Area Sports
Randy Skaggs brings over forty years of experience to Chrisman
The Chrisman Lady Cardinals Softball team will be under new leadership in the 2023 season. Former Vermilion County Coach Randy Skaggs will be leading the birds this year. Skaggs was born in Fairfield, Iowa and grew up in the small town of Birmingham, Iowa. His athleticism resulted in lettering in baseball, basketball and football at…
Read More8th Grade Eagles Win On Chrisman’s 8th Grade Night
On February 21st, the Chrisman-Scottland Lady Eagles Volleyball team hosted Rossville Alvin for their eighth grade night. The seventh grade girls were up first and took the first set victory (25-22), but Rossville came back for the second match (8-25). In the match winning third set, it was neck and neck, but the seventh grade…
Read More7th Grade Eagles Regional Champs
On March 1st, the Chrisman-Scottland Lady Eagles played in the Regional Championship game against Philo-St Thomas. “We had a lot of girls out due to sickness, so we were missing some players,” Coach Kelsey Potter said. “The girls that did play, were not feeling one hundred percent themselves either. We knew it was going to…
Read MoreCardinals take on Cornjerkers in final home game of the season
What was supposed to be a day celebrating love must’ve been left at the gym entrance when the Chrisman High School Boys took on the Hoopeston Cornjerkers. Chrisman High School was set to honor their seniors in basketball, cheerleading and pep band. The gym was decorated with red and black balloons along with the senior…
Read MoreLady Cards fall to Armstrong as season winds down
The Chrisman Lady Cardinals hosted the Armstrong Lady Trojans on January 2nd. Chrisman’s Olivia Radke scored Chrisman’s three points in the quarter. Armstrong’s Kyla Bullington sank seven of eleven points for the Lady Trojans, giving them a 11-3 lead. In the second, Bullington again took control on the court, scoring ten points and left the…
Read MoreCardinals defeat Buffaloes on Homecoming Night
For Homecoming 2023, the Chrisman Cardinals hosted the Georgetown Ridge Farm Buffaloes on January 27th. The gym was packed as the whistle blew for the Junior Varsity boys. Chrisman’s Statler Mitchell took the lead, scoring eight of the fifteen points for the birds. Chrisman led Georgetown 15-3. In the second, Gavin McCord sank two three…
Read MoreLady Cards drop two on the road
The Chrisman Lady Cardinals basketball season is winding down, and with just a handful of games left, the girls began a road trip. Their first stop was at Uni High to take on the Lady Illineks. In the first quarter, Makenzie Mitchell was the lone scorer for Chrisman, leaving the birds trailing 8-2. In the…
Read MoreLady Cards trampled by the Lady Buffaloes
The Chrisman Lady Cardinals hosted the Georgetown/Ridge Farm Lady Buffaloes on January 23rd. In the first quarter, the Lady Buffs took an 18-8 lead over the Lady Cards. In the second quarter, Georgetown- Ridge Farm’s Bryleigh Collom scored ten of eighteen points for the Buffs giving them a 36-16 lead going into halftime. In the…
Read MoreLady Cardinals defeat the Lady Hilltoppers
On January 12th, the Chrisman Lady Cardinals were on the road to take on the Schlarman Lady Hilltoppers. In the first quarter, Chrisman’s Addison Phipps, Makenzie Mitchell and Olivia Radke teamed up to give the Lady Cardinals a 9-8 lead. In the second, Schlarman’s Karlee Belton, Emma Myers and Emma Osterbur weren’t going to allow…
Read MoreLady Cards fall to Trojans
The Chrisman Lady Cardinals were on the road for their game on January 16th against the Charleston Lady Trojans. Chrisman’s Makenzie Mitchell came ready to play as she gave the Cards six points in the first quarter. The Trojans’ Elizabeth Swies, Maggie Englum, Annie Logsdon and Macie Babbs answered Chrisman as they took a 12-6…
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