Rain ruins Thursday's schedule Apr 12, 2008
High school softball - Knoxville vs. Macomb at MHS Field, Macomb (Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.); BPCA vs. Rushville-Industry at Rushville (2); West Prairie vs. Central/Southeastern at Clayton (April 30, 4:30 p.m.); Aledo/Westmer vs. Illini West at Carthage (will not be made up) and Farmington vs. Monmouth-Roseville at Monmouth ... Junior high track - BPCA and Churchill vs. Macomb at MHS Field, Macomb; Carthage, Dallas City/LaHarpe, Southeastern and West Prairie in Bobcat Relays at Warsaw;... (Macomb Journal, IL)
Lawmaker calls for governor to resign Apr 10, 2008
Jacobs faces Republican Michael Bertelson of Aledo in the November election. . (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Ball diamonds loaded on Monday Apr 9, 2008
At Phil Bradley Field in Macomb, the Macomb High baseball team hosted Aledo on Monday and came away with a convincing 11-1 win to up its record to 11-3 on the season ... Aledo scored their only run in the top of the fourth inning but the momentum was brief as Macomb answered with four more runs to take a 10-1 lead. (Macomb Journal, IL)
William V. Bill Price Mar 20, 2008
seven grandchildren; one great-grandson; one brother, Paul Price and his wife, Mary of Aledo, Ill. and several nieces and nephews. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Fenn ready to see hard work, versatility and determination pay off for Titans Mar 19, 2008
"Both Roman and Parks will be key members of the Titans' relay teams this year, as will sophomore Chan Gilbreath, who was part of the 4 x 800 team as a freshman. "All the guys are back from last year's 400 and 800 meter relay teams," said Fenn.The Titans edged out Aledo by a pair of points to win last year's LTC conference meet, then lost the sectional meet by just a point."Their expectations are high," said Fenn. "That's why they're so good. They got a taste last year. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Sports briefs Mar 18, 2008
KHS baseball Galva game rescheduled, Aledo cancelled ... Monday s varsity home game and fresh-soph game with Aledo were postponed due to rain. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Milroy, Kohler and Carlson top All-LTC boys basketball team Mar 7, 2008
Joining that trio on the team were Dennis Clark of Aledo, Austin Knobloch of Stark County, Drew Martin of Princeville, Seth Kelly of Galva, Dalton Chandler of West Central, Erik Tye of Wethersfield and Zak Swanson of Cambridge ... Earning second team All-LTC honors were Alex Coppejans of Annawan, Brett Anderson of Aledo, Tyler Horberg of Cambridge, Ben Olson of ROWVA, Luke Brandt of AlWood, Kyle Gugler of West Central, Jake Wright of Galva, Keith England of ROWVA, Patrick Hollis of United and... (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Bracket says Flying Geese still playing Feb 28, 2008
They re going to want a slower pace and we want to get it to the 60s or 70s, kind of like the Aledo game, said Parsons. If we can get it there, it ll be to our advantage. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
WIU to host annual gem, mineral and fossil show in March Feb 23, 2008
Geodeland Earth Science Clubs, Inc. is comprised of area rock clubs including the Central Illinois Gem and Mineral Club of Decatur, Edwards River Earth Science Club of Aledo, Fulton County Rockhounders Inc. of Canton, Lincoln Orbit Earth Science Society of Springfield, Siloam Springs Earth Science Club of Mt. Sterling, Western Central Illinois Rock and Mineral Club of Macomb and Worthen Earth Searchers of Hancock County in Carthage. For more information, contact show chair Steve Holley,... (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Commandos vs. Geese for regional title Feb 22, 2008
Aledo s Dennis Clark (22) elevates to try to block a shot attempt by Wethersfield s Erik Tye ... Would the Geese be able to muster up the kind of start-to-finish intensity it would take to tangle with an always-tough Aledo squad ... If Tye s offensive outburst in the first quarter made Aledo briefly forget about a guy named Nathan Kohler, the second quarter reminded them of the junior sharpshooter in a hurry. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Galva/Tri-County Pullers Club presents scholarships, awards, elects new slate of officers Feb 21, 2008
