McCusker, Roseman win championship medals in Pontiac
PONTIAC — Peter McCusker and Nolan Roseman of the Rantoul/Paxton-Buckley-Loda wrestling team won the championship of the 145-pound and 152-pound brackets, respectively, of Saturday's Pontiac "The...
View ArticleGCMS/Fisher High School wrestling defeats Oakwood/Salt Fork, St. Joseph-Ogden
GIBSON CITY — The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher wrestling team gained two dual victories in a triangular meet on Tuesday, defeating Oakwood/Salt Fork 51-21 and St. Joseph-Ogden 45-35.Payton Kean...
View ArticleArea roundup: Bunnies salvage ninth place
The Fisher girls basketball team defeated Washington (Ind.) Catholic 45-23 to salvage a ninth-place finish at the Blue Devil Classic in Bismarck-Henning on Saturday.The Bunnies (4-14) were led by...
View ArticleGCMS/Fisher wrestlers Kean, Workman earn medals at Princeton Invitational
PRINCETON — Payton Kean placed third at 182 pounds and Hayden Workman placed fifth at 285 pounds for Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher High School's wrestling team at the Princeton Invitational held...
View ArticleRantoul/PBL wrestlers McCusker, Roseman earn first-place medals at Bob and...
MORTON — Peter McCusker of the Rantoul/Paxton-Buckley-Loda wrestling team pinned all three of his opponents en route to a first-place finish in the 145-pound bracket of Saturday's Bob and Liz Schnarr...
View ArticleArea roundup: HOIC Tournament schedule released for boys, girls basketball
HEART OF ILLINOIS CONFERENCE BOYS’ TOURNAMENTSATURDAY, Jan. 19At El Paso-GridleyGame 1 — No. 8 Tri-Valley vs. No. 9 Ridgeview, 11:30 a.m.Game 2 — No. 4 Fieldcrest vs. No. 13 Lexington, 1 p.m.Game 3 —...
View ArticleMcCusker, Roseman striving to earn medals, make history for Eagles
RANTOUL — In the history of Rantoul Township High School wrestling, only two wrestlers have placed in the top four of the state tournament, only one has wrestled for a state championship, and the only...
View ArticleArea roundup: Eagles clip Unity, IVC
RANTOUL — Rantoul’s boys basketball team avenged a loss to Illinois Valley Central at the Taylorville Holiday Tournament in late December with a 58-50 win over the Grey Ghosts on Friday night.read more
View ArticleFinal act still unwritten for Eagles wrestlers
RANTOUL — Peter McCusker and Nolan Roseman already are part of history.That's even before whatever occurs in next month's wrestling postseason.Rantoul grappling — now part of a co-op with...
View ArticleArea roundup: GCMS/Fisher wrestling defeats Rantoul/PBL
GIBSON CITY — The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher High School wrestling team defeated Rantoul/Paxton-Buckley-Loda 60-21 in a dual meet on Thursday.GCMS/Fisher's Hayden Workman pinned Seth Forbes in a...
View ArticleGold for Roseman; 4 RTHS/PBL wrestlers advance to sectional
By DAN CHAMNESSRantoul Press correspondentNolan Roseman is headed to the Illinois High School Association Class 2A Sectional with regional gold in his pocket.The 152-pound athlete, a Rantoul senior,...
View ArticleMcCusker and Roseman qualify for state
MAHOMET — Peter McCusker and Nolan Roseman will be two of many searching for gold at State Farm Center. read more
View ArticleRoseman and McCusker finish fourth in IHSA Class 2A state
In the history of Rantoul Township High School, there has never, ever been two medalists finish fourth place or better at the Illinois High School Association State Finals. Until Saturday, when Peter...
View ArticleThree GCMS/Fisher Middle School wrestlers earn IESA Class A state meet berth
COAL CITY — Three Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher Middle School wrestlers earned a trip to the IESA Class A state meet. Carson Maxey finished third in the 90-pound bracket at Saturday’s Coal City...
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