On Saturday, September 19, 2015, roads and streets in and around Morrison, IL, will be filled with individuals participating in some colorful events. Some will look completely different by the end of the day, like these girls! A full day of colorful activities is scheduled. The community will join for
The Morrison, IL, Mustangs have played Princeton, IL, the last two years, and each game carries a poor memory. Last year the weather erupted at the half of the Fresh-Soph game. Eventually the game was cancelled, and the Varsity game was rescheduled for the following Saturday. The Tigers ended a
Temperature was 92° in Princeton, IL, on Friday, September 4, 2015, as the Morrison High School Ponies took the field against the Princeton Tigers. The opening kickoff was received by Princeton and returned to the 44-yard line; a penalty moved it forward five yards. Quarterback Garrett Allen attempted a pass
The Morrison Ponies started a football season exactly the way a coach dreams–with a convincing win at home. The Ponies controlled the Boilermakers from Kewanee and rolled to a 34-8 opening season victory, on Friday, August 28, 2015. Game highlights focus on the running of Nathan Bush (122 yards), Aaron
Friday night, August 28, welcomed the opening of the 2015 football campaign. Optimism was guarded, due to the attention given to the lower number of players reporting. Regardless of the number, the Morrison Mustangs took the field with the Mustang pride that envelopes the red and blue. The Morrison version
The Morrison Community Unit District #6 Board of Directors convened on Monday, July 27, 2015, with only Stephanie Neas, Wolfgang Schmidt, Brandon Shelton, and President Cathleen Vegter in attendance….The evening took a different atmosphere as the library filled with over 40 concerned parents, teachers, and support individuals [who] chose to
The Illinois High School Association 3-Point Competition for the class 1A/2A schools was held in Peoria, IL, on Thursday, March 13, and Friday, March 15, 2015, at Peoria’s Carver Arena. Noah Hogue. a Morrison High School Junior, earned the opportunity to shoot in the final four, by making 11-of-15 attempts
Morrison[, IL,] High School Junior Noah Hogue survived the preliminary competition of the IHSA 3-Point Shooting Contest by making 11 out of 15 attempts. He advanced to the final shootout on Friday evening, March 13, 2015, at 8:15 p.m. at the Peoria[, IL,] Carver Arena. The winner of the 1A/2A
Morrison High School Frosh-Soph Scholastic Bowl team wrapped up their season on Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at Erie, IL, with three wins. They finished the season with a record of 25-12.
On Tuesday, Febuary 17, 2015, Morrison High School students traveled to Erie, IL, for a night of Scholastic Bowl. Morrison currently holds 2nd place in the TRAC Conference, with three matches yet to play. The MHS team’s overall record is 33-14; they stand 10-1 in the TRAC conference.
The Kewanee, IL, Wethersfield Lady Geese were the guests for the final regular season game with the Morrison High School Fillies on Saturday, February 7, 2015. The lead never exceeded four points by either team, and the Geese flew south with a 42-40 win.
Samuel Dohrn is a lovable ten- soon-to-be-eleven-year-old boy who has been diagnosed with epilepsy; bilateral cortical dysplasia; pathologic myopia (severe nearsightedness); congenital stationary night blindness. He can still smile and hopes to do a lot more–if funds can be raised to provide a Seizure Service Dog as his everyday companion.
Four Morrison High School girls scored in double figures against the Port Byron, IL, Riverdale Rams on Thursday, February 5, 2015. The Fillies came out of the corral and built a 21-3 first quarter lead. They extended that to 37-8 by half.
Prophetstown’s Corrie Reiley outscored the entire Morrison Fillies five in the first half to establish an unsurmountable advantage to lead the Phophets to a 58-43 conference win.
In the car wash industry, the name of Black quickly comes to mind, due to the successful franchising chain that has led the industry for decades. Now the name of a child of Bob and Mary Black[, of Morrison, IL,] is reaching out into the franchising world, to expand the