Sophomore Dresden Grimm set a new team record for takedowns and senior Dalton King joined the 100 win club for the Auburn High School wrestling team, which completed another fine season with a 22-5 dual meet record. 

Joey Ruzic and Dresden Grimm ended the 2021 wrestling season on the medal stand at the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association Individual State Finals held last Thursday at the BOS Center in Springfield.

Auburn High had three individual qualifiers for the IHSA Class 1A Boys State Track and Field Finals and all three brought home medals by placing in the top nine at State.

Nineteen student-athletes from Auburn High School were honored with selection to the Sangamo Academic All-Conference team for 2020-21.

Auburn High qualified four wrestlers for the Illinois Wrestling Coaches Association Individual State Finals with top four finishes at the Class 1A Sectional held at Lawrenceville Saturday.

Auburn High School has qualified 12 wrestlers for the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association Sectional to be held this Saturday, June 19, in Lawrenceville. 

Auburn High’s boys track team qualified three individuals and one relay team for the IHSA Class 1A State Track and Field Meet from last Friday’s Sectional hosted by Gillespie.

Auburn High School junior Aleese Trimingham qualified for the IHSA Class 1A Girls State Track and Field Meet in two events from last Wednesday’s Sectional at North Mac.

Auburn High’s softball girls walloped Litchfield 11-1 in the first round of the 2A Regional before seeing the season come to an end with a 15-0 loss to Tri-City/Sangamon Valley, the eventual Regional champion. The Lady Trojans ended the year with a 5-13 record.

Jace Eicken’s goal on a long free kick was the difference as the Auburn High girls soccer team won its first game of the 2021 season last Wednesday, 2-1 over Athens.

Jackson Kern and Jacob Rollins were first place winners for the Auburn High boys track and field team at the Sangamo Conference Meet held May 26 at Maroa-Forsyth. The Trojans finished fourth in the nine-team meet with 79 points.

The Auburn School Board accepted the retirement of Auburn High School head football coach Dave Bates and employed Ryan Gardner as the new head coach at a special meeting held Thursday, May 27.

Dave Bates announced his retirement Wednesday after 35 years as head football coach at Auburn High School and will officially tender his resignation at a special meeting of the Auburn school board Thursday, May 27 at 7 p.m.

Both Auburn High School track and field teams were winners in a home quadrangular meet last Thursday.

Earlier this month, Rochester High School announced its annual Student Recognition Award recipients. Top students in each class were honored as well as special award winners, as follows:

Hunter Newbold went three-for-four with two runs batted in as Auburn knocked off Athens 10-5 in Sangamo Conference action last Thursday. 

Jacob Barth of Auburn won two events for the 7th grade boys at the Class 3A Track & Field Sectional held at Beardstown Saturday. 

Auburn High’s boys track won a four-team meet Friday at Gillespie, scoring 112 points to defeat the host Miners (87), Metro East Lutheran (22) and Bunker Hill (17).

Auburn snapped a six-game losing streak with 12-0 five-inning win at Riverton Saturday.

The Auburn High School wrestling team has started the 2021 season by winning five of its first six matches. The Trojans swept Beardstown and Hillsboro in a triangular meet Thursday at home, then went 3-1 in Saturday’s Lincoln Duals.

The Auburn Trojans outhit Tri-City 13-2 on the way to shutting out the Tornadoes by a 12-0 final in four innings Monday.

It was Senior Night Friday, so it was appropriate that career best games from seniors Timmy Stewart, Parker Thomason and Connor Tripp helped Auburn snap a three-game losing streak with a 38-17 win over Pittsfield.

The Auburn High volleyball girls got 12 kills from Marley Smith and nine digs from Lucy Madaus to notch their second win of the season last Tuesday, 25-20, 25-16 over Pawnee.

Athens used a relentless ground attack led by senior fullback Deyson Davis to knock off Auburn 34-18 in Sangamo Conference action Friday.

Marley Smith slammed nine kills and Maty Dambacher had 15 assists to lead the Auburn High volleyball girls to their first win of the season Monday at Concord Triopia, 25-21, 25-20.

North Mac broke open a close game with touchdowns on its first two drives of the 2nd half and went on to knock off Auburn 23-9 Friday at Potts Field. The Trojans will take a 1-1 record into this Friday’s matchup at Athens, a 7 p.m. kickoff.

