JR. BLACKCATS PLAY FOR 3RD AT STATE! 

The Jr. Blackcats Boys Basketball Team, ranked #1 in their Regional, defeated Ziegler-Royalton and Cobden to win the IJHSAA Regional Championship!  The Jr. Cats then defeated Christopher in the opening round of the IJHSAA State Tournament held at Rend Lake College in Ina, IL but fell in the semi-finals to Aviston.  The Jr. Cats play Wayne City for 3rd Place at 6 PM on Friday, February 10.   

Congratulations Jr. Blackcats and GOOD LUCK AT STATE!!!

LADY BLACKCATS CONFERENCE CHAMPS! 

With their 23rd win of the season, the Lady Blackcats defeated Sesser-Valier-Waltonville for the 2nd time this season to clinch the Black Diamond Conference Season Championship in their very first year of competition in the conference!  The Lady Blackcats are 11-0 in the Conference and ranked 6th in the State!  

Congratulations Lady Blackcats!!!  We are proud of you!!! 

SHELBEY MILLER HITS 1000 POINTS!  

Goreville Lady Blackcat senior Shelbey Miller topped 1000 points in her high school varsity basketball career! Shelbey hit 3 three-pointers in the Lady Cats' win over Ziegler-Royalton-Christopher to pass the mark.

Congratulations Shelbey!!!

LONG-TIME GOREVILLE SCHOOLS STAFF MEMBER RON STROUD PASSES 

Former Goreville Schools staff member Ron Stroud passed away on Friday, January 20 at his home surrounded by his family.  Ron served the Goreville School District for over 3 decades as Head Custodian/Maintenance and can be credited for years of sustaining a clean and safe environment for the children of Goreville to learn and grow.  To view his obituary, just click the picture above.

2012 LADY BLACKCATS STATE RANKED!!!

The Lady Blackcat Basketball Team is ranked 7th in the State of Illinois Class 1A by the Associated Press!  The Lady Cats ended last season in the "Elite 8" losing in the IHSA Supersectional to Hume-Shiloh.  The now 18-1 Lady Cats were ranked 9th in the AP Pre-Season Poll and are the only team in Southern Illinois ranked in Class 1A.

Congratulations Lady Blackcats!!!  WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!!! 

LADY CATS TAKE 3RD IN ELDORADO MID-WINTER TOURNAMENT 

The Goreville Lady Blackcats Basketball Team defeated Vienna, Eldorado, Gallatin County, and Carmi-White County, but fell to Hamilton County to take 3rd place in the Eldorado Tournament.  Alison Webb and Jesse Wright were named to the All-Tournament Team.  To view the article in the Marion Daily, click here.

Congratulations Lady Blackcats!!!

2ND QUARTER HONOR ROLL

The 2nd Quarter Honor Roll has been updated.  There was a problem with the new software and the calculations for 2nd quarter were incorrect. You can now click the Honor Roll button to the left to view the updated list.  Thank you for your patience!

Congratulations to ALL of our HONOR STUDENTS!!!  WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!!! 

LADY BLACKCATS BENTON HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS; BLACKCATS TAKE 2ND AT SESSER

The Goreville Lady Blackcats Basketball Team, ranked 9th in the State by the Associated Press, defeated Hamilton County, Flora, Carterville, and Benton to take the Benton Holiday Tournament Championship!  Lady Cats senior Shelbey Miller and junior Alison Webb were named All-Tournament.  At the Sesser-Valier Holiday Tournament, the Blackcats boys basketball team defeated Elverado, Johnston City, and Waltonville before falling to Woodlawn in the championship game.  Blackcat senior Nate Webb was named All-Tournament there.  To view the article on the Lady Blackcats in The Southern Illinoisan, click here.  To view the article on the Blackcats, click here.

Congratulations Blackcats and Lady Blackcats!!!  WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!!! 

NATE WEBB SIGNS WITH SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS  

Goreville Blackcat standout Nate Webb, a senior this year, has signed a national letter of intent to play baseball next year at Southeastern Illinois College (SIC) in Harrisburg, IL on a full scholarship.  SIC, an NJCAA Division I baseball program, is a member of the Great Rivers Athletic Conference.  The 6’3” 185 lb. career starter, named Illinois Baseball Coaches Association All-Star as a junior, has helped lead Goreville to three Regional titles, 2 Sectional and Supersectional Titles (the school’s first in history), an IHSA State Runner-Up, and an IHSA State 3^rd Place finish.  He batted .347 last season as a junior and posted a 3.14 ERA as a pitcher for the Blackcats.  Webb, a shortstop and pitcher for the Blackcats as well as the Marion American Legion Post 147, also is a 2 year starter on the Blackcat Basketball Team where he leads the team with over 15 points per game and was a wide receiver in football in 2011.

