Charlotte, NC – Heartland’s Sam Antonacci has been named the 2023 NJCAA Division II Baseball Player of the Year after a stellar sophomore season. Antonacci is the grandson of Pete and Janet Kocis, formerly of Gillespie. Antonacci ended the 2023 campaign batting .515 with 14 home runs and 103 RBI. The sophomore also ranked in the […]
Gillespie to honor record-setting baseball team on Wednesday
Gillespie High School will honor the high school baseball team before the team’s banquet on Wednesday, June 14 with a parade through downtown. The parade will start at the school at 5:30 p.m. and proceed through downtown Gillespie before heading back to the school so the team can conclude their season with a team-only banquet. […]
Eight Miner softball players receive all-conference honors
Eight athletes of Gillespie High School were named to the 2023 All-South Central Conference softball rosters that were released on Thursday. Miners being named to the all-conference rosters included Emma Gipson, Regan Bussmann, and Eve Kaduk as first-team; Ava Parish, Megan Rife, Macie Wright, and Sadie Sholtis as second-team; and Delaney Taylor as third-team. Gillespie’s […]
Link wins All-Star Classic dunk contest, Four athletes represent Gillespie
The top 59 boys’ and girls’ basketball seniors from South Central Illinois played in the 19th Annual Carlinville Rotary Club All-Star Basketball Classic on Sunday, March 26 in Carlinville which was presented by Prairie Farms Diary and CNB Bank & Trust. Representing Gillespie High School among the athletes on the West teams included Emily Schoen, […]
Four Gillespie basketball athletes named to all-conference rosters
Four athletes of Gillespie High School were named to the 2022-23 All-South Central Conference basketball rosters that were released this week. Miners being named to the girls’ all-conference rosters included Mia Brawner and Emily Schoen while Kamryn Link and Tristen Wargo were named to the men’s all-conference rosters. Despite missing a portion of their respective […]
Trivia night fundraiser for Gillespie girls soccer set for March 11
A trivia night fundraiser for Gillespie High School girls soccer is scheduled for this Saturday, March 11 at Benld Civic Center. The girls’ soccer program is one of few sports at Gillespie that is parent-funded. Without fundraisers like the trivia night slated for March 11, the season and program would not be available. Registration will […]
Four Gillespie players featured in Carlinville Rotary All-Star Basketball game on March 26
The top 59 boys’ and girls’ basketball seniors from South Central Illinois will be playing in the 19th Annual Carlinville Rotary Club All-Star Basketball Classic, presented by Prairie Farms Diary and CNB Bank & Trust on Sunday, March 26th at Carlinville High School. A total of 20 high schools will be represented in the event […]
Back in time: Eugene “Hack” Zanter one of the best football players at Gillespie
Written by the late Andy Easton, Sr. for the Gillespie Area News contributed by the Gillespie Public Library Eugene “Hack” Zanter was another of the great running backs to play for Gillespie High School. Zanter was a varsity starter on the 1943, 1944, and 1946 football teams. After his discharge from the Navy, Hack returned […]
Area teams to compete in T. Todt Shootout vs Cancer tourney on Dec. 10
HILLSBORO – Several area high school basketball teams will participate in a sixteen-team shootout to honor the legacy of a beloved area broadcaster. The fourth annual T. Todt Shootout vs. Cancer event will be held Saturday, Dec. 10 at Hillsboro High School, and will feature five boys’ and three girls’ games. Tickets are good all […]
Gillespie football players named to second, third team all-conference
The 2022 South Central All-Conference rosters were released this week following Pana’s departure from the Illinois High School Association playoffs November 12. Receiving recognition included two players from Gillespie High School. The overall style was changed this year with offensive recipients categorized as “skill players” and “lineman.” Gillespie’s seniors Reese Bussman, Chase Helvey, and Evan […]
Back in time: In 1927, Gillespie players ruled the football field
Written by the late Andy Easton, Sr. for the Gillespie Area News contributed by the Gillespie Public Library The orange and black opened the 1927 football season with yet another new coach. George W. Grauel became the sixth coach in the eight-year history of the sport at Gillespie High School. In the previous seven seasons, […]
Jackie Robinson’s UCLA team played at Illinois State in 1940
Monday Marked 50 Years Since Robinson’s Death Monday, Oct. 24 marked the 50th anniversary of the death of Jackie Robinson, who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947. Before his decade of excellence with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Robinson was a college sports star and in one notable moment, his UCLA basketball squad played at […]
Back in time: Parker was one of Gillespie’s best
Written by the late Andy Easton, Sr. for the Gillespie Area News contributed by the Gillespie Public Library Gillespie High School has turned out some great athletes in the history of the school. One of the best was Keith Parker who graduated with the class of 1940. Parker was outstanding in football, basketball, and track. […]
High school volleyball team helps Project Kid Kare
The Gillespie High School girls’ volleyball team volunteered to help Project Kid Kare set up school supplies in the elementary cafeteria and escort students’ as they filled their backpacks with the grade-specific supplies on August 11. The girls also helped to organize the remaining supplies to be distributed to students as needed throughout the school […]
Blackburn adds mens, womens track programs
Teams will compete in indoor and outdoor middle- and long-distance races Blackburn College will add two new athletic teams for the upcoming 2022-2023 academic year. Men’s and women’s track will join Blackburn’s 11 other NCAA Division III sports programs, providing students a greater variety of opportunities to participate in athletics. The new track teams will […]
Rosters set for 18th annual Carlinville Rotary Club All-Star basketball classic
The top 58 boys and girls’ basketball seniors from South Central Illinois will be playing in the 18th Annual Carlinville Rotary Club All-Star Basketball Classic, presented by Prairie Farms Diary and CNB Bank & Trust on Sunday, March 27 at Carlinville High School. A total of 20 high schools will be represented in the event […]
Blackburn men’s basketball wins back-to-back SLIAC tournament titles
CARLINVILLE, IL – The Blackburn College men’s basketball team became the first team in St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) history to win back-to-back titles multiple times over the weekend. It’s the fifth tournament title for Blackburn, who also won in 1991, 1992, 2005, and 2021. With the victory, the Beavers earned an automatic bid […]
Back in time: The 1953-54 and 1954-55 Gillespie basketball teams
This article was written by the late Andy Easton featured in Gillespie Area News in 2002, contributed to TheBenGilPost.com by Steve Joyce at the Gillespie Public Library The decade of 1950’s produced some of the finest basketball teams to ever wear the orange and black for Gillespie High School. For six of the ten years, […]
Back in time: Jim Hlafka
This article was written by the late Andy Easton featured in Gillespie Area News in 2002, contributed to TheBenGilPost.com by Steve Joyce at the Gillespie Public Library In the fall of 1948, a skinny, six foot three inch 135-pound basketball player entered Gillespie High School. Jim Hlafka thus began a half-century of basketball excellence both […]
Back in time: Coach Bob Lyons and the 1950-51 Miners
This article was written by the late Andy Easton featured in Gillespie Area News in 2002, contributed to TheBenGilPost.com by Steve Joyce at the Gillespie Public Library Coach Bob Lyons’ 1950-1951 Gillespie Miners basketball team was a well oiled machine. They have the distinction of having the fewest losses in school history as they posted […]
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