Three 300 college scholarships were also presented to Black Hawk East College students Nicholas Lane and Adam Spence, both Kewanee, and Kate Longley, of Aledo. During the awards presentation, Gage Stone was named Sportsman of the Year. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
NIU shooting victim from Cicero laid to rest Feb 19, 2008
4:27 PM CST, February 18, 2008. Her family called her a princess; friends remembered her bright, shining smile. (Chicago Tribune)
Last NIU shooting victim treated at Kishwaukee leaves hospital Feb 19, 2008
NIU shooting victim from Carol Stream faces long recovery -- chicagotribune. NIU shooting victim from Carol Stream faces long recovery. (Chicago Tribune)
BHC announces online degree program Feb 16, 2008
Black Hawk College students who live in Aledo and Kewanee spend approximately 90 minutes a day driving to and from classes at the Quad-Cities Campus in Moline. Students from Geneseo spend about 55 minutes commuting, and those who live in Erie spend more than an hour getting to and from classes in Moline. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Illini Central science team wins big at regional Olympiad Feb 16, 2008
The junior high "Spirit Award" goes to Aledo Junior High; the high school award goes to Illini Central ... The junior high division is taken by Farmington Central Junior High School again, followed by Porta Junior High School, Aledo Junior High School, and Ingersol Middle School. (Pekin Times, IL)
Big road win for Rebels Feb 15, 2008
Milroy scored 28 and Knobloch added 24 as Stark County defeated Aledo 63-52 to move atop the Lincoln Trail Conference standings at 9-1 ... Stark County 63, Aledo 52 The Rebels led 31-25 at the half and took control with a 22-13 run in the third quarter ... LTC standings With two makeup games remaining (Cambridge at United tonight and Annawan at West Central Saturday) here are the conference standings heading into Friday s schedule: Stark County 9-1; Annawan 8-1; Wethersfield 8-2; Galva and... (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Suzy Bogguss getting more ink lately in country music press Feb 14, 2008
The Aledo native and former Kewanee resident made it big in Nashville in the late 80s and early 90s with a number of hits including Outbound Plane, and Drive South. Even though she continued to make news in Nashville from time to time, including her collaboration with legendary guitarist Chet Atkins, she faded from the music scene to start a family with husband, songwriter Doug Crider. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
One of Heimann's best teams ever Feb 14, 2008
The 1992-93 purple and gold team had a nice local touch for the fans: Doug Folger (Williamsfield), Bryan Hoffman (Aledo), Rob Louthain (Bushnell), Gregg Meyers (Elmwood), Luke Pogue (Stronghurst), Fred Serven (Bushnell), Darren and Mike Smith (Alexis) and Scott Welch (Farmington). Louthain was named co-Most Valuable Defensive Player of the team with Kyle Anderson. (Galesburg The Paper, IL)
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The region includes Frontier properties in and around the communities of Monmouth, Aledo, Abingdon, Carthage and Warsaw. Sheetz will be responsible for continuing Frontier's tradition of local support and community outreach and will be based in Monmouth. (Monmouth Daily Review Atlas, IL)
Annual Science Olympiad planned Saturday at WIU Feb 9, 2008
-- Mercer County: Aledo Jr. High School. -- Peoria County: Illini Bluffs High School, Glasford. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Bombers take fifth place Feb 8, 2008
ALEDO - The Macomb High Scholastic Bowl team split into two teams to compete in the Aledo invitational over the weekend ... Against Aledo, the Bombers got back on track with a solid 207-130 win ... To kick-start the day, the Bombers tallied a big win over Aledo, 157-128. (Macomb Journal, IL)
Winter wins again Feb 7, 2008
