Midwest Central High School - Home of the Raiders

Congratulations to our top sellers from the Midwest Central Band Boosters Butch’s Pizza fundraiser!

Primary School: JJ Watson
Middle School: Morgan Riley
High School: Quentin Richter

Each student received a $50 award for being the top seller at their school.

Thank you to all of the students, families, and community members who supported the fundraiser. Together, over $1,500 was raised to help support the Midwest Central band program.

Senior Spotlight – Abrahm Busch

Abrahm has been a dedicated student throughout his high school career. His diligence and hard work earned him a variety of Student of the Year awards in geometry, biology, pre-calculus, chemistry, physics, and calculus.

Abrahm was also recognized by the Illinois Principals Association as an Outstanding Student and School Citizen and was named an Illinois State Scholar. During high school, he was involved in Scholastic Bowl, Science Club, and National Honor Society.

After graduation, Abrahm will attend the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he has been accepted into the Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering Program.

We are proud of Abrahm’s accomplishments and look forward to seeing all he achieves in the future. Congratulations, Abrahm! #MCRaiderNationProud

🥎 Lady Raiders HS Softball 🥎
📅 Wednesday, May 13, 2026
🛣️ @ Pleasant Plains
🎴 Non-Conference Game
🚌 2:00 PM; Dismiss athletes @ 1:45 PM
🕒 4:30 PM
📌 500 N. Cartwright, Pleasant Plains

Senior Spotlight – Dalton Johnson

Congratulations to this outstanding senior on an incredible high school career!

Varsity Golf Athlete - 2-Time Sectional Qualifier
Varsity Baseball Athlete - 2nd Team All-Conference - Selected to play in the All-Star Game
Activities & Honors - National Honor Society (NHS) - FFA Member - Tomahawk All-Academic Team

Career & Future Plans - Completed an internship at H&S Industries and has officially accepted a position there! He will also begin the Steamfitters Apprenticeship Program.

We are proud of all his accomplishments and can’t wait to see what the future holds. Congratulations and best of luck in this next chapter!

#MCRaiderNationProud

⚾ Raiders HS V/JV Baseball ⚾
📅 Tuesday, May 12, 2026
🛣️ @ Athens
🎴 Tomahawk Conference Game
🚌 2:30 PM; Dismiss athletes @ 2:15 PM
🕒 4:30 PM

⚾ Raiders HS JV Baseball ⚾
📅 Tuesday, May 12, 2026
🛣️ @ PORTA
🎴 Non-Conference Game
🚌 2:30 PM; Dismiss athletes @ 2:15 PM
🕒 4:30 PM
📌 17651 Bluejay Rd. Petersburg, IL 62675

🥎 Lady Raiders HS Softball 🥎
📅 Tuesday, May 12, 2026
🛣️ @ Beardstown
🎴 Non-Conference Game
🚌 2:15 PM; Dismiss athletes @ 2:00 PM
🕒 4:30 PM
📌 6 Armory Ln, Beardstown, IL

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Both the Boys and Girls Track & Field Teams competed at Heyworth on Thursday, May 7th.

Boys:
Devin Greiner Placed 5th in the HJ, he also placed 2nd in the 100m dash
Leelinn Danner hit a new personal best mark in discus with a throw of over 118 feet.
JJ Proehl placed 3rd in the 200m dash, 2nd in the 400m dash, and 1st in the 100m dash

Girls:
Katie Parkin placed 3rd in the high jump, and also placed 5th in the 200m dash
Julia Rasmussen placed 4th in the 200m dash
Nevaeh Cunningham placed 1st in the 100m dash
The 4x100m relay team of Julia Rasmussen, Katie Parkin, Sophia Huff, and Nevaeh Cunningham placed 3rd
The 4x200m relay team of Kendall Gordon, Katie Parkin, Julia Rasmussen, and Nevaeh Cunningham brought home 1st place

⚾ Raiders HS Baseball ⚾
📅 Monday, May 11, 2026
🏠 vs Peoria Christian
🎴 Non-Conference Game
🕒 4:30 PM
📌 910 S Washington St, Manito, IL 61546

🏃‍♂️‍➡️ Raiders HS Boys Track 🏃
📅 Monday, May 11, 2026
🛣️ @ Rushville
🎴 Boys Only Meet
🚌 2:15 PM; Dismiss athletes @ 1:55 PM
🕒 4:00 PM
📌 730 N. Congress Rushville, IL 62681

Finished the day with a 7th out of 18 teams, thank you to Canton High for having us and congrats on the win. Also another thank you to Waylon Palmer for sponsoring today event.

The Raiders baseball team got strong pitching and timely hitting on Saturday morning to come away with a nice 4-2 victory over Edinburg! After an error and walk by the Wildcats, Dalton Johnson gave the Raiders the lead that they’d never relinquish by smashing a 2 RBI single into the left centerfield gap. The right hander also dealt on the mound, going 6 strong innings allowing one earned run while scattering 4 hits and 4 walks to go with 8 strikeouts before giving way to Joe Proehl in the 7th. Proehl then finished off the Wildcats with 3 strikeouts to pick up his first save of the season. The Raiders completed the sweep in the JV game with an 8-0 victory. Jesse Jones had 2 hits and Max Dierker had an RBI double. Kaiden Hill and Jake Hunter also picked up hits in the winning effort. Johnny McFarland tossed 2 scoreless innings and Evan Schmidt tossed a scoreless inning with 2 strikeouts. The Raiders look to keep some good momentum going heading into a big week of games with Peoria Christian on Monday at home!

⚾ Raiders HS V/JV Baseball ⚾
📅 Saturday, May 9, 2026
🏠 vs Edinburg
🎴 Non-Conference Game
🕒 10:00 AM; 11:30 AM
📌 910 S Washington St, Manito, IL 61546

NOW HIRING BUS DRIVERS - Be the reason our students get to school safely.

Midwest Central is looking for some new team members—and we’re looking for people who want more than just a job.

We’re offering:
• Paid CDL training (no experience needed)
• Starting at $18.00/hour
• $500 bonus after 90 days
• Paid sick leave
• CDL holders: experience-based pay match

Immediate openings -- Start as soon as you’re ready!

This is a role where you’re known, valued, and part of something bigger. Our drivers are a steady, trusted presence for our students every single day—and we’re looking for people who want to grow with us and be part of our Raider family for the long haul.

Apply today or reach out to learn more.

Mrs. DeSutter's Physics class ended their unit on bridge design and construction by breaking their bridge. It had been four long months of studying, researching and building to come down to one moment.....the bridge breaking!!! The bridge built by Abrahm, Edward and Nathan held 54 pounds before breaking! Way to go!

⚾ Raiders HS V/JV Baseball ⚾
📅 Friday, May 8, 2026
🛣️ @ Athens
🎴 Tomahawk Conference Game
🚌 2:30 PM; Dismiss athletes @ 2:15 PM
🕒 4:30 PM
📌 312 E. Hargrave, Athens

🐟 Raiders HS Bass Fishing 🐟
📅 Saturday, May 9, 2026
🛣️ @ Lakeland Park
🎴 Canton HS Tournament
🚤 2 boats / 6 anglers
🕒 7:00 AM
⚖️ 2:15 PM
📌1200 Lakeland Park Dr, Canton, IL 61520

🏃‍♂️‍➡️ Raiders HS Track 🏃
📅 Thursday, May 7, 2026
🛣️ @ Heyworth
🎴 Invitational Meet
🚌 2:15 PM HS; Dismiss athletes @ 1:55 PM
🕒 4:15 PM
📌 308 W. Cleveland St. Heyworth, IL 61745