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At Special Season
The Cobden High School girls basketball team advanced further than any girls' team in school history before losing in the super-sectional to Winchester West Central Monday, Feb. 23.
The Appleknockers, who were playing in their first super-sectional ever, finished...
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...
Jenna Lehr made a pair of free throws with 2.2 seconds remaining to boost Cobden to a 52-50 win over host Goreville and a Class 1A high school girls basketball regional championship Thursday, Feb. 12.
"Jenna stepped up for us," Cobden head coach Brian Clark said.
With the game tied 50-50 Cobden...
Anna-Jonesboro's Mitchell Holshouser and Daniel Heath will advance to this weekend's Class A state high school wrestling tournament at Champaign.
Holshouser and Heath each finished in third place at the Vandalia sectional Saturday, Feb. 14. The top three finishers in each weight class advance to...
Mitchell Holshouser and Daniel Heath became the first Anna-Jonesboro high school wrestlers to win medals at the Quincy tournament Saturday, Jan. 17.
"This is the second year we've entered the 23-team tournament," A-J wrestling head coach Rick Bittle said. "Our wrestling and team have improved."...
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Anna-Jonesboro High School wrestling team finished with a 4-1 record at the Herrin Holiday Duals Saturday, Jan. 3.
The Wildcats' dual record is 11-3 overall.
Following are A-J results with winners listed:
<strong>Murphysboro 51, A-J 24</strong...
Dustin Winter scored 19 points to lead Pinckneyville to a 62-44 win over visiting Anna-Jonesboro in Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference Mississippi Division high school boys basketball action Friday, Jan. 16.
The Wildcats were playing without starters J.R. Woodward and Cody Wheaton....
Former Shawnee High School standout athletes Ken Blandford and Paul Ranson will be honored between the Redskins' boys and girls varsity homecoming basketball games which are scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 17.
Blandford was a standout in football. Ranson will be honored for his achievements on the...
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