Boy Scout fishing tournament yields early leader board
Russell Harris and Matt Crain of Carterville lead the Crab Orchard Lake Boy Scout event after an abbreviated first round with 12.78 pounds, barely ahead of father-daughter duo Mike and Melissa Tompkins at 11.09 pounds. Steve Aaron of Carterville took big bass at 7.02 pounds as fish mortality concerns influenced weigh-in time and field size.
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Carterville
Russell Harris
Matt Crain
Crab Orchard Lake
Harris
Crain
Mike
Melissa Tompkins
Tompkins
Pedo Webster
West Frankfort
Andy Rametta
Johnston City
Calcaterra
Harkins
Crab Orchard
Rodney Brenner
Smithland Pool
Steve Aaron
Melissa Lye
Paunek
Pot Ce Newton
Udson
Id Carey
Dans
Spartans sweep baseball and softball state titles in rare double
In Springfield AP Stanford Olympia Spartans rally from 3-0 down to beat Freeburg 4-3 in eight innings for the Class A baseball crown. Olympia finishes 38-1 with a 20-game win streak, the first Class A school to win both state titles in the same year. Thornwood did it in 1991 for Class AA. Canopy singles and scores in 10th to lift Olympia over Carrollton 2-1 in softball. unearned winning run due to error.
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Springfield
Stanford
Olympia
Spartans
Freeburg
Thornwood
Erin Canopy
Carrollton
Eastside Centre
Peoria
Canopy
Brand Short
Katie Nolan
Panthers Bring Home Third State Finish
Stanford Olympia’s Lady Panthers ended the season with a third place finish on Saturday night. Coach Hale praised the steady season while wistfully noting he would have preferred a shot at the state final and championship.
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Hale
Pinckneyville Falls Late In Semifinal Thriller
Pinckneyville led 4-3 but Stanford Olympia stormed back in the bottom of the seventh as errors and a key misplay opened the door for a 5-4 comeback win. Gaither advanced on a misplayed ball, Prager drove in the tying run and Hieser delivered a go-ahead hit after a bad hop.
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Pinckneyville
Brittany Lee
Stanford Olympia
Alisha Brand
Tricia Gaither
Gather
Pursell
Lady Panthers
Gaither
Tiffany Prager
Newton
Prager
Hale
Jessie Shay
Lee
Becky Hieser
Spartans
al Toliver
Jana Cicardi
Chelsea Petty
Shay
Petty
Kami Logsdon
Logsdon
Pinckneyville Defeats Iiliana Christian in Close Tilt
Pinckneyville finishes 27-8-1 while Iiliana Christian ends 18-15. Top hitters for Pinckneyville include Pursell 3-4 with Newton 2-4 and Sloan 1-3. Players: DeGraff, C Terpstra, W Lee, L DeGraff.
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Stanford Olympia
Lee
Cicardi
Wilson
Lessen
W—Wilson
L—Lee
Newton
Fan
Petty
Houghland
Iiana Christian
DeGraff
C.terpstra
W—Lee
L—Degraff
Pursell
Sloan
Engelhardt
McCrary
Iiliana Christian
Stanford Olympia dominates Anna Jonesboro in Class A semifinals
Stanford Olympia rolled past short-staffed Anna Jonesboro 15-5 to reach the Class A state final. Olympia piled 19 hits, including a hidden ball trick, while Anna Jonesboro surged with early runs but failed to curb the Spartans. Jeff Darnall led Olympia with four RBI in a 36 1 record season.
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Springfield
Stanford Olympia
Anna Jonesboro
Spartans
Anna- Jonesboro
Anna-Jonesboro
Eric Willis
Daniel Webb
Webb
RBI
Willis
Brandon Brown
Anthony Musgrave
Brandon
Musgrave
Josh Alley
Olympia
Ryan Carter
Cullen Hayes
Carter
Ron
Smith
Ryan
Kendrick
Jeff Darnall
Rush Olson
Cam Cheek
Mark Chamness
Carbondale
Darren W. Coffel
Harrisburg
Jay Thompson
Benton
Jeff Roper
Carmi-White County
Brad Tuttle
Wildcