The Cobden High School boys’ basketball team lost twice in recent Sesser-Valier Holiday Tournament play.
Odin 68, Cobden 56: The game was tied 15-15 at the end of one quarter, but Odin came on to pull ahead 28-26 at the half and 50-41 going into the final quarter in the win Tuesday, Dec. 27.
The...
Over Christmas break, the second-year members of the Lick Creek 4-H archery club had the opportunity to take a field trip to Kevin’s Archery Center in Ava.
Students shot at the indoor range and participated in a techno hunt, in which they used their archery equipment to shoot an interactive video...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School girls’ basketball team lost twice in recent action.
Murphysboro 63, A-J 61: The host Lady Red Devils fought back in the final quarter for a tie in regulation play and won in overtime in the first-round of their tournament Saturday, Jan. 7.
“We were in...
The 2017 St. Louis Cardinals Caravan is scheduled to make stops in the region next week.
Area stops on the schedule include:
Sunday, Jan. 15, SIU Arena, Carbondale, 12:30 p.m. (Organizers note that there will be pregame autographs; a ticket to the SIU/Missouri State women’s basketball game is...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School wrestling squad posted a ninth-place finish in the 23-team Murdale Tournament, which was Jan. 6-7 in Carbondale.
“We got banged up a bit, A-J wrestling coach Eric Massey said. “We had seven wrestle in the gold bracket with five medalists,” he added.
The...
Coffman’s Martial Arts Academy in Anna announces recent white/yellow belt and yellow belt promotions. Photos provided.
Dongola fell behind early and couldn’t catch up in a 75-33 loss to Elverado in the Dongola Holiday high school boys’ basketball tournament Thursday, Dec. 29.
The Falcons were ahead 20-6 at the end of one quarter and 37-10 at the half.
Daylon Treat scored 7 points to lead the Demons in the loss. ...
With a 62-60 overtime loss to Harrisburg, the Anna-Jonesboro Community High School boys’ basketball team was eliminated from the Eldorado Holiday Tournament Wednesday, Dec. 28.
The Wildcats, who finished the tourney with a 1-2 record, trailed 14-6 after one quarter and closed to 28-25 at the half....
Whitetails Unlimited, WTU, plans to sponsor a Union County chapter banquet on Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Great Boars of Fire Lodge, which is located at 920 Kratzinger Hollow Rd. between Anna and Cobden.
The event is scheduled at 5 p.m. and will feature a barbecue and catfish dinner, an auction and...