Due to the weather forecasted through Wednesday morning of this week, January 10, 2024, the City of Morrison has declared a “Snow Emergency” effective today, Monday, January 8, at 6:00 p.m. Notices during a declared “Snow Emergency” follow. Residents and businesses. Please shovel your sidewalks and remove snow from fire
Only four Fillies recorded points for the Morrison High School Girls Basketball team. They topped the Lady Tigers from Sherrard at Sherrard, IL, on Thursday, January 4, 2024. Camryn Veltrop led all scorers with 25 points. Morrison: 12 – 15 – 10 = 11 = 48 Sherrard: 7 – 6
The Morrison Mustangs never recovered from a slow opening quarter, scoring only three points. They fell to the Monmouth-Roseville Titans in Monmouth, IL, on Friday, January 6, 2023. M- R: 11 – 8 – 14 – 16 = 49 Morrison: 3 – 12 – 14 – 16 = 45 Mustang
By Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey Renner Rosengren of the Sterling, IL, Newman Comets created an unstoppable force, while scoring 40 points and leading the Comets to a 66-56 win over the neighboring Morrison Mustangs at Newman, on Wednesday, January 3, 2023. Scoring: Morrison: Hepner 2, McQueen 4, Newman 14, Bielema
By Jerry Lindsey The Morrison Fillies opened play in the Warkins Holiday Tournament in Prophetstown, IL, on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, with a convincing victory over the Orion Lady Chargers 43-32. The inside play of Camryn Veltrop (16 pts.) and Avery White (14 pts.) kept the Chargers at bay to
By Jerry Lindsey The Beecher Bobcats established a first-quarter advantage, from which the Morrison Mustangs never recovered. The Bobcats recorded an impressive 76-59 win in the Warkins Holiday Tourney at Erie High School, on Wednesday, December 27, 2023. Beecher: 24 – 25 – 17 – 9 = 76 Morrison: 8 –
The Morrison Fillies needed a strong second half to subdue Erie-Prophetstown at Erie, IL, on Tuesday, December 19, 2023. The Fillies were led in scoring by Junior Camryn Veltrop (13), with strong support from Sarah Weston (10) and Avery White (8). Morrison took the final count by two points. Morrison:
Written by Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey The Monday, December 18, 2023, edition of the Morrison School District Board of Directors offered a presentation of projects that would potentially upgrade the curriculum and improve facility security. Members of the Morrison Alumni Association, Tonia Prombo and Alex Williams, presented a proposal for
The Morrison Fillies hosted the Rockridge Lady Rockets on Monday, December 18, 2023, and recorded a 55-32 Conference victory. Jordan Eades connected from three-point range four times in the third quarter, to open the margin that the Rockets were unable to close. Camryn Veltrop led all scorers with 23 points.
Junior Camryn Veltrop (far left) of the Morrison High School Fillies Basketball Team earned the All-Tourney First Team honor, in the recently completed Pearl City Holiday Tourney. She led the Fillies to a second-place finish.
The Orangeville Lady Broncos showed their dominance from the opening tip by building a fifteen-point advantage in the opening quarter that they expanded to twenty points by halftime over the Morrison Fillies. The loss (57-32) to Orangeville sent the Fillies home with a second-place trophy and a quality week of
A typical rivalry between the Morrison Mustangs and the neighboring Fulton Steamers was played at Morrison, IL, on Friday night, December 15, 2023. Morrison took a 35-28 lead into halftime, but the offense failed to score in double digits, in either of the third or fourth quarters, to fall to
The Milledgeville, IL, Missiles exploded with five 3-pointers in the second quarter, to open a lead that they protected, to earn a 48-46 victory. Morrison Scoring: Newman 12, Hepner 12, Martin 10, Strating 6, and McQueen 6.
Morrison vs Newman 106: Forfeit (M) 113: Forfeit (N) Forfeit (M) 120: Z. Hansen (N) Fall 1:06 P. Schaefer (M) 126: Kam. White (M) Forfeit (N) 132: C. Modglin (M) Fall 1:34 P. Strowmen (N) 138: B. Grennan (N) Fall :59 Z. Milder (M) 144: B. Ivey (N) Dec. 7-3
Morrison vs Winnebago 106: Forfeit (W) Forfeit (M)113: Forfeit (W) Forfeit (M)120: C. Whitehead (W) Fall 4:58 P. Schaefer (M)126: Kam. White (M) Fall 0 :40 N. Pearcy (W)132: C. Modglin (M) Forfeit (W)138: W. Hutson (M) Forfeit (W)144: C. White (M) Forfeit (W)150: L. Milder (M) Fall 1:19 G.