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The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School girls’ basketball team posted a 2-1 record in action last week.
A-J 39, Hamilton County 26: The Lady Wildcats came on in the second quarter on their way to the win at the Sally Niemeyer Classic at Benton Saturday, Jan. 18.
Trailing 11-10 after one quarter, A...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School girls’ basketball team posted three wins last week.
The three victories gave A-J a six-game winning streak.
A-J 59, Murphysboro 24: The visiting Lady Wildcats came on early and held on for the win Saturday, Jan. 11.
Sydnie Ralls scored 13 points and had 5...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School girls’ basketball team pulled ahead early on its way to a 42-24 win over visiting West Frankfort Saturday, Jan. 4.
Mikayla Bundren had 13 points, 4 steals, 2 rebounds and 2 assists to lead A-J.
Addison Denny had 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals and an...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School girls’ basketball team was 2-1 in recent action.
A-J 42, Massac County 34: The visiting Lady Wildcats were 19 of 22 from the free throw line on their way to the win Saturday, Dec. 21.
Kristin Edmonds had 13 points, 5 rebounds and an assist to lead A-J....
The Cobden High School boys’ basketball team split in recent action.
Steeleville 61, Cobden 59: The visiting Appleknockers were edged in overtime on Saturday, Dec. 21.
Cobden coach Wendell Wheeler said his squad lost the game at the free throw line.
Joe Brumleve had 25 points to lead Cobden. Noah...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School boys’ basketball team finished 3-2 to take third place at last week’s Goreville Invitational Tournament.
A-J’s Zach Overstreet and Blake Pena were named to the all-tournament team.
A-J 65, Johnston City 50: Overstreet led the way with 18 points and 2...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School girls’ basketball team earned a third-place finish while posting a 2-2 record at last week’s Harrisburg Tournament.
A-J wrapped up tournament play Saturday, Nov. 30.
The Lady Wildcats’ Kristin Edmonds and Mikala Bundren were named to the all-tournament team...
The Cobden High School boys’ basketball team finished 4-1 at the Vienna Round Robin Tournament to earn second place honors.
“We played pretty well in spurts,” Cobden coach Wendell Wheeler said. “It’s not too bad, it’s what we wanted to do.”
The Appleknockers’ Noah Franklin and Joe Brumleve were...
Anna-Jonesboro Community High School boys’ basketball coach Mike Chamness enjoys the camaraderie shared by the squad this season.
“I like them so far,” Chamness said. “They’re really together and they get along.”
He said that after only three days of practice “it’s been a really fun group to work...
The season hasn’t begun yet, but second-year Cobden High School boys’ basketball coach Wendell Wheeler likes what’s happening with the team.
“We’ve kind of hit the ground running,” Wheeler said. “We’re a lot further along than we were this time last year.”
During the summer in the offseason program...
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