Day: December 8, 2021
Overcoming aches
Farmington, Brimfield boys battle back from injuries, sickness to win By JEFF LAMPE For The Weekly Post The tragic death of area player Jacob Look overshadows what has already been a difficult week for players sidelined with flu and the aches and pains of bodies relearning the toils of a basketball season. Some of those players, however, were able to return to play last week to help their teams. Farmington The Farmers (5-1) got back to full strength in time to win at Monmouth-Roseville on Friday, 44-43. The Farmers rallied from a 15-7 deficit after one quarter despite foul trouble and…
Brimfield player Jacob Look dies
BRIMFIELD – Tragedy struck the Brimfield basketball team Tuesday with the death of senior Jacob Look. “It’s a big loss for us,” Brimfield Coach Kevin Kreiter said. Brimfield’s game at ROWVA-Williamsfield Tuesday was cancelled. Kreiter said the status of Friday’s home game vs. Havana is uncertain.
Brimfield No. 1
Lady Indians ranked first in Illinois in AP Class 1A girls hoops poll By JEFF LAMPE For The Weekly Post Polls mean nothing real when it comes to sports, except in college football. But they are fun. And that’s the way the Brimfield girls basketball team has been treating its spot atop the state Class 1A rankings released last week by the Associated Press. “They’re having a blast with it,” Brimfield Coach Maribeth Dura said. “There’s been a couple pieces about them in the papers and on the internet and they’re having a good time.” Part of the reason for that…
Of Tuffy, Truman, faster FOIDs & band practice
My frame of reference for Tuffy Bowen of Farmington has always been too narrow. To me, Bowen is the guy who caught two bass weighing 18 pounds, 2 ounces off their spawn beds in one hour on June 19, 1970 – a pair of fish that still rank as the best duo this area has ever seen. To folks who appreciate big bass, that’s a pretty cool way to be known. But there’s so much more to tell about Harold “Tuffy” Bowen, and many of those stories were flowing freely Saturday at the Farmington Moose, where a crowd gathered to celebrate…
A TIF in Brimfield?
Builders eyeing land east of park By LORI HEROLD For The Weekly Post BRIMFIELD – Builders have shown “significant interest” in building spec homes, duplexes, quadplexes and possibly a senior living facility on eight acres of farm land east of Brimfield’s municipal park, according to Dan Fishel, president of the Village Board. Fishel discussed the two builders at Monday’s monthly meeting and said the land would be a good spot for a possible TIF district. Fishel said TIF funds would help finance expansion that is “not fast but steady.” “Likely something will happen this summer,” Fishel said. In other business, board…
