Goreville Cruises To 58 38 Victory In Title Game
Goreville Lady Blackcats jumped to a 20-5 first quarter lead and held on to defeat Vienna 58-38 in the South Egyptian Conference championship. Led by Brandi Funburg with 23 points, Goreville dominated with fierce defense and balanced scoring while Vienna struggled to find rhythm. Funburg earned tournament MVP as Goreville rose to the title behind strong from Kellums and Fisher.
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Goreville
Lady Blackcats
Vienna
Amanda McCoy
Ashleigh Kellums
Casey Fisher
Kellums
Brandi Funburg
Mike Helton
Caryn Hill
Fisher
Funburg
Brandi
Helton
Hill
Cassidy Sitton
Postseason Pairings and Sectional Schedules Detail
A dense listing of postseason basketball matchups across Illinois regions. It outlines sectional winners advancing to super sectional games, with dates and times from February through March, naming teams such as Anna Jonesboro Massac County Goreville Hicks and many regional contenders, framing the tournament progression.
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Anna-Jonesboro
Massac County
Marissa
Chester
Saluki track squads win at McDonald's Invite titles
Saluki men score 156 points led by seven first places including Jeff Young who set a 60 meter hurdles school record at 7.83 seconds and NCAA qualifying efforts from Jaanus Uudmae. Saluki women tally 141 points with seven winners led by Latrice Gray high jump over 5-9 NCAA standard. Southeast Missouri State and Murray State trailed in both team races.
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Jeff Young
Jaanus Uudmae
Latrice Gray
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Young
Saluki
Southeast Missouri State
Murray State
Gray
Southeast Missouri
Youth Spotlight Highlights SIGA Gyms and Local Teams
The Southern Illinois Gymnastics Academy teams sweep top placements at Horton Invitational in Bloomington and United Alliance Championship in Mayfield Kentucky. Level 8 athlete JoLeen Dryden wins Horton gold. Elle Murray takes UAC gold in Level 5. Level 4 athletes Laura Bickers Mackenzie Anderson and Amanda Conaway win golds. Goreville junior Lady Blackcats reach SIJHSAA Class M State semis after 32 19 win over Rome and regional title. portraits show local coaches and players.
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Southern Illinois Gymnastics Academy
Bloomington
United Alliance
Mayfield
SIGA
Champaign
UAC
JoLeen Dryden
Creal Springs
Carbondale
Elle Murray
Laura Bickers
Mackenzie Anderson
Amanda Conaway
Jessi Dryden
Casey Murray
Brooke Patton
Ashley Hollinshead
Emily Beasley
Samantha Fricke
Meredith Gray
Candice Hill
Sydney Holmes
Ashley Hilliard
Jack Sweitzer
Goreville
Tiffany Dunn
Jordan Francis
Allison Stout
Karra Kirby
Mia Threlkeld
Kelsey Tripp
Lacy Jones
Brooke Tripp
Shawna Edwards
Jessica Brown
Holly Meade
Roger Black
Janet Brown
Tammy Meade
Know A Champion youth sports submission info
The Southern Illinoisan invites submissions recognizing standout youth teams aged 16 and under. Include season records and highlights and mail to The Southern Illinoisan Sports Department P O Box 2108 Carbondale IL 62902. Include player left to right identification with photos and indicate if you want the photo returned. Email subrr
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Southern Illinoisan Sports Department
P.O. Box
Carbondale
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