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High school track records broken
Recently, track athletes from multiple Macoupin County high schools set historic marks at their respective track and field meets. Hannah Gibson of Carlinville unleashed the furthest discus throw in the history of the Pana Invite at 11.56m Apr. 13. The North Mac girls’ relay team of Kaelyn Swift, Addison Earley, Emma Crawford and Alexis Bowman set a new school record of the fastest 4×200 race with a time of 1:48.34 at the Bert Trump Relays Apr. 24. On Apr. 25, sophomore phenom Chaz Oberkfell ran the fastest 1600-meter race in Gillespie High School history. 1600 meters is the equivalent of a mile, which Oberkfell finished in 4:28.97. Photos contributed.
HS girls soccer: Staunton pummels EAWR, Carlinville rallies to avoid upset at Gillespie
In high school girls’ soccer, Staunton dominated East Alton Wood River and Carlinville pulled off a memorable comeback against Gillespie. In other action, Southwestern defeated Metro East Lutheran and Pana while North Mac suffered back-to-back shutout losses. Staunton. Staunton pummeled East Alton Wood River with eight first half goals...
HS baseball: Convery makes play of the year, Carlinville wins at Grizzlies Park
Life is all about second chances and the Carlinville High School baseball team embraced that message on a special trip to Sauget. On Apr. 24, the Cavaliers rematched the Hillsboro Hiltoppers in a non-conference dual at the home of the Gateway Grizzlies and came away with a hard-fought 2-1 victory that featured one of the greatest finishes.
Baseball roundup: Bywater lifts Litchfield to win No. 22; plus other results from May 3
LITCHFIELD 4, VANDALIA 2: At Vandalia, Mathew Bywater went 4-for-4 from the leadoff spot and accounted for a pair of runs with an RBI and a run scored in the Purple Panthers’ South Central Conference win. With the win, Litchfield continues to close in on its school record of...
Softball Recap: Carlinville finds home field redemption against Carrollton
There's no place like home for Carlinville, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Carrollton Hawks out 4-2. For Carlinville, this counts as revenge for the 10-5 defeat Carrollton walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Baseball Recap: Carlinville takes loss despite strong performances from Noah Convery and Dom Alepra
Carlinville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 12-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Carrollton Hawks. Carlinville was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Carrollton apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
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