Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this feature and took the photographs. Pre-game activities prior to the Friday, September 16, 2022, home game against Hall focused on induction of the following Morrison High School athletes into the Hall of Fame. Kelvin Tenboer – 1977, presented by Hall of Fame Committee member
The Morrison Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony will be held on Friday, September 16, 2022, at 6:45 p.m. It will take place on E. M. “Bud” Cole Field, during the Mustang home Football game against Hall. Inductees include Joe Eads, 2017 Wrestling State ChampionPhil Vock, 1980s Football standoutKelvin Tenboer, 1970s
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this article and took the photos. Two Morrison High School athletes signed a Letter of Intent on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, to attend colleges and participate in their respective sports in the fall. Mason Dykstra will attend Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon, IL, and
Sauk Valley Steam Academy is selling sub sandwiches to enjoy on Super Bowl Sunday, February 13, 2022. The order deadline is Saturday, February 5; payment due when you order. To order, contact a Steam softball player (or parent); call Jackie Damhoff at 815-499-0029; email steamsoftball.fund@gmail.com. Pick up will be from
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey submitted the results. Centennial Park in Rock Falls, IL, was the site of the Cross-Country meet sponsored by Rock Falls High School, on Tuesday, August 24, 2021. Morrison High School entered three girls in the field of 70 with the following results: Marissa Folkers (26:47) =
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this feature. On Saturday, September 4, and Sunday, September 5, 2021, the Whiteside County Fairgrounds will host the Illinois High School and Junior High School Rodeo Association competition. This youthful addition of Western heritage first appeared in Morrison, IL, in 2019. The action drew very
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.
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.
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.
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
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met for its regularly scheduled meeting, on Monday, February 8, 2021. The Board took action on several items.
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.
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
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
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