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STATE BOUND! - Glenwood's Bre Gardner
(left) and Sydney Alstott celebrate along with
assistant coach Pam Hogan moments after
Tuesday's Super-Sectional win over Althoff.
SUPER-SECTIONAL CHAMPS! - Glenwood's
girls soccer team defeated Belleville Althoff
4-3 on June 2 to capture the Class 2A
Springfield Super-Sectional tite.  Team
members are (front, l-r): Dani Torry, Sydney
Alstott, Abby Juhlin, Ali Traina, Annie Kwedar,
Eryn Sullivan, Brooke Valenti, Elena Pappas,
Colleen Quick, Ashley Kulavic, Erin Egolf.  
Back: Abby Vorreyer, Jenny Mosley, Bre
Gardner, Kaylee Walsh, Rachel Kobayashi,
Alise Wisniewski, Emily Stockton, Lindsey
Koch, Rylie Sullivan, Cara Moody.
REGIONAL CHAMPS! - The Glenwood High
School boys baseball team captured the
Class 3A Quincy Notre Dame Regional title
last Saturday with a 15-0 win over host QND in
five innings.  Team members are (front, l-r):
Phil Maton, Jacob Reese, Nino Mattera, Derek
Piper, Jake Ingold, Derek Crouch, Ben Parks,
Zach Joos, Michael Fiaush.  Back: Dallas
Henderson, Max Xanders, Patrick Woerner,
Tim Sullivan, Bryce Sablotny, Tristan Molumby,
Connor Bryant, Jared Turner, Ryan Williams,
Matt Green, Jake Lance, Aaron Hearn, Jake
Fulks, Chris Sekardi.  Coaches are Pat
Moomey and John Hyde.
Egolf leads late comeback as
girls are headed to State
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
There won't be many girls soccer games more compelling or
exciting than the one played Tuesday night at Kiwanis Field at the
University of Illinois-Springfield. (more)
Molumby shuts down Triad, Crouch
sets table as boys headed to State
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
Tristan Molumby won his fourth postseason game this season by firing a
two-hitter, and the Glenwood offense did just enough in support to send the Titans
to the Class 3A state tournament following Monday's 4-1 victory over Troy Triad at
the Sauget Super-Sectional at GCS Park. (more)
Girls rally behind Galloway, Tudor
caps thrilling win over Mattoon
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
Drawing off the emotion of watching an injured teammate leave the field, the
Glenwood girls softball team got down to business late in Monday's Class 3A
Super-Sectional game with top-ranked Mattoon. (more)
Glenwood outfielders Lauren
Galloway (8) and Jessica Meyer
collide while trying to catch a deep
fly ball in the fifth inning of
Monday's Super-Sectional game.  
Meyer caught the ball, but Galloway
was injured on the play and had to
be carted off the field.
Holm to be named police chief
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
Following a two-month search process involving five internal
candidates, Chatham Mayor Tom Gray has picked John Holm to be
the next Chatham Police Chief. (more)
Passionate
support
shown for
Wehmhoff at
board meeting
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
An overflow crowd of at least 60
local residents showed up at
Tuesday's Chatham Village
Board meeting. (more)
Board picks floor plan option,
Gilbane named CM
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
The Ball-Chatham Board of Education selected a footprint and floor
plan for the new elementary school at Monday night's regular
meeting. (more)
Shane Reynolds, subbing for mom
Jill, claims the VIP title at the Cow
Chip Throw for his mother with this
toss of 110 feet.
Natalie Schroll (seated) was
crowned as the 2009 Miss
Chatham Sweetcorn Pageant
Queen last Friday night.  Behind
her are second runner-up Alexa
Frank, 2008 Queen Lauren
Ladd and first runner-up Katlyn
Krones.
Ian Richardson claimed the Men's
Division title of the Cow Chip
Throw with a toss of 145 feet.
This drawing shows the design plans for the
proposed second firehouse for the Chatham
Fire Protection District, which will be located
off the I-55 frontage road (Palm Road) directly
across the road from Armbruster's.
The Glenwood High School softball and baseball teams are headed to their respective Class 3A
state tournaments after claiming Super-Sectional victories Monday.  The girls celebrated their
championship at LLCC in Springfield, while the boys, led by Tristan Molumby (center) and Tim
Sullivan (right), celebrated their Super-Sectional win in Sauget.  (Photos by Joe Pritchett, left, and
Mike Gorman, right).
Glenwood goalie Cara Moody makes a save
as Sycamore's Kate Herrmann closes in
during Saturday's third place game.  At left is
Ashley Kulavic. (Mike Gorman photo)
Joliet Catholic edges
Glenwood 3-2 to claim Class 3A
state title
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
The Glenwood Titans baseball team played two nail-bitting contests
against two of the best teams in the state of Illinois this past weekend.
(more)
Four-run third inning propels
Oak Forest to softball state title
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
The Glenwood High School girls softball team had a postseason run
for the ages this spring, but the Titans hit a major roadblock in
Saturday's IHSA Class 3A state championship game in the Oak Forest
Bengals. (more)
Plans for second firehouse off frontage road continue
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
Design plans for a second firehouse for the Chatham Fire Protection District have moved forward in earnest. (more)
McCord now Village Manager
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
The Village of Chatham is undergoing some major departmental
restructuring, and the first major domino involves Del McCord returning
to his former position of Village Manager. (more)
Hearing date set in Wehmhoff
case
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
A disciplinary hearing for Chatham Police Officer John Wehmhoff has
been set for Thursday, Sept. 3, at 8:30 a.m. at Municipal Hall. (more)
Glenwood head coach Vondel Edgar exults as
his team celebrates moments after the Titan
Softball team's 3-2 win over Mattoon at the
Springfield Super-Sectional.
Glenwood's Sarah Garrison
fires a pitch during the Titans
win over Glenbard South at
the 3A softball state tourney.
NEW CHIEF OF POLICE - John Holm
officially took over as Chief of Police in
Chatham at Tuesday night's village board
meeting, where he received his Chief pin
from Mayor Tom Gray.
Village, CWLP talking water, but agreement not close
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
Officials from the Village of Chatham and the City of Springfield have been talking water in recent weeks and months, but
the two sides are still far apart from Chatham renewing its commitment to CWLP and abandoning its plans for its own
water plant east of Rochester. (more)