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Tryouts for the Jonesboro School junior high school baseball team are scheduled at the school’s ball diamond from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. each day on Wednesday through Friday, July 29-31.
The school notes that interested players need to have a sports physical on file in the office before they can...
The Union County Country Club men’s club golf championship is scheduled this Saturday and Sunday at the Union Country Country Club Course in Anna.
The club championship is stroke play.
For more information, call the Union County golf pro shop at 833-7912.
Gordon Plumb hit a hole-in-one while playing in the VFW Men’s Auxiliary golf scramble Saturday at Union County Country Club in Anna.
The ace was scored with a nine iron from 100 yards on hole 15.
Witnesses were teammates Jim Ayers, Sheldon Ayers and Stacy Ury.
In eight days and in two championship meets, Anna-Jonesboro Community High School senior Elizabeth Bell swam five events, bettering personal bests by more than 17 seconds while setting Saluki Swim Club marks in each.
Carbondale’s Shea Natatorium hosted the Ozark Long Course Championship July 17-...
With one out in the top of the 6th inning, shortstop Jenna Lehr had a base hit that dropped near the fence in center field.
When the ball was retrieved and brought back to the infield, the senior was on second base for a standup double.
The hit ignited the spark to Cobden’s lone run in a 1-0 win...
James “Sully” Edwards of Anna has indicated he plans to attend Millikin University in Decatur and play football for Big Blue head coach Doug Neibuhr. Edwards is undecided on his area of study at Millikin.
“We are very excited that Sully has decided to attend Millikin and become part of our...
The Anna-Jonesboro High School softball team refused to go down without a fight.
The Lady Wildcats come-from-behind bid in the 7th inning fell short in a 1-0 loss to Piasa Southwestern in the Class 2A super-sectional championship game played at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Monday,...
Five Anna-Jonesboro High School football players helped lead Southern Illinois to a 21-18 win over Western Kentucky in the annual all-star high school football game played at McAndrew Stadium on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale Friday, June 19.
“I thought our kids played very...
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