Assistant Jerry Lindsey wrote the report and submitted photos. High hopes and beautiful weather filled the air, as the Morrison Mustangs ventured to Ottawa, IL, to play in the 1A IHSA State Football Playoffs, on Saturday, October 29, 2022. The #3 seeded Crusaders of Ottawa Marquette owned a record of
Jamie Rodriguez wrote this feature. On Saturday, October 15, 2022, The Northwest Illinois Sports Hall of Fame Committee honored its member communities with plaques, acknowledging their Northwest Illinois Sports Hall of Fame Inductees. Each member community received a plaque with all of their Individual and Team inductees, from the conception
Assistant Editor wrote this feature and took the photos. Morrison High School Cheerleading Coaches McKenna King and Peyton Smith showed the results of their previous weeks of Cheer Camp instruction, prior to the Friday, October 21, 2022, Football game at Morrison High School. Sixty-nine young cheerleader hopefuls performed routines before
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey filed the report and photo. With the opportunity to play in the IHSA State Football Playoffs on the line, the Morrison Mustangs and Erie-Prophetstown Panthers took the field on Friday, October 21, 2022, at E. M. “Bud” Cole Field in Morrison, IL. Above-average temperatures, blue skies,
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this article. The Morrison Mustangs will play the Crusaders from Ottawa Marquette High School in Ottawa, IL, on Saturday, October 28, 2022, with a 1:00 p.m. kickoff. Marquette High School is 92 miles from Morrison and located just blocks off of the Fox River. The
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote the report and took the photos. October 15, 2022, was a perfect fall Saturday, and the Morrison Mustangs were playing the only Class 1A team on their 2022 schedule. This was due to the season’s cancellation by Riverdale High School. A substitute team from Leroy
The Mustangs will take the field next Saturday, October 15, at 1:00 p.m., to welcome a long-distance opponent. This game will fill the void left when Riverdale canceled their season. Morrison Football team will welcome the Leroy, IL, Panthers (3-4) from the Heart of Illinois Conference, which includes schools located
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote the report and took the photos. A bright, but chilly, Friday, October 7, 2022, evening at E. M. “Bud” Cole Field in Morrison, IL, welcomed the Orion, IL, Chargers. The temperature set the “uncomfortable” environment, for what most fans considered a challenge for the Mustangs
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote the report and took the photos. The skies over Edgington, IL, were full of celebration as the Homecoming for the Rockridge Rockets included a visit from the Morrison Mustangs. The Mustangs brought in a record of two wins against three losses, to compete with the
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this report and took the photos. A cool evening followed a day of excitement, as Homecoming activities filled the town on the 2022 Homecoming celebration. A large crowd filled the stands and lined the railings, anticipating seeing the Mustangs capture their third win in a
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey took the photograph and submitted the text. Members of the Ottens family donated sports memorabilia, to be displayed in the Morrison High School Hall of Fame display cases. Curator of the Hall of Fame items, Dave Zuidema, accepted the gifts on Friday, September 16, 2022. Photographed
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey submitted the report and pictures. The weekend weather failed to weaken the spirits of Junior High and High School youth, who gathered at the Whiteside County Fairgrounds to compete in Rodeo events, on Friday night, September 17, and Sunday, September 18, 2022. Trailers filled the grounds
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
On Sunday, September 18, 2022, on Main Street, Morrison, IL, people were encouraged to begin their downtown day with breakfast/brunch by Coach Tom Drosopoulos and his High School Wrestlers. The grapplers offered their annual, post-Paint the Town, sit-down, fundraiser. Pancakes, sausage patties, orange juice, and coffee were offered, at the
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote the report and took the photos. The Friday night game of September 15, 2022, will be remembered by Morrison Mustang football fans, as a night the team refused to give-up. The Mustangs scored first in the second quarter and led 12-8 at the half, but