The Raiders boys baseball team used a clutch 1st inning double from Jase Canada and dominant 8th grade pitching to advance to the regional semifinal with a 3-0 victory over Dee-Mack!
The Raiders pitchers were dealing Wednesday night. Winning pitcher Zayne Arthalony dazzled the Dee Mack hitters, tossing 6 and 2/3 scoreless innings allowing only three hits and striking out 16 batters! Max Dierker then picked up the save striking out the only batter he faced!
The Raiders move to 11-6 on the season with a regional semifinal matchup with Tremont Saturday morning at Washington Middle School!
6th grade science created their own leaves representing the resilient "Survivor Tree," a Calley pear tree that was discovered buried in the rubble at Ground Zero.
The Raiders baseball team overcame a slow start on Friday to defeat Lincoln Junior High 13-3!
Trailing 3-2 heading into the bottom of the third the Raiders put up a 5 spot, batting around and putting the game out of reach. Max Dierker picked up the complete game win on the mound, striking out 8 while scattering 2 hits and 2 walks across six innings of work.
Dierker also helped himself at the plate, going 1-2 with 2 RBIs! Breckin Guy and Colten Watts both picked up 2 hits and multiple RBIs on the night and Joe Proehl also picked up a big 2 RBI hit for the now 9-6 Raiders!
In game 2 action Johnny McFarland made his pitching debut in historic fashion, tossing a complete game NO HITTER as the Raiders cruised to victory! Johnny had 12 strikeouts and a hit batsmen was the Railers only base runner. Kaiden Hill also kept his hot hitting going, ripping his third double in as many days for the Raiders!
The boys wrap up their regular season with an away game at West Lincoln Broadwell on Monday.
There is a Cheer Parent meeting tonight at the MS starting at 5:30 PM.
Join our team!
Congratulations to the 2023-24 Student Council!
8th grade: President-Cally DeSutter, Vice President-Leyla Danner, Mia Warner, Ava Warner, Leelinn Danner, Jaden Flores, Hayden Hasty, Audrie Walker
7th grade: Secretary-Nora Jockisch, Kenzie Doty, Emma Markle, Julia Rasmussen, Breckin Guy, Trenton Butler, Nevaeh Cunningham, Ayla Charlton
6th grade: Sophia Holeman, Peyton Bernshausen, Nora Dierker, Eliza Junkin, Timber Allen, Isaac Herrman, Emily Pettijohn, Zoey Carlton
Thank you to everyone who ran. It was a close race.
This weekend is filled wil MCMS sporting activities!!!!
The boys baseball team will host Lincoln tonight for a 4:15 PM game and then travel to Illini Bluffs for a 10:00 AM game tomorrow.
The softball team is hosting the softball regional games this weekend.
The marching band will march tomorrow in the Marigold Parade.
The Cross Country team will compete in the Porta Invitational tomorrow. The meet starts at 9:00 AM.
GOOOOOOOOOOOO RAIDERS!!!
MCMS school pictures will be taken on Tuesday, September 19 and order forms are being sent home with students.
It's another busy Raiders sports day...
The baseball team hits the road for a matchup at Lexington tonight at 4:30 PM!
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The softball team will host Delavan for a game at 4:15 PM.
Goooooooooooooooooo Raiders!
The Raiders baseball team made some history on 8th grade night, tossing their second PERFECT GAME of the season defeating the Hartem Stags 13-0! Jase Canada (W) and Joe Proehl combined for 6 Ks in the run rule victory!
The 8th graders were great Wednesday, with 8th graders Jaxson Robinson and Zayne Arthalony doubling and 8th graders Jake Balster and Jesse Jones ripping RBI singles for the victors! 8th grader Max Dierker also was 1-2 with a walk and 2 runs scored!
With the win the Raiders move to 8-5 with a B matchup at Lexington on Thursday!
Last week, the Lady Raiders celebrated 8th graders before the last regular season home game. Congratulations, 8th graders!
You can come support them and the rest of the team at home Saturday, September 9th when they host their first regional game against Illini Bluffs at 12:15 PM.
Good luck, ladies!
Open gym for cheer is 3:00-5:00 PM today, with an amended 5:30 end time for softball players that can make time after softball practice.
The baseball team will host Hartem tonight at 4:00 PM.
It is also 8th grade recognition night!!!.
Gooooooooooo Raiders!
The baseball team will travel to Norwood for an A game that starts at 4:15; and there will also be a B game at Hollis that starts at 4:30. Good luck to our Raiders!
We will be having a Flu Vaccine clinic on October 5th for students and staff. Packets are available in the office for students to take home with a signature sheet for parents. Please return completed forms by September 28th to the office.
Today, we celebrate the achievements of a hero—you!
Great to see the Midwest Central Middle School Marching Band in the Popcorn Festival Parade!
The MCMS cross country team continues to post faster times as the season rolls on: Isabelle Friedrich and Nora Dierker ran close to a 16:15 two mile, while Jaina Butler ran the distance in 16 minutes flat. Sam Dierker ran a very respectable 15:15 and Connor Coile fought hard to post a 14:45 two mile time. Great job Raiders!! Catch several members of the team running the Popcorn Festival 5K this weekend!
This weekend is the Manito Popcorn Festival! The Middle School marching band will be participating in the parade tomorrow. Please cheer on our awesome band members on if you are at the parade! Enjoy your 3 day weekend! Remember, no school on Monday!
Then boys baseball team moved to 7-4 on the season with a big 4-0 shutout of Dee-Mack Thursday night!
Zayne Arthalony continued the Raiders strong pitching performances this season with a gem of his own. The 8th grade right hander tossed a complete game scattering only 3 hits and striking out 10!
The defense flashed some leather behind Arthalony as well, committing no errors on the afternoon with a couple web gems by Joe Proehl and Jaxon Tumilty on the infield!
Offensively the Raiders only had 5 hits but they made them count with a big 3rd inning behind a double by Proehl, a triple by Arthalony and a couple big RBIs by Tumilty and Colten Watts!
The Raiders next games come against Norwood and Hollis on the road early next week.
