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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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). […]
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