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Benton High School baseball downs Savannah, wins first district title since 2015
(ST. JOSEPH, MO) - The Benton High School baseball team knocked off Savannah 4-1 to win the Class 4 District 16 Championship on Thursday on Missouri Western's baseball field. It's Benton's first district title since 2015. Senior Carson Schmidt finished 3-for-4 at the plate with 3 RBI for Benton. Junior...
Baseball Game Recap: Herrin Comes Up Short
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Herrin's offense. They fell 5-0 to the Civic Memorial Eagles on Wednesday. Herrin has struggled against Civic Memorial recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup. For Civic Memorial's part, Tyler Mills was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a...
Softball Recap: Murphysboro has no trouble against Frankfort
In what's become a running theme this season, Murphysboro gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Everything went their way against the Frankfort Redbirds as the Murphysboro Red Devils made off with a 17-4 victory. Winning may never get old, but Murphysboro sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
A Saluki Softball Watch Party is set for Friday, May 17
The SIU Alumni Association and Saluki Sports Properties are hosting a watch party on the patio at Buffalo Wild Wings in Carbondale so fans can cheer on the SIU softball team in the NCAA Tournament. The Salukis are scheduled to take on the California Golden Bears at the Baton Rouge...
Baseball Game Preview: Benton Takes on DuQuoin
The Benton Rangers will face off against the DuQuoin Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games. Benton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over Pinckneyville. Benton's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Bears power past Salukis 11-4
SPRINGFIELD, Mo–The Missouri State Bears powered their way past Southern IllinoisThursday, 11-4. That gave retiring coach Keith Guttin his 1,395th victory of his 42-year career. A good start to coach g’s good bye weekend. Missouri State bashed out three home runs in the victory. The last in the eighth inning by Taeg Gollert was his […]
Baseball Recap: Trace Moore can't quite lead Vienna over Zeigler-Royalton
Vienna lost against Zeigler-Royalton on Thursday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Vienna Eagles lost 17-3 to the Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes. Vienna has not had much luck with Zeigler-Royalton recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met. Vienna saw four...
Air Race Classic Ready for Launch
On June 18, teams of women pilots from across the U.S. will take off from Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH) in Carbondale, Illinois, for the 47th annual Air Race Classic. The competition promotes skill over speed along the course that measures 2,610 sm. The race is set to end June 21 at Northern Colorado Regional Airport (KFNL) in Loveland.
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