Brownstown CUSD 201

Due to NO SCHOOL on Monday Jan. 26th, the following sports changes have been made: 1. HS Girls Basketball @ home vs North Clay has been postponed to Wednesday Jan 28th @ 6:15 (Varsity game only) 2. Brownstown 5th & 6th Basketball game @ Discovery Christian has been postponed. New date TBD 3. JH Volleyball @ home vs St. Anthony has been postponed. New date TBD 4. HS Boys Basketball @ NTC Tournament has been postponed to Tuesday Jan 27th @ 6:30pm @ Altamont HS vs South Central

2026 NTC Tournament All-Conference Team: MVP: Jude Miller – Cumberland DAYANA HASLETT – BROWNSTOWN-ST. ELMO Nancy Ruholl – St. Anthony MADI MILLER – BROWNSTOWN-ST. ELMO Alysa Dittamore – Cumberland Ella Nelson - Altamont Addie Lauritzen – St. Anthony Chloe Frankie – Neoga ADDIE SASSE – BROWNSTOWN-ST. ELMO Addison Miller – Dieterich Jade Carr – Cumberland Violet Price – North Clay

Good morning. Due to snow and icy conditions, school and all after-school programming will be canceled tomorrow, January 26. Please stay safe and warm.

Good morning. Due to snow and icy conditions, school and all after-school programming will be canceled tomorrow, January 26. Please stay safe and warm.

Today is CHAMPIONSHIP DAY of the NTC Tournament!!!! Come over to Beecher City HS and cheer on our Lady Bombers! Game time is set for 1:30. Brownstown/St Elmo Sports Boosters are paying for all Jr/Sr High School students admission. Come to the front ticket table and Mrs Sefton will be there to pay for you! LETS GO BOMBERS!

Congratulations to the 8th Grade SEB Eagles! They won 1st place at the Vandalia Tournament! Levi Schaub earned MVP honors while Sam Wilhour was selected to the All Tournament team. Congratulations to the SEB Cheer squad for placing 1st place at the Vandalia Tournament!

Attention Brownstown staff and students!!!! Let’s celebrate our Lady Bombers! Wear purple and gold tomorrow (Friday Jan 23rd) to celebrate our HS Girls Basketball team playing for the NTC Tournament Championship on Saturday!!!! 🏀💜💛LETS GO BOMBERS!!!!💜💛🏀

***TIME CHANGE*** Due to the weather, the NTC Tournament Championship game on Saturday for HS Girls Basketball has been changed to a 1:30pm start time. 1st game (South Central vs. Loser game 10) 9:00 am 2nd game (Consolation--Dieterich vs. Winner game 10) 10:30 am 3rd game (3rd place--Altamont vs. Loser Game 11) noon 4th game (1st place--BSE vs. Winner Game 11) 1:30 Jr/Sr High School students will still get in FREE!!!! Come pack the bleachers and cheer on our Lady Bombers!!!!

The BSE High School Girls Basketball Team will play for the NTC Tournament Championship this Saturday Jan 24th @ 7:30pm @ Beecher City High School. The Brownstown/St Elmo Sports Boosters are paying for all Jr/Sr High School students from Brownstown and St. Elmo! Students: come to the front entrance ticket table to get in FREE! LETS GO BOMBERS!!!!

We are looking for a high school business teacher. Please see the link for details:

https://www.illinoiseducationjobbank.org/Job-Posting/216695/Business-Teacher/job-details

High School Track sign-ups are going on now! Signup by Wednesday January 21st.

The Bombers Sports Hall of Fame inducted their newest members last night.
Lowell Benefiel – Class of 1949
Clark Bayles – Class of 1963
Phil Sefton – Class of 1972
Jeff Fulk – Class of 1977
Justin Atwood – Class of 1994
Katy Heckert-Noble – Class of 2004
Coach Pete Johnson – Coached from 1938-1975
Coach Harlan Beckel – Coached from 1981-1998
Coach Deb Hunter – Coached from 1996 to present
Congratulations to all!

JH Scholar Bowl signups are going on this week. This is for all 6th-8th grade students. The first practice is Feb 23rd Parent meeting will be Feb 17th at 6pm in the BHS Library

The December Athletes of the Month are Madi Miller (HS Girls Basketball) and Eva Forbes (JH Cheer). Congratulations!
This award is sponsored by the Brownstown/St. Elmo Sports Boosters.

**Location Change** The 5th and 6th grade basketball game Tues Jan 13th is now a home game vs South Central. 5th grade game starts at 6:15 with the 6th grade game to follow. The theme is BOMBERS so any student that wears Bombers apparel (purple/gold) will get in FREE! Reminder: all elementary school kids MUST be accompanied by a parent/guardian

The BSE High School Girls Basketball Team got the #1 seed in the upcoming NTC Tournament! Use the link below to see the schedule for next week! Go Bombers! https://www.i70sports.com/2026/01/12/bse-earns-1-seed-for-national-trail-conference-tournament-full-schedule-released/?fbclid=IwVERDUAPSVd9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEegj2TTTQ85w0QyfBJjaxL4xsHO7C-OTpS5wpjLI89oclbP72RPcqEUXqJMH8_aem_RFeR6-bKwvc1KzLY_3EYqg

The SEB High School Cheerleaders placed 7th at the ICCA State Competition over the weekend! Congrats!

The Bombers Sports Hall of Fame Induction is coming up next week on Thursday Jan 15th @ the Brownstown High School Gym. The induction ceremony will take place between the JV and Varsity Girls Basketball games vs. Altamont.
The 2026 Inductees are:
Lowell Benefiel – Class of 1949
Clark Bayles – Class of 1963
Phil Sefton – Class of 1972
Jeff Fulk – Class of 1977
Justin Atwood – Class of 1994
Katy Heckert-Noble – Class of 2004
Coach Pete Johnson – Coached from 1938-1975
Coach Harlan Beckel – Coached from 1981-1998
Coach Deb Hunter – Coached from 1996 to present

The BSE High School Girls Basketball Team is ranked #1 in the STATE for Class 1A (according to the Associated Press) Keep up the great work! Lets Go Bombers! https://apnews.com/article/illinois-d5753f3004beaee8e6f2c37d3eb098c6

2025 SEB HS Volleyball Award Winners:

Macey Sapp - Eagle Award and 95% Serving Award

Alivia Claycomb - Blocking Award

Mya Barker - Blue Collar Award

Presley Williams - Hitting Award and 95% Serving Award

Addie Sasse - Assist Award

Peyton Barker - Defense Award