Editor’s note: Jerry Lindsey is a Paint the Town Committee Member. The 2016 date for Paint the Town is Saturday, September 17, 2016. Sunday, September 18, has been added to the weekend event, to allow more artists and vendors to gain exposure to the public. On Sunday, September 18, downtown
Paint the Town in Morrison, IL, will be held on Saturday, September 17, 2016, in the downtown. The Paint the Town Committee recently announced the theme for the 2016 Paint the Town as “Art Matters.” These two words as a stand-alone say very little. Once one reaches beyond the words
The Morrison Fillies ended the 2016 softball season by falling to the Stillman Valley, IL, Lady Cardinals, in the Sectional Finals of the IHSA Class 2A State Softball Tournament, by a 13-0 score. The Fillies’ trip to the Sectional Final was mainly the result of good pitching, timely hitting, and
Any Morrison Fillies fan who made the trip to Davis Junction, IL, for the IHSA Sectional opening round on Tuesday, May 24, 2016, saw a very confident Morrison High School team. The Fillies shut out the Byron, IL, Tigers and advance to the Sectional Finals on Saturday, May 28.
The IHSA Class 2A Girls Softball Championship was played on Saturday, May 21, 2016, at Bureau Valley High School, between the Lady Red Devils from Spring Valley Hall and the Morrison Fillies. The Morrison Fillies scored early and rebounded each time the Devils showed momentum, to clinch the Regional title
The real winner at the Wednesday, May 18, 2016, IHSA Regional game at Fulton, IL, was the spectators. They were witness to one of the best high school baseball games played in this area for some time. Morrison Mustang head coach, Ben Sondgeroth referred to the game as “epic!”
The 2016 IHSA Class 2A Regionals opened on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, with the Morrison Fillies opposing the home field host, Bureau Valley Storm.
The 2016 IHSA Class 2A Regionals opened on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, with the Morrison Fillies opposing the home field host, Bureau Valley Storm.
Morrison Fillies’ Lauren Pannier limited the Sterling, IL, Golden Warriors to one hit and one run through five innings, Saturday, May 14, 2016, at the Elmhurst, IL, Tourney. She held a 5-1 lead going into the sixth inning.
The Morrison Fillies used the long ball to subdue the Burlington Central Rockets on Saturday, May 14, 2016, at the Elmhurs, IL, Tourney. Emma Sitzmore went deep for a 3-run homer in the fourth inning. Jaeden Workman did the same for a 2-run shot in the sixth inning.
Both teams splattered ten hits at the Elmhurst, IL, Tourney, on Saturday, May 14, 2016. The Morrison Fillies turned their hits into ten runs. Their opponent from Chicago Christian could only cross the plate four times.
The Morrison Junior High School Eighth Grade boys track and field team earned the 2016 IESA State Championship, by outscoring St. Andrews of Rock Falls, IL, by 20 points in the chilly weather of East Peoria, IL. The Morrison track and field team journeyed to the Eastside Centre in East
The Princeton, IL, Lady Tigers were shut out for five innings by Pitcher Lauren Pannier while the Morrison Fillies were building a nine-run lead, at the Morrison Sports Complex on Thursday, May 12, 2016.