Praying for the Pleasant Plains football player who had a medical emergency tonight at Riverton. Also prayers for his family, teammates, coaches and everyone impacted — Riverton as well as Plains.
Dave Kane
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Dave Kane
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Former sportswriter covering area schools for The State Journal-Register in Springfield, Illinois. Still major fan of area prep sports.
Joined August 2012
- If Friday the 13th is worse than Thursday the 12th, I don't want to be around
- Rochester and Taylorville high school boys teams will meet on Saturday, December 17 at Hoosier Gym in Knightstown, Indiana.
- Congrats to Williamsville -- state champs
- Best wishes go out to longtime area athletic trainer Pete Stoll, who recently suffered a “mild to moderate” stroke. On a Facebook post, Pete said it could have been worse. He’s going through therapy and is determined to be back helping area athletes soon.
- As A. Lincoln said, "The Journal paper was alwaysmy friend." I will miss all my friends at Ninth and Capitol.
- Congratulations to the Clinton H.S. boys basketball team and first-year CHS coach Vic Binkley. The Maroons are 20-5 after Tuesday’s 51-50 OT win over Shelbyville. It’s Clinton’s first 20-win season since 1996 and just its second winning season in the last 17 years.
- After 35 seasons, Dave Bates has called it a career as head football coach at Auburn High School. I remember one of his players, after the Trojans’ state final loss in DeKalb a few years ago, coming up to Dave and telling him, “Thanks for being my coach.” Well said, young man.
- Thanks to Williamsville High School for the wonderful gesture tonight. Very Humbling. Plus I got a cool piece of headgear.
- We lost a great person early this morning. Terry Todt's dogged, determined battle with cancer ended, and the suffering is over. A huge loss, especially for the Montgomery and Macoupin County area. There'll never be another T. Todt, who always reminded us "It's about the kids."
- Pleasant Plains A.D. Brent Grisham reports that donations made at the gate Friday toward Jayden Veesenmeyer’s medical expenses totaled $8,067.
- QB Luke Lehnen (5) and North Central hold off Mount Union 28-21 to win Divsion III national championship. Second national title in three years for the Cardinals, who finished 15-0. They were runners-up last year.
- Exciting news for Riverton athletics. A.D. Tom Weir said the board of education recently ok’d a project to install field turf on the football field and on the Hawks’ baseball and softball infields (and new drainage systems for the outfields). The track also will be replaced.
