On Tuesday, April 4, in a home conference contest, Beecher lost to Clifton Central in five innings, 0-11. Clifton Central’s Luke Shoven threw a no hitter in the outing, with only one hit batter reaching base in the fifth. Trevor Stout took the loss for Beecher, while giving up 11 runs on 10 hits, along […]
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Bobcats Take Out the Spartans
By Dennis Bowling Beecher Girls Soccer Coach Jonathan Kypuros had a good reason to smile, even though the Bobcats faced a very challenging opponent in the Class 3A power Oak Lawn. Beecher’s strong second half was just too much for the Spartans on March 4, as the Bobcats took the victory, 5-2. On the day, […]
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BJHS Announces Third Quarter Honor Rolls
Beecher Junior High School recently announced students named to its third quarter honor rolls. Congratulations to the following students! High Honors Eighth Grade: Addison Baker, Mallory Berry, Eduardo Garcia, Kathryn Gregory, Ella Hammer, Benjamin Hartig, Lillian Jerkatis, Kolten Koehn, Aisha Lawal, Peyton Lee, Samantha Loftin, Mila Nikolic, Kayden Norkus, Charlie Nowak, Jacob Phillips, Braelynn Scanlan, […]
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Lady Bobcats Have TREMENDOUS Week, Record 5 Shutouts!
On Tuesday, March 28, the Beecher Girls Varsity Softball Team beat Ottawa in an away non-conference shut-out, 4-0. Winning freshman pitcher Ava Lorenzatti had 18 strike outs in her debut on the mound and allowed only 1 hit. The next day, Wednesday, March 29, in a home conference doubleheader against Illinois Lutheran, the Lady Bobcats […]
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Lady Panther Sports Highlights
On Tuesday, March 28, the Lady Panther softball and soccer teams each brought home victories. In the softball contest, facing conference foe Wilmington, Manteno trounced Wilmington, 19-6. The bats got going Tuesday, after the team made some great adjustments from the previous night. Drew Hosselton hit a home run to dead center, in addition to […]
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Devils Take Win Over Panthers
By Dennis Bowling Peotone junior Addie Graffeo knows quite well that when playing rival Manteno, there is always plenty at stake, and that was especially true on March 30. But, Graffeo, saved the day for the Blue Devils, doing some magical things around the net. She displayed some fabulous footwork. Graffeo, was able to break […]
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Bobcat Baseball Highlights
On Wednesday, March 29, in an away non-conference contest at Herscher, the Bobcats came up short in the seven-inning contest, 3-4. On the day, Beecher scored 3 runs, on 4 hits. AJ Snell was the tough luck loser for the Bobcats, as the team committed 4 errors behind his quality start. The next day, in […]
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PHS Coach Updates
The varsity softball team opened their season with a 13-0 win over Momence on March 24. Sophie Klawitter earned the win in the circle, pitching 6 innings and striking out 15 batters. Sophie also contributed with 4 hits, Autumn Clay and Ashley Veltman added 3 hits each with Mady Kibelkis and Caelan Farmer adding 2 […]
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Marian Catholic Director of Bands Greg Bimm Announces Retirement
Bimm to continue as a consultant and in an Emeritus Role in Advancement. It is with mixed emotions Marian Catholic High School announces the retirement of Director of Bands Greg Bimm. Mr. Bimm, who has been a Marian Catholic staff member for 46 years and led the Marian Catholic Marching Band to seven Bands of […]
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Bobcats Take the Panthers, 4-0
By Dennis Bowling Beecher Girls Varsity Soccer Coach Jonathan Kypuros was very pleased with the play of the Bobcats’ defense, who did an exceptional job protecting Beecher keeper Taylor Killis. As a result, they were able to shutout the young Manteno team, 4-0, on Monday, March 27, in a non-conference game in Manteno. The Bobcat […]