Billy Roudybush, Journal contributor

A candy cannon blasts its load across the egg-strewn gym floor at Pleasanton's Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 4. (Photos by Billy Roudybush / Journal contributor) The candy cannon made another appearance at Pleasanton's Easter egg hunt this year, and for a second year the hunt was held indoors in the Pleasanton Elementary School gym on Saturday, April 4. Each age group took a turn at scooping up prizes and candy during the hunt. The eggs and some of the larger items were scattered on the...

Jayhawk Addison Otto gets a rare easy layup in the substate semifinal game against the West Franklin Falcons on Wednesday, March 4. The Jayhawks will advance to the substate final on Saturday. (Photos by Billy Roudybush / Linn County Journal) By Billy Roudybush, Journal contributor It was a battle royale between the West Franklin Falcons and the Jayhawk-Linn girls basketball teams on Wednesday, March 4, with the right to play in the substate championship game on the line. After leading most...

Pleasanton's Garret Conley goes up for 2 points against Fairfield on Saturday in the semifinal substate game. (Photos by Billy Roudybush / Journal contributor) By Billy Roudybush Journal contributor The Pleasanton Blu-Jays boys team will play for the Substate No. 1 championship on Friday, March 6, after beating a scrappy Fairfield team, 47-28, in the semifinal. The Class 1A Division I game will be played in Madison, which is about 10 miles west of Burlington. Game time has yet to be...