Deborah Mortonson will begin teaching Tuesday evening swim lessons, for children ages 3 through 6-and-above. YMCA swim sessions will meet once a week for four weeks, at the Morrison High School pool, 643 Genessee Avenue, Morrison, IL. The fee is $26 for YMCA members; $38 for non-members. Register by
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA), Illinois State University (ISU), and the Bloomington-Normal Area Convention and Visitors Bureau announced on Friday, June 18, 2024, that they have reached a five-year contract extension for the IHSA Girls Basketball State Finals. The games will continue at CEFCU Arena on the ISU campus
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
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
An outstanding local individual was honored by the Chicago Bears Football Club, which manages Youth and High School Football, on Friday, April 5, 2024. At 11:30 a.m., the recognition took place in the Morrison High School auditorium, 643 Genesee Avenue, Morrison, IL. Carson Strating was selected as one-of-nine Illinois nominees,
On Thursday, March 21, 2024, Morrison High School Varsity Softball team overwhelmed Milledgeville, IL, while away from home. After seven innings the game was called, due to the ten-run rule, with the score 2 to 0. Bella Duncan pitched all innings, with 17 strikeouts and 4 base on balls. The
On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, Morrison High School Varsity Softball team overwhelmed Lena Winslow, IL, while away from home. After six innings the game was called, due to the ten-run rule., with the score 10 to 0. Bella Duncan pitched all innings, with 16 strikeouts and 1 base on balls.
The Sterling Park District is pleased to announce that Chris Dudley of Shreveport, LA, has been hired as the “Racquet Sports Director/Head Tennis Professional” at the Westwood Tennis Center, 1900 Westwood Drive, Sterling, IL. Chris brings over 40 years of tennis experience to Westwood, having played and worked in New
On Friday, March 15, 2024, Morrison High School Varsity Softball team fell to Fulton, IL, at Morrison, IL. After seven innings the close score was 9-7. Ava Duncan pitched two and part-of-a-third innings, with 2 strikeouts and 0 walks. Bella Duncan came to the pitcher’s mound in the third inning
On Thursday, March 14, 2024, “due to the rain early this morning,” stated Coach Chelsea Eads, “Morrison [High School Varsity Softball team] traveled to Sterling, [IL,] to play on their turf. Morrison still played as the Home team. [It was a] highly competitive game, with solid pitching from both sides.”
Junior High Wrestling Coach Tony Wright submitted the report and photos: “The Three Amigos Medal at State.” It was another great showing at the IESA State Wrestling Tournament for the Morrison Junior High School Colts. They qualified three wrestlers and brought home three State medals. Uryah Wright, Cael Wright, and
On Monday, March 11, 2024, Morrison High School Varsity Softball team handily beat Stockton High School at Stockton, IL. In the season opener, Coach Chelsea Eads’s team left the score at 11-0, after five innings. Bella Duncan pitched all five innings with 12 strikeouts with only 2 walks. The game
Jim Hardesty took the photo at Warren, IL, High School. Morrison High School Scholastic Bowl Coach Brian Bartoz commented on his team’s efforts, at the close of their season. “I’m proud of our team’s 45-20 overall record this season. Team members worked hard to develop their skills in multiple subject
Junior High Wrestling Coach Tony Wright submitted this feature and photographs. Well-wishers, staff, and students at Morrison Junior High, 300 Academic Drive, Morrison, IL, will hold a send-off Friday morning, March 8, 2024, at approximately 8:00 a.m. Three State Wrestling qualifiers are chasing a State title: left-to-right, Eli Modglin, Uryah
Editor’s note: This reporting is from Scholastic Bowl Coach Brian Bartoz. Morrison High School’s Scholastic Bowl team competed in the Illinois Masonic Academic Bowl State Tournament, in Bloomington, IL, on Saturday, March 2, 2024. The team advanced to the State Tournament following its first-place finish in the Masonic Sectional Tournament