break winning all three games in the Beardstown Tournament over the weekend and bringing home a first-place finish on Saturday before Staunton snapped the team’s winning streak on Monday afternoon. Gillespie pitched and hit their way past Routt Catholic, Beardstown and Pleasant Plains on […]
Gillespie softball off to 5-1 start
The Gillespie High School softball team is off to a strong start to the 2017 spring season. After six games, the team’s record stands at 5-1 and they have outscored their opponents 54-22. The Miners haven’t had any trouble at the plate in their first six games of the season. The team’s batting average stands […]
Gillespie teams finish first, second in 3-on-3 tourney
One Gillespie team finished first in their respected division in the 11th annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament hosted by Macoupin County Anti-Meth Coalition while two other Gillespie teams finished in second place. The games were played in Gillespie last Saturday with the first game kicking off at 8 a.m. and the last one wrapping up at […]
Four will represent Gillespie in Carlinville Rotary All-Star game
Four members of the Gillespie High School basketball program will be among the 55 top boys and girls’ basketball seniors from South Central Illinois playing in the 15th Annual Carlinville Rotary Club/Country Financial All-Star Basketball Classic. Representing Gillespie in the girls’ event are Amanda Schmidt and Ally Bires while Tate Wargo and Nick Price will […]
Schmidt, Price named to first team all-conference
Coaches of the South Central Conference released the honorees for the first, second and third teams on Tuesday for the 2016-2017 basketball season and a pair of Gillespie High School players are recognized on the first team while three others were named to the second and third teams. Earning first team all-conference honors were seniors […]
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