Ayla Jockisch, a senior at Midwest Central High School, has been selected by the faculty and staff as the Student of the Month in Social Studies. Ayla is the daughter of Jen and Brad Jockisch of Manito.
Throughout high school, Ayla has been involved in Musical Theater, Art Club, Spanish Club, Band, Scholastic Bowl, and National Honor Society.
After graduation, Ayla plans to attend ICC then transfer to ISU, majoring in Psychology, with hopes of becoming a Professor of Psychology.
Ayla would like to personally thank Ms. Rousseau and Midwest Central School District for this opportunity.
The Raiders host Olympia tonight for a freshman game. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:00. Good Luck Raiders!
The Lady Raiders travel to Mt. Pulaski tonight for a Tomahawk Conference V game. Game time is set for 6:00. Good Luck Ladies! Game location: 206 S. Spring Street, Mt. Pulaski, IL 62548
The Lady Raiders and Raiders both travel to Edinberg tonight to play in the Ben Theilen Shootout. The Lady Raiders take the floor at 7:00, followed by the Raiders at 8:30. Good Luck! Game location: 100 E Martin St, Edinburg, IL 62531
The Raiders JV basketball team moved to .500 in dramatic fashion with a 40-38 victory over Illini Bluffs. Zayne Arthalony led the charge with 14 points and Jake Hummel scored 10 points, with his final 2 dropping through the bucket as time expired to secure the win! JJ Proehl and Jaxson Bennett also added 6 points for the now 1-1 JV Raiders.
The varsity team fought hard against a solid Tigers team through the second quarter, but ultimately fell to 2-4 with a 62-27 loss.
The Raiders look to get back on track at the Edinburg Shootout Saturday night at 8:30 pm following the Varsity Girls game at 7 pm.
During last school year, Mrs. Monica Charlton inquired with MCHS administration about the possibility of getting Mr. Bob Skaggs an honorary seat on the bleachers similar to the ones that already exist. MCHS reserves this honor for individuals who are selected to the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Upon learning this Mrs. Charlton went to work compiling a history of Mr. Skaggs dedication of supporting athletics at Forman High School and Midwest Central High School. Mr. Skaggs has been a regular supporter of athletics in our community for over 60 years. He can recall some of the greatest teams and greatest games that have had anything to do with Forman/MCHS. Mrs. Charlton submitted Bob's history to the IBCA and we are proud to announce that Bob Skaggs has been included in the 2025 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Class as a Friend of Basketball. His dedication and support to youth athletics deserves the highest recognition that a supporter of Basketball can receive. On Tuesday January 7th , 2025, Midwest Central High School will officially unveil Bob's new permanent seat in the gymnasium between the JV and Varsity games against Olympia. We hope that you can join us that evening to celebrate a fan that has meant so much to generations of players. Bob is the 9th member of the IBCA Hall of Fame to come from Forman/MCHS. He joins the following individuals: Frances Brenner, Evamae Peplow, Kathryn "Kak" Marshall, Betty Smith, Darrell Hilst, Annabelle Proehl, Loren Meeker, and Dale Burks
The Lady Raiders get a win at Lewistown Thursday night 32 to 31 in OVERTIME!. Cally DeSutter has 7 in the OT period to lead the team with 19 total. Eliza Kerley and Carly DeSutter each have 6 points. Maddie Sidwell led the team with 12 rebounds. Amelia Meeker had 3 steals and 3 blocks, both team highs. Emma Junkin gets the offensive rebound on the last possession of regulation, draws a foul and steps up to the line to send the game into the extra period and does it! Great effort overall as the Lady Raiders outrebound their opponents 38 to 29!!
The Raiders travel tonight to Illini Bluffs for a Tomahawk Conference showdown. JV game starts at 6:00, V to follow. Good Luck Raiders! Game location: 212 N. Saylor St. Glasford, IL 61533
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Do you feel like being generous this holiday season? The gift of blood is a gift to someone's life!
