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Tennis lessons are scheduled to begin Thursday, June 3, in Anna.
Dr. Job Pontillas plans to offer lessons from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursdays for five weeks.
The lessons are for those ages 8 years to adult.
Those who plan to attend are asked to bring a tennis racquet and to dress accordingly...
Travis Tanner and Courtney Root are scheduled to compete Saturday, May 8, in Salem at the Class S state track championship.
Competition at state is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.
Travis placed in the shot with 44-8 effort, the discus with a throw of 116 and the high jump at 5-2.
He narrowly lost...
Lick Creek School, which finished in 2nd placed at the Class S state volleyball tournament last year, was pleasantly surprised to make another trip to the Elite 8.
With the graduation of several 8th graders from last year’s squad, the Lady Eagles would not be denied their chance to participate in...
Jayda Rendleman’s squeeze bunt in the bottom of the 7th inning scored Rachel Hayden to lift Anna-Jonesboro to a 9-8 win over Benton for the championship of the Lady Rangers high school softball tournament Saturday, May 8.
The Lady Wildcats trailed 8-6 going into the 7th inning. Fallon Clayton had...
The Anna-Jonesboro High School boys’ track team finished in second place in a four-team meet hosted by the Wildcats Wednesday, April 28.
Carterville won with 90 points. The Wildcats were second with 80, followed by Harirsburg 79 and Goreville 15.
First place efforts for the Wildcats were...
The Shawnee High School baseball team split in recent action.
Following are game summaries:
Harrisburg 11, Shawnee 0: Host Shawnee was held to one hit in the non-conference loss against undefeated Harrisburg, 27-0, Wednesday, April 28.
Ty McMahan was 1-for-2 for the Redskins’ lone hit.
Greg...
Taylor Orsburn and Emily Murray were each 2-for-3 to lead host Cobden to a 9-3 win over Anna-Jonesboro in the annual Union County rivalry in high school softball Wednesday, May 5.
Kayla Quertermous was 1-for-1 with an RBI for the Appleknockers. Kristen Pender was 2-for-4 with 4 RBIs. DaCota Knop...
The Cobden High School softball team split in recent action.
Following are game summaries:
Pinckneyville 3, Cobden 2: With the game tied 2-2, the host Lady Panthers scored in the bottom of the 7th inning to eke out the non-conference win Thursday, April 29.
Kristen Pender was 1-for-3 with a...
Cobden is the top-seeded team in the Class 1A high school baseball regional scheduled May 19-22 at Shawnee High School at Wolf Lake.
The Appleknockers open tourney play against Meridian Wednesday, May 19.
Shawnee, the No. 2 seed, takes on Egyptian, No. 3, Thursday, May 20.
Both games are...
Parkland College second baseman Jenna Lehr of Cobden has been named as the most valuable player of the Region 24 community college softball tournament which took place over the weekend in Mattoon. Parkland College is in Champaign.
Lehr, hit .750 (going 9 for 12) in the tourney, driving in six...
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