GIBSON CITY — Following an investigation into allegations of misconduct, the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley school board on Wednesday, April 23, approved the termination of Robbie Dinkins’ employment as eighth-grade math teacher, eighth-grade head boys’ basketball coach and head sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade boys’ track coach at GCMS Middle School and as head coach of the Fisher/GCMS High School cooperative soccer team. […]
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GCMS teacher/coach Robbie Dinkins placed on administrative leave
By ANDREW ROSTEN andrew@fordcountychronicle.com GIBSON CITY — After a nearly 2 1/2-hour closed session Thursday night, the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley school board voted 7-0 to uphold Superintendent Jeremy Darnell’s decision to place eighth-grade math teacher and boys’ basketball coach Robbie Dinkins, who is also the head coach of the Fisher/GCMS High School soccer team, on paid administrative leave pending the […]

GCMS, PBL basketball players participate in WGCY All-Star Game
WGCY ALL-STAR GAMESAt Gibson CityGIRLSHOIC 73, IPC 61IPC 8 14 16 23 — 61HOIC 13 19 20 21 — 73IPCSara Kearney (St. Joseph-Ogden) 2-0-4, Megan Allen (Monticello) 6-5-18, Tanner Graham (PBL) 1-0-4, Karley Shadix (Rantoul) 0-0-0, Maria Diego-Miguel (Rantoul) 1-0-2, E. Reilly (Pontiac) 4-0-8, E. Tooley 0-0-0, L. Giroux 1-0-2, D. Strunk 1-0-3, A. Carithers 1-0-2, A. Smith 1-0-4, E. […]

GCMS boys basketball ends season with 45-41 loss to LeRoy in IHSA Class 1A sectional finals
LeRoy 45, GCMS 41GCMS 5 14 8 14 — 41LER 13 12 6 14 — 45GCMS (21-13)Spencer Kleist 4-0-8, Austin Kasper 0-1-1, Graydon Leonard 5-2-13, Brayden Elliott 1-0-2, Ryker Grauer 6-2-16, Matt Allen 0-1-1. Totals 16-6-41.LeRoy (22-10)Umstattd 2-3-7, Cox 4-0-9, Fleming 2-0-4, Fox 2-2-6, Bogema 0-0-0, Edmundson 8-2-19. Totals 18-7-45.3-pointers – GCMS 3 (Grauer 2, Leonard). LeRoy 2 (Cox, Edmundson).

GCMS boys basketball defeats Schlarman 69-39 in IHSA Class 1A sectional semifinals
GCMS 69, Schlarman 39SCH 8 14 6 11 — 39GCMS 26 12 12 19 — 69Schlarman (17-12)Lehmann 0-1-1, Rush 0-0-0, Villaester 0-0-0, Kuemmorele 4-0-8, Fowler 7-4-22, Fowler 4-0-8, Kotcher 0-0-0, O’Brien 0-0-0, Dye 0-0-0. Totals 15-5-39.GCMS (21-12)Spencer Kleist 8-0-17, Austin Kasper 2-1-5, Carter Eichelberger 0-0-0, Mason Doman 0-0-0, Paul Baillie 0-0-0, Lane Beyers 0-0-0, Graydon Leonard 5-1-11, Hunter Martin 0-0-0, […]

GCMS boys basketball claims 1A regional title with 51-42 win over Lexington
MILFORD – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley varsity boys basketball team won 51-42 over No. 1 seed Lexington to claim the IHSA Class 1A Milford Regional championship on Friday. It is the Falcons’ first regional title since 2019. Fourth-seeded GCMS will face No. 7 seed Danville Schlarman in the Colfax Ridgeview Sectional semifinals at 7 p.m. Wednesday. GCMS 51, Lexington 42GCMS 11 […]

GCMS boys basketball wins 52-36 over Kankakee Grace Christian Academy in regional semifinals
MILFORD – For the second straight year, the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley varsity boys basketball team will play in the IHSA Class 1A regional finals. The Falcons earned the berth with a 52-36 win over Kankakee Grace Christian Academy in the semifinals on Wednesday. The Falcons (19-12) will face Lexington, who defeated Cissna Park 50-45 in the other semifinal match, in the […]

Photo gallery: GCMS, Cissna Park boys basketball at IHSA Class 1A Milford Regional
GCMS defeated Kankakee Grace Christian Academy 52-36 and Cissna Park lost 50-45 to Lexington in the regional semifinals on Wednesday. Here are some sights …

GCMS girls basketball ends season with loss in sectional semifinals
Roanoke-Benson 50, GCMS 29GCMS 7 2 15 5 — 29RB 15 12 15 8 — 50GCMS (27-6)Lizzie Giroux 1-0-3, Lily Sizemore 9-0-19, Demi McCullough 0-0-0, Kate McCall 0-0-0, Isabelle Gawthorp 0-0-0, Mallory Rosendahl 0-1-1, Sophia Ray 0-2-2, Bailey Bunting 0-0-0, Addy Kerchenfaut 1-0-2, Anna Warren 0-0-0, Hadley Doman 1-0-2, Jillian Rosendahl 0-0-0. Totals 12-3-29.Roanoke-BensonElly Heineke 2-0-5, Chloe Oltman 0-0-0, Cali […]

GCMS boys basketball wins 87-60 over Donovan in regional quarterfinals
GIBSON CITY – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley varsity boys basketball team won 87-60 over Donovan in the IHSA Class 1A regional quarterfinals on Monday. The fourth-seeded Falcons will face No. 12 seed Cissna Park in the regional semifinals at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Milford. In the first quarter of Monday’s game, GCMS (18-12) took a 29-12 lead as Brayden Elliott scored […]