Gillespie Middle School softball will host a three-person scramble on Saturday, April 21 at Timber Lakes Golf Course in Staunton. Tee-off for the Gillespie Indians Softball Open will be at 9:30 a.m. Cost to participate is $100 per golfer, which includes a meal and drink tickets. The event will also include a 50/50 drawing, skins […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Middle school honors baseball team with celebration
The excitement from the extended season of the Gillespie Middle School baseball team is starting to conclude after the team was honored during an assembly in front of the entire student and faculty body Friday afternoon. The school honored the 2016 baseball team with a ceremony comprised of speeches by coaches, a presentation of the […]
PHOTOS: Middle school baseball places 4th in State
After a solid 11-1 win over Beecher in the first round of the IESA 2A State Tournament Friday afternoon, the Gillespie Middle School Indians’ baseball team struggled on day two of the state tournament dropping both of their games to end the season fourth best in state with an overall record of 14-4. Gillespie opened […]
PHOTOS: Middle school baseball wins sectionals
The Indians baseball team (13-3) won sectionals this afternoon with a 6-0 victory over Pittsfield in Raymond. The Gillespie Middle School team is now among 8 other teams vying for the State Championship. The team travels to Peoria on Friday, September 30, to face Beecher (9-5) in the first round. The team had 7 hits […]
PHOTOS: Middle school baseball wins regionals
The Gillespie Middle School baseball team (12-3) is regional champions after Tuesday night’s 8-2 victory over Palmyra-Northwestern on their home turf at Welfare Park in Gillespie. The team advances to the sectional where they face Pittsfield at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 24 in Raymond. Leading the team Tuesday night at the plate was Jack Herron and […]
GMS girls basketball sign-up at school registration
Any sixth, seventh or eighth grade girls interested in playing Gillespie Middle School girls basketball should sign-up during school registration. Packets will be available at this time for parents with all of the essential forms and waivers. There will be an important informational player/parent/coaches meeting on August 18, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. in the Ben-Gil […]
Local teams take first place in annual 3-on-3 tournament
Basketball players from the BenGil area participated and conquered a couple of divisions in the 10th annual Macoupin County Anti-Meth Coalition 3-on-3 basketball tournament held last weekend. Bringing home first place trophies in the 3-4th grade division was “The 3 Basketeers” comprised of Tenley Bussmann, Erika Gill, Rebecca Crays and Lauren Bertagnolli. Also first place […]
Gillespie preps for big night in sports
Gillespie fans are preparing for a unique experience tonight, February 10, as three of the district’s basketball teams have momentous games scheduled this evening and fans are split between which event to attend. MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL In the opening night of the IESA Class 8-3A Sectionals, the eighth grade Gillespie Middle School boys’ basketball […]
PHOTOS: Indians versus Olympia in State Semifinals
The Gillespie Middle School seventh grade girls’ basketball team (25-2) won their first two games in the IESA 7-3A State Tournament today with victories over Paris Mayo in the first round (36-26) and Stanford Olympia in the semifinals (29-23). The Indians advance to the State Championship where they will play Springfield St. Agnes (26-0) on […]
Middle school baseball falls in regional championship
The Gillespie Middle School baseball team’s season came to a close Monday afternoon after the Indians were defeated by the Staunton Terriers 2-3 in the regional championship despite Frankie Barrett holding Staunton to just two hits in five innings. Monday’s loss marks the third time this season Gillespie was defeated by Staunton. The team lost […]
BenGil teams take first place in Annual 3-on-3 Tourney
BenGil middle and high school students participated and conquered a couple of the divisions in the 9th Annual Macoupin County Anti-Meth Coalition 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament held last weekend. Area athletes who brought home first place trophies were the GMS Indians girls’ team and GHS Miners boys’ team. The Indians’ team consisted of Grace Bertolino, Keaton […]
Seventh-grade Gillespie Indians win State Championship
Gillespie (26-2) went three minutes longer than regular play in the championship game of the Class 7-3A state tournament last Thursday, but the seventh grade Indians outscored Teutopolis 7-2 in the overtime period to finish their season as state champions with a 38-33 victory. The Indians battled back from a 13-21 halftime deficit and outscored […]
PHOTOS: GMS Indians celebrate Championship victory
Before locking the first place State Championship trophy in the trophy case, Community Unit School District #7 hosted a community pep assembly on Friday for the 7th grade boys’ basketball team who won the Class 7-3A Championship game Thursday evening in Wenoma. The pep assembly featured guest speakers, video presentations, photos, and of course, the hardware the […]
PHOTOS: GMS Indians win State Championship
Outcome: Gillespie 38, Teutopolis 33 Gillespie Indians win the 7-3A State Championship for the first time in school history