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The SIYSA Hawks U-12 boys’ soccer team won the Kohl’s American Illinois Cup June 13 in Rockford, capping a 30-plus win season.
The team, which is comprised of players from throughout Southern Illinois, including Union County defeated CD Zacatecas in the final game, going to double overtime for a...
For the weak at heart, the Cobden High School softball team's Class 1A championship game at the state tournament at East Peoria might have been one to miss.
The Appleknockers scored in the bottom of the 19th inning to eke out a 1-0 win over Alexis United for the title Saturday, June 6.
Cobden...
Five former Anna-Jonesboro Community High School players are scheduled to play in an all-star football game scheduled this week.
The Southern Illinois All-Star high school football game is set for Friday evening, June 19.
The game will be played at McAndrew Stadium on the campus of Southern...
Clay Murphy pitched Shawnee High School to a victory over Goreville in high school baseball sectional action May 27.
Shawnee Community College’s Jenny Hayden has earned 2009 Mid-West Athletic Conference all-conference softball honors.
Hayden received honorable mention recognition.
Hayden played third base and hit .375 for a Shawnee squad which finished 24-17 this season.
She plans to study physical therapy...
Pitchers Rachel Hayden and Lindsey Patterson combined on a two-hitter to lead Anna-Jonesboro to a 6-0 win over Carmi-White County for the Class 2A Pinckneyville sectional championship in high school softball action Saturday, May 30.
Hayden pitched 5 innings and allowed 2 hits to go with 7...
Marissa knocked off Shawnee 4-0 in the championship of the Class 1A high school baseball sectional played at Cobden Saturday, May 30.
“We hit the ball all day,” Shawnee coach Mike Hanson said. “It just kept going right at somebody. It was one of those games you know something is weird.”
Marissa...
With one out in the bottom of the 11th inning, Kayla Quertermous had a hit to left center field to score the winning run in Cobden’s 2-1 victory over Elverado in the Class 1A Trico high school softball sectional championship Saturday, May 30.
Quertermous scored teammate Taylor Orsburn, who was on...
Tyler Gooden and Kyle Hudson combined on a one-hitter to lead Herrin to a 5-2 win over Anna-Jonesboro in the Class 2A high school baseball sectional championship at Harrisburg Saturday, May 30.
Cody Wheaton was 1-for-3 with an RBI for the lone Wildcat hit. Cody Livesay added an RBI.
The Wildcats...
Several area high school baseball players are competing this summer with American Legion and traveling baseball teams.
The Cape Girardeau American Legion squad, which is coached by former Shawnee High School baseball standout Todd Pennington, has Anna-Jonesboro’s Adam Kelley and Shawnee’s Tyler...
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