Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this report. The Fulton, IL, Lady Steamers finished their first week of competition during the pandemic-shortened season, with a second win over the neighboring Morrison, IL, Fillies 34 to 26. Again, Liz Fish led the Lady Steamers, and Shelby Veltrop led the Fillies, on Thursday,
The 40th Anniversary Clinton Community College B-rrry Scurry 4-mile run was held in a hybrid format Saturday, February 6, 2021. Despite the coronavirus pandemic limiting the number of on-site runners and the polar vortex delivering brutally-cold wind chill, runners and walkers completed the flat and fast route, through the historic
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey supplied the article and photos. Empty MHS gymnasium stands greeted the opening game of the Boys Basketball seasons for Morrison and Fulton High Schools, on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Superintendent Scott Vance, of Morrison Community Unit District #6 stated, due to health guidelines for fan attendance,
Editor’s note: Jerry Lindsey took the photos. Empty stands greeted the opening game of the Girls Basketball seasons for Morrison and Fulton High Schools, on Monday, February 8, 2021. Superintendent Scott Vance, of Morrison Community Unit District #6 stated, due to health guidelines for fan attendance, “at this time our
On Tuesday, February 2, 2021, Superintendent of Schools Scott Vance stated the following information to Parents and Guardians. “The District is happy to announce the return of interscholastic athletics at Morrison High School and Morrison Junior High. Although this sudden change is more than welcome, it has created somewhat of
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this article. The long-awaited decision to allow athletic competition in the Northwest Illinois Region was authorized by Governor J. B. Pritzker on Monday, January 25, 2021. Reduction in the Tier ranking opened the option for schools within the Illinois High School Association to begin practice,
Below is a summary of the items IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson sent to member high schools, on Friday, January 22, 2021. He clarifies the impact of today’s announcement by Governor Pritzker on IHSA sports. An updated mitigation table (including Phase 4), sports schedules, risk levels, and other pertinent information
On January 15, 2021, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) allowed District 1, which includes Whiteside County, to return to Tier 2 mitigations, due to reduced COVID-19 positivity rates within the District. The Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA), of which Morrison Junior High School is a member, released the
Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker announced on Friday, January 15, 2021, that three regions in the State (1, 2, and 5) are being rolled back from Tier 3 mitigations to Tier 2 mitigations. Whiteside County is included in Region 1, and mitigation guidelines will impact Morrison High School activities.
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this feature and took the photographs. On Tuesday, December 15, 2020, two Morrison High School graduates signed Letters of Intent to play for the Duhawks at Loras College in Dubuque, IA: Nathan Helms and Tyson Smith. Loras is the oldest post-secondary institution in the State
The guidelines for high school sports remains an ever-changing target, as the IHSA defined spectator restriction and contact days for winter sports for the 2020-2021 school year. The following clarification is scripted from the board minutes of a December 14, 2020, meeting.
The Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) might have to suspend operations for the first time in its 91-year history, as a side-effect of the COVID-19 pandemic regulations in Illinois. “We are in financial difficulty,” longtime IESA Executive Director Steve Endsley said Wednesday, December 9, 2020. “We are like any mom-pop
Jerry Lindsey submitted this article. On Wednesday, July 29, 2020, the following statement was sent by the IHSA Board of Directors to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH.) “This plan, like nearly every aspect of our current lives, remains fluid,” said IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson. “Changes may come,
The Illinois High School Association’s Winter Sport Mitigation Considerations are now posted online. Click the six links below.
At a Wednesday, November 11, 2020, Board of Directors meeting, The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) decided to formally invite representatives from Governor Pritzker’s Office and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), to attend the IHSA Board meeting. On Thursday, November 19, they plan to discuss the 2020-21 Basketball