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Cori Turner was 3-for-3 with an RBI to lead visiting Anna-Joneboro to a 14-3 win over Cobden in high school softball Monday, March 28.
Avery Osman was 3-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBIs for the Lady Wildcats. Jenna Sadler was 2-for-3 with a home run and 4 RBIs. Payton Seip had one hit with an RBI....
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School baseball team posted a 3-2 record to begin the spring season.
Murphysboro 6, A-J 5: Murphysboro defeated visiting Anna-Jonesboro 6-5 in high school baseball Monday, March 21.
Landon Trammel had 2 hits and 2 RBIs to lead the Wildcats at the plate.
Ethan Ames...
Tristan Brummer was 2-for-2 with a double and 2 RBIs to lead the Cobden High School baseball team to a 31-0 season-opening victory over host Joppa Monday, March 14.
Nolan Hand was 2-for-2 with 4 RBIs for the Appleknockers. Jesus Zamora was 2-for-2 with 2 RBIs.
Brock Reynolds was 2-for-2 with a...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School girls’ bowling team earned a 10th place finish at the 2022 Illinois High School Association state finals.
Finals competition took place Friday and Saturday, Feb. 18-19, at The Cherry Bowl in Rockford.
The A-JCHS girls’ bowling team advanced to state for the...
Anna-Jonesboro Community High School football coach Brett Detering will be inducted into the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
Detering became the head coach at A-J in 1997. From the fall of 2000 to the present, Detering’s teams qualified for the Illinois High School...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School girls’ basketball team went 1-1 in action last week.
A-J 43, Vienna 41: The visiting Lady Wildcats came on in the final quarter in the win Saturday, Feb. 5.
“It was a battle,” A-J head coach Matt Denny said. “We shot well late.”
The Lady Eagles led 8-5...
Cobden High School boys’ basketball team won the Mid-Winter Classic at Egyptian with a 74-44 victory over the host Pharaohs Saturday, Jan. 22.
Three Appleknockers made the all-tournament team: Brock Reynolds, Elliott Lowndes and Tyler Franklin. Lowndes was named as the tournament’s most valuable...
The Anna-Jonesboro wrestling team traveled to West Frankfort to compete in a dual match Tuesday, Jan. 12.
The Wildcats topped the host Redbirds 45-36 and Herrin 66-16.
With the wins, A-J improved to 17-6 overall in dual matches, which was four wins away from the school record in dual competition.
A...
The Cobden High School boys’ basketball team won a pair of games last week.
Cobden 38, Hardin County 35: The Appleknockers went ahead early on their way to the win over Hardin County in a game which was played at Unity Point near Carbondale Wednesday, Jan. 12.
“We pulled ahead early and hung on to...
COVID-19 impacted the Anna-Jonesboro Community High School girls’ basketball team last week.
The A-J girls missed two games due to COVID-19.
The Lady Wildcats’ game with Goreville on Thursday, Jan. 6, and Murphysboro, Jan. 8, both were cancelled. Murphysboro also was dealing with COVID-19.
Plans...
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