Sign Up Kids Ages 4 to 6 for T-Ball

To register your child to play T-Ball in Morrison, IL, follow the link below to the City of Morrison Parks aand Recreation Department site.  Children ages 4-to-six years of age are eligible.

MYSB Umpire Clinic May 29

Morrison Youth Baseball and Softball needs Umps. You must be in High School or older and attend the required Umpire Clinic this Saturday, May 29, 2021.  I begins at 9:00 a.m. at the Morrison Sports Complex.  Game sign ups and more information will be available at the clinic.

Run for Brain Health May 22

Presented by McKenna’s Flooring Sales and Service, Milledgeville, IL, the public is invited to participate in a 5K Trail Road Race, on Saturday, May 22, 2021.  The event will support Mental Health AwarenessMonth in May. Proceeds will be donated to the area’s National Alliance on Mental Illness branch, NAMI Sauk Valley.

Save-the-Date John Cady Memorial Run June 19

Area adult and youth runners are invited to participate in the Inaugural John Crady 5K Memorial Race in Prophetstown, IL.  The event is in memory of the late John Crady, who was an avid runner.  Mark your calendar for the run, on Saturday, June 19, 2021. The children’s Fun Run

Slow Return to Normal

Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey submitted this article and photographs. As the activities within the Morrison School District remained under COVID-19 restrictions, some signs of a return to normal were present in the High School, Friday night, February 19, 2021.

Guidelines to Attend MHS Sports Events

Morrison High School offers the following guidelines, from the recommendations of Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Illinois High School Association (IHSA.)  The District will enforce them starting on Thursday, February 18, 2021, during the home Girls Basketball game against Riverdale.  Guidelines will continue throughout the remainder of the

40th Anniversary B-rrry Scurry Results

The 40th Anniversary Clinton Community College B-rrry Scurry 4-mile run was held in a hybrid format Saturday, February 6, 2021.  Despite the coronavirus pandemic limiting the number of on-site runners and the polar vortex delivering brutally-cold wind chill, runners and walkers completed the flat and fast route, through the historic

Return to Interscholastic Athletics

On Tuesday, February 2, 2021, Superintendent of Schools Scott Vance stated the following information to Parents and Guardians.  “The District is happy to announce the return of interscholastic athletics at Morrison High School and Morrison Junior High.  Although this sudden change is more than welcome, it has created somewhat of

Impact of Governor’s Announcement on IHSA Sports

Below is a summary of the items IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson sent to member high schools, on Friday, January 22, 2021.  He clarifies the impact of today’s announcement by Governor Pritzker on IHSA sports.  An updated mitigation table (including Phase 4), sports schedules, risk levels, and other pertinent information

Junior High School Winter Sports Mitigations

On January 15, 2021, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) allowed District 1, which includes Whiteside County, to return to Tier 2 mitigations, due to reduced COVID-19 positivity rates within the District.  The Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA), of which Morrison Junior High School is a member, released the

High School Mitigations Move to Tier 2

Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker announced on Friday, January 15, 2021, that three regions in the State (1, 2, and 5) are being rolled back from Tier 3 mitigations to Tier 2 mitigations. Whiteside County is included in Region 1, and mitigation guidelines will impact Morrison High School activities.

IHSA Guidelines Updated

The guidelines for high school sports remains an ever-changing target, as the IHSA defined spectator restriction and contact days for winter sports for the 2020-2021 school year.  The following clarification is scripted from the board minutes of a December 14, 2020, meeting.

Pandemic Threatens IESA Future

The Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) might have to suspend operations for the first time in its 91-year history, as a side-effect of the COVID-19 pandemic regulations in Illinois. “We are in financial difficulty,” longtime IESA Executive Director Steve Endsley said Wednesday, December 9, 2020.  “We are like any mom-pop

IHSA offers Winter Sports Season

Jerry Lindsey submitted this article. On Wednesday, July 29, 2020, the following statement was sent by the IHSA Board of Directors to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH.)  “This plan, like nearly every aspect of our current lives, remains fluid,” said IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson.  “Changes may come,