Matt Cagle

1 week ago | thesouthern.com | Matt Cagle

COBDEN — Waltonville/Sesser-Valier scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth to beat Hardin County and Steeleville held Goreville to one hit as the Spartans and Warriors advanced to Saturday's Class 1A Cobden Sectional championship baseball game at 11 a.m.The two teams will play each other for the first time this year, with the winner advancing to Monday’s super-sectional game at Itchy Jones Stadium on the campus of SIU.

1 week ago | thesouthern.com | Matt Cagle

DU QUOIN – The two semifinal games of the Du Quoin Sectional were played Wednesday afternoon, with the host Indians and West Frankfort winning their respective games. The two will meet Saturday at 11 a.m. for a sectional title and a chance to play the winner of the Teutopolis Sectional at Itchy Jones Stadium on the campus of SIU next Monday at 7 p.m.kAmkDEC@?8ms& "&~x} h[ wp##x$q&#v ak^DEC@?8mk^AmkAm%96 x?5:2?D C@56 6I46==6?E A:E49:?8 7C@> s65C:4< |6=G:? 2?5 rJ rC27E E@ <66A E96:C A@DED62D@?

1 week ago | thesouthern.com | Matt Cagle

BENTON — Andrew Kinsman will be defending his 2024 shot put state title this weekend at Eastern Illinois University. The Benton senior claimed the individual state championship last year with a 59 foot, 0.75-inch throw, just ahead of 57 feet, 10.5 inches from Salem senior Caleb Smith. kAm%9:D J62C[ z:?D>2? 92D 2=C625J E9C@H? 72CE96C E92? H92E 96 5:5 2E DE2E6 =2DE J62C] w:D D62D@? 36DE 2?5 A6CD@?2= 36DE H2D 2 e_ 7@@E[ h\:?49 E9C@H 2E 9:D 9@>6 >66E[ E96 r9F4< ~J=6C x?G:E2E:@?2=[ 324< @?

1 week ago | bnd.com | Matt Cagle

MURPHYSBORO - Ruby Yates worked through Interstate 57-like traffic Tuesday as Anna-Jonesboro defeated Johnston City, 8-4, in the Class 2A Murphysboro Sectional softball semifinals. Yates worked through four bases-loaded jams in, including three with no outs, in a complete-game performance. "Ruby knuckled down with bases loaded two games in a row," said Wildcats head coach Rodney Seip (Yates got out of a no-outs, bases-loaded situation late in A-J's regional championship game against Mt. Carmel).

1 week ago | thesouthern.com | Matt Cagle

MURPHYSBORO — Ruby Yates worked through Interstate 57-like traffic Tuesday as Anna-Jonesboro defeated Johnston City, 8-4, in the Class 2A Murphysboro Sectional softball semifinals. Yates worked through four bases-loaded jams in, including three with no outs, in a complete-game performance. kAm“#F3J <?F4<=65 5@H? H:E9 32D6D =@2565 EH@ 82>6D :? 2 C@H[” D2:5 (:=542ED 9625 4@249 #@5?6J $6:A W*2E6D 8@E @FE @7 2 ?@\@FED[ 32D6D\=@2565 D:EF2E:@? =2E6 :?