‘It just lined up perfectly’: Barnes’ vision for winning matches Pittsfield football program’s desire for success

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | March 28, 2025
Dalton Barnes, who spent two seasons as the head coach at Gillespie, will be the next head football coach at Pittsfield. | Photo courtesy Greg Shashack, Alton Telegraph

PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Dalton Barnes could sympathize with what the Pittsfield community was enduring. In turn, the Saukees empathize with what Barnes and his family were going through. In the wake of the tragic auto accident that took the life of Pittsfield freshman basketball standout Reese Ramsey and hospitalized two of her teammates, Barnes and…

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