The Sage Informer

Category: Sports Update

  • Girls soccer showcase at the U of I

    The MHS soccer girls had a big win two weekends ago at the U of I soccer showcase, winning 2 to 0 against Danville. This is not the first time the girls have won the showcase; they have won for the past two years.  Junior Addison Finet has played soccer for the past 3 years…

  • Monticello Girls Soccer picks up right where they left off; starts season 7-2

    The Monticello girls soccer team has started this season in a dominant fashion. With key wins over schools like Meridian, Mt. Caramel, and Olympia, the Sages look to continue their run. When asked the reason why the team has started out so strong, junior Addison Finet said, “We have come out so strong because we…

  • The start of a new season

    The MHS baseball team is off to a good start this season, with a 6-2 record. The boys are excited about playing this year. “The feeling of hitting a baseball hard is the best thing. Senior centerfielder Carter Foran said, “I’m just excited to be playing with my friends for one last year and playing…

  • Sages Softball off to a hot start 

    The softball team begins the season with a 8-0 record. The Sages are off to a hot start and continue to shock their opponents. Senior captain Avery Schweitzer is eager for her last year, “We have a strong foundation and I am hopeful for the rest of the season.” Junior captain Sadie Walsh had a…

  • Sages Baseball ready for more winning action this year

    The Monticello Sages baseball team has always had a tradition of winning. The teams are filled with great competitors who love to play for the purple and gold. Coming off of a historic 31-5 season and winning their first 22 games, the Sages were once again Illini Prairie Conference champions, and IHSA Regional Champions. The…

  • Girls basketball 20-win season comes to an end

    The past couple of weeks at MHS, the girls basketball team was the talk of the hallways as they finished off their incredible regular season, taking a win over Unity on senior night on February 10th. When asked her favorite moment from the season, Lucy Leatherwood said, “My favorite moment this season was after we…

  • Girls Soccer is ready to get the ball rolling

    The Monticello Girls Soccer team’s 2025 season is coming up this March. After a successful season last year, the bar is set high, but there are still lots of challenges to take on. The team together has been taking advantage of the new sages weight room, putting in as much work as possible. Junior Addison…

  • Wrapping up the Boys Basketball Season

    The Sages basketball season is starting to wrap up as their last regular season game is approaching as the Sages take on the Bismarck Blue Devils on Friday, February 21st. The Sages are currently above .500, being 16-12 on the season and 5-4 in the Illini Prairie Conference, but no end to a season is…

  • Sports Update winter break

    Wrestling Over winter break, Sages Wrestling traveled to Abe’s Rumbling Wrestling Invite at the Bank of Springfield Center. The team finished 27th out of 60 teams. The Sages also traveled to the Lyle King Princeton Invitational, where Junior Hunter Romano finished 4th, Freshman Zeke Young 6th, and Senior Brandon Peters 7th. The Sages travel to…

  • Sports Update 11/26-12/2

    Girls Basketball Girls Basketball split last week’s home games with a win vs. Urbana 42-22 and a loss vs. Mt. Pulaski 36-40. This week’s games: home vs. Mt. Zion 12/7 and the Sages’ first conference matchup away vs. IVC 12/9. Boys Basketball Boys Basketball went 1-1 last week with a win in their home opener…