On Tuesday, 1/7/25, Midwest Central honored Bob Skaggs for his selection to the 2025 IBCA Hall of Fame. Mr. Skaggs has been a face in the crowd at many of our sporting events for years. Even though his children and grandchildren might not have been playing, Mr. Skaggs was in attendance cheering the team on. The initial process for nomination was started by Monica Charlton and with the help of others, it became a reality. As a gesture of respect, the Midwest Central and Olympia boys teams lined up single file and congratulated Bob individually for this achievement. This is the sign of true sportsmanship and respect that we have amongst our teams. We are proud of Midwest Central and Olympia's young men and coaches for showing great sportsmanship in recognizing Mr. Skaggs.
The Raiders host PORTA tonight in a F/S game. Tip off is scheduled for 6:00. Good Luck Raiders!
MCHS will be hosting an alumni basketball game at 5:00 on Saturday, January 25, 2025, prior to the boys home basketball games vs. Princeville. If you earned a varsity letter playing basketball for Midwest Central, Green Valley, or Forman, please attend for recognition of your contribution by the basketball program. Following the announcement of our former varsity players, there will be a semi competitive (with hopefully no injuries) game held between any alumni that can still hoop it up and get up and down the hardwood. We are looking forward to great evening of community and school pride!
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MCHS Alums Makayla Morris ('24) - Spoon River College and Cora DeSutter ('23) - Illinois Central College will play each other at ICC CougarPlex on Wednesday, Jan. 8th at 5:30 PM. Wear your Raider gear to the game to support our 2 alums playing college basketball!
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The Lady Raiders travel tonight to BPC for a JV only contest. Tipoff is set for 6:00. Good Luck Ladies! Game location: 845 Walnut St, Bushnell, IL 61422
The Raiders host Olympia tonight. JV starts at 6:00, followed by V. Good Luck Raiders!
We will be also having a special evening tonight honoring a local supporter to our sports programs. Bob Skaggs will be recognized for his selection to the IBCA Basketball Hall of Fame between the JV and V games. Those of you that know Bob, plan on coming tonight to help us honor him for his accomplishment.
Raiders traveled to Springfield Southeast yesterday. We were met with some good competition! Our boys didn’t disappoint!
Remington Vonderheide lost in a tough first round but wrestled back and won all his matches securing three pins and a tech-fall landing him in 5th place for the day.
John Payne added another pin to his season followed by a win by points he left with a 4th place medal.
David Andrews adds two pins to his career. He slammed his way to a 3rd place finish for the day.
Kamden Merrill finished at 4th place adding another pin to his stat sheet.
Cole Beebe hyped the crowd with his first high school win and with a pin. He continued to pin his next opponent. He ended up with 4th place!
Richard Gilmore had three pins to land him in the championship match where he just came up short. He left the day with a 2nd place medal!
Our next meet will be at home 1/14/25 at 5:00pm. This is our first home meet in 5 years! We hope to pack the stands and put on a show!
The Raiders travel to Springfield SE today to hit the mats. Meet starts at 9:00. Good Luck Raiders! Meet location:2350 E Ash St, Springfield, Il.
Raiders - May the coming year be filled with joy, success, and countless memorable moments. We will see students back in the halls on Monday, January 6th, 2025.
Happy New Year!
The Raiders travel to Williamsville today to play Delavan. Tipoff is scheduled for 9:00. Good Luck Raiders: Game location: 900 S Walnut St. Williamsville.
The Raiders travel back to Williamsville today to play Roanoke-Benson at 9:00. Good Luck Raiders! Game location: 900 S Walnut St. Williamsville, Il.
The Raiders travel to Williamsville today to start their tournament play. The Raiders play Tremont at 10:30. Good Luck Raiders! Game location: https://goo.gl/maps/LtDKmZV87CMQPFjf8
Merry Christmas! May the joy of the season stay with you throughout the year!
The Raiders had a long ride to Jacksonville, and did not disappoint! They competed with 30 other teams in the Bob Mansell Memorial Tournament.
Bo Schnoor had an amazing day he had two pins in the tournament earning himself 3rd place medal!
David Andrews battled back after a tough first round loss. He added two pins to become the consolation champion!
Remington Vonderheide dominated through most of the bracket, one tech-fall, two pins and just came up short in the championship match securing 2nd place for the day.
John Payne added two more pins to his career landing 8th place overall in a tough bracket.
Leelinn Danner accomplished his first career tech-fall landing a 26-9 victory over his opponent!
Kamden Merrill added a pin for the day before injury kept him out for the remainder of the tournament.
Peyton Abner battled tough earning a pin to his stats.
Richard Gilmore fought his way through the bracket pinning three opponents and placing 4th overall!
Hailey Elliot wrestled tough landing her into 3rd place.
Marlie Abner pinned her way through her bracket to become our only 1st place champion for the day!
“Everyone wrestled their hearts out. They showed respect and carried the RAIDER name well throughout the tournament. It’s great seeing this young team improve!” - Coach Augi
The Lady Raiders get a win on the road Saturday 45 to 39 at South Fulton! The scoring was very balanced. Amelia Meeker had 11, Cally DeSutter 9. Maddie Sidwell and Carly DeSutter both had 7. Eliza Kerley had 6 and Emma Junkin 5 points. Cally led in rebounds with 5 and assists with 6 as well as a team high 4 blocks. Maddie Sidwell led MC with 3 steals on the day helping to cause 21 turnovers by the opponent.
The Lady Raiders travel to S. Fulton for a V only game this morning. Tipoff is scheduled for 11:00. Good Luck Ladies! Game location: 1500 US Hwy 136, Table Grove, IL 61482
The Raiders travel to Jacksonville today to participate in the ISVI Trny. Matches start at 9:30. Good Luck Raiders! Meet location: 409 Hardin Ave, Jacksonville, IL 62650
What a long night as 5 teams faced off at Beardstown but our Raiders didn’t back down.
Liam Zimmerman goes 3-0 for the night.
Bo Schnoor adds another win to his record
John Payne had some battles as his two wins came down to outscoring his opponents by the end of each match.
Remington Vonderheide adds another pin to his collection.
David Andrews wrestled up a weight class and still managed to pin his opponent.
Jesse Jones went all three periods securing his first career win by points!
Marley Abner wrestled her first match ever. She pinned her opponent marking her first career win by pin!
Raiders head to Jacksonville tomorrow for a tournament.
At the 2024 golf awards last night: Awards went to Sectional qualifiers Collin Price and Dalton Johnson, state qualifier Zach Highland, and Mr. Raider award winner Owen Schmidt.
Reminder - There is NO SCHOOL December 23rd - January 3rd for Christmas Break! We look forward to seeing all of you again on Monday, January 6th.
Have a safe and happy Christmas Break!!!!
