Remi Kraft, a senior at Midwest Central High School, has been selected by the faculty and staff as the Student of the Month of Spanish. Remi is the daughter of Dannie and Jennifer Kraft of Manito.
Throughout high school, Remi has been involved in Student Council, National Honor Society (NHS), Choir, Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), Interact Club, Science Club, Yearbook, and participation in Musicals. She was on the Student Council Hopewell District Board as Liaison.
After graduating, Remi plans to attend Illinois Central College (ICC) to then transfer to St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing (SFMCCON) to become a Registered Nurse (RN) with a Bachelor's in Science and Nursing (BSN).
Remi would like to personally thank Ms. Brodbeck and Midwest Central School District for this opportunity.
The Lady Raiders host Pleasant Plains today for a V game only. First pitch is set for 4:30. Good Luck Ladies!
Congratulations to Midwest Central junior, Zach Highland, and the Pekin Dragons Hockey Club on their Back-to-Back-to-Back State Championship Title! They defeated the McLean County Sharks 4 - 0 at the Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington to complete an undefeated season!
The Pekin Dragons High School Hockey Club is a 9th-12th grade program who competes in the Lincoln Land Prep Hockey League. This team is made up of players from Pekin, Midwest Central, Illini Bluffs, Tremont, and Delavan.
Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!
Legend has it... Leprechauns are shoemakers for fairies and that's how they earn their gold. They are very hard to catch and if you blink, they can disappear.
The Lady Raiders open their 2025 season by traveling to Eureka today for a V only game. First pitch is scheduled for 4:30. Good Luck Ladies! Game location: 2005 S Main St, Eureka, IL 61530
Marlie Abner competed in the IWCOA State Finals. She ended up with one pin during the state series. Unfortunately she did not place today. We look forward to what she can accomplish
next season!
“That’s a wrap on the 24/25 wrestling season. We had a young team this year. The future is looking good for the MC/IC wrestling team!” - Coach Augi
The Tomahawk Conference recently voted on the girls that made 1st Team All-Conference, 2nd Team All-Conference, and Special Mention All-Conference for girls basketball. Cally DeSutter was nominated for 1st Team All-Conference, Carly DeSutter was nominated for 2nd Team All-Conference, and Maddie Sidwell and Eliza Kerley were nominated for Special Mention All-Conference. Midwest Central is again proud of these ladies for their efforts both on and off the court this season.
Girls basketball had their awards night last night at Hap's Honkytonk in Manito. Food and fun was had and the young ladies were recognized for their accomplishments this past season. Most Improved went to Mia Warner. Maddie Sidwell had the Most Rebounds this past season. Cally DeSutter led the team in Free Throw Percentage, Most Assists and won the Raider Award. Carly DeSutter won the Team Spirit Award. The opposing fans vote on the Rodger Woodley Sportsmanship Award and that went to Cally DeSutter.
The Raiders boys track team opened their season today at the St Ambrose University high school boys classic in Davenport, Iowa. Coach Thompson took 5 athletes to compete and brought back 5 personal records. The jumpers had a very successful first meet. Ethan Land competed in the long jump, triple jump, and 60m hurdles, setting a personal best in all 3. Freshman Devin Greiner jumped a high school best of 5’6” and ran a strong split in the 4x400. Senior Ayden Forbis placed 7th in the 800 and ran a fast 3rd leg in the 4x4. Ayden, along with Raisean Anderson, J.J. Proehl, and Devin Greiner competed in the first 4x4 of the season. J.J. also ran the 60M and 200M, setting PR’s in both and later anchored the 4x4.
Overall, this was a great first meet against top level competition and the team will look to continue this strong start next Saturday, March 22 at the Cogdal High School Boys Indoor invite in Normal.
The Raiders Indoor Track Team travels to St Ambrose today to compete. Meet starts at 4:00. Good Luck Raiders! Meet location: 518 W Locust St, Davenport, IA 52803
The ICAC recently voted on the girls that made 1st Team All-Conference, 2nd Team All-Conference, and Special Mention All-Conference for girls basketball. Cally DeSutter was nominated for 1st Team All-Conference, Carly DeSutter was nominated for 2nd Team All-Conference, and Maddie Sidwell and Eliza Kerley were nominated for Special Mention All-Conference. Midwest Central is proud of these ladies for their efforts both on and off the court.
