The Sage Informer

Category: Sports

  • Craft Calls a Change Up

    Eli Craft’s winter plans have been the same since he was in fourth grade. He spent many weeknights and even long weekends traveling to basketball. It was a sport he found himself very fond of and also quite good at. This year, however, things are looking a little different for the Monticello senior.  At the…

  • 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…

  • Sock it to the Rockets

    The Lady Sages take on the Unity Rockets for senior night celebrating the careers of Megan Allen, Pearl Glaze, and Lucy Leatherwood. They look to add another conference win making them 6-3 in the Illini Prairie conference.  Over the season, the girls have come up with many ways to hype themselves up, the biggest being…

  • Baseball puts in the off-season work

    With baseball tryouts less than two months out, players are looking to perfect their skills before presenting them in front of the coaching staff. Connor Gross, an assistant who recently joined the coaching staff last season, is supervising the lifts, pushing the players to improve themselves going into the season. Junior Jake Robinson and sophomore…

  • Sages Basketball Bouncing Back

    Carter Foran looks to Nolan Buehnerkemper in the post in their home opener against Pleasant Plains. (PC: Pearl Glaze) The basketball season started on the 28th with their home debut against Pleasant Plains. The Sages fought hard but did not come out with the win, losing 45 to 53. Although the team was missing seniors…

  • Stresses with Wrestling and Cutting weight

    As the late fall turns to winter, the football pads get hung up and the wrestling mats get rolled out. The Sages wrestling team, coming off of an exciting 2023-24 season placing 4th in the Illinois Prairie Conference tournament returns some familiar faces this winter, and they are more than excited to get the season…

  • Connor Kuntz’s quest to make the Sages Baseball team

    Senior Connor Kuntz is a dedicated athlete gearing up for his first-ever tryout with the high school baseball team this spring. With hard work and determination, he’s been training hard in the off season with a goal in mind, and he’s ready to step up to the plate. Kuntz said, “I am trying to go…

  • No one fights alone: MHS spreads awareness and raises support during Breast Cancer Awareness Month

    Photo Credits: Mrs. Stetson and Aili Strand During the month of October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, MHS makes a great effort to give back to both Paint Piatt Pink (PPP) and Kirby Medical Center, while unifying the community. Many clubs and athletic teams participate in fun and supportive activities during the week of…

  • FCAs’ impact on its student athletes

    Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a nationwide organization revolving around educating student athletes on how Christian values play a role in athletes’ day to day life. Taylor Mabry and Gehrig Quick, two sophomores here at Monticello High School, participated in FCA last year as freshman and they spoke very highly of this organization. Concerning how…

  • Dual sport athletes balancing their everyday lives

    Doing one sport at MHS can be difficult, but doing multiple at a time is even more challenging. These students work hard and overcome challenges that come with being a dual athlete. Usually these athletes have a strict schedule they adhere to each week. Junior Mylin Bruhn plays three sports, Cheer, Cross Country, and Swim…