Auburn High School’s Junior-Senior Prom will be held Saturday, April 15. Senior boys on the the 2023 Prom Court are, front (L-R): Dresden Grimm, Kellen Davis, Hayden Lehman; back: Ben Warwick and Nathan Barth; senior girls are, front (L-R): Jenna Sharp, Kendal Conway; back: Meryn Davis and Aleese Trimingham; Tessa Musgrove was absent for the picture. Junior attendants are Abby […]
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Electronic recycling event in Auburn Sat., April 22
City of Auburn residents are reminded about an electronic recycling event to be held from 9 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday, April 22 at the Auburn Firehouse, located at 117 West Jackson. The following items will be accepted without a fee: Answering machines, battery backups and Uninterruptable Power Supplies, camcorders, cameras, cellular/mobile phones, Christmas tree lights, computer peripherals (keyboards, mice, […]
Correction
Auburn Ward 3 Alderman Scott Sheppard recused himself from the actions taken by the city council concerning pay raises for city employees at its April 3 meeting. The story that ran in last week’s Citizen stated that Sheppard voted in favor of the actions; our apologies for the error.
Auburn 7th grade boys first in Gillespie Invite
Auburn’s 7th grade boys track team scored 88 points to win the team title at the Indian Invite at Gillespie Saturday. The Trojans were third in the 8th grade girls meet and fifth in both the 8th grade boys and 7th grade girls meets. Individual winners for the 7th grade boys were Sam Talavera in the 100, Elijah Brandon in […]
Softball girls win four of five, start 2-0 in Sangamo Conference
Auburn High’s softball girls won four of five games last week, including their first two in conference play. The Trojans slammed Athens 11-1 and shut out Pleasant Plains by a 7-0 final to start 2-0 in the Sangamo. Auburn split a doubleheader Saturday, losing 3-0 to Pleasant Hill and winning 14-4 over Pittsfield, then won an 11-5 road decision over […]
Baseball Trojans outslug Athens
Auburn pounded out 12 hits including seven doubles to prevail in a 17-12 slugfest over Athens in the Sangamo Conference opener for both teams last Tuesday. The Trojans lost three other decisions to Pleasant Plains (7-3), Morrisonville-Lincolnwood (9-5) and Springfield (13-3) and are 3-6 overall. AHS 17, ATHENS 12 Auburn trailed 2-0, 3-2, 5-4 and 8-6 against Athens before taking […]
AHS track and field teams both winners in first two outdoor meets
Auburn High’s track and field teams both were winners in a four-team meet at Potts Field last Thursday. Auburn had 14 firsts to easily win the boys meet with 130 points over New Berlin (83), Riverton (22) and Pawnee (19). The girls meet was closer, with Auburn edging New Berlin 69-65 followed by Riverton (41) and Pawnee (32). BOYS – […]
Junior high track results
Auburn Junior High’s track team competed in a five-team meet April 6 at Pawnee along with Riverton, South County and North Mac. Team scores were not available. April 6 – Auburn results 8th Grade Girls 100 – T3. Isabella Hembrough, Preslie Durkin 15.0. 200 – 2. Emme Divjak 30.8, 3. Durkin 31.1. 800 – 2. Ayla Stead 3:25.3. 4×100 – […]
Soccer Trojans win three straight conference tilts
Callie Gill had two goals and Hallie Brinkley scored one as the Auburn High girls soccer team improved to 3-1 in the Sangamo Conference with a 3-1 victory Monday at Riverton. The Trojans, now 8-6-1 on the year, also defeated Athens (3-2) and Stanford Olympia (5-0) in conference play last week. Auburn jumped out to an early 2-0 lead at […]
Jeffrey Sharp Student of the Month at AHS
Jeffrey Sharp was named Student of the Month at Auburn High School for the month of March. He is the son of Amy and Raymond Sharp. Jeffrey is a senior at AHS and his accomplishments and activities include National Honor Society (vice president), football, track and field, basketball cheerleading and Illinois Army National Guard. This summer, Jeffrey will be attending […]