The Gillespie Miners baseball team took home a 7-0 win against Litchfield/Mt. Olive Panthers on Friday, April 5. The Miners took the lead in the first...
The Gillespie High School baseball team earned another win on the season on Wednesday, March 27 by steamrolling Nokomis 11 to 3. Daniel Wolber gained the...
The Gillespie High School softball team faced Triad on Wednesday, March 27, taking the win, 11-0. Starting pitcher Emma Gipson had another strong showing in the...
The Gillespie High School baseball team defeated Auburn 18 to 10 on Tuesday, March 19. Daniel Wolber earned the win on the mound for Gillespie, picking...
The Gillespie Miners softball team racked up three wins this week over Auburn, Nokomis, and Jerseyville. Gillespie faced the Auburn Trojans on March 19 taking a...
In their opening game of the season, the Gillespie Varsity Miners picked up a 9-0 win over Marquette Catholic. Bryce Buhs had a strong night at...
The Gillespie High School softball team is off to a hot start under the leadership of Michelle Smith. In the first game of the season, Gillespie...
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education are set to meet in special session at 6 p.m., Monday, March 11, to consider...
Gillespie Community School District recently held its firstt inaugural class of its “Athletic Wall of Fame” on October 1, 2023. The inductees were invited to participate...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
