Clarion Archives
Chatham man to be honored
Knox to be inducted into Springfield Sports Hall of Fame
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
A local umpiring legend is about to add another major honor in a couple of weeks. Bob
Knox, a Chatham resident since 1976, is set to be inducted into the Springfield Sports
Hall of Fame at a banquet to be held April 14 at the Crowne Plaza in Springfield. Knox
will be inducted as a "Friend of Sport". (more)
Chatham Village Board meets March 25
Board discusses dog and neglected property issues
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
The Chatham Village Board had a light agenda for Tuesday's regular meeting, with two
items dominating the discussion. All trustees and Mayor Tom Gray were present. (more)
School board approves personnel moves
The Ball-Chatham Board of Education held a regularly scheduled personnel meeting
March 31 at the District Office. Following closed session, a number of personnel items
were approved. (more)
GLENWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL - Students of the
Month for March (right) are (front, l-r): Brock Thornton,
Camden Moore, Mallory Sheedy, Kylee Bryan, Khyler
Huston. Middle: Brittany Butler, Taylor Copp, Shea
Elmore, Adam Ruch, Collin Marcotte. Back: Gabriela
Borges, Alexandra Drennan, Josh Koons, Kegan Todt,
Adam Clewell. Not pictured: Kerryn O'Reilly.
Glenwood Hall of
Fame Banquet
Sunday, April 27
Tickets can now be purchased for
the Glenwood Hall of Fame Banquet,
to be held at noon on Sunday, April
27, at Glenwood High School in
Chatham. The cost of the tickets is
$20 each, and they can be obtained by
calling the Glenwood High School
Athletic Office at 483-2424, extension
5, or e-mailing
kmidden@chathamschools.org. (more)
TITANS OF THE WEEK - The Titans of the
Week at Glenwood High School for the Week
of April 14 are seniors Christopher Fidler
(left) and Allyssa Turner. They are pictured
with GHS principal Nate Cunningham.
TITANS OF THE WEEK - For the Week of April 21 at
Glenwood High School (l-r): seniors Josh Meisner,
Tyler Fulks and Loryn Donaldson, who are pictured
with GHS College Placement Director Nada
Broderick.
Egolf nets three goals, Titans move to 3-0
The Glenwood High School girls soccer team improved to 3-0 on the young season after a
7-0 win over Lanphier at Lee Field in Springfield Tuesday night. The Titans (3-0, 2-0 CS8)
also defeated 2007 Class A runner-up Waterloo Gibault 3-0 in action last Saturday. (more)
Girls soccer team shuts out Rochester 4-0
The Glenwood High School girls soccer team scored four second-half goals in defeating
host Rochester 4-0 Monday night. The Titans (4-1, 2-0 CS8) and Rockets were tied 0-0
at halftime (more) (see pictures in the Photo Gallery page)
Baseball Titans walk past Normal West
The Glenwood Titans baseball team scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning,
then held on for a 9-8 win over previously unbeaten Normal West this past Friday (more)
Boys track team takes
third at Metamora
The Glenwood High School boys track team took
third place out of 12 teams at last weekend's
Metamora Invite, which was held at Eureka
High School. The Titans finished first in three
events - 110 high hurdles, 800 meter run and
1600 frosh/soph relay. (more)
Mike Ranos
Mike Gorman photo
Defoe claims hurdles at
Metamora Invite
Glenwood junior Diana Defoe claimed the 100
meter hurdles title at Saturday's Metamora
Invite, finishing in 15.5 seconds. Defoe also
placed second in the high jump, helping lead
the Titans to a fifth place finish out of 13
teams. (more)
The Chatham Area Chamber of Commerce has
purchased 25 spring/summer banners that have
been placed along Route 4 and Plummer in
Chatham. The banners are part of the Chamber's
"Greenways of Chatham" beautification program.
Pictured are Chamber Coordinator Karla Mueller
(left), Chamber Executive Director Jack Dunn and
Beautification Committee Chairperson Megan
Henley, owner of Trendsetters.
New correspondence
policy closer to
reality at GHS
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
The much-debated and controversial
topic of correspondence classes at
Glenwood High School took another
major twist at Monday's regular
Ball-Chatham Board of Education
meeting. (more)
Village board raises
water, electric rates
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
There were several major items
discussed at Tuesday's Chatham
Village Board meeting, most notably
the fact that local residents will soon
feel the effects of raised electric and
water rates. (more)
Student charged with
arson for GIS fires
A 10-year-old juvenile has been
charged with aggravated arson for
allegedly setting fires in two different
restrooms at Glenwood Intermediate
School the morning of April 16. (more)
SHG hands Titans first loss of season
Sacred Heart-Griffin used a seven-run second inning to take a 7-2 lead, then the
Cyclones held off Glenwood for a 7-6 victory in Central State Eight Conference baseball
action Tuesday at Lanphier Park. (more)
Softball girls fall 7-3 to Lincoln
The Lincoln Railers pounded out 13 hits and took advantage of two Glenwood errors to
prevail 7-3 in a Central State Eight Conference softball contest Tuesday in Chatham.
(more)
Glenwood's Erin Egolf
(left) and Neal Anderson
compete at recent events.