- The entire Lincoln Trail Cconference boys basketball schedule was cancelled Wethersfield at AlWood, Stark County at Aledo, Annawan at West Central, Galva at ROWVA, Cambridge at United and Westmer at Princeville. Wethersfield at AlWood, Stark County at Aledo and Galva at ROWVA have been rescheduled for Feb. 13; and Cambridge at United will be played Feb. 14 at Alexis. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Galva advances, SC eliminated Feb 6, 2008
AlWood Regional In a pair of Lincoln Trail Conference showdowns, Aledo and ROWVA advanced to the semifinals of the Class 1A AlWood Regional. Aledo knocked off the host Lady Aces in Monday night s opener, 49-31 ... Aledo built a 22-9 lead at the half and put AlWood away in the final quarter with an 18-11 surge. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
IESA regional champions Feb 6, 2008
Wethersfield s eighth grade boys basketball team recently won the IESA Westmer Regional title, defeating Aledo 61-46. The Geese now play for the IESA 8-2A Sectional championship at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Brimfield against the host Indians. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Three regional titles for KHS wrestlers Feb 5, 2008
Kewanee s Adam Breedlove picks up three points during his 6-4 championship match win over Ethan Ball of Aledo Saturday at the Class A Sherrard Regional ... Breedlove met Ethan Ball of Aledo in the 145-pound title match ... At heavyweight, Dunn received a bye in the opening round and stuck Aledo s Derek King in 1:05 in the semifinals. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Three Kewanee wrestlers are favorites in their classes Feb 2, 2008
Rounding out the seven-team field with the host Tigers and Boilers are Rockridge, Orion, Riverdale, Aledo and Monmouth-Roseville ... Ethan Ball of Aledo and Noah Wikle of Orion will battle in the bottom half of the draw at 145. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Weather forces postponements Jan 30, 2008
Thursday s quarterfinals at West Central (Biggsville) have No. 1 Annawan vs. No. 8 Cambridge at 6 p.m. and No. 4 Aledo vs. No. 5 West Central at 7:30 p.m. ... At West Central s elementary gym, Westmer plays the Stark County-ROWVA loser at 6 p.m. and AlWood plays the Aledo-West Central loser at 7:30 p.m.. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Boiler wrestlers finish ninth at NCIC tournament Jan 29, 2008
Joining the Boilers and the host Tigers are Aledo, Monmouth-Roseville, Orion, Riverdale and Rockridge. The first session begins at 10 a.m. and the second session at 2 p.m.. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Wethersfield seventh grade boys win IESA regional tourney Jan 25, 2008
The Wethersfield seventh grade boys basketball team thumped Aledo 49-25 Wednesday night to win the IESA Regional Tournament hosted by the Green Dragons ... Aledo trimmed the deficit to 25-14 at the half, but a 15-7 run by the Geese in the third quarter put the Dragons away. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Lady Geese solo second in LTC; Galva falls to ROWVA in OT Jan 23, 2008
Also in the LTC, unbeaten conference leader West Central rolled Annawan 84-44, Cambridge topped United 51-25, Stark County thumped Aledo 62-37 and ROWVA rallied past Galva 36-25 in overtime ... Stark County 62, Aledo 37 The Lady Rebels blitzed the visiting Green Dragons with a 26-1 run in the first quarter ... LTC standings West Central 8-0; Wethersfield 7-1; Galva 6-2; Annawan, Cambridge and ROWVA 5-3; Princeville 3-4; Stark County 3-5; United 2-6; Westmer 1-6; Aledo and AlWood 1-7. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Geese knock off conference leaders Jan 19, 2008
Wethersfield's Shawn Roman puts up a shot over two Aledo defenders. ALEDO For the second time this week, Wethersfield put wiped out the zero in another Lincoln Trail Conference team's loss column ... The Flying Geese used a 17-4 burst in the fourth quarter to knock off Aledo, 61-49, Friday night on the Green Dragons' home court. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Annawan wins, Galva loses in LTC play Jan 19, 2008
