Shawnee Community College President Tim Taylor and Southern Illinois University Carbondale Chancellor Austin A. Lane throw bags during a round of the "Cornhole Challenge" between administrators of the two institutions Friday. Shawnee won the event, 21-19.
The backyard game of cornhole is not a NCAA-sanctioned intercollegiate sport, but that didn’t stop teams from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Shawnee College from some competition.
Wendell Williams, SIU Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management, throws a bag during "The Cornhole Challenge" Friday at Shawnee Community College while SCC Dean for Academic Affairs Kristin Shelby looks on. Shawnee won the match, 21-19.
In advance of signing an academic agreement, Shawnee College President Tim Taylor invited SIU Chancellor Austin A. Lane to an athletic contest of sorts – a cornhole match.
Photos: Decades of the Du Quoin State Fair
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Acrobats perform a dangerous balancing act at the fair.
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This photo taken by Du Quoin photographer Randall Harbuck is of the last Hambletonian held at the Du Quoin State Fair in 1981.
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Crowds of people gather at Du Quoin State Fair midway, circa the 1950s.
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Fairgoers walked down Grandstand Avenue at the Du Quoin State Fair as the sun set on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015.
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A patron admires a display of laces and fabrics.
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Rock band Foreigner performed at the Du Quoin State Fair in 2014.
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People hang out at the pop-up 'Cafe discothe'que' at Du Quoin State Fair in the 1950s.
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Du Quoin state fairgrounds, circa 1950.
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Elvis Aaron Presley Jr. gives a tour of his private Elvis memorabilia collection on display at the Du Quoin State Fair. The collection shows several rare items, including some of his father's jewelry and props used in various Elvis films.
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Fairgoers enjoy a break in the weather at the 2014 Du Quoin State Fair.
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Gov. Jim Thompson and his wife, Jayne, at the Du Quoin State Fair in August 1990.
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Fairgoers ride the "Wellenflug" during the 2014 Du Quoin State Fair.
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Delbert Brown of Sesser is shown with his 16 foot 4 inch tall stalk of sweet corn. Brown won first prize for 'Tallest Corn Stock' at the Du Quoin State Fair in 1965. If you have a photo from the region's past you'd like to share with us, email a copy to photo@thesouthern.com.
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Fairgoers ride the Super Shot with a nearly full moon in the distance on Friday evening at the Du Quoin State Fair. The fair runs through Sept. 7.
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Brandon Emerson (left) and Joe Verano set up a game on the midway of the Du Quoin State Fair on Aug. 26 in Du Quoin.
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This 1980 photo shows action from the Hambletonian at the Du Quoin State Fair.
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This undated photo shows harness racing action at the Du Quoin State Fair.
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Wyatt Schere, 7, tries out the human hamster water ball at the Du Quoin State Fair on Saturday. The human hamster water ball is sponsored by the Blood Moon Haunted House in Tamaroa.
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Riders on the Pharaoh's Fury exhibit a range of emotions on the midway at the Du Quoin State Fair.
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Drivers purposely crashing into each other drew a crowd Saturday at the Du Quoin State Fair. The Demolition Derby was just one of the automotive-related events Sept 3, 2016. USAC Silver Crown & UMP Modified Stock Cars was the grandstand event Saturday night.
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Cyrus Nock performs as part of The Nerveless Nocks Daredevil Circus on Tuesday at the Du Quoin State Fair.
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Children enjoy the bubble bus at the opening of the Du Quoin State Fair last year.
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Former Gov. Jim Thompson in the Du Quoin State Fair parade in 1986.
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Riley Wagner, a senior baritone player from Bismarck, Illinois, far right, and Timothy Bailey, a senior mellophone player from St. Louis, kick while parading on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, during the Du Quoin State Fair Twilight Parade in Du Quoin.