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Egyptian Country Club in Mounds plans to host a Rally for the Cure twoperson golf scramble on Aug. 6.
Rally is a grassroots program that works to spread awareness about breast cancer volunteer through organized golf, tennis and social events.
This year marks the first year Egyptian Country Club has...
The Dozers softball team of Anna won first place in a tournament which was played July 9-10 in Murphysboro. In the first row are, from left, Sadie Cross, Olivia Schaefer and Dixie Kaufman. In the second row are Macie Hoehner, Hallie Plott, coach Lyle Plott, Elle Penrod, Breanna Hileman and Emma...
Anna-Jonesboro Community High School’s Hannah Reach has been named the girls’ 2016 scholar athlete of the year by the Southern Illinoisan newspaper.
Reach became the first A-J female athlete since the award began in 1994 to receive the honor.
She set the school and Southern Illinois River-to-River...
A golf tournament benefiting the Brian S. Tucker Memorial Golf Scholarship Fund is scheduled Saturday, July 23, at the Union County Country Club in Anna.
Shotgun starts are slated at 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
For more information about the tournament, contact Brandon Bierstedt at the Union County...
John Michael Ligon of Anna played catcher this summer for the Athletics, a Marion team. Ligon completed a full season without being struck out at bat.
He was selected from his team to play in an all-star game on Thursday, July 14. The game ended in a tie. Each team scored 9 runs, with Ligon...
A group of six students are the first at Coffman’s Martial Arts Academy in Anna to be promoted to black belts.
Those earning the special achievement include Cooper Johnson, Wes Johnson, Andrew Inman, Dillon Greer, Jacob Cross and Heather Coffman. Coffman is the owner and operator of the academy.
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A golf tournament benefiting the Brian S. Tucker Memorial Golf Scholarship Fund is scheduled Saturday, July 23, at the Union County Country Club in Anna.
For more information about the tournament, contact Brandon Bierstedt at the Union County Country Club at 833-7912.
Flyers regarding the...
The Terry Bartruff fundraising golf scramble is scheduled Friday at the Union County Country Club in Anna.
A shotgun start is scheduled for 1 p.m.
The Cobden American Legion Junior baseball team is scheduled to begin 25th District Tournament play at home Thursday, today, against Metropolis.
Cobden, the tournament’s No. 3 seed, is scheduled to play No. 4 Metropolis at 5:30 p.m.
Orient Express is the top seeded team and Marion is No. 2.
Other...
Blake Klett was 1-for- 5 at the plate in Orient Express’s 10-8 win over Sparta at the American Legion 25th District baseball tournament at West Frankfort Saturday, July 9.
Klett, who caught in the game, also pitches and plays 1st base for Orient Express.
Klett was 3-for-4 at the plate in Orient...
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