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Carlinville Middle School to send 11 track athletes to state
The Carlinville Middle School track team competed in the IESA Sectional track meet on Friday, May 10 at North Mac High School. The following athletes have qualified for the IESA State Track Meet on May 17 and 18 in East Peoria. 7th grade boys. Drake Peterson, Pole Vault. Andrew Konneker,...
HS softball: Cavies bend but don’t break against Southwestern
Carlinville watched a three-run lead vanish in the third, then blew a two-run advantage in the bottom of the seventh. However, the bats had just enough offensive firepower for the Cavies to fend off Southwestern in extras at Piasa May 10. The Cavaliers flushed a tough 4-3 home loss they...
HS girls’ soccer: Staunton to the regional championship match, Carlinville and Southwestern bow out
In high school girls’ soccer, Staunton punched its ticket to the regional championship match while Carlinville and Southwestern bowed out in the first round of the IHSA Class 1A postseason last weekend. Staunton to the regional championship match. Seven different players etched their name onto the scorecard as Staunton...
Softball Game Recap: Pleasant Plains Comes Up Short
Pleasant Plains lost against Carlinville back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Pleasant Plains Cardinals took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Carlinville Cavaliers. For Carlinville's part, Hallie Gibson spent all seven innings on the mound,...
Baseball Game Recap: Carlinville Takes a Loss
Carlinville and Hillsboro squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Carlinville had to settle for second. They lost 10-0 to the Hillsboro Hiltoppers. Carlinville's defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it seven in a row. For Hillsboro's part, Nathan Matoush made a big impact while hitting...
Softball Recap: Pleasant Hill's loss ends nine-game winning streak on the road
Pleasant Hill fell victim to Gillespie and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (1-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. Their loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Softball Recap: Madelyn McCall can't quite lead Vandalia over Litchfield
Vandalia is still looking for their season's first win. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Litchfield Purple Panthers on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Vandalia of the 18-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Thursday.
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