Sports
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....
Anna-Jonesboro Community High School athletic director Rick Livesay reports that A-J senior Chelsea Reinier has signed with McKendree University in Lebanon, where she has received a golf scholarship. Reinier had already received a soccer scholarship from the university.
Reinier has played for the A...
Trenton Turner won first place in the shot put to lead the Anna-Jonesboro Community High School boys’ track team’s efforts at the Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference Mississippi Division meet at Pinckneyville Thursday, May 11.
Turner, who finished with a first place toss of 49-07, had a...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School girls’ track team had two first place finishes at the Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference Mississippi Division track meet at Carterville Friday, May 5.
Julia Lasley won the pole vault with a 9-0 jump and Brooke Miller won the high jump with a 5-0...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School baseball team will play in the Class 2A Carterville regionals May 15-20.
The Wildcats open play against Pinckneyville at 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 15.
The winner plays Carterville at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Monday’s winner between Vienna and Zeigler-Royalton play Du...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School softball team will host a Class 2A regional tournament May 15-20.
The tournament schedule follows:
Chester plays Vienna on Monday, May 15, and the winner advances to play Pinckneyville at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 16.
On Wednesday, May 17, A-J takes on Red Bud...
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