The Sage Informer

Category: Sports

  • Announcing for friends

    Last year, during the delayed spring baseball season, the boys baseball team was looking for students to announce the players. Since seniors Dylan Ginalick and Ben Cresap don’t play any spring sports, they decided that they would announce for their school’s baseball team. What they didn’t realize was that they would announce for some of…

  • Just running around

    The MHS track team is quickly making its transition from indoor to outdoor season. The outdoor season allows for more events on both the boys and girls sides, including the 300 meter hurdles and the discus throw. The Sages will travel all over central Illinois in the coming months until the state meet at the…

  • Communities coming together in orange

    On January 21, the Sievers Center was flooded with orange at the boys home game versus St. Joseph-Ogden High School, in order to honor the life of Natalie McDowell, a school nurse who passed away on November 6, 2021. Monticello’s Pep Club raised donations for St. Jude, a charity that Mrs. McDowell contributed much to.…

  • The final season of basketball

    The last boys basketball season is fast approaching for the Class of 2022. The team is excited as this year comes with the return to a full season unlike last year’s shortened one that ran only from January to February. A long season and the reappearance of the annual Holiday Hoopla, the popular tournament the…

  • The end of an unforgettable season

    The Sages Football team suffered a season-ending loss in the second playoff game against Benton. The Sages had a phenomenal season, ending with a record of 8-3. The boys created bonds they could never imagine, especially the seniors.  Joey Sprinkle, the quarterback, impacted the team tremendously. All the boys look up to Sprinkle. “It’s amazing…

  • Long time coming

    As the Monticello Sages volleyball team prepared for the 2021 season, their hopes were high for a good season. Excited to play in front of a full capacity crowd in the Sievers Center, the Sages were led by seniors Renni Fultz, Lizzie Stiverson, and Hannah Swanson. But no one would quite expect what history would…

  • A fresh start for the Lady Sages Basketball program

    The Monticello Sages Girls Basketball team starts their season in less than a month with sudden coaching staff alterations.  In past years, the Sages have had Mike Moffet as their Junior Varsity Coach and Dave Beery as their Varsity Head Coach. The Sages had a new addition to their coaching staff last season after having…