Sports

A-J senior Damien Chrisp carries the ball. Also in the photo are senior Conner Jerolds, number 7, and senior Reid Morrison, number 28.
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School football team scored on the opening drive on its way to a 48-20 win over visiting Sparta Friday, Oct. 12. The win boosted A-J to the Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference Mississippi Division title outright with a 5-0 conference mark and 6-2 overall...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School girls’ golf team sent three individuals to the Class 1A sectional at Centralia earlier this week. The A-J girls earned the right to advance at the Class 1A regional at Carterville Wednesday, Oct. 3. The top 10 individuals and top three teams advanced to the...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School boys’ golf team will be advancing to the Class 1A sectional for the second year in a row. “It’s a tough road now,” A-J coach Brandon Bierstedt said. “We’ll see if we get anybody to state now.” The Wildcats earned the right to advance to the Class 1A...
The Anna-Jonesboro/Cobden co-op boys’ soccer team split in recent action. Carbondale 2, A-J/Cobden 0: Jacob Schaefer played 80 minutes in goal and had 9 saves in the loss for the visitors Thursday, Oct. 4.  A-J 4, Massac County 1: Nicholas Bussy, Blake Pena, Christian Valencia and Ethan Carver had...
The A-J Junior Wildcat Wrestling Club plans to have registration on Saturday, Oct. 13, and again on Tuesday, Oct. 16, in Anna. Registration is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the pavilion across from the 4-H building at the Anna City Park. Registration also is planned from 5 p.m. to 7...
The Sparta High School football team will travel to Anna-Jonesboro for the Wildcats’ Senior Night Friday, Oct. 12. The Bulldogs are 1-6 and 0-4 in Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference Mississippi Division action after losing 49-26 to Carterville last Friday. Their lone win this year was over...
With a little over 2 minutes remaining in the game and trailing by a point, the Anna-Jonesboro Community High School football team opted to run for the conversion points. Running back Reid Morrison scored and the visiting Wildcats scored a 36-35 come-from-behind win over host Du Quoin on Friday...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School boys’ golf team was edged by Nashville in the Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference Mississippi Division championship at the Hickory Ridge Public Golf Center in Carbondale Thursday, Sept. 27. Both teams finished with a score of 346. The tie-breaker was...
The Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference Mississippi Division race could be decided when the Anna-Jonesboro Community High School football team travels to Du Quoin this Friday. “For us, this game is for the conference championship,” A-J coach Brett Detering said. “It’s a tough place to play...
A-J’s Conner Jerolds, number 7 in dark jersey, looks for some running room. Also in the picture are A-J players Gavin Tripp, number 17; Bryce Bowers, number 51; Carsten Christy, number 78; and Nate Belcher, number 65
It didn’t take long for the host Anna-Jonesboro Community High School football team to take charge last Friday night, Sept. 28. Kyle McMahan scored on a 91-yard kickoff return to open the game and the Wildcats went on to a 35-7 win over Pinckneyville in A-J’s homecoming game. A-J head coach Brett...

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