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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...
Marlee Smith made a pair of free throws with 5 seconds left as the Anna-Jonesboro Community High School girls’ basketball team held on for a 28-26 win over host Christ Our Savior Lutheran of Evansville at the Centralia Winterfest Tournament Thursday, Dec. 30.
Christ Our Savior Lutheran had a shot...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School wrestling team competed twice in recent action.
The Wildcats competed in a dual meet at home Tuesday, Dec. 21, against Goreville and Marion and at the Mascoutah tournament on Saturday, Dec. 19.
Results from the home meet follow:
A-J 64, Goreville 18: Zoe...
With 1.09 seconds remaining in the game and the score tied, Elliott Lowndes made a pair of free throws to lift the Cobden High School boys’ basketball team to a 45-43 win over New Athens in first-round action at the Sesser-Valier Holiday Tournament Monday, Dec. 27.
Cobden was behind through the...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School girls’ basketball team snapped a five-game losing streak with a 48-26 win over visiting Johnston City Monday, Dec. 20.
“We needed that one,” A-J head coach Matt Denny said.
Marlee Smith made three 3-pointers and Brodie Denny added another to lead the way in...
With three recent victories, the Cobden High School boys’ basketball team ran its winning streak to six games.
Cobden 61, Century 21: The visiting Appleknockers pulled ahead early in the win Friday, Dec. 17.
Tyler Franklin led the way with 24 points.
Drake Campbell added 12 points, Elliott Lowndes...
Host Cobden came on in the final quarter on its way to a 44-31 win over Anna-Jonesboro in a high school boys’ basketball game that was played at the Carbondale High School gymnasium Saturday, Dec. 11.
The game was tied 7-7 after one quarter. The Appleknockers pulled ahead 20-15 at the half and...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School boys’ basketball team finished 1-4 at the Goreville Tournament last week.
Johnston City 58, A-J 55: In a game that had 8 ties and 12 lead changes, the Wildcats couldn’t hang on in the end in the loss in double overtime Saturday, Dec. 4.
The Indians led 15...
The Cobden High School boys’ basketball team went 2-3 at last week’s Vienna Tournament.
Cobden’s Elliott Lowndes and Tyler Franklin were selected to the all-tournament team.
Cobden 61, Eldorado 60: Franklin scored 30 points to lead Cobden to the win in its final tournament game on Saturday, Nov. 27...
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