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The Shawnee High School baseball team won a Class 1A championship Saturday by defeating Meridian. The game was played at Wolf Lake. Photo provided by Shawnee staff.
The Lick Creek School girls’ track team earned a third place finish at the recent Class S State Track Meet in Salem.
With the 3rd place finish, Lick Creek completed a sweep in which they placed in all four sports they competed in at the Class S level.
The softball team started the year with a...
With a 5-4 upset victory over number one seed Harrisburg, the Anna-Jonesboro Wildcats won a Class 2A regional baseball championship Saturday, May 23.
The third-seeded Wildcats defeated Harrisburg in the title game at the Carterville regional.
A-J rallied from a 4-3 deficit to score the big win...
Anna native Aaron Wright continues his quest for a $100,000 prize in the Golf Channel's "Big Break" reality series.
Wright was one of 12 contestants chosen for the 11-week series taped at Prince Edward Island in Canada. After three episodes he's still in contention for the top prize.
Competition...
Anna-Jonesboro defeated Carterville 4-2 to win a regional softball title at Vienna Saturday.
A-J upped its season record to 25-4 while top-seeded Carterville condluced its season at 23-7.
The Lady Wildcats advance to sectional play against Pinckneyville at Pinckneyville at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday,...
Taylor Orsburn tossed a three-hitter to lead host Cobden to a 4-1 win over Hamilton County in the final regular season high school softball game Monday, May 17.
Orsburn had 11 strikeouts and 2 walks.
Taylor Wilkins was 1-for-2 with a double and 2 RBIs. DaCota Knop was 1-for-2 with a double and...
Shawnee blanked Meridian 10-0 Saturday behind the pitching of Clay Murphy to win the regional tournament it hosted Saturday.
Shawnee will meet Goreville Wednesday in the Cobden sectional tournament.
The Anna-Jonesboro High School baseball team has struggled in recent action with three losses.
Harrisburg 15, A-J 2: Gabe Pecord was 1-for-2 with an RBI to lead host A-J Monday, May 11.
Cody Livesay was 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Luke Partridge and Jordan Adams pitched in the loss.
Partridge...
Former Anna-Jonesboro Community High School standout Lucas Hileman slapped a bases-loaded walk-off single through a drawn-in infield with no outs in the bottom of the 10th as No. 8 Baylor defeated Pacific 5-4 in Sunday’s A series finale at Baylor Ballpark in Waco, Texas.
With the win, the Bears...
Anna-Jonesboro split in Southern Illinos River-to-River Conference Mississippi Division high school boys basketball action last weekend.
Following are game summaries:
A-J 76, Chester 56 : Anna-Jonesboro made seven 3-pointers in a 76 -56 win over host Chester Friday, Feb. 13.
Gabe Pecord led the...
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