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After scoring only two touchdowns in its first two games of the season the Anna-Jonesboro Community High School football team reached the endzone five times on the way to a 34-29 win over visiting Massac County at The Pit Friday night, Sept. 13.
“Overall, it was a win that we needed,” A-J coach...
The Nashville High School football team has built a 3-0 record after a 47-6 win over Wesclin last weekend and is scheduled to host Anna-Jonesboro Friday night, Sept. 20.
Game time is set for 7 p.m. The game will be aired on WIBH radio in Anna.
After three non-conference games to open the season,...
The Cobden High School baseball team went 1-2 to open its fall season.
Woodlawn 11, Cobden 1: The visiting Appleknockers were held to three hits in the loss Wednesday, Sept. 4.
Josh Burgess was 2-for-2 to lead Cobden. Amon Ingold was 1-for-2 and Noah Franklin was 1-for-3.
Alex Remsey, Franklin and...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School football team hosts Massac County this Friday, Sept. 13.
Friday night’s match up will be A-J’s annual Whiteout Game in support of the Muscular Dystrophy Association and Hadley’s Haven.
Game time is set to begin at 7 p.m. at The Pit. The game will be aired...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School football team opens its 2019 home season at The Pit against Murphysboro on Friday, Sept. 6.
The game is scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m. and will be aired on WIBH Radio in Anna.
The Red Devils lost their season opener to Carbondale last week, 32-29, after...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School football team has finished its first week of practice and will have a completely different look this fall.
“It’s a unique situation,” A-J coach Brett Detering said. “We return zero starters from last year. We’ve never had that happen before. We’ve had teams...
The Anna Blue Dolphins wrapped up their 35-year anniversary season in July.
The team competed in the SISL Championship Meet held at Carbondale on July 27.
The meet included swimmers from all seven SISL teams which qualified and were selected to attend the meet.
This year’s Blue Dolphins...
The Southern Illinois University Department of Athletics has announced its 2019 Saluki Hall of Fame class.
The distinguished, eight-person class will be formally inducted in a ceremony which is scheduled on Friday, Oct. 18, and then make public appearances during SIU homecoming festivities on...
The 16th annual Cobden Peach Festival 5K run/walk and 1-mile fun run are planned Saturday morning, Aug. 3.
The run/walk and fun run are sponsored by the Cobden Runners’/Walkers’ Club.
The events begin and end on Locust Street near the Cobden Community Park, between old U.S. Route 51 and...
Madi Hawk, a young bowler from Union County, qualified for this year’s Junior Gold Championships in Detroit, Mich.
The Junior Gold Championships are an annual national tournament for the top male and female youth bowlers in the United States.
The tournament has eight divisions: U12 boys, U12...
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