Aledo fell out of first place by virtue of its home loss to Wethersfield. In other LTC action, Princeville beat Galva 58-51. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Semifinals set in LTC consolation bracket Jan 18, 2008
Galva defeated AlWood 42-34, Stark County topped Aledo 51-37, ROWVA edged United 51-48 in overtime and Princeville received a forfeit from Westmer ... Stark County 51, Aledo 37 The freshman duo of Natalie Turner and Sarah Fabry combined for 32 points to lead the Lady Rebels. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Green Dragons thwart Galva comeback Jan 17, 2008
Galva s Trevor Robbins is hemmed in by a pair of Aledo defenders during Tuesday night s LTC meeting. GALVA The Aledo Green Dragons came into Galva Tuesday night figuring to go 4-0 in the Lincoln Trail Conference ... The first quarter saw Aledo slowly build a 7-point lead until three straight baskets by Galva s big Seth Kelly put the Wildcats within one. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Wethersfield cools off Heat Jan 17, 2008
West Central entered in a three-way tie for the conference lead with Aledo and Annawan at 3-0, but was no match for a Wethersfield team itching to get back in the win column ... Another tall order awaits the Geese Friday night as they travel to Aledo to play the Green Dragons ... Aledo defeated Galva 75-68 Tuesday night, putting the Green Dragons in a tie atop the LTC with Annawan at 4-0. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Who are these folks? Jan 17, 2008
Members of the Patriot Guard Riders from the Quad Cities, Aledo, Galesburg, Woodhull and Princeton gather at the Road Ranger Truck Stop in Princeton in preparation for the funeral of a Korean War veteran of Princeton who died last week. The all-volunteer national organization attends the funerals of veterans or those killed in action, and holds services for soldiers returning home. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Top four seeds in LTC semis Jan 16, 2008
At Annawan, Westmer plays Princeville at 6 p.m. and Aledo meets Stark County at 7:30 p.m.. The winners move on to Thursday night s consolation semifinals at 6 and 7:30 p.m. at Wethersfield. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Boilers hold off late Wethersfield run Jan 15, 2008
The Heat are tied atop the LTC with Aledo and Annawan at 3-0. We re at a crossroads. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Lady Geese tied for second in LTC Jan 11, 2008
Galva and Wethersfield are tied for second at 6-1, followed by Annawan at 5-2, Cambridge and ROWVA 4-3, Princeville at 3-4, Stark County 2-4 and United at 2-5, and Aledo, AlWood and Westmer at 1-6. Tourney tips Saturday The Lincoln Trail Conference girls basketball tournament tips off Saturday with opening round games. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Pauline Wedekind Jan 5, 2008
Visitation: 2-6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, Fippinger Funeral Home, Aledo ... She was also employed at Hebel and Ives in Aledo, HON in Muscatine, Hawn s Firestone in Aledo, Martha Brown s in Aledo and in 1999, she retired from the Illinois State Driver s License Facility in Aledo. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Galva alone atop Lincoln Trail Jan 4, 2008
LTC standings The girls LTC standings are Galva at 5-0; West Central 4-0; ROWVA and Wethersfield at 3-1; Annawan and Cambridge at 2-2; Princeville and Stark County at 2-3; Aledo and United at 1-3; Westmer at 1-4; and AlWood at 0-4. Tonight s LTC slate finds Aledo at Wethersfield, ROWVA at Cambridge, United at Annawan and AlWood at West Central. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Michael Hayden Dec 29, 2007
Burial will be in the Aledo Cemetery, Aledo, Ill. Rev. Sharon Phillips of the Jesus Mission will officiate. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Braves win one, lose one at Erie Dec 28, 2007
