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
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey submitted the report and photos. High school football owns a certain predictability with each assigned game, but the Morrison vs Monmouth-Roseville Titans game, on Saturday, September 10, 2022, may have ignored most of those normalities. First, the game was played on a Saturday due to the
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey submitted the report. The Tuesday, September 6, 2022, Morrison High School Fresh-Soph game against the Kewanee, IL, Boilermakers ended in a two-point loss (14-12.) The game carried many situations that echoed the recent Friday night, September 2, loss to the Varsity Boilermakers (16-14.) The opening quarter
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote the report and photographed the action. The settings for Friday Night football couldn’t have been more attractive, than when the Morrison Mustangs visited the Kewanee, IL, Boilermakers, on September 2, 2022. A calm, warm, fall evening welcomed the teams to a new, beautifully-constructed, artificial turf,
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 supplied the photos and wrote the report. A humid, fall evening welcomed football fans to E. M. (Bud) Cole Field in Morrison, IL, to open the 2022 IHSA Football season, for Newman Central High, Sterling, IL, and Morrison. Both teams entered the opening game with uncertainties
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this report. Qualifying for the Illinois High School Association Boys State Track and Field is always a great way to finish a High School athletic career. Four Seniors from Morrison High School performed at the highest level in Charleston, IL, on Saturday, May 28, 2022.