A pandemic-related adjustment will see a temporary merger between the Illini Prairie and Apollo high school football conferences.
In late January, when Monticello activities director Daniel Sheehan and football coach Cullen Welter heard that St. Thomas More would no longer be fielding a team, they had to scramble to fill the open slot on the schedule.
Monticello’s playoff hopes may hinge on a Week 9 win against St. Joseph-Ogden.
A week after suffering a sprained neck in a game against Rantoul that sent him to the hospital, Monticello senior Matt Kerr was back on the field making big plays in front of a homecoming crowd Friday.
Monticello quarterback Nic Tackels ran for four touchdowns and threw for another in the Sages win at Rantoul.
The Sages’ defense was opportunistic in Monticello’s home opener Friday against St. Thomas More.
Members of the 2018 Monticello football team received state championship rings Friday, April 5.
Fourth down stops
Sage fans large and small, young and old, Monticello natives and transplants alike united to fill Memorial Stadium the day after Thanksgiving, standing the entire game in rainy conditions to root the Sages football squad to victory.
Monticello football vs. Byron in the class 3A Football state championship game at Memorial Stadium in Champaign on Friday, Sept. 23, 2018.
The football team in Monticello is good. Very good. Very, very good.The Sages are outstanding. Fantastic. Record-setting.And, so far, Monticello has been unmatched.
Monticello vs. Carlinville in a Class 3A semi-final football game at Monticello on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018.
St. Joseph-Ogden vs. Monticello in a prep football game at SJ-O in St. Joseph on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. Monticello won 50-7.
Monticello vs. St. Thomas More in a prep football game at St. Thomas More in Champaign on Friday, Sept. 7. 2018.
Without discussion, the Bement school board unanimously approved six cooperative sports contracts with the Cerro Gordo school district at a special meeting on April 25.