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Today’s edition · Wed., Nov. 4

Althoff beats Litchfield 7-1 and heads to state soccer semifinals

Plus, a planned path on Royal Heights Road and a way to help 800 foster kids.

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Althoff beats Litchfield 7-⁠1 and heads to the IHSA state soccer semifinals

Althoff ran away with the super-sectional

7
goals for Althoff against Litchfield
2-0
Althoff's halftime lead
2
goals from Tyler Pollock
6
different Crusaders scored

Source: RiverBender.com

If you missed Monday night, Althoff made it look easy. The Crusaders beat Litchfield 7-1 in the Class 1A in Belleville, leading 2-0 at halftime. Tyler Pollock scored twice, and Nate Pitre, Levi Hartman, Matthew McCallum, Logan Luechtefeld and Ben Ysursa each added a goal.

STLtoday says the win puts Althoff in position for a second state title in three seasons. WJBD's Monday preview called Althoff the 2nd ranked team in the state.

  • Althoff semifinal: Thursday, 5:30 p.m., vs. Waukegan Cristo Rey St. Martin
  • Other semifinal: Coal City vs. Rock Island Alleman, 7 p.m. Thursday
  • Ranking before the game: No. 2 in the state

Althoff won big and plays again Thursday

  • Litchfield1
    Belleville Althoff7
    FinalClass 1A super-sectional, Mon., Nov. 2
  • Waukegan Cristo Rey St. Martin
    Belleville Althoff
    Thu., Nov. 5, 5:30 p.m.
  • Coal City
    Rock Island Alleman
    Thu., Nov. 5, 7 p.m.

Sources: RiverBender.com, WJBD

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News Notes

Safe routes

Belleville City Council has hired an engineering company to design a 10-foot-wide pedestrian and bicycle path along the east side of , from North Street to Memorial Drive. It's meant to give students at Abraham Lincoln Elementary and West Junior High a safe way to walk or bike to school, and it includes two crosswalks. Belleville News-Democrat

Volleyball

Belleville East plays Joliet West at 6 p.m. Thursday for the Class 4A Champaign Central Sectional title. Shaw Local

Foster kids

of Southwestern Illinois, based in Belleville, is looking for volunteers, board members and donors. Training sessions are scheduled for November and January. RiverBender.com

Over 800kids served by CASA of Southwestern Illinois

The Belleville-based group serves children in Madison, St. Clair, Monroe, Bond and Randolph counties. A gala is planned for April.

Source: RiverBender.com

Scholarship

The first Illinois-side "Cheer Like Cambree" scholarship has been awarded. It was funded by donations, a youth cheer camp, a lemonade stand and St. Louis Blues ticket sales. KMOV

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The city of Fairview Heights is hosting its 2nd Annual Tree Lighting and Winter Family Festival on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Market Place Roundabout. It's free, and the whole family can come. Sweater weather, officially.

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Althoff beats Litchfield 7-1 and heads to state soccer semifinals

Plus, a planned path on Royal Heights Road and a way to help 800 foster kids.

The TLDR

  1. Althoff beat Litchfield 7-1 and plays state semifinals Thursday
  2. A bike and pedestrian path is planned on Royal Heights Road
  3. Belleville East plays for a volleyball sectional title Thursday
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