John Homan

1 week ago | thesouthern.com | John Homan

MARION — A four-run sixth inning Wednesday allowed the Carbondale Terriers softball team to tie its game with Effingham at 6-6. Three innings later, the girls from Jackson County tallied three go-ahead runs and held on for a 9-7 nine-inning win over the Flaming Hearts. kAm(:E9 E96 D6>:7:?2= G:4E@CJ[ r2C3@?52=6 :>AC@G6D E@ ``\`a @? E96 DAC:?8 2?5 25G2?46D E@ E96 r=2DD bp |2C:@? #68:@?2= 492>A:@?D9:A 82>6 2E cib_ A]>] uC:52J 282:?DE E96 9@DE (:=542ED]k^AmkAmt77:?892> 4=@D6D @FE :ED D62D@?

1 week ago | thesouthern.com | John Homan

MARION — It certainly didn’t take long for Marion’s Emma Skeate to make her impact in the sport of track and field. Only a high school freshman, Skeate won the state championship in the shot put in Class 2A this past Saturday in Charleston with a heave of 38 feet, 2 inches, or about a half-foot longer throw than second-place finisher — Keagyn Koenig of Effingham. kAm$<62E6 2=D@ 4@>A6E65 :?

1 week ago | thesouthern.com | John Homan

MARION — It was an overcast and rather cool night for late May, which proved to be quite enjoyable for the 3,524 fans who turned out to watch a competitive game of baseball Tuesday at Mountain Dew Park. The Marion-based Thrillville Thrillbillies opened Season No. 3 in the Prospect League with a 6-4 win over Dubois County, Indiana. kAm%96 =628F6 762EFC6D 4@==686 A=2J6CD =@@<:?8 E@ D92CA6?

1 week ago | thesouthern.com | John Homan

MARION — Eight runs over the first two innings was more than enough to propel the Marion Wildcats past the Herrin Tigers Tuesday, 11-2, in the semifinal round of the Class 3A Marion Regional. With the victory, the Wildcats improve to 24-7 on the spring and advance to the championship game of the tournament at 4:30 p.m. Friday. They will take on the winner of Wednesday’s other semifinal game featuring Carbondale and Effingham. kAmw6CC:?VD D62D@?

1 week ago | thesouthern.com | John Homan

CARBONDALE — Senior right-hander Ryan Perrott tossed one of his best games of the season Monday afternoon as the Carbondale Terriers defeated visiting Herrin, 3-1, in the quarterfinal round of the Class 3A Centralia Regional. A play-in game to the semifinals, Carbondale (now 13-12) was the higher seed and thus hosted Herrin, whose season ends at 11-15. kAm!6CC@EE H6?E E96 5:DE2?46[ A:E49:?8 2== D6G6?