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If work ethic carries over, the Cobden High School baseball team should have a good team this fall.
“I like the attitude of our kids,” first-year Cobden baseball coach Dana Pearson said. “We gave them the summer off and they are hungry and working hard.”
Pearson, who is also the Cobden American...
The Lick Creek School Lady Eagles softball team opened the 2018 season with a pair of wins.
Lick Creek won its season opener against Dongola 12-9.
Backed by strong pitching from Morgan Smith, who fanned 11 players, and outstanding fielding, the Lady Eagles started their season in mid-season form....
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School football team lost a lot of talent last year on the 12-1 team that finished in the semifinals of the Class 3A Illinois High School Association playoffs.
But the cupboard is not bare this season. The Wildcats will be bolstered by the return of 20 seniors....
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School boys’ golf team opened the fall season by hosting the McDonald’s Challenge at the Union County Country Club course in Anna Saturday, Aug. 18.
The Wildcats finished in fourth place with a score of 337. Benton won the 15-team event with 308.
Carson Reynolds...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School boys and girls golf teams will both be in rebuilding modes this season.
“We lost two big graduating classes,” A-J golf coach Brandon Bierstedt said. “We’ll be back to rebuilding this year.”
There are nine players so far on the boys’ team this season....
The Anna-Jonesboro, Cobden, Dongola high school co-op boys’ soccer team finished 12-6-2 overall last year.
The Wildcats could finish again with a winning season.
“Barring any injuries, we should finish above .500,” A-J soccer coach Mark Boomer said. “We’ve got a lot of talent with a lot of speed...
Anna Blue Dolphins swim team member Nile Chotner set another record at the SISL championships that were held in Anna on July 28.
Earlier in the 2018 season, Nile broke the 11-12-year-old 50 fly and 100 IM records.
During the 2018 championships, Nile broke his own record in the 50 fly with a 34....
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School football team lost a lot of talent last year on the 12-1 team that finished in the semifinals of the Class 3A Illinois High School Association playoffs.
But the cupboard is not bare this season.
“We’re going to be very much senior led,” A-J football coach...
Rachel Griffin will be the new Shawnee Junior High School softball coach this season.
Nicole Derossett will be her assistant coach.
Griffin succeeds Shanna Pender, who resigned from coaching junior high softball at the most recent Shawnee School Board meeting.
Jaycee Pender, a former Anna-Jonesboro...
The Anna Blue Dolphins swim has wrapped up a successful 2018 season.
The team had an awards night and swim party on July 31 at the Anna City Pool.
The Blue Dolphins are a summer-only swim team. Swimmers on the team range in age from 4 to 18.
The Blue Dolphins also hosted the Southern Illinois Swim...
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