When Nathan DeBaillie was a teacher at Erie High School, he created the design for the gym floor.
Since Erie is a member of the Three Rivers Conference, the school considered putting TRAC-8 on the floor.
But they decided not to, and it was a good thing, too.
The conference has added Kewanee, and, starting in 2013, will add Orion and five other schools. These additions give the former TRAC-8 a total of 15 members.
Snowy weather won the first evening of the Bob Mitton Orion Invitational Tournament on Friday, Jan. 21.
Although the Orion area had less than an inch of snow, northern Illinois received much more.
All of the rounds were wrestled on Saturday, Jan. 22.
Seven Orion wrestlers medaled.
Orion boys' basketball team played Monmouth-Roseville on Friday, Jan. 27, in the "Shoe Box" gym in Monmouth. In this footage, a foul wiped out a Charger basket and led to Titan free throws in the second quarter.
Orion boys' basketball plays defense late in the second quarter of the varsity game with Monmouth-Roseville on Friday, Jan. 27, in Monmouth.
Orion and Erie have cancelled the boys' frosh and JV basketball games that were scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 7, in Erie.
Monmouth-Roseville overcame Orion 60-42 on Friday, Jan. 27, with about 700 screaming fans crammed into the gym as-small-as-a “Shoe Box” in Monmouth.
Orion's Austin Anderson grabs a rebound early in the third quarter of the boys' basketball game with Monmouth-Roseville on Friday, Jan. 27, in Monmouth.
In the 126-lb. semifinals of the Bob Mitton Orion Invitational Tournament, Orion's Dylan Musgrove wrestled Sherrard's Cody Cullor. The bout ended with Cullor winning a 6-2 decision.
