The Morrison Mustangs are a work-in-progress group that is realizing itself a week at a time. Entering the third week of the season with two wins, an anticipated challenge from the Kewanee Boilermakers (1-1) didn’t quite develop. The Mustang left town with a 41-28 win.
The Morrison Fresh-Soph football team has rolled to a 2-0 season start. They had hopes of continuing their strong season start at Kewanee, IL, on Friday night, September 8, 2017. As the officials prepared the opening whistle, the scoreboard went dead! After a delay the officials decided to play without
Editor’s note: Jerry Lindsey took the photos. The Morrison Mustangs traveled 70 miles to play the Spring Valley Hall Red Devils for the first time on their field. But they made the late-night journey home with a 26-14 win. The Mustangs used a pounding ground game that racked up 288
Editor’s note: Jerry Lindsey took the photos. The Young Mustangs allowed the fresh-soph Red Devils an early touchdown, then quietly closed the door on their offense in route to a 34-14 win, at Spring Valley Hall High School Friday night, September 3, 2017. The Mustangs will travel to Kewanee, IL,
Editor’s note: Jerry Lindsey also took the photos. If you love “Friday Night Lights,” you would have enjoyed the opening night of football at Morrison High School on Friday, August 25, 2017. The team entered a new season with a lot of uncertainty. They would be facing an opponent that never
Editor’s note: Jerry Lindsey also submitted the photos. The first game of a season always has the unknown awaiting the coaching staff. The previous weeks of practice expose certain individual talents, but the real evaluation is determined by how they perform in an actual game. The Morrison Fresh-Soph suited ten
Editor’s note: This op/ed was co-authored by IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson and Bob Gardner, the Executive Director of National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS.) The IHSA is one of the founding members. Tailgates. Pep rallies. Friday night lights. The new school year is here! And that’s exciting
The fall sports season is beginning in Morrison, IL. Families and fans enjoy wearing team sports apparel. Gregg Dolan announced Adcraft Football clothing options are available now. The online store is open through Sunday, August 27, 2017. Shirts, sweatshirts, and zip toppers are shown. Click here.
Morrison Rec Director Travis McBride stated, “Please sign up today, if you want to be a part of the NFL’s Flag Football Program. Boys and girls entering first-through-sixth grade are eligible. This is an exciting league endorsed and sponsored by the NFL. All games are played at the Morrison Sports
The Illinois Coaches Association and the Shriners of Illinois will host the Illinois High School Shrine Game on Saturday, June 17, 2017, at Tucci Stadium, on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University. Kick-off for the 43rd annual game is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Pregame festivities will begin with a fun
The Morrison Ponies started the season with promise. High points throughout the season overshadowed the challenges caused by injuries. On Friday, October 21, 2016, Sophomore Jarrett Wiebenga, who played himself into the role of the big play receiver, found himself under center for the final game of the season. Wiebenga
The Morrison Mustangs took the field at Manlius, IL, on Friday night, October 21, 2016, knowing their season was ending. But they also knew that their Friday nights were filled with memories of great efforts and plenty of excitement. They had topped a State-ranked team at Orion, IL, and played
At the beginning of the Saturday, October 1, 2016, football game, the entire Morrison High School Fresh-Soph team walked to midfield carrying the jersey of recently departed teammate, Owen Oetting. Following an emotional coin flip, everyone in attendance rose and applauded, to recognize the loss of a youth who was
It was a stressful and emotional week. It was not certain how the events of the week would affect the games that were postponed from Friday evening, September 30, 2016. But, on Saturday, October 1, the Mustangs came out with a fired-up effort and played the hosting Fulton, IL, Steamers
The 2016 Homecoming football games at EM (Bud) Cole Field began on a warm, buggy evening with a play that the Riverdale Rams didn’t have in their playbook.