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Basementbias

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  1. Hearing on Yappi that Ohio small school power Marion Local (close to here) will make the long trip to Linton Stockton in week 1.
  2. Yes. Her aunt that I graduated with at AC was also a phenomenal athlete. She was great in volleyball, basketball, and softball. Shame her aunt stopped playing basketball when the coach retired. Julianna reminds me of her in how she speaks & acts.
  3. She'll wrestle 3x today. Adams County genes on both sides. Her dad was a Bellmont wrestler and her mom's side are AC folks. A lot of athleticism on both sides.
  4. I believe that it may be low to moderate income from my sources. They have been in the rough apartments just east of the school. Your contacts should definitely know those ones.
  5. Hard telling with Illinois & Chicago if any of this is being done above board. Just stating what I've been informed by city residents. Chicago has a history of corruption, so it wouldn't surprise me in the least if it's being done illegally somehow.
  6. State of Illinois can't afford them to stay there, so they pay our local RE agency to take them & house them on the move. Then they're on their own. Illinois & especially Chicago are trying to reduce the population in the state.
  7. Chicago & Illinois are paying to move them instead of constantly paying for them year after year. Basically trying to be a write off. I believe the real estate company has slowed down as they've probably hit capacity.
  8. Everyone knows Adams County is a big wrestling county. However, 2 of the 3 Adams County schools are having really god regular seasons. Bellmont has won at least a share of the NE8 and on Tuesday will look to win bragging rights in the county with a win over South Adams. The Braves won a good one over Adams Central in December. Speaking of Adams Central, they just swept the ACAC regular season after winning back to back conference tournaments. I believe they may have won a share of the regular season, but could be wrong. I love when Adams County has success on the hardwood as well as the wrestling mat.
  9. Not really south of the border. These were born & raised Chicagoans in the "rough" areas to get a clearer picture.
  10. A local real estate company that owns the housing accepted payment from Chicago to re-home them.
  11. Maybe some, but there is merit to some of the fear. A police officer has mentioned about the happenings & how those move ins are quite fond of weapons & dislike of police or authority in general. One housing area was bad prior to their arrival & it didn't improve with the arrival. There have been many different ethnicities & races in Adams County prior with little to no issues. The city of Chicago has a lot of problems and some causing those problems were booted from Chicago to Adams County to put it politely. It's not out of hand, but it’s not ideal either.
  12. There have been some change in the enrollment at Bellmont due to new move ins from the Chicago area. Many of the rural Bellmont families have not been pleased with this & fear safety concerns. There is also a preconceived notion that the academics & culture at Adams Central & South Adams are a better fit for those families now. I will say that this is not me speaking personally, but what I've been told. I know North Adams sent out something on Facebook about thoughts to curb enrollment decline. We all saw that AC was moving to 2A in football due to success factor, but would have any way as the enrollment jumped up a bit. Jay County has to cancel school more frequently during weather events than the 3 Adams County schools. If Adams County residents had their way, you would see the prior consolidations reversed to a degree. Many in Adams County feel that the one school system is not conducive to learning and that Jay County students are not getting the same quality of education. Jay County would probably be better served to have 2 smaller schools in all honesty. As for Blackford, that area is really struggling economically. I believe that has had a major impact on the academics as well as their athletics. What really needs to happen is a career centered school/building to be built between Bluffton & Monroe. Look up Vantage Career Center in Van Wert County Ohio (next door so to speak). If I'm not mistaken, students that want to take certain trade classes, medical, and etc have to travel to one of the schools that offer it. For example media was at Bellmont, small engines at AC, machining at South Adams, and etc. This career center would service students from the 3 Wells County, 3 Adams County, Jay, & Blackford schools. For me personally, I would like to remain at 3 schools in the county. I'd be fine with more than 3 actually. I think 6 small schools would be great academically. For athletics, I'd say request co-ops for football & baseball but separate for basketball & maybe wrestling & individual sports.
  13. That will be fought tooth and nail to prevent it. All 3 districts would have factions that would not support it. The services would not be better in certain areas. There is a reason why Adams Central is gaining enrollment and North Adams (Bellmont) is declining. There are many factions that do not get along in the three communities outside sports & extra curricula. Just add that variable in as well. Why would we want to become Jay County and the issues they have?