Tim Stewart connected with Connor Tripp on three touchdown passes and ran for another score as Auburn topped WFNB 35-6 in the 2021 season opener Friday at New Berlin.

Amanda O’Rourke is the new head coach of the Auburn High School volleyball team. The Lady Trojans opened the belated 2021 season Wednesday against Pleasant Plains and will host Williamsville in the home opener Thursday (tonight) at 6 p.m.

Auburn avenged a 55-34 loss at New Berlin four days earlier by bouncing back to defeat the Pretzels 47-41 in the fifth place game of the Waverly Tournament Saturday. The Trojans went 3-1 in the tournament to conclude the season with an 11-7 record.

Kristina Hemberger scored 13 points and Marley Smith notched 11 to lead the Auburn High girls to a 51-44 home win over Riverton Monday.

Auburn climbed back over the .500 mark at 7-6 on the year with back-to-back home wins, Saturday over Calvary (61-38) and Tuesday over Illini Central (60-47).

The Auburn Lady Trojans used a big 3rd quarter rally to take control on the way to a 48-35 victory over Illini Central Saturday at Doglio Gym. 

Auburn picked up its first Sangamo Conference win Friday with a 64-50 victory over Maroa-Forsyth at Doglio Gym.

Auburn High School junior Marley Smith joined an exclusive club by scoring her 1,000th career point Monday as the Lady Trojans lost 39-27 at Gillespie.

Auburn High’s girls cross country team capped the best season in school history with a fourth place finish at Saturday’s Class 1A Sectional at Elmwood.

The Auburn High girls cross country team continued the greatest season in the history of the program by winning the championship of the Class 1A Regional at Petersburg Porta Saturday. Auburn scored 46 points to win the 10-team Regional by a slim four-point margin over Sacred Heart-Griffin (5…

Auburn wrapped up the girls Sangamo Conference cross country title with its eighth straight triangular meet win Saturday at Michael J. Potts Memorial Field.

The Auburn High School girls golf team qualified for the Class 1A Sectional for the fourth consecutive year with a runner-up finish at the Regional held at Lake Shore Golf Course in Taylorville last Wednesday. The Lady Trojans shot a 367 total to trail only Sacred Heart-Griffin in the 13-tea…

Auburn Junior High’s boys cross country team put an exclamation point on an unbeaten season by winning the team title of the Class 2A Sectional at Bethalto Saturday. The Jr. Trojans didn’t just win, they swept the first five places to score a perfect 15 points and blow away the rest of the f…

Auburn High’s boys golf team shot a 343 total to take third place in the 11-team Class 1A Regional Tuesday at Jacksonville Country Club.

Auburn High’s boys golf team took third place in the Sangamo Conference Tournament held Friday at Four Willows Golf Course in Mason City.

Auburn High’s girls cross country team won its fourth straight conference triangular meet Saturday to stay unbeaten in the Sangamo Conference.

Auburn High’s girls golf team won the Lady Viper Invitational held Saturday at Terry Park in Palmyra. The Lady Trojans shot a 184 total to win the title by four strokes over Williamsville. The tournament was shortened to nine holes due to rain.

Auburn rolled to a 16-0 four-inning win at Tri-City Friday that featured an 11-run outburst in the top of the 4th inning. The Jr. Trojans outhit the hosts, 13-2.

Auburn High’s boys golf team took third place in the 15-team Bulldog Invitational held Saturday at Country Hills Golf Course.

The Auburn High girls cross country team began the 2020 season by defeating Athens 17-38 in a dual meet at Michael J. Potts Memorial Field Saturday.

Auburn High’s boys golf team went to 5-3 on the season with a narrow second place finish behind Lincolnwood in a four-team meet Monday at Shoal Creek in Raymond. Auburn shot a 162 total to finish one stroke behind the host Lancers (161) and ahead of Carlinville (193) and Mt. Olive (201). 

The Auburn Junior High baseball team outhit Riverton 9-1 and rolled to a 12-0 shutout in the season opener Saturday.

After first being terminated due to COVID-19, then reinstated less than a week later, the junior high sports season is scheduled to get underway Saturday, August 15.