We have a couple of menu changes for this month. The menu will now be as follows:
Friday, December 13, 2024
High School Lunch Change - Christmas Dinner: Turkey & Noodles, Mashed Potatoes, Dinner Roll, Strawberry Jello w/Whipped Topping
Friday, December 20, 2024
High School Lunch Change - Spicy Chicken or Regular Chicken Patty
The Lady Raiders travel to Lewistown tonight to play a V only game. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:15. Good Luck Ladies! Game location: 15205 North Street, Lewistown, IL,
Big congratulations to Midwest Central High School’s Illinois State Scholars! This prestigious honor recognizes students for their academic excellence, determined by GPA, class rank, and SAT scores. Being named an Illinois State Scholar is a remarkable achievement—way to go!
Our Class of 2025 State Scholars are; Carly DeSutter, Ayden Forbis, Keaton McLean, and Alaina Pettijohn
The Raiders Varsity basketball team picked up their second win of the season Tuesday night, putting on a show for the crowd in their home opener with a 63-48 win over rival Havana! Josh Dawe led the way with 16 points to go along with 5 assists and a couple of big 3 pointers in the second half. Senior Owen Schmidt also had a big game for Midwest Central with 10 points and 4 rebounds. Ryan Terrill and Brenden Carton were also big on the boards for the Raiders, with Terrill grabbing 5 offensive rebounds (7 total rebounds) and Carton cleaning the defensive glass with 6 rebounds. Carton also added 10 points and Terrill 6 points in the winning effort. The Raiders look to keep the momentum going with a big game on Friday on the road against Illini Bluffs beginning at 6 pm.
Midwest Central Schools will present their Winter Concert on December 8th at 6:00pm in the HS gym. Bands and choirs from all 3 schools will be performing. Doors will open at 5:30.
The Raiders open their regular season tonight hosting the Ducks from Havana. JV starts at 6:00, V to follow. Good Luck Raiders!
JV live stream via NFHS: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/midwest-central-high-school-manito-il/gam93f3541085
V live Stream vis NFHS: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/midwest-central-high-school-manito-il/gamf6aed993dd
Midwest Central High School is using NFHS to livestream all home basketball games again this season. This is a paid subscription to view the games through NFHS. Go the https://www.nfhsnetwork.com to sign up for a monthly or yearly subscription.
LAST CALL... We still have 6 families (3 families of 4 and 3 families of 3) available to shop for... and pick up day for our Snow Buddies is just over a week away!! If you can help this holiday season, please consider dropping by to pick up a tag for a local family or drop off a monetary donation for one of our elves to shop for a local family.
Remember, you can also drop off gently used items for families to shop from on pick up day!
Our Raiders varsity boys basketball team lost a tough game to Princeville on Saturday night to wrap up the 2024 Peoria Heights Thanksgiving tournament. Sophomore Josh Dawe earned a spot on the All Tournament team for his play and leadership all week.
Be sure to come out and help pack the gym for the home opener on Tuesday at 6:00 against Mason County rival Havana Ducks.
Yesterday the Raiders traveled to Glasford for the Illini Bluffs Invitational. 20 teams attended with over 250 wrestlers! Our wrestlers battled through 16 and 32 man brackets.
Leelinn Danner earned his first career win and pin in the first round!
John Payne had his first pin of the season in the 2nd round.
Kamden Merrill earned a tech fall in the 3rd round.
Peyton Abner added his first career wins. Pinning two opponents, the first in just 26 seconds and the next one in 31 seconds!!
Richard Gilmore added his first wins of the season and adding two pins, one of them in just 42 seconds!
David Andrews added two more pins to his season. Pinning the first opponent in 27 seconds.
Remington Vonderheide looked like a veteran on the mat. He pinned his first opponent then won his next match by points, followed by a pin. He ended with
4th place in the finals.
“It’s awesome to see how this team has improved in this tournament since last year!”
- Coach Augi
