Nineteen young girls are vying for the title of 2018 Little Miss Macoupin County Fair. The pageant will take place on Wednesday June 27 at 7 p.m. Front row from left to right: Avielle Spudich daughter of Derek & Heather Spudich of Staunton, Elleighna Burgess daughter of Jason & Amanda Burgess of Girard, Kinze Haulk daughter […]
PHOTOS: Black Diamond Days miss and junior miss contestants
Meet this year’s candidates vying for the title of 2018 Miss Black Diamond Days and 2018 Junior Miss Black Diamond Days. The pageant will take place on Friday, June 1 in the Ben-Gil Elementary School gymnasium starting at 6 p.m. and crowning this year’s royalty will be 2017 royalty Maya Marcacci and Chloe Hedrick. Advance tickets […]
PHOTOS: Gillespie prom walk-ins 2018
Over 120 students at Gillespie High School enjoyed great weather Saturday evening as they walked into this year’s prom, themed “Black and White Ball”. Walk-ins took place from 7:15 to 7:45 p.m. immediately followed by coronation where Chase Odell-Mueller and Mackenzie Kasarda were named 2018 King and Queen. Prom endured until 11 p.m. and then […]
PHOTOS: Black Diamond Days Pageant contestants
The annual Black Diamond Days Pageant will kick off Gillespie’s annual festival on Friday evening at 6:30 p.m., June 2, inside the air-conditioned gymnasium at Ben-Gil Elementary. The festival’s 2016 royalty Miss Nina Moutrie and Junior Miss Megan Hatlee will crown this year’s royalty after they retire their reign. Six girls are vying for the 2017 […]
PHOTOS: Gillespie High School graduation
The graduating class of 2017 at Gillespie High School enjoyed their last opportunity to congregate as a class while engaging in their graduation ceremony. There were many smiles, laughs, shouts and even a few high-fives shared among the students. Congratulations, Gillespie High School Class of 2017! More coverage will be available on TheBenGilPost.com this week. Check […]
PHOTOS: Gillespie High School presentation of diplomas
It was an exciting day at Gillespie High School when 84 graduating seniors walked across the stage and accepted their diploma. In a ceremony that lasted nearly two hours, students laughed with one another, applauded one another, snapped many pictures together and most of all, congratulated one another. Congratulations, Gillespie High School Class of 2017! More […]
PHOTOS: Gillespie prom walk-ins 2017
Nearly 150 students at Gillespie High School enjoyed great weather Saturday evening as they walked into this year’s prom, themed “rustic romance”. Walk-ins took place from 7:15 to 7:45 p.m. immediately followed by coronation where Jake Martin and Emily Elizondo were named 2017 King and Queen. Prom endured until 11 p.m. and then two post […]
PHOTOS: Damage from overnight storm on March 7
Damaging winds hit the BenGil area and its southern neighboring communities of Sawyerville and Wilsonville in the early hours on Tuesday around 1 in the morning downing power poles, damaging structures and uprooting trees. The damage closed roads and left many without power, but both power and roadways were restored around 6 p.m. on Tuesday. […]
PHOTOS: Gillespie football versus Roxana
The Gillespie football team (2-5) showed up to play Friday night beating the visiting Roxana Shells 20-8 in front of an expanded Gillespie audience on homecoming night. The win gives the Miners their second win of the season with two games left on the schedule – in Greenville next week and hosting Staunton on senior […]
PHOTOS: Gillespie High School homecoming parade
Students and faculty at Gillespie High School capped their last school day of homecoming week with the annual homecoming parade through downtown Gillespie. The short-lived parade was comprised of fall athletic teams, homecoming attendants, senior homecoming court members, Black Diamond Days royalty, retiring GHS homecoming royalty and the class floats created last week. During halftime of […]
PHOTOS: Miner football versus Carlinville
The Miners football team (1-5) suffered their biggest loss of the season in Carlinville (5-1) to Jacob Dixon and company by a score of 7-51 while extending their losing streak to four games. Gillespie couldn’t get any traction Friday totaling only nine (9) offensive yards by halftime while being pounded by scattered rain and Carlinville’s defense. […]
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: CCCC Fall Festival
The annual fall festival presented by the Coal Country Chamber of Commerce was the main attraction in the BenGil area Saturday, September 24 despite warm temperatures. A few vendors who spoke to The BenGil Post said attendance was heavy in the morning, but dropped off throughout the day when temperatures continued to rise. The highlights of […]
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: Gillespie football versus Hillsboro
The Gillespie High School football team (1-4) lost their third straight game Friday night 0-26 to the opposing Hillsboro Hilltoppers who extended their win streak to 5-0. After opening their season with a one-point loss to Vandalia, Gillespie bounced back with a victory over Litchfield, but has since lost the following three games to Pana, […]
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 […]
PHOTOS: Gillespie football versus Southwestern
The Miners football team suffered their third loss of the season Saturday in a rescheduled matchup in Southwestern. Gillespie is now 1-3 on the season with their only win over Litchfield. The team lost battles to Vandalia, Pana and now Piasa Southwestern after four weeks of the season. Southwestern took an 8-0 lead with six […]
PHOTOS: Gillespie football versus Litchfield
The Gillespie High School football team evened their record to 1-1 after beating Litchfield 27-13 last night in the team’s first game on their home front this season. The Miners fell behind after Litchfield scored the first touchdown, but then Gillespie scored twice to take a 13-6 lead. Litchfield evened the game at 13 moments […]
PHOTOS: Gillespie football versus Vandalia
The Gillespie High School football team opened their 2016 schedule by being the guests in Vandalia. The Miners set the tone early scoring twice before Vandalia and led 12-0, but Vandalia mounted a comeback outscoring Gillespie 15-0 in the second half gaining their first lead of the game midway through the fourth quarter, 12-15. The […]
PHOTOS: Black Diamond Days pageant 2016
The miss and junior miss pageant kicked off the Black Diamond Days weekend on Friday night in the Ben-Gil Elementary School. Six beautiful ladies competed for miss title and another six girls competed for the junior miss crown. Emily Harszy, 2015 Miss Black Diamond Days, and 2015 junior miss Madison Hedrick retired their reign. MISS AWARDS: 2016 Miss […]
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