Lake County Gazette

The Coal City Boys Golf Team continued its strong performance Wednesday night, defeating Reed-Custer with a team score of 169-196. The Coalers also achieved another season-best team score of 168 on back-to-back evenings.

Frankie Ponio and Jaxon Duke both recorded scores of 39, marking season bests for the players. Reed Suzberger posted a personal best with a score of 43. Other contributors included Cody Scheer with a 47, Kory Lovell with a 48, and Trevor Walker who finished with a 49.

“I am extremely proud of how dedicated and hardworking this young group of freshman and sophomores have been this season, and it is great to see it start paying off as the season nears the end,” Coach Harlan Kennell said.

Coal City Community Unit School District 1 serves schools across Grundy and Will counties, including Coal City Early Childhood Center, Coal City Elementary School, Coal City High School, Coal City Intermediate School, and Coal City Middle School (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). The district has an average teacher salary of $69,297 according to the Illinois State Board of Education; about 78 percent are women and there are no teachers in the district with more than ten absences in a school year (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

Demographically, the district is made up of approximately 87 percent White students, nearly 10 percent Hispanic students, less than one percent Black students, and less than one percent Asian students (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). In terms of spending, the district spent $21,619 per student in 2020 for a total expenditure of over $47 million (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).