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Former Anna-Jonesboro Community High School athlete Lucas Hileman was 2-for-4 and had his team’s only base hit in helping to lead the National Junior College Athletic Association, NJCAA, all-star team to a 3-1 win over Chinese Taipei in the Honkbal Tournament at Harrlem, Netherlands, Friday, July...
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources, IDNR, is recommending 60-day duck seasons in all zones, 85-day Canada goose seasons in the North and Central zones, and a 66-day Canada goose season in the South Zone for the 2010-11 waterfowl season.
The recommendations include opening the regular...
Tryouts for the Jonesboro School junior high baseball team are scheduled at the school’s ball diamond Aug. 4-5.
Sessions are scheduled from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. each day.
Prospective players must have a physical examination on file in the school office as well as proof of insurance in order to...
University of Illinois Extension is looking for volunteers, ages 19 and older, interested in working with 4-H Shooting Sports.
A screened and approved applicant will need to attend training focused on 4-H curriculum with an emphasis on shotgun, archery, rifle and coordinating shooting sports.
A...
At the first invitational meet of the season, Steven Cohen and Abigail Oehlsen of the Blue Dolphins swim team from Union County each walked away with high point honors in their age groups. The event was in Herrin.
While team scores were not tabulated at the Herrin Invitational, point values for...
Anna-Jonesboro Community High School graduate J.R. Woodward has been named to the 2009-10 Southern Illinois Coaches Association All-South high school track and field team.
Woodward, who is headed to the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., plans to play football this fall.
He finished in...
Anna-Jonesboro Community High School boys’ head basketball coach Robbie Wright has resigned and will take over as superintendent at Pope County High School this fall.
“It was too good of an opportunity to pass up,” Wright said. “It came up unexpectedly. I will be a full-time school...
Anna-Jonesboro Community High School’s J.R. Woodward has been selected to the 2009-2010 Scholar Athlete Team by the Southern Illinois Coaches Association.
Woodward, a senior, who earned a football scholarship this fall to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., was a member of the National...
Former Anna-Jonesboro Community High School baseball player Brady James will be the head baseball coach at Lick Creek this fall.
James was named as basebaseball coach at a recent Lick Creek School Board meeting.
Cody King and Adam Kelley were named assistant baseball coaches.
At the July 1 Blue Dolphins hosting of Du Quoin, Indians’ depth elbowed their way to scoring higher in many individual and relay events. Relays are scored 5 points for the winner and 3 for second, but locals managed only two relay victories.
The pair of relay wins came from 15-18 boys (Denny,...
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