Congratulations to Sophomore basketball player Josh Dawe on being named 2nd Team Tomahawk All-Conference for the 2024-2025 season. Josh led the Raiders with an average of 12 points and 4 assists per game. Josh was one of only 2 Sophomores to make the All-Conference teams from the 8 member schools as they were predominantly senior athletes. Recently, Josh was also named the MC team MVP for his dedication, hard work, leadership and excellent play all year long. Way to go Josh!
Mahayla Byrd, a senior at Midwest Central High School, has been selected by faculty and staff as the Student of the Month in Family and Consumer Science. Mahayla is the daughter of Darrell and Andrea Byrd.
Throughout high school, Mahayla has been involved in FFA, FCCLA, and National Honor Society. After graduating, Mahayla plans to attend Midwest Technical Institute in East Peoria, IL to study Dental Assisting.
Mahayla would like to personally thank Mrs. Palmer and the faculty of Midwest Central High School for this opportunity.
Marlie Abner punched her ticket to Fresh/Soph state by placing 3rd today!
She will be competing next weekend 3/15 and 3/16 at the Bank of Springfield Center in Springfield. Wrestling starts at 9:00 am.
The Raiders Fresh Soph team season ended Saturday with a tough hard fought 38-30 loss to Edinburg at the 72nd Annual Hartem Fresh Soph Tournament championship. The game was a back and forth defensive battle throughout as both teams played very active zone defenses. The Raiders led 28-26 entering the 4th quarter when the shots quit falling.
The 2nd place finish at the tourney was the 5th runner up in school history and the best finish for Midwest Central since 2013. The season was very successful as the team improved from 2-20 last season to finish 16-6 this year and 6-1 in the Tomahawk Conference. Coach Proehl was very proud of the effort on the court and all the hard work these players have put in since last fall.
Watch out for big things to come for this group in 2025-2026 as they move up to become Sophomores and Juniors!
The JV Raiders travel to Hartem today to play the championship game in the Hartem JV Trny against Edinberg. Tipoff is scheduled for 12:45. Good Luck Raiders! Game location: 400 W. Front St. Hartburg
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Today is the end of the 3rd 9 weeks!
The Raiders Fresh Soph basketball team kept their strong play going, moving to 16-5 on the season with a semifinal win over top seeded Lexington 52-47 to advance to the championship of the 72nd annual Hartem tournament!
The Raiders jumped out to a 15 point lead midway through the 3rd quarter, but Lexington cut it to 2 with 1 min left. However, Ryan Terrill had a big put back bucket with 15 seconds left to seal the win and punch their ticket to the title game. Terrill finished the game with 8 points to go with his 5 rebounds. Josh Dawe also finished with 12 points and 6 assists and Brenden Carton fell just short of a double double with 10 points and 7 boards.
With the win, the Raiders look to cap off their season with a title against Edinburg. Game time is 12:45 on Saturday in Hartsburg. Be sure to come out and see the boys play one last time this season!
Save the Date - Summer Camp will be here before you know it! Forms and additional information will be distributed after Spring Break... stay tuned!
June 9-13
• Girls Basketball Camp / Location-HS / Grades 2-5 / 9:00-10:00 AM
• Girls Basketball Camp / Location-HS / Grades 6-8 / 10:15-11:45 AM
• Boys Basketball Camp / Location-HS /Grades 2-5 / 12:30-1:45 PM
• Boys Basketball Camp / Location-HS / Grades 6-8 / 2:00-3:30 PM
• Boys Basketball Camp / Location-HS / Grades 9-12 / 4:00-5:30 PM
July 7-9
• Softball Camp / Location-PS / Grade 1-3 / 9:00-10:00 AM
• Softball Camp / Location-PS / Grades 4-5 / 10:15-11:15 AM
• Softball Camp / Location-PS / Grades 6-8 / 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
July 14-18
• Wrestling Camp / Location: PS / Grades 6-12 / 5:00-7:00 PM
July 14-17 and July 21-24:
• Cross Country Camp / Location-HS / Grades 5-12 / 7:00-8:00 AM
July 21-25
• Wrestling Camp / Location-PS / Grades K-5 / 6:00-7:30 PM
July 28-August 1
• Volleyball Camp / Location-HS / Grades 3-5 / 8:00-9:30 AM
• Volleyball Camp / Location-HS / Grades 6-8 / 10:00-11: AM
TBD – Band Camp (6-12), MS/HS Cheer Camp, and HS Volleyball Camp
Owen Schmidt was selected as the Rodger Woodley Memorial Sportsmanship Award winner for this season. The award winner is selected by two of our opposing fans as showing the most sportsmanship during their game. Congratulations Owen for representing Midwest Central.
