The boys capped off a record-making season with an IESA 2A State Tournament matchup with Oglesby Washington. The boys played exceptionally hard, overcoming an early double-digit deficit. Jase Canada led all scorers with 24 points on 9-13 shooting and tied an IESA state record for made three pointers with 6. Ultimately, the Raiders fell in a hard-fought battle 45 - 37 to capture the fourth-place trophy!
Coach Thompson had this to say after the game: “This team was such a blessing to coach. We had two mottos this year, team over me and winners never quit! These young men held true to these words. I am beyond proud to be a small part. Raider Nation is Back!!!!!”
The Raiders 8th Grade Boys Basketball team ended their historic middle school careers with back-to-back regional championships, back-to-back sectional championships, and a school record 24 wins.
Raider Nation is very proud of your accomplishments and can't wait to see that you do in your High School years!
MWC Transportation Department is so excited to be able to support our MCMS Boys Basketball Team! LETS’s GO RAIDERS! We can’t wait to celebrate that 3rd place state title!
Some BIG Raider Nation fans will be driving the buses this evening… Dean (Pic 3) is driving the team bus and Ron (pic 4) is the fan bus driver.
Our smaller group (out-of-district staff) and larger group (route transportation staff) will be cheering you on back at home!
For the first time in MCMS history our 8th Grade Boys’ Basketball Team will be playing in the IESA STATE FINAL FOUR game tonight at 6:00 PM! Raider Nation is so proud of this team and its coaches! Good luck tonight; bring home that 3rd place title!
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MS VB @ Greenview – 5:30; Bus leaves MS @ 4:15; 147 Palmer St. Greenview, IL 62642
Wishes for peace, prosperity and progress this Presidents Day!
Reminder - No School on Monday, February 17th in observance of President's Day.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Reminder - We are having a Teacher Institute Day on Friday, February 14th. No school for students! Enjoy your long weekend!
Let's goooooooooooooooooo!!!
MS VB vs N Fulton – 4:45; B, 7, 8; 121 N Church St, Green Valley, IL 61534 (7th grade starts at 5:30)
The will be a breakfast menu change for all 3 buildings:
2/13/25
Waffles (possibly pancakes) and sausage instead of Cheesy Egg Bake
2/21/25
Cheesy Egg Bake in place of the Waffles and Sausage
Scholastic Bowl faced Dee-Mack last night in the first home meet. The Raiders lost both games, but improvement was shown all around on both the A and B team. Cozy and Aydenn both had two toss ups correct in the A match. The B Match had Liam with 4 tossups correct and Hadley with 3 correct. Next match is at home against Georgetown next Tuesday.
8th grade Algebra students had fun today with a "Function Auction." The goal was to identify and "purchase" the most functions by outbidding the other groups. Mrs. Keaschall loved hearing the debates and couldn't help but laugh at how fast some groups ran out of "money!" There will definitely be more auctions in the future!
Students - MCMS is producing The Beauty and The Beast Jr. this spring and sign ups are on the What’s Poppin Board. Auditions are 2/25 & 2/28, make sure to take a character sheet that is also located on the What’s Poppin Board to see what role you would like to audition for.
Let's go Raiders!
MS Scholastic Bowl vs DeeMack – 4:00 PM; 121 N Church St, Green Valley, IL 61534
For the second consecutive year, the Raiders basketball team is heading to the STATE TOURNAMENT!
In a repeat of last year’s Sectional Championship, the Raiders downed Decatur Catholic 34-28 to capture the 2A Sectional Championship at Decatur St. Teresa!
The game was tight from the opening tipoff, with both teams taking leads throughout the game until Jase Canada hit a go ahead 3 on an assist from Joe Proehl with 4:45 left in the fourth to give the Raiders the lead 26-24. Two clutch free throws by Evan Schmidt after a big defensive stop increased the lead to 28-24.
After Decatur cut the lead to 2 after a loose ball scramble, Joe Proehl got a huge steal and rebound on consecutive possessions and added some free throws with 1:26 left in the game to make it 30-26, and then 4 clutch free throws down the stretch from Canada sealed the game and the Raiders second straight Sectional Championship!
Canada finished the night with a game high 17 points on an efficient 5 of 9 from field, including a perfect 4 for 4 from the charity stripe. Joe Proehl added a compete game with 9 points, 7 boards, 5 dimes and a steal! Jake Hunter hit a huge three pointer and 2 more rebounds as the Raiders won the game on the glass, out rebounding Decatur Catholic 21-17.
The Raiders now will play in the Elite 8 this Saturday at Kankakee Bishop McNamara at 11:30 against Milford.
Congratulations to Coach Thompson and the boys on another sensational performance!
Good luck to the volleyball team facing Blessed Sacrament tonight on their home court starting at 5:30 PM!
On Thursday, 2/13, Precision Photo will be here to take group photos of Beta Club, Student Council, FCA officers, Scholastic Bowl, and Band. They will also be[photographing any new students fo for the yearbook.
History repeats itself. For the first time since 1995 and 1996, your Raiders are back to back Regional CHAMPIONS! With their 49-40 victory over Springfield Blessed Sacrament, the Raiders punched their second consecutive ticket to the Sectional Championship!
The Raiders overcame some early adversity, having to overcome some early fouls and hot shooting by the Bruins, but in the end a dominant fourth quarter with clutch free throw shooting secured the championship! Joe Proehl and Jase Canada had monster games for the Raiders with Canada scoring a team high 21 points on an efficient 7 of 12 from the field, including 4 of 5 from the free throw line, and Proehl adding 18 points, including 5 huge points in the fourth quarter, 7 rebounds, 4 dimes and 4 steals. Additional help came from all over the Raider lineup, with Sportsmanship Pin winner Noah Coffey contributing a bucket and 3 boards, Evan Schmidt adding 3 rebounds, and Jaxton Bolen adding 6 big points to go with his 3 rebounds! The Raiders were also clutch from the free throw line, going 12 of 15 from the charity stripe. Coach Thompson had this to say after the game:
“Total Effort! This team sticks together and builds their fellow teammates up. A true team over me approach.”
With the victory, Midwest Central secured its 22nd victory and a Sectional Championship rematch with Decatur Lady our Lourdes on Monday at Decatur St. Teresa. Game time is 6:30. Come show out for our boys!
LET'S GO RAIDERS!
MS Scholastic Bowl @ Edison – 4:00; Activity bus leaves MS @ 3:15; 1400 Earl St, Pekin, IL 61554