Congratulations Nate!!!!  

2012 HOMECOMING ROYALTY  

Goreville High School had its annual Homecoming Week that featured many activities and games throughout the week to enhance school spirit.  The Blackcats defeated Christopher in the Homecoming Game and Trenton Potocki and Tiffany Shadowens were named Homecoming King and Queen!  

Congratulations Trenton and Tiffany!!!

WEBB AND PYLE NAMED ALL-SOUTH!  

Lady Blackcat volleyball players Junior Alison Webb and Senior Rhiannon Pyle have been named "All-South" by the Southern Illinois Coaches Association! Alison was a Black Diamond Conference 1st Team All-Conference selection and also was named All-Tournament at the Crab Orchard, Trico, and Thompsonville tournaments.  She had 192 kills, 60 aces, 49 blocks and a 34% kill percentage.  Rhiannon was a Black Diamond Conference 2nd Team selection and named All-Tournament at the Crab Orchard and Thompsonville tournaments.  She had 133 digs and 48 aces.  Alison and Rhiannon are the first Goreville volleyball players to be named All-South since the inception of the program.  To view the entire All-South selection article in the Southern Illinoisan, click here. 

Congratulations Alison and Rhiannon!!!  We are proud of you!!!

SNELL NAMED BLACK DIAMOND ALL-CONFERENCE

Blackcat Sophomore Zeke Snell has been named All-Conference in Cross Country in the Black Diamond Conference!  Snell is the first Goreville High School athlete to be named All-Conference in Cross Country and the first to be named All-Conference BDC since the Blackcats moved from the South Egyptian Conference to the Black Diamond Conference this year.

Congratulations Zeke!!!

Goreville Senior Taylor Lence was recently awarded UCA All-American Cheerleader at the Universal Cheerleading Association Stunt Summer Camp held at Illinois State University. This is an award given out at all UCA summer camps where the cheerleaders must perform a cheer, jump and extreme routine.  A limited number of All-Americans are chosen at each camp.  This honor awarded Taylor the opportunity to travel to London with All-Americans from across the United States where she performed in The New Year's Day London Parade on January 1st. 

Congratulations Taylor!!!

Goreville 5th grader Hallie Grenfell was named Grand Champion in our Spelling Contest and now represents Goreville at the Tri-State Bee in Evansville, IN on February 4, 2012.  If she wins at the Tri-State Bee she will advance to the Scripps National Bee in Washington , D.C.  To see all of the winners of the Goreville Spelling Contest, click here.

CONGRATULATIONS HALLIE AND GOOD LUCK AT SECTIONALS!!!

Several Blackcats were honored by the Black Diamond Conference in the fall sports this year.  Junior Lady Blackcat Alison Webb was named 1st Team All-Conference West in Volleyball and is the first player since moving to the BDC to be named Captain of the 1st Team.  Rhiannon Pyle was named 2nd Team All-Conference and Kaylee Webb was named Honorable Mention. Blackcat Senior Clint Cole was named 2nd Team Defense in Football and Dallas Melot was named Honorable Mention.    

CONGRATULATIONS BLACKCATS!!!  WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!!!

LADY BLACKCATS VOLLEYBALL REGIONAL CHAMPS FOR THE 1ST TIME IN HISTORY!

In only their second year of fielding a varsity volleyball team, the Lady Blackcats are now Illinois High School Association Regional Champions!  The Lady Cats defeated Shawnee in straight sets to claim their first ever Regional title. The Lady Cats were then defeated by Ziegler-Royalton in the IHSA Sectional Tournament to end their season at 20-11.  To view the article in the Southern Illinoisan, click here.

Congratulations Lady Blackcats on a GREAT SEASON!!! 

6 JR. BLACKCATS NAMED SIC ALL-CONFERENCE

Congratulations to Justin Shadowens, Jared Vaughn, Taylor Reichert, and Madison Sopczak for being named Southern Illini Conference 1st Team All-Conferemce in baseball/softball and Nolan Vaugh, A.J. Scola, SAlexis Massey, and Ashlyn Darnell for being named to 2nd Team All-Conference!

WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!!!

DAVIS QUALIFIES FOR STATE!

