State Champs’ Signage 

    Jerry Lindsey Assistant Editor The 2025 Morrison Track team earned the IHSA Class 1A Track and Field Title and their accomplishment is permanently attached to the Morrison grandstands ‘Honor Wall’ for all to appreciate.  L -R) Randy Gerlach, Bryar Kuehl, Rylan Alvarado,  Brady Anderson, Levi Milder, Jaxon Yaklich 

Mustangs Track Earns 1st in State

  Editor’s  note:  On Sunday, June 1, 2025, Tom Johnston of the Quad-City Times reported, “…Juniors Brady Anderson and Levi Milder…accounted for 55 of the team’s [60] points.  First-year Coach Kevin Kilker stated in a text message, “A championship is always the goal.  We have a small team, but pound-for-pound

Mustangs Capture Sectional Track Crown

  By Jerry Lindsey, Assistant Editor. The Morrison Mustangs captured the 2025 Sectional Track and Field Crown.  They advanced athletes to the State Meet to be held at Eastern Illinois University. The following Mustangs will compete at the Illinois State Track and Field Meet in Charleston, IL, on Friday, May

Milder Signs with Sauk Valley CC

  By Jerry  Lindsey, Assistant Editor. Morrison High School Senior, Zach Milder, signed a Letter of Intent to attend Sauk Valley Community College and compete for the Skyhawk Track team.  The signing took place in the MHS gymnasium with proud family and Skywark’s Coach, Nick Hartz, present.

McDearmon Qualifies for Cross Country Sectionals

  Morrison Athletic Boosters announces a significant achievement from the recent Cross Country Conference Meet. Isaiah McDearmon has qualified for the IHSA Sectional Cross Country Meet, during the first weekend of November 2024. Isaiah finished 14th overall today, Saturday, October 26.  “Nice job and good luck at Sectionals!  You are

Coach Gilbraith Report on State Track Team

Chandler Gilbraith submitted this interview. He served as Ag Instructor/FFA Advisor, Head Track Coach, and Assistant Football Coach at Morrison High School. Amanda Milder supplied the team photos. How many years have you been coaching? I’ve been Head Track Coach just this year, 2024. Last year I was Assistant Coach

Decker Jumps Past 35-Year Record

Lane Decker of Morrison, IL, broke the Morrison Junior High School High Jump record, after 35 years, on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at the Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Track Meet, in Prophetstown. The record has held at 5′ 9″ for 35 years by Jason Damhoff, who set it in 1989. No Morrison Junior

Anderson Finishes 5th at State Finals

Morrison High School Sophomore Brady Anderson earned a fifth-place finish in the 100-meter dash, at the IHSA 1A State Boys Track and Field Championship on Saturday, May 27, 2023. Anderson recorded a time of 11.07 seconds in a field that included all Juniors and Seniors in the top ten finalists.

Mustangs Finish Fourth in Track and Field

Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this report. Qualifying for the Illinois High School Association Boys State Track and Field is always a great way to finish a High School athletic career. Four Seniors from Morrison High School performed at the highest level in Charleston, IL, on Saturday, May 28, 2022.

Colts Excel at State Track and Field

Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote the article. The Editor’s photo was taken a day before the meet began. These eight Morrison Junior High School athletes competed in the IESA Track and Field Meet: left-to-right, are Koltin Swaim; Levi Milder; Kamden White; Noah Robbins; Asher Ernst; Rylan Alverado; Brady Anderson; Jordan

MJHS Track Team Competes at State

Editor’s note:  Camden White’s grandmother, Connie White, supplied the team with the most delicious chocolate chip cookies! At then end of school on Thursday, May 19, 2022, members of the Boys Track and Field team received a Junior High send-off, to offer them good luck over the weekend.  Then the

Mustangs Run in Panther Invitational Meet

Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey submitted the report and photograph. The annual Panther Invitational Cross Country meet was held at the Erie[, IL,] Country Club, on Tuesday, October 5, 2021.  The event drew a large number of runners to compete from 13 schools. Challand topped the Middle School runners, with Ian

Mustangs at IHSA State Track Meet

Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote the report and took the photos. Four Juniors from the 2022 class of Morrison High School qualified to compete at the 2021 IHSA State Track and Field Finals, at Eastern Illinois University, on Thursday, June 17, 2021.

MHS Track and Field Sectional 2021

Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey prepared this article. Following are results from the Friday, June 11, 2021, Track and Field Sectional.  Fifteen teams competed.  Yellow highlight means State Qualifiers.

June 4 Mustangs Track Meet

Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey submitted the report and photos. The Friday, June 4, 2021, TRAC 8 West Conference Meet was held at Riverdale (Port Byron, IL,) High School, with six teams completing.  Teams score were:  1. Port Byron (Riverdale) 156; 2. Sherrard, 144; 3. Fulton, 63; 4. Taylor Ridge (Rockridge),