Mike Denault

Waltonville CUSD#1 Superintendent, Father of Addysen & Emersyn, Crazy about Michelle and Duke Basketball in that order!!

[Mike Denault @mddenault]

Let's Go Lady Spartans!!

[1035ESPN @1035ESPN]

The @WSVLADYSPARTANS will play in their first softball state championship game at 10:00 this morning, taking on Dakota in the 1A title tilt in Peoria. Small ball turned out to be the difference for WSV in the semis...a recap is here! https://t.co/HDAc2sD9px

[Mike Denault @mddenault]

@TonySandersSupt @jonbartelt @IllinoisASA Congratulations @johnbartelt

[WSV Lady Spartans @WSVLADYSPARTANS]

WSV (17-2 2-0) wins 5-1 @ Woodlawn. E gets the W, allowing 6H 8K.

Williams 3-4
Taylor 2-3 R/Rbi
Wangler 2-4 2R
Long 2-2 3Rbi POG !!!

Tomo @ Cisne

@wmixsports @ica_softball @deuceandabuse @MVSentinelsport @RRSportsCentral @thesouthernspt

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Chris Fowler shares a must-listen message on coaching and why it's more than just a profession.

"You have been nasty and irrational and deeply personal in your criticism of coaches from time to time. If you're a sports fan, I guarantee it. I've certainly been guilty."

"But do you know why coaches choose that as a profession in the first place?"

"Almost every single one of them - because they want to help people learn, grow, and improve as people and as athletes. I promise you, that's why they get into it."

"Coaching is a calling more than a profession. Lee Corso taught me that a long time ago."

It's one of the greatest examples of being a servant leader. It's pouring yourself into the growth of other people.

"You have to have what it takes to pour yourself into others in order to make a difference. Not everybody can do that."

"Yes, they're accountable for the wins and losses. But consider that so much of that is actually beyond their control. You're accountable for it. You're responsible for it. How much do you really control it?"

"Know the grind. What each and every coach at whatever level puts into it - whether you're a coach in Little League or AAU or high school - what they put into that is so demanding on them and their loved ones."

The sacrifices are invisible and the criticism is public.

"Consider them as human beings when you rip into them."

"I promise you, at their heart, they just wanna help people. That's the greatest joy they get out of it."

Coaching is a calling.

The wins feel good.

But watching someone become who they're capable of becoming that's why they do it.
(🎥 @cbfowler)

[WSV Lady Spartans @WSVLADYSPARTANS]

We (14-2) get the W 14-4 F5 over ZRC. E gets the W.

Williams AND Gant 3-4 2R 3Rbi
E 1-2 2R Rbi 2SB
Taylor 2-3 R 2Rbi walkoff POG
Wangler 2-3 R 3Rbi
LB 2-3 2R Rbi

@ Goreville Wednesday

@MVSentinelsport @ica_softball @wmixsports @deuceandabuse @RRSportsCentral @BDC_Sports

[Mike Denault @mddenault]

Congrats on the tournament win! Big things ahead for this group!

[WSV Lady Spartans @WSVLADYSPARTANS]

WSV (13-2) Wins the Lady Spartan invite. Winning 3-0 over DuQuoin and 5-1 over Hamilton County. More info and stats in the next post.

Playas of the day E and Briley

@wmixsports @thesouthernspt @MVSentinelsport @ica_softball @deuceandabuse @RRSportsCentral @BDC_Sports

[Mike Denault @mddenault]

Love the advice she gives here from arguably one of the most successful people on the planet.

[Tayvis Nation 🏈🫶🏻 @tayvisnation]

this is one of the best speeches she’s ever given

[PointGuard21 @Point_Guard21]

🚨2026 1A Bracket Rankings!🚨

[Mike Denault @mddenault]

Spartans win 61–28! Congrats to Head Coach Anthony Lowery for breaking the single-season win record. The Spartans are now 29–4, topping the 28–3 mark from 2006 — a full-circle moment as Lowery was the senior PG on that team. #Spartans

[River Radio Sports Central @RRSportsCentral]

Waltonville dominated New Athens 61-28 to win the Elverado 1A Regional championship. The Spartans led 21-2 after 1 and never looked back.

📸: Jeffrey Dees

[1035ESPN @1035ESPN]

The end of the season is in sight. It's the penultimate @JALCollege SI Basketball Poll!

Check out the full poll here: https://t.co/kecgIgGl4n

[Clark Lance @jclark_lance]

IHSA 1A Cobden Regional Final HALF SVW 37 Elverado-ZR 11 @RRSportsCentral @deuceandabuse @1035ESPN @VarnRiverRadio

[Mike Denault @mddenault]

Five of the top 10 on this list are all in the same super-sectional. Whoever comes out of the Jacksonville super-sectional will have earned their way to Champaign.

[ILLHoopsScoops @ILLHoopsScoops]

Illinois Class 1A Boys AP Poll 1/18

[Illinois High School Association #IHSA @IHSA_IL]

🥇🏆Class 1A Boys Basketball Seeds! ⛹️🏀

[ILLHoopsScoops @ILLHoopsScoops]

🏀🍦1A Sectional Seed Predictions
(Jacksonville Super-Sectional)

Trico Sectional
Sub Sec. A
1. Waltonville
2. Woodlawn
3. Sparta
Sub Sec. B
1. Goreville
2. Hardin County
3. Century

Nokomis Sectional
Sub Sec. A
1. Routt
2. Calvary
3. Brown County
Sub Sec. B
1. Calhoun
2. Bunker Hill
3, Nokomis

[ILLHoopsScoops @ILLHoopsScoops]

Illinois Class 1A Boys AP Poll 2/11

[RivertonSports @SportsRiverton]

Coach @BretBielema — we’d love to invite you to the Riverton Shootout this Saturday, Feb. 14!
@byronhsad with @CadenConsidine1 tips off at 4:30 PM vs @wcusd15sports.
@Channel1450com
@NestoHoops @CoachCaseyAcree @HawkUp14
@CoachMead2
hope to see you there!

[1035ESPN @1035ESPN]

As the season enters its final weeks, the Waltonville Spartans are impressing and have moved in to the Top 5 of the @JALCollege SI Basketball Poll!

Check out the full poll here: https://t.co/qiXF5DH5AZ

[ILLHoopsScoops @ILLHoopsScoops]

Illinois Boys Class 1A AP Poll 2/4