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After losing its first two games of the season, the Anna-Jonesboro Communty High School football team bounced back to win eight straight games before falling 49-14 to host Monticello in the second round of the Illinois High School Association Class 3A 2018 postseason playoffs. The game was played...
Anna-Jonesboro Community High School girls’ basketball coach Matt Denny likes what he sees so far in this year’s team.
“We’ve got some basketball players,” Denny said. “And practices are a lot more intense.”
Several of his players played in summer leagues to get valuable playing experience for this...
The 29th annual high school girls’ basketball Lady Bobcat Classic is scheduled at Meridian High School Nov. 12-17.
The tournament will have a round robin format.
The tournament schedule follows:
Tuesday, Nov. 13: Egyptian vs. Shawnee at 6 p.m. Meridian vs. Joppa at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 14:...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School football team trailed host Monticello 21-14 at the half Saturday, Nov. 3.
The Sages took over in the second half to score four unanswered touchdowns on their way to a 49-14 win over the Wildcats in the second round of the Illinois High School Association...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School football team travels to Monticello for a second round Illinois High School Association Class 3A IHSA playoff game on Saturday, Nov. 3.
Game time is scheduled for 3 p.m. The game will be aired on WIBH radio in Anna.
The Sages are 10-0 and are the top-rated...
It was definitely quarterback Conner Jerolds’ time to shine.
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School quarterback had his best effort this season to lead the Wildcats to a 56-28 win over visiting West Frankfort at The Pit Saturday afternoon, Oct. 27.
“He played about as well as you could hope for...
The Anna-Jonesboro/Cobden co-op boys’ soccer team lost 2-1 to host Carbondale in a Class 2A regional championship Friday, Oct. 19.
Nicholas Bussey scored the lone goal for A-J/Cobden. Blake Pena had an assist.
Goal keeper Jacob Schaefer played 80 minutes in goal and had 22 saves and stopped 2...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School football team had an impressive defensive showing in a 43-6 win over host Benton Friday night, Oct. 19.
“Our defense did a tremendous job,” A-J coach Brett Detering said. “We were very committed to stopping the run. They had one long run on us, but it didn’t...
The Union County Board of Commissioners has begun the many hours of work which go into drafting a budget for the county’s new fiscal year.
The budget was a focus of extensive discussion at a regular meeting of the county board which was held Friday morning, Oct. 12. The meeting was at the Union...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School girls’ and boys’ golf teams both competed in the Class 1A sectionals last Monday, Oct. 8 .
“No boys or girls were able to advance on to state,” A-J coach Brandon Bierstedt said. “They just didn’t play well. But I would like to thank everyone for their...
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