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3 days ago | 
metropolisplanet.com | Galen Shelton
While the weather wasn’t all that pleasant this past Saturday, June 21, it’s being hot and steamy beat the downpours that had plagued the Metropolis Elks Lodge’s second soccer shootout. If memory serves correctly, it’s rained just about every weekend from early-May to mid-June, and with all the rainouts, the turnout for this year’s shootout was down significantly. For all the uninitiated, the shootout is basically a kicking contest.
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3 days ago | 
metropolisplanet.com | Galen Shelton
This past weekend, June 21-22, was a hot and humid one to be sure, but 40 couples from around the area braved the elements to compete in the annual Metropolis Country Club Superman couples tournament. The event is timed to roughly coincide with the annual Metropolis Superman Celebration held the second weekend of June, which draws thousands of Superman fans to town.
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1 week ago | 
metropolisplanet.com | Galen Shelton
Approximately 100 grade school boys from all over the area attended the annual Patriot boys basketball camp, held June 2-5. The camp was split into two age groups with second- through fifth-graders coming in the morning and sixth- through ninth-graders in the afternoon. The camp is advertised as “a camp of hard work,” and it delivers on the advertising. The camp concludes with individual contests like free throw shooting, prescribed shot making in a given time frame and one-on-one free play.
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2 weeks ago | 
metropolisplanet.com | Galen Shelton
After DuQuoin was eliminated from the IHSA Class 2A baseball tournament, the SIRR Conference released its picks for the All-Conference teams for the Ohio and Mississippi divisions. On the Ohio side, the 28-member team included six players each from Massac County and Harrisburg. Herrin landed five on the honors team.
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3 weeks ago | 
metropolisplanet.com | Galen Shelton
Last Friday, May 30, brought the curtain down on another successful Lady Patriots basketball camp. Running from May 27-30, the camp attracted an excess of 60 campers, all with hopes of becoming better basketball players at their next level, be it grade school, junior high or high school.
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3 weeks ago | 
metropolisplanet.com | Galen Shelton
The IHSA’s spring diamond sports are about to wrap things up with baseball and softball both having reached the Final Four stage. Locally, Carterville’s powerful Lady Lions are looking to defend their 2A state champion status as they take on Poplar Grove (North Boone) Friday, June 6, at Peoria’s Louisville Slugger complex. The other matchup will be Beecher versus Auburn.
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3 weeks ago | 
metropolisplanet.com | Galen Shelton
One more thing … well maybe two!It’s been a little while since the MLB reinstated Pete Rose’s eligibility for Hall of Fame induction, and I have had time to think it over. You kinda knew it was coming. How could baseball keep Rose out of the Hall? Sure, he bet on the game, and like so many others with “large” egos, he lied about it. We accept it and almost condone it from our politicians, but from Rose, it was deemed unforgivable. Now for the ultimate irony.
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1 month ago | 
metropolisplanet.com | Galen Shelton
It’s been a bit of a fairy tale season for the Redbirds of Frankfort Community High School. The boys from West Frankfort started out their season on a down note, losing 14 of their first 16 games and taking their lumps in a slew of close games. But the young, sophomore-dominated team seems to be hitting its stride at just the right time. The Redbirds are currently on an eight-game winning streak and the last three have been timely to say the least.
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1 month ago | 
metropolisplanet.com | Galen Shelton
Century’s softball team took its regional by virtue of a 1-0 win over Shawnee. The Lady Centurions were slated to meet the powerful Waltonville team Wednesday, May 28, in the Campbell Hill [Trico] sectional. Century’s baseball team fell in the finals of the Pope County regional to Hardin County’s Cougars. The Centurions were victimized by six walks and four errors as pitchers Brandon Plott and Adam Taake surrendered no earned runs.
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1 month ago | 
metropolisplanet.com | Galen Shelton
After winning the opening game of the Harrisburg regional 10-5 over Vienna, the Massac County Lady Patriots fell victim to the overpowering arms of the Carterville Lady Lions. The duo of Taryn Ford and Kaidence Phillips limited the Lady Patriots to just two hits while striking out an eye-popping 17 batters in the seven-inning effort. Kendall McCalla slugged a three-run homer, staking the Lady Lions’ pitchers to more than enough for the win. Carterville took on Red Bud Wednesday, May 28.
