Mason Schweizer

Took 3 months to find it in me to write anything of substance about losing my mother, but the holidays felt like the right time to do it. Of course, she was on top of things and did her Christmas shopping over the summer this year.

@bcrsportsed Gonna make me tear up! Getting to say I’m your colleague the past 18ish months has been quite a privilege. You’re a great sports editor and even better man

The beginning and approaching the finish ... it's been a fun ride Bureau County #bcrsports

John Geary, a longtime area youth and high school football coach and driver at Kankakee County Speedway, died last Sunday. Whether on the field or track, Geary will be remembered fondly for his passion and care, especially when it came to the kids he was coaching.

Coach Geary was one of the biggest positive influences in my life. Writing this story was so surreal, as was talking about him to his friends and other former coaches of mine in the past tense. Rest easy, coach. “Nothing changes if nothing changes.” shawlocal.com/friday-night-d…

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And of course the highlight was catching @VincentDJohnson in action

So very happy NASCAR is back at Joliet

@mikeclarkpreps And my buddies tell me I’m a bad fantasy league commish…

This is pretty wild.

Seeing Denny Hamlin tie Kyle Busch in career wins yesterday is probably the coolest sports moment I’ve ever seen in person. Especially doing so with this hottie

Starting a weekend of baseball, a wedding and NASCAR. With the awesome hat giveaway to boot

That 6-2 score holds as Wilmington tops Manteno in our nightcap out at Herscher. The Wildcats come back here Saturday morning to face Marquette for the sectional title, a true battle of Goliath vs. Goliath

Nash Rink scores on a wild pitch to up the Wilmington lead to 6-2 as we approach the seventh

Gio Arrigo’s sac fly gets Manteno on the board for the first time since the first inning, but as we go bottom five it’s 5-2 Wilmington

Kettman scores on a wild pitch and through four it’s 5-1 Wilmington

Wilmington’s Ryan Kettman gets a hold of one for a solo bomb and it’s 4-1 Wildcats through a pair

The Wildcats respond with a three-run bottom of the first and grab an early 3-1 lead

The Panthers leave the bases loaded in the top of the first, but not before an RBI infield single from Connor Harrod puts Manteno up 1-0

It’ll be about 30 minutes or so before the nightcap of the Class 2A Herscher Sectional semis begin, with Manteno and Wilmington set to face off

Here's the story from yours truly from Gardner-South Wilmington's 2-0 win over Macon Meridian for the @IHSA_IL 1A Illinois Wesleyan Supersectional title and a trip to Thursday's state semifinals ...

I’m here on photo duty with @jtpedelty on coverage for the Class 1A Illinois Wesleyan Supersectional between Gardner-South Wilmington and Meridian, which is set to start now

I fear this might make me cave and give Jerry my money again