Lady Blackcat Senior Camille Davis qualified for the Illinois High School Association State Swim Meet for the 3rd year in a row! This year, Davis qualified in the IHSA Sectionals held at Sacred Heart-Griffith High School in Springfield, in the 100 yard backstroke.

Congratulations Camille!!!

The Goreville Jr. High Blackcats baseball team ended their season 22-3 and took 4th Place in State!!!   

CONGRATULATIONS!!!  WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!!!

The Goreville FFA Chapter was recognized as a top 5 chapter in the State in the National Chapter Award program on stage at the State FFA Convention held in Springfield, IL in June.  The National Chapter Award is an award area where chapters pick their top three activities within each of the three areas of the National Chapter Award application.  Chapters perform these three activities and then compete to be named either a bronze, silver, or gold emblem chapter.  Goreville FFA Chapter placed 1st overall in Section 24 and received the Illinois Bankers Plaque and then was ranked 4^th overall in the State as well as 3^rd Place in the State Heritage Activities. 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!  WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!!!

The Goreville Marching Blackcats Band won 1st Place Marching Band at the Southern Illinois University Homecoming Parade in Carbondale this past Saturday.  This is their 4th 1st Place finish this fall as they have won every parade that has been judged!    

CONGRATULATIONS MARCHING BLACKCATS!!! WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!!!

For the first time in the 8 year history since Goreville started its Golf program, the Blackcat Boys Golf Team has qualified for the Illinois High School Association Sectional Tournament!  Scoring a school record 345, the Cats advanced and competed at Governors Run Golf Course in Carlyle, IL. Blackcat Junior J.T. Russell ranked 2nd out of 80 golfers by scoring a 74 and senior Colin Stone scored an 80 to come in 5th individually. To view the article in the Marion Daily Republican, click here or the Southern Illinoisan click here.   

Congratulations Blackcats!!!

2011 BASS TEAM QUALIFIED FOR STATE!

For the first time in the 3 years since the IHSA started the sport, the Goreville High School Bass Fishing Team qualified at the IHSA Sectional Tournament and competed in the Illinois High School Association State Bass Fishing Tournament held at Carlyle Lake!  The team of Jake Hackman, J.T. Russell, and alternate Sean Seavers hauled in 14.19 pounds of fish at the IHSA Sectional Tournament held at Lake of Egypt - enough to qualify them for the State Tournament.  The team of Mason Bishop, Shon Messmer, and alternate Connor Seavers brought in 12.98 pounds which qualified them as an alternate for the State Tournament in case one of the other 3 teams could not compete.  The team finished 23rd at State out of 52 teams! 

Congratulations Goreville Bass Fishing Teams!!!   

2011 LADY BLACKCATS END HISTORIC SEASON IN "ELITE 8" 

The Lady Blackcats again got out to an early 1-0 lead in the first only to see it erased quickly by the Cumberland-Toledo Lady Pirates in an 8-4 defeat.  The Lady Pirates entered their third Supersectional in a row while this was Goreville's first appearance in the "Elite 8" in history - meaning the Lady Blackcats ended their historic 22-8 season as one of the top 8 teams in the State of Illinois! 

Congratulations Lady Blackcats on a GREAT SEASON!!! 

2011 BLACKCATS WIN 3RD IN STATE!

The Blackcats, who just one year ago ended the year as the IHSA State Runner-Up losing in the Championship Game, lost the first game of the State series 2-1 to Lanark-Eastland but bounced back in a big way to beat Tremont 10-9 to claim 3rd in State!  After winning their first ever IHSA Sectional and Supersectional Titles in 2010, the Cats were out to prove that they were not going out without a fight in their 2nd consecutive appearance at the State Tournament.  Tremont held the lead most of the game until Blackcat Senior Lee Sopczak used a walk-off base hit to left to plate the winning run in the bottom of the seventh!  Goreville proved yet again why the community and school are so special by bringing twice the number of fans than Tremont (15 miles from Peoria) to support the Cats at the O'Brien Field Baseball Complex in East Peoria. The Village even chartered a bus leaving at 4 AM to bring loyal Blackcat fans to the tournament.  The Blackcats arrived back in town to a community parade down Broadway and a reception in their honor. Several Blackcat were at the school to celebrate ANOTHER STATE TROPHY!!!  A very special thanks goes out to all who travelled to Peoria to support the Blackcats.  It meant a great deal to the team to see so many Blackcat fans make the effort to travel across the state to show their support.  Also, another special thanks to the Goreville Gazette for their tribute to the Baseball and Softball teams for their successful seasons.  We appreciate your support!

Congratulations Blackcats!!! 

WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!!!