  14. Living on & near the IN-OH state line, I'd vote for Indiana on Central and Ohio on Eastern. The best would be to just not observe DST this spring and fall and go back to Indiana time. Indiana time is Central DST and Eastern ST if I'm not mistaken.
  15. Yes, I'd been stating that this past season. Feel more rural Bellmont kids are going to AC now based on certain factors of new Decatur residents. Surprisingly SA is higher on the top of 1A than I expected. Glad all 3 County schools are in separate classes, but the timing doesn't work out. Bellmont is in a deep funk and AC's best class is graduating. They should compete in 2A but should take a small step back compared to the past 3 seasons. South Adams should compete in 1A but aren't quite what they had been in prior seasons. Be nice if they stay separated and have really good seasons at the same time. Similar to wrestling currently and 2 of the 3 in basketball right now.
  16. Whoa! A smart decision by the OHSAA for once. IHSAA you are on the clock!
  17. Maybe Iowa will actually have an offense. Congrats to him!
  18. Yes they have a replay group up in the press box area. Definitely something that should be looked at for the state finals.
  19. Think it will be really close 3 team race in the ACAC. Bluffton is knocking on the door. This year's Juniors, Sophomores, & Freshmen for AC are the last of the "stronger" classes. Middle school teams struggled and smaller classes. The 6th graders could be decent once they're on one team, but they'll need their best players to play. One or two may just wrestle instead continuing with football. Have to see how the 5th graders do next year with a year of experience. Bluffton has a kid that will be really good in MS. Not sure of his true age with no birth certificate from Africa but he tested at 6th grade level and was just the best player on the field and probably would be if he played against 7th & 8th graders. They also had one team of 6th graders that were really good that the kid before wasn't on. Heritage is getting kids out & building a strong culture. They will be in the mix. South Adams has some talented individuals as Summersett was just a freshman this year. Just don't believe they have full solid classes put together yet. Their 5th & 6th graders this year will definitely be if they all stay the course. I'll have to split my allegiance then between AC & SA with family playing.
  20. Thank you Jets seniors! It was a blast watching you guys from youth all the way through. A talented and gritty group as the state saw in the 4th quarter.
  21. From IHSAA's X or Tweet: 6A: Ben Davis 5A: Fort Wayne Snider 4A: NorthWood 3A: Heritage Hills 2A: North Posey 1A: Adams Central
  22. Also want to brag on these AC athletes and our local athletes in our Stateline area in general. 3rd year AC is the northern 1A football representative and 4th year for Adams County as South Adams was in 2020. A few of these Jets were key in the 1A team state wrestling runner up finish. One even qualified for the individual wrestling state tournament as have a couple others in the years prior. A few are on the basketball team that had a great year last year. First time in 40 years or so they won the conference tournament. They lost to the 2A state champions in the sectional (final maybe?). Could have just as good or better season this year. As for Adams County, Bellmont volleyball had been dominant with 3 straight runner up finishes. South Adams has had success the past couple years with deep runs. AC's girls lost to state champ Burris in regional final. Girls cross country won first sectional ever too. All 3 have solid spring sports programs as well. Expanding to our Ohio neighbors, Crestview basketball was runner up last year & Parkway may have done it in 2020 if Covid didn't hit. Vam Wert football won a State Title and Lincolnview baseball with 2 runner ups and softball with one. Parkway softball with a final 4 this past spring. Of course Mercer County with the MAC has been racking up state titles in multiple sports. Marion Local should win another football title. Celina is in the final 4 for the first time in awhile. They could make a title appearance this year if they win this weekend. We truly are blessed in our area & communities!
  23. They played against Madison Grant, Carroll, and North Judson for most of the 4th quarter during the tournament. Had to play all 4 quarters vs Bluffton in the regular season. Bluffton, 1st quarter of Madison Grant, and 1st half of North Judson were the worst quarters of football they've played all year. Before I get scolded for saying that, most teams would be content if their team played to that level. Those games, the other teams were very hungry and the Jets had to settle in. They cannot afford to do that against a juggernaut Lutheran squad. This AC team is resilient and keeps their composure, but it's in their best interest to have a good start this week.
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