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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...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School wrestling team will rely on underclassmen for success this season.
“We’ve got a lot of freshmen, so we’ve got a lot of learning to do,” first-year A-J wrestling coach Chase Hargrave said. “I think we’ll be a different team, but we’ll be competitive.”...
The Shawnee and Cobden basketball teams are preparing to tip off their 2019-2020 basketball seasons.
Girls’ Basketball
The Shawnee and Cobden High School girls’ basketball teams both are scheduled to open the season on Monday, Nov. 18.
The Shawnee Lady Reds begin play at the Meridian Tournament...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School girls’ basketball team finished 23-10 last season.
Lady Wildcats’ head coach Matt Denny would like to improve on that record this season with three starters returning.
The trio includes 5-7 senior guard Mikayla Bundren, 5-10 junior guard Jaylee Watkins and...
Jonesboro School was in its inaugural year for cross country this year, and what a year it was, coach Matt Denny said.
Denny said the kids started training in July, with a lot to learn along the way.
The Bulldogs headed to Foundation Park in Centralia for the SIJHSAA Class S cross country...
The Anna Junior High School Indians were in their first year of cross country this year.
The Indians team headed to Du Quoin on Saturday for the SIJHSAA Class L state championships.
The Lady Indians finished 12th as a team out of 42 large class schools, which is quite impressive in their first...
The Lick Creek School cross country team competed in the SIJHSAA Class S cross country meet at Foundation Park in Centralia on Saturday.
Lick Creek standout runner Jadyn Gerardi ran the fastest race of her career, covering the course in a time of 11:05, which was good enough for a second place...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School cross country team traveled to Southeastern Illinois College in Harrisburg on Thursday, Oct. 17, for the Southern Illinois River to River Conference cross country championships.
A-J’s Brodie Denny finished in 5th place in the girls’ race, covering the 3.05-...
The Benton High School football team was defeated for the first time this season when it fell to Murphysboro by a score of 41-0.
The Rangers, 7-1, will travel to Anna-Jonesboro, 2-6, to play at The Pit on Senior Night to close out the regular season.
The game is scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m. and...
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