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 […]
Fritz places fourth in State Wrestling Tourney
Maxx Fritz, a junior at Gillespie High School, wrestled in the 152-pound weight class this weekend at the 80th IHSA State Wrestling tourney held at the State Farm Center in Champaign and finished fourth in his class winning three and losing two matches. Fritz started the tournament by defeating Wilson Ferry on Thursday by fall. […]
Darrah, Fritz advance to State wrestling tournament
Jonny Darrah and Maxx Fritz, both juniors, of the Mt. Olive Wrestling Wildcats advanced to the State wrestling tournament after respectively finishing first and second in the IHSA Sectional Wrestling Tournament in Vandalia over the weekend. Darrah at 160 was a sectional champion after starting the tournament with a bye as a result of his […]
Wrestling Wildcats advance four to Sectional
The Wrestling Wildcats advanced four individuals to the Class A Sectional Tournament at Vandalia on February 10 and 11 over the weekend. Champions for the Wildcats were Jonny Darrah at 160, Dylan Roberts at 182, and Justin Osmoe at 195. Placing second for the Wildcats was Maxx Fritz at 152. Mt. Olive placed fifth in […]
Miners peaking as regionals start today
The girls’ basketball season is moving along at a swift pace. The conference race has already come to a close and the regional tournament starts this evening with Gillespie (15-11) pairing off against Staunton in Carlinville at 7:30 p.m. The winner advances to the semi-finals on Wednesday against Carlinville at 7:30 p.m. After finishing the […]
Fritz wins at Litchfield Wrestling Tournament, Darrah finishes runner-up
The Wrestling Wildcats scored 53 points in the 16-team Rich Lovellette Litchfield Tournament where Maxx Fritz finished in the top spot wrestling at 152 and Jonny Darrah finished runner-up at 160. This tournament had a large number of highly ranked wrestlers according to the rankings produced by Illinois matmen Go Earn It State Rankings. Fritz […]
Schmidt hits 1,000 career points, girls basketball riding winning streak
Amanda Schmidt reached a career scoring milestone Wednesday evening in Gillespie’s victory over Bunker Hill scoring her 1,000th varsity point in Gillespie’s sixteenth game of the season while setting two new school records for Gillespie High School. On top of scoring her 1,000th point, the Gillespie senior also broke the high school girls’ basketball records […]
Fritz, Darrah finish second in Mt. Olive Wrestling Invite
Maxx Fritz at 152 and Jonny Darrah at 160 both finished in second place for the Mt. Olive Wrestling Wildcats on Saturday, January 7 in the Mt. Olive Invitational Tournament. The Wildcats scored 99 team points to finish sixth in the tournament behind Whitfield (215), Edwardsville JV (188.5), Rochester (187.5), Carlinville (128.5) and Pickneyville (117). […]
Mt. Olive wrestling invitational scheduled for Jan. 7
The 42nd Mt. Olive Invitational Wrestling Tourney will be held on January 7, 2017, with wrestling scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. Teams entered are Carlyle, Carlinville, Chatham Glenwood JV, Edwardsville JV, Hillsboro, Metro East Lutheran, Mt. Olive, Mt. Zion JV, Pinckneyville, Rochester, St. Thomas More, Whitfield and Wood River. Over the years Whitfield has […]
Price sets four tournament records as boys, girls capture third place at Carlinville Holiday Tournament
Both the Gillespie girls’ and boys’ basketball programs finished in third place on Thursday in the annual Carlinville Holiday Tournament after winning three of their four games this week. The boys knocked off Mt. Olive in overtime 72-69 for the bronze finish while the girls beat Carlinville 44-39 for third. Despite failing in third place, […]
Gillespie basketball teams prepare for Holiday Tournament
The Gillespie boys’ and girls’ basketball teams are preparing for the Carlinville Holiday Tournament that begins on Monday, December 26. The teams will take the floor on three consecutive nights before the title games set to be held on Thursday. Both of Gillespie’s basketball programs are 3-6 thus far in the season. The boys have […]
Lady Indians take fourth place in State
The eighth grade girls’ basketball team of Gillespie Middle School (24-4) finished their post-season run in the Class 3A State Tournament last Thursday by falling 31-36 to Germantown Hills (24-2) in overtime. It was the second time in the state tournament that the ladies lost in overtime. The Indians wound up in the third place […]
Gillespie to play for third place at State
Gillespie Middle School will play for third place at the IESA Class 8-3A State girls basketball tournament at Metamora High School on Thursday, December 15. The eighth grade girls team won its opening game Saturday over St. Joseph, 27-16. Gillespie whizzed to an 8-2 lead after the first quarter and led 13-5 by halftime. Hannah […]
Middle school girls win sectionals, head back to State
The Gillespie Middle School girls’ basketball team (23-2) is heading back to the IESA State Tournament for the second consecutive time after beating Staunton 36-20 Wednesday evening in the sectional championship played at Gillespie High School. Under the direction of Kevin Gray and Christina Blevins, the Indians led Staunton 8-4 after the first quarter and […]
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