Tourney standings After Wednesday s pool play doubleheaders, defending champion Chicago Dyett and Morrison lead Pool B with 2-0 marks, followed by Annawan and Aledo at 1-1, and Erie and Warren at 0-2 ... We ll see what we re made of tomorrow (Thursday), said Brown of playing Dyett, which cruised to matching 36-point wins over Aledo (73-37) and Erie (57-21) Wednesday. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Final helping of holiday hoops Dec 27, 2007
The Braves are paired with Aledo, Chicago Dyett, Erie, Morrison and Warren. Annawan opens today at 3:30 p.m. against Warren and then meets Morrison at 6:30 p.m.. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Cambridge wins Westmer Girls Tournament Saturday Dec 25, 2007
CAMBRIDGE The Cambridge Lady Vikings won the Westmer Tournament with wins over Westmer and Aledo Friday and Saturday ... On Saturday, Aledo kept things close in the first half, but the Lady Vikings pulled away in the second half for a 58-47 win ... Cambridge led just 27-26 at halftime, but they outscored Aledo 15-5 in the third quarter, and won going away. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
ROWVA earns LTC road win at Stark County Dec 21, 2007
Lincoln Trail Conference standings With the 2007 portion of the conference schedule in the books, here s how the league race stands: Galva and West Central 4-0; Wethersfield and ROWVA 3-1; Annawan, Cambridge and Princeville 2-2; Aledo 1-2; Stark County and United 1-3; Westmer 0-3; AlWood 0-4. The LTC schedule resumes Jan. 2 with Princeville at Galva and Westmer at Stark County, followed by ROWVA at Cambridge, United at Annawan, AlWood at West Central and Aledo at Wethersfield Jan. 3. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
West Central offense burns Wethersfield Dec 19, 2007
Galva kept pace with West Central atop the conference standings at 4-0 with a 54-50 overtime win at Aledo ... Galva 54, Aledo 50 OT Kelsey Cochran and Taylor Milliken knocked down 3-pointers in overtime to lead the Lady Wildcats to the win. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Prep hoops stats/standings Dec 16, 2007
Aledo 87, Knoxville 57 ... Illini West at Aledo. (Pekin Times, IL)
Pursuing a dream in Nashville Dec 7, 2007
The album is being produced by Wilkerson with some help from steel guitar legend Larry Sasser, who has played with such artists as Jerry Reed and Aledo, Illinois Suzy Bogguss. Millage has learned, though, that nothing in the music business is free. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Bomber grapplers subdue Dragons Dec 6, 2007
TYLER TINGLEY/JOURNAL PHOTO-The Macomb wrestling team hosted a dual meet with Aledo Tuesday evening, in which the Bombers came out on top 45-29 ... MACOMB - The Macomb High School wrestling team faced a familiar foe Tuesday at MHS Gym in perennial powerhouse Aledo ... Results from the dual meet with Aledo are as follows. (Macomb Journal, IL)
Galva 2-0 in LTC; Bravettes bounce back Dec 5, 2007
Cambridge went on the road and defeated Aledo 52-25 ... Cambridge 52, Aledo 25 Kourtnie Janson scored 14 points to lead the Lady Vikings to the win. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Relative's help is alleged Nov 28, 2007
Man reportedly said he may have carried bin with wife's body. 11:32 PM CST, November 27, 2007. (Chicago Tribune)
Interim publisher gets Register-Mail job Nov 28, 2007
GALESBURG - The publisher of the (Monmouth) Daily Review Atlas and two area weekly publications - The (Aledo) Times Record and The Paper, of Galesburg - was named publisher of The Register-Mail this morning ... Scott, who graduated from Western Illinois University in 1991 with a degree in business, also is regional vice president of the Western Region of GateHouse Media, which owns the Monmouth, Aledo and Galesburg papers, as well as a number of other weeklies and dailies in west-central... (Macomb Journal, IL)
IHSA FOOTBALL STATE FINALS: Northwest pride Nov 23, 2007
JOE TAMBORELLO/THE JOURNAL-STANDARD Dakota football players hold up the 2005 state championship trophy after winning the Class 2A state football championship game over Aledo ... Tuscola won the 1A crown last year beating Aledo 35-20 ... Last year both Galena and Dakota were eliminated in the second round of Class 1A. Aledo knocked out Dakota, avenging a 20-15 loss to the Indians in the 2005 2A state championship. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
Flying Geese trade youth for experience Nov 20, 2007
Looking at the Lincoln Trail, Parsons tabbed Aledo, Stark County, Annawan and Galva as the favorites. Defending champion Aledo lost all five starters, but returns a good core from the varsity and fresh-soph last year led by senior Dennis Clark, said Parsons. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Illinois Sports Network Radio Stations Nov 8, 2007
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February match-ups set for Illinois voters Nov 6, 2007
The winner of the primary will face Republican Michael Bertelson of Aledo. In the 45th Senate District, two Republicans -- Tim Bivins of Dixon and John Blum of Freeport -- have filed to run for the seat being vacated by retiring state Sen. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Vikings hope to bowl over Giants Nov 3, 2007
Their schedule includes five Wisconsin schools and A-H is coming off an 11-1 2006 season, which ended with a loss in the quarterfinals at Aledo. Lalor said A-H lost a lot of talent from last year s team, but a younger version of the Giants bounced back nicely this season to make the school s fifth consecutive playoff appearance. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Deputy completes training Oct 27, 2007
Deputy O'Brien is originally from Aledo where he graduated high school in 2000. O'Brien then attended Western Illinois University and graduated in 2005, with a degree in Criminal Justice. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
It's go time Oct 23, 2007
M-R to face Aledo in first round of IHSA Playoffs ... The No. 15-seeded Titans, who are in the postseason for the first time in school history, will travel to face No. 4 Aledo Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. ... "When we knew Aledo was going up to 3A, we knew we wanted to play them," Cokel said. (Monmouth Daily Review Atlas, IL)
Green Dragons shut down Rebels Oct 20, 2007
ALEDO The Aledo-Westmer Green Dragons defense shut down Stark County en route to a 21-7 win Friday night at George Pratt Memorial Field ... Aledo s got a good team, said Stark County head coach Jade Noard ... "This is the most satisfying win of the year," said Aledo-Westmer head coach Cullen Welter. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Tuning up for playoffs Oct 19, 2007
"In years past we used to play Aledo in week eight or week nine and usually that was usually for the conference title."That game would make you battle tested and make both teams battled tested going into the playoffs - that is what we need, we need a test," Sears continued. "I think no matter who ever comes out of this week with a victory, both teams are going to be tested going into the playoffs. " Comments Comments are limited to 200 words or less. Name:Comments:Current Word Count: Image... (Macomb Journal, IL)
Rebels remain at No. 10 in 1A poll Oct 18, 2007
Stark County can win WPT division outright at Aledo Friday ... The Rebels are a perfect 6-0 in the West Prairie Trail s Northwest Division and can win the title outright at Aledo-Westmer Friday ... A win over Stark County gives Aledo-Westmer a share of the division championship. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Foundation honors scholarship recipients, sponsors Oct 13, 2007
Aledo - Jill Nesbitt, Black Hawk East Foundation Scholarship. Alexis - Rachel Olson, Holmquist Scholarship. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Area golfers head for state Oct 10, 2007
The rest of the team scoring included Aledo (408) taking third, while Pleasant Plains (409) finished fourth, PORTA (428) took fifth, Rockridge (459) was sixth, Hamilton (487) was eighth and Alwood (535) was ninth. The medallists alongside Nall and Burton, included, Samantha Hainline (Galva, 80) in second, Paige Luker (Williamsville, 87) in fourth, Taylor Lane (Aledo, 88) in fifth, Brooks White (PORTA, 89) in six and Jessica Andrews (Elmwood, 91), Jaclyn Thompson (Knoxville, 91) and Stephanie... (Macomb Journal, IL)
