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Tyler Vaughn scored 13 points to lead host Jonesboro to a 46-40 win over Century in junior high school boys’ basketball Monday, Jan. 4.
Zane DeWitt added 7 points for Jonesboro. Noah Fuller and Damian Reed had 6 points apiece, Trey Pender and Ben McFarland 4 each and Dakota Easterly, Garrett...
The Cobden High School girls’ basketball team had its first loss of the season to host Herrin in the Christmas tournament play Saturday, Dec. 26.
The Appleknockers finished the tournament with a 2-3 record after losing two more games after the Herrin game.
“They were three pretty darn good teams...
The Anna-Jonesboro High School wrestling team opened the new year with a sweep of five teams in the Herrin Duals Saturday, Jan. 2.
“For a young team, we’ve made some great strides,” A-J wrestling coach Rick Bittle said. “We had a great week of practice leading up to the Duals. They just really...
Kyle Griggs scored 21 points to lead Shawnee to a 48-46 win over Cobden for fifth place in the South Egyptian Conference high school boys’ basketball tournament at Century Saturday, Jan. 23.
Ty McMahan added 12 points for the Redskins. Kyle Spurlock had 6 points, Tyler Davis 4, Andrew Livesay 3...
The Lick Creek School junior high girls’ basketball team won three games in recent action.
Following are game summaries:
Lick Creek 35, Vienna 23: Courtney Root had 15 points, 5 rebounds and a steal to lead host Lick Creek Monday, Jan. 11.
Erica Friebel had 8 points, 8 rebounds, an assist and a...
The Cobden High School boys’ basketball team finished 1-2 in the Sesser-Valier Holiday Tournament.
Following are game summaries:
Goreville 72, Cobden 55: The Blackcats built an early lead on their way to the win to eliminate Cobden Tuesday, Dec. 29.
Goreville led 21-15 after one quarter and...
Emma Basler and Chandra Parr had 15 points apiece to lead Anna-Jonesboro to a 53-40 win over visiting Carterville in nonconference high school girls’ basketball Saturday, Jan. 16.
Basler made a pair of 3-pointers and Parr put in one.
Jesse Stone added 8 points for the Lady Wildcats. Destiny...
The Anna-Jonesboro Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot contest was held Dec. 12 at Anna-Jonesboro Community High School.
The following winners were announced in each category:
Boys 8-9 years old: 1st, Ben Coleson, Lick Creek; 2nd, Bryce Osman, Anna; 3rd, Dawson Johnson, Shawnee South.
Boys 10-11: 1st, Jake...
Former Anna-Jonesboro Community High School athlete Dustin Young has become the first wrestler in the Union County school’s history to earn a victory in NCAA Division I collegiate wrestling competition.
Young, a freshman who competes in the 125-pound weight class for Southern Illinois University...
Trailing 23-22 at the end of three quarters, Anna-Jonesboro went on a 12-2 scoring run to open the final period on its way to a 50-41 win over host Cobden in nonconference high school boys’ basketball Tuesday, Dec. 8.
The run was built around a 3-pointer by Jordan Adams, his second of the game...
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