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Cobden’s Forrest Blakley was a winner at the National Target Championship Archery Tournament held in Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 7.
Blakley, who won the 15-16-year-old division at the tournament three years ago, won the 17-18-year-old division this year.
“If he would have been shooting as an adult,...
Former Anna-Jonesboro Community High School boy’s varsity basketball coach Brian Matzenbacher has been hired at Herrin High School.
Matzenbacher, who will teach physical education, has been hired as the varsity assistant boy’s basketball coach and as the assistant athletic director.
Matzenbacher...
If practice sessions carry over into the season, the Anna-Jonesboro High School volleyball team should be competitive for the 2009 campaign.
“If we play like we do in practice, I think we’ll be competitive,” second-year A-J coach Amy Fitzgerald said. “We’re very competitive in practice.”
The...
The Southern Express 96 girls fastpitch softball team won the 12U ASA state championship at Champion Park in Normal in July.
The Class A tournament hosted 16 of the top teams from around the state; all hoping to capture the state championship crown.
Southern Express opened play by defeating the...
The Dongola High School baseball team finished with a 1-10 record during the 2009 spring season.
More wins could be on the horizon for the 2009-10 season.
“Our goal right now is to win at least four games,” Dongola baseball coach Jeff Buhnerkempe said. “We don’t want to be the bottom two seeds...
Pitching should be the key for success for the Cobden High School baseball team for the 2009-2010 season.
“Our pitching should be decent,” Cobden baseball coach Blayne Smith said.
He pointed to Alex Sweitzer and Steve Draper as keys to Cobden’s success.
“Hopefully, our young pitchers can come...
Noah Fuller was 4-for-4 with 3 RBIs to boost Jonesboro to a 26-4 win over host Lick Creek in junior high school baseball action Monday, Aug. 17.
Wade Haire was 4-for-5 with a double and 3 RBIs. Garrett Nadeau and Tyler Vaughn were each 2-for-3 with a double and 2 RBIs apiece.
Ryan Hileman was 1-...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School football team faces a challenge as it prepares for the start of the 2009 season.
The Wildcats, who open Friday night at West Frankfort, lost five All-South players to graduation.
But the cupboard is not bare for the 2009 campaign, which kicks off at 7 p.m...
The Cobden High School softball team returns seven players from the 2009 Class 1A state championship squad to build a winning team around for the 2009-2010 season.
“We’ve got some good leadership coming back,” Cobden coach Nathan Emrick said. “If we get the girls to step up and fill those...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School boy’s golf team will be in a rebuilding phase this fall.
“We have a lot of varsity inexperience,” A-J golf coach Cory Miller said. “Hopefully, we’ll improve a little week by week.”
Brock Buckner is the lone senior starter who is returning. Buckner placed...
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