Sports
Coaches for fall and winter sports athletic teams were hired for the 2017-2018 academic year at a May 15 regular meeting of the Anna-Jonesboro Community High School District No. 81 Board of Education.
The board took the following actions, as reported in minutes from the meeting:
Amy Fitzgerald-...
Jaley Watkins of Jonesboro Elementary School was awarded the Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association, SIJHSAA, Jim Burnes Leadership Award for Region 1 on Friday, May 5, at Alongi’s in Du Quoin.
Jaley is the daughter of Brad and Jaime Watkins.
SIJHSAA is one of two organizations...
On Saturday, May 18, over 60 schools were represented in the SIJHSAA state track meet at Herrin Sports Complex.
It was a beautiful day for a track meet, maybe the best all year to this point.
The Lick Creek Lady Eagles battled all day long and ended up with a third place team trophy, in a day...
Anna-Jonesboro Community High School student athlete Katelynn Williams signed a national letter of intent on Thursday, May 18, to play softball at Shawnee Community College.
She plans to obtain an associate of science degree while at Shawnee Community College.
In the first row, are from left,...
Anna-Jonesboro Community High School student athlete Hailley Abernathy has signed a national letter of intent to play golf at McKendree University in Lebanon.
She plans to major in exercise science with a minor in athletic training.
In the first row are, from left, Hailley’s mother, Rhonda...
Young people are invited to attend a free junior golf program which is set during June at the Union County Country Club in Anna.
The program is set to start June 13 and runs through June 19. The program will be taught by PGA professional Brandon Bierstedt.
A four-day program is planned Tuesday,...
The Union County Soccer League Division A Kindergarten Panthers won first place at the Marion Whirlwind Classic Soccer Tournament, which was played May 6-7.
The Cobden High School baseball team won the South Egyptian Conference title with an 8-0 conference record after beating Elverado and Century last week.
Cobden 8, Elverado 5: Cody Wieseman was 2-for-3 with an RBI to lead host Cobden to the win Wednesday, May 10.
Zane Nance was 2-for-3. Trevor...
Anna-Jonesboro Community High School’s Julia Lasley finished in second place in the pole vault at the Class 2A sectional at Salem Thursday, May 11.
Lasley, who finished with a 9-06 effort, will advance to this weekend’s Class 2A state track meet in Charleston.
The top finishes in each event and...
The 2017 Coach Ron/Willie Smith Speed Camp is scheduled June 12-15 at the Jonesboro Grade School.The school is located on Cook Street in Jonesboro.
Session times for the speed camp include:
2nd and 3rd grades: 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
4th and 5th grades: 10:30 a.m. to noon.
7th and 8th grades: 1 p.m....
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