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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,...
Litchfield baseball wins record 25th game and other 1A/2A baseball, softball regional results
Here are the high school regional baseball and softball results from around Springfield for Class 1A and 2A:. Family roots:Sturdy, Patterson say pros outweigh cons of having fathers as coaches. Rising star:Pawnee's future in good hands with sophomore Ava Rodriguez-Mansholt. Long road to recovery:Gillespie's Jesse Berry 'happy' and 'lucky' to...
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...
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...
Softball Game Recap: Jersey Takes a Loss
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Jersey's offense. They lost 10-0 to the Highland Bulldogs on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Jersey of the 5-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April. For Highland's part, Kaitlyn Wilson made a big impact no...
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 Preview: Highland on Home-Turf
Highland is 2-8 against O'Fallon since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Highland Bulldogs will be playing at home against the O'Fallon Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Highland: 2.7, O'Fallon: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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...
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