Well Webber Nation, I hate this, I really do but I cant put kids at risk of injury. Today's BB/SB games are canceled. Just too much water to overcome. I hate this for our Seniors especially Wyatt and Noah cause this is their only Sr. Night but I have no choice.
We will try to figure something out so it wont be totally lost. Just not today. Sorry.
Ok, Webber Nation here it is. If we do not play BB-SB today we lose Sr. Night. If we had to play this minute we could not. We have had just toooo much water. We are going to re- evaluate at 2 and make the best call possible. I've done the best I can do, Mother Nature is in charge now.
With the Pee Wee met being canceled today there will be Pee Wee track practice after school till 4:15 however.
PeeWee Track Meet Canceled
We had a dual meet planned today with Raccoon for Pee Wee track. They have informed me they will be unable to attend today so no Pee Wee Track today.
Two more 4x800/4x400 PRs last night at a great 18 team Rick Book invite in Fairfield for our High School boys Track and Field program.
Raced a really strong Newton 4x8 squad and great Fairfield 4x4 that we will see again in sectionals.
6 second 4x8 pr and over 1 second pr in 4x4. These guys have PRd every time they have raced faster teams, they simply love to race and rise to the occasion!
Next boys meet is sectionals at home on May 16th! Show up for our boys!
The makeup date for todays BB/SB games we lost at Galatia is now at Galatia May 10, 4:00. Half hour sooner than we normally play.
Baseball and Softball at Galatia has been canceled
Tuesday is Sr. Night for our BB and SB teams. Game time is 4;30 for both with ceremony taking place at roughly 4:15. We will be honoring Shayla Brumley, Noah Richardson, and Wyatt Jackson.
ISBE Summer EBT Information
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Our May bulletin board is to honor our 8th grade graduates. Congrats, class of 2024!
Please help the BETA club earn a $250 scholarship this Wednesday May 8th from 1-5pm in the grade school gym. We are 17 units away from being able to award another one of our seniors with a $250 scholarship! Your help is needed and appreciated!!
Orders for track shirts will close at midnight on Sunday.
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We are under a boil water order. Please send a bottle of water with your student. We will have water available as well.
Webber HS Softball today and Friday is canceled and will not be rescheduled.
Regional assignments for BB and SB are in. Our gals are the 7 seed and HOST number 9 St. Elmo/Brownstown Monday May 13, 4;30 at Webber. Go get em Lady Trojans!
The boys are seeded number 9 and travel to number 8 Dietrich Monday May 13, 4:30
Best of luck to you boys!
Tonight Teiryn Andrews and Kylie Snow were recognized at a dinner for the Principal's Collegial Network of Jefferson County. These ladies were recognized for academic excellence, extracurricular activities, and leadership.
Dreyden Smith & Kaycie Shelton were the recipients of the Citizenship Award on the 2024 Washington, DC Trip. They were chosen based on the qualities of character, leadership, and service. Congratulations!
Hey Sports fans how the heck are ya? Couple of quick things. We have HS Track Senior Night tomorrow afternoon at our Track right before the meet. Our HS SB team plays Waltonville tomorrow in the MTC Semifinals at our park 3:30 We are hosting that tournament so there are 2 games tomorrow then 2 Friday. Our HS Baseball team will play a makeup game at Wayne City 4:30 Thursday May 2. And shout out to our JH track team who won our Regional yesterday and qualified 8 athletes for State May 11 in Duquoin. This has been your Webber/Bluford Sports update. Now back to you Tom.
We have a 2nd top 20 1A state ranked relay for your high school Boys Track program.
The 4x800 of Damian Fleener, Brennan Tate, Nathaniel Marlow, and Jaxon Dalby ran 8:43 yesterday at Benton, moving them to 19th in the state for 1A.
You will notice quite a bit of similarities between the state ranked 4x4 and the state ranked 4x8, as Fleener, Marlow and Dalby run both. Ashton James is the 4th in the 4x4 and Brennan Tate the 4th in the 4x8.
Remarkable for a group of 5 kids.
High School Track and Field Results: Benton Chuck Oiler Invite
Yesterday the High School boys Track and Field program took 6 boys to the Benton Chuck Oiler Invitational to compete against a mostly 2A field of competition.
The day started off with the 4x800 squad of Damian Fleener, Brennan Tate, Nathaniel Marlow, and Jaxon Dalby retaking the top spot in our sectional rankings with a time of 8:43! This time puts them 22 seconds ahead of the next fastest time in our sectional! They placed 2nd behind Herrin overall in the race.
Next was the 400 meter dash where Damian Fleener PRd with a 55.8 and Ashton James PRd for 3rd all time 400 at Webber with a time of 54.8! He placed 4th in the event!
The 1600 meter was next where Brennan Tate and Colter Stone both had massive PR runs with a 5:13 for Tate and a 5:17 for for Colter Stone! Their previous bests on the season were 5:20 for Tate and 5:39 for Stone!
Finally we had the 4x400 where a very tired group placed a respectable 5th with a time of 3:46. This is not a PR but a good race where Nathaniel Marlow led the 4x400 squad with a 54.6 split in his 400.
Overall it was a great day full of Prs for the boys Track and Field program!
Our next meet is this Thursday May 2nd at home! This is a boys and girls meet!