By Tom Emery Gillespie High School graduate Shelsie Timmermeier enjoyed an excellent season for the Blackburn College volleyball team last fall. A 6’0” middle blocker, Timmermeier was a third-year starter for Blackburn and recorded 137 kills on the season. She ranked fourth in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference with a .251 hitting percentage. Timmermeier […]
Fritz, Darrah each win one, drop two at State Wrestling Tournament
Maxx Fritz wrestling in the 152-pound weight class and Jonny Darrah wrestling at the 160-pound weight class each won one and lost two matches at the 81st IHSA State Wrestling tourney held at the State Farm Center in Champaign over the three day weekend of February 15 through the 17. Fritz defeated Ryan Dickson of […]
Fritz, Darrah advance to State Wrestling Tournament
For the first time since the formation of the two-class system in 1975, the Mt. Olive Wildcats participated in the 2A sectional tournament in Lincoln. Gillespie’s Maxx Fritz placed second and Jonny Darrah placed third, both advancing the State Wrestling Tournament in Champaign set for February 15-17. Fritz at 152-pound weight class received a bye […]
Wildcat wrestling advance four to sectionals
The wrestling Wildcats advanced four individuals last weekend to the Class AA Sectional Tournament scheduled to be played in Lincoln on February 9 and 10. Champions for the Wildcats were Maxx Fritz at 152 and Jonny Darrah at 160. Placing second for the Wildcats was Justin Osmoe at 182 and placing third for the Wildcats […]
Miners head to county title game
The Gillespie girls basketball team (10-8) has their sights set on an eighth Macoupin County title and will vie for the first place finish Saturday night against Piasa Southwestern (10-11) at North Mac’s Girard campus with action scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. It will be the first time Gillespie will meet Southwestern this season. […]
Gillespie Council hires full-time police officer, approves Gerdes detective assignment
A reticent Gillespie City Council on Monday night concurred with Police Chief Jared DePoppe’s recommendation to make Laurie Gerdes’ assignment as detective a permanent position, and to hire a full-time officer to essentially fill Gerdes’ former assignment as a patrol officer and reduce the need for overtime to fill vacant shifts. Making Gerdes’ assignment as […]
Girls basketball sets record at holiday tournament, beats Roxana
The Gillespie High School girls’ basketball team (7-8) finished out 2017 with a fifth-place finish in the annual Carlinville Holiday Tournament by defeating Greenfield and setting a new tournament record for free throw percentage. In 2018, the team is 1-1 with a win over Roxana and a loss to Hillsboro. The Miners will play two […]
Mt. Olive wrestling finishes third in 12-team tourney
The Mt. Olive Wrestling Wildcats finished third with 152.5 points in the 12-team Mt. Olive Invitational on Saturday, January 6. The Wildcats finished behind Wood River (182) and Edwardsville JV (169). Finishing behind Mt. Olive was Pinckneyville 152, Thomas More 125, Carlinville 118.5, Carlyle 91, Clayton, Missouri 66, Hillsboro 54, Red Bud 30, Metro East […]
Mt. Olive wrestling co-op places seventh in 25-team tournament
The Wrestling Wildcats finished in seventh place with 109 team points in the 25-team Porta Invitational Tournament on Saturday, December 9. The Mt. Olive co-op finished behind Litchfield (213), Porta (155), Tremont (145), Beardstown (140), Auburn (125), St. Jo-Ogden (117) and Kewanee (113). The Wildcats had one champion: Jonny Darrah at 160. He won the […]
Macoupin County Courthouse News
Date range: November 28-December 5, 2017. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. LAWSUITS Amanda Ratcliffe, Bunker Hill, is suing Daniel Komnick, also of Bunker Hill, for damages in excess of $50,000 for injuries she allegedly sustained in a traffic crash involving the vehicle she was driving and a […]
Wrestling co-op loses two
The Wrestling Wildcats, a co-op between Mt. Olive, Gillespie, Staunton and Bunker Hill, defeated Triad 43-42 and lost to Mascoutah 54-28. The Wildcats won seven in Triad to tie with Triad and end the score 42-42 before winning the tiebreaker having 12 first points to Triad’s 6. Two of Mt. Olive’s first year wrestlers at […]
Boys basketball picks up first win at MEL tourney
The Gillespie High School boys’ basketball team (1-3) picked up their first win of the 2017-2018 season at the Edwardsville Metro-East Lutheran Turkey Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday with a 56-39 win over Dupo. After dropping the first three games of the tournament to Marissa, Lebanon and Litchfield, the Miners ended the tournament with a victory […]
Clay, Henrichs commit to collegiate softball at Lewis & Clark
Ronda Roberts and the Lewis and Clark Community College softball team will receive two star softball players from Gillespie High School next season after Ally Clay and Sydney Henrichs committed to the team this month. GHS head softball coach Michelle Smith made the announcement saying the two seniors will continue their softball tenure nearby in […]
Indians win regionals, advance to sectionals on Wednesday
The Gillespie Middle School basketball program continued its success once again with a regional championship victory last week where the Indians advanced to the sectionals with a 25-6 victory over Staunton. After receiving a bye to start the regional tournament that was played at Ben-Gil Elementary School, the Indians (1st seed) advanced to the regional […]
Kasarda commits to collegiate softball at Columbia College
Gillespie High School head softball coach Michelle Smith announced the commitment of Mackenzie Kasarda to play collegiate softball at Columbia College. Kasarda is a senior at Gillespie and the daughter of George and Amy Kasarda. “Very proud of [Kasarda] who has worked hard and received a wonderful scholarship,” Smith said of Kasarda before saying she […]
Gillespie soccer team wins 2017 CIYSA north division
The fifth and sixth-grade girls’ Gillespie Elite soccer team are the new 2017 CIYSA North Division champions. The team plays in a tournament on October 22 and 29th for another chance to medal. The team is coached by TJ and Suzi Robbins. Participants on the team include: Mia Brawner, Aliyah Smith, McKenna Montoro, Lauren Bertagnolli, […]
Wrestling coop announces signup meeting on Nov. 1
The sign up for the Mt. Olive, Gillespie, Staunton and Bunker Hill High School coop wrestling program will be held on Wednesday, November 1 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 […]
Miners football return home with two losses
The young Gillespie Miners football team (0-2) will return to the Schmidt Complex this evening searching for their first win of the season after dropping their second game of the season last week when they traveled to Carlinville (2-0), 20-63. This year’s season could be a tough process for Gillespie as they attempt to bounce […]
Gillespie falls to Vandalia in season opener
The 2017 football season for the Gillespie High School football team under the new leadership of Jake Bilbruck got underway on Friday night in Gillespie, but it wasn’t a fun one for the Miners as they fell to Vandalia in their season opener 20-49. This year’s season could be a tough process for Gillespie (0-1) […]
Gillespie has multiple recipients in baseball, softball all-conference
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 […]
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