Twenty-eight 2024 honors graduates were recently recognized at a reception as U of A s Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences honored students at its yearly academic awards reception.
MONMOUTH, ILL. (04/25/2023) The Monmouth College softball team dropped both games of a double header against first-place Illinois College on Tuesday. The Scots (12-20, 4-6) fell 3-0 and 4-1 to the Lady Blues (21-10, 14-0) The first game was scoreless until IC scored in the third against Lizzie Durfee (Arlington, Washington). The Scots picked up singles from Madelyn Belville (Rushville, Illinois) and Vanessa Wright (Villa Grove, Illinois) to start the fourth. But they left runners on second and third with a bunt groundout and a line out. The Lady Blues added on with another two-out run in the sixth and made it 3-0 with a double in the seventh. Durfee (3-9) took the loss despite a complete game effort. She gave up two earned runs on eight hits while walking one and striking out four. GAME TWO Both teams left runners in scoring position early in game two. Monmouth fell behind 1-0 on consecutive doubles in the fourth inning against Abby Leber (Tremont, Illinois). They added two more in the
MONMOUTH, ILL. (03/06/2023) The Monmouth College softball team started their Florida trip on Monday with two games, beating Otterbein University 3-1 and falling to Gordon College 4-1. In the opener against Otterbein, the Scots scored in the top of the first. Lillian Hucke (Aledo, Illinois) singled and was forced out at second with MyKenzie Kloess (Dupo, Illinois) running at first. Vanessa Wright (Villa Grove, Illinois) singled to left and Madelyn Belville (Rushville, Illinois) singled to left as Kloess scored. In the second inning, Olivia Riddley (Chatham, Illinois) led off with a walk and Kayleigh Cobb (Pawnee, Illinois) doubled to the wall in left. Kendall Lewis (Cambridge, Illinois) walked to load the bases and the Cardinals changed pitchers. With one out, Hucke drew a walk and Cobb scored for a 2-0 Monmouth lead. Kloess drew a walk to force home Lewis and the Scots led 3-0 before Otterbein got out of the inning. Abby Leber (Tremont, Illinois) pitched around a pair of singles in the
POTSDAM - Margaret âPegâ Elaine Scanlon Minotti, 96, passed away peacefully at Canton-Potsdam Hospital, Potsdam, NY, on February 3rd, 2021. Born in Schenectady, NY, on November 7, 1924, to Anna (McCarty) and Andrew J. Scanlon, Peg was a dedicated student attending Vincentian Institute in Albany and overcoming childhood tuberculosis - sleeping out on the second floor porch of the familyâs 1710 Union St. home provided therapy on cold winter nights. She recalled many happy memories with her sister Rita and brother Andrew; a bond they would maintain throughout their adult lives including cherished summer vacations on Cape Cod.
Peg attended the Crane School of Music, State University of New York, Potsdam, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in education and a Master of Science degree in music. She taught music in the Saratoga Springs Public Schools from 1946-1952. While attending Potsdam Collegeâs White Pine Camp summer programs, she met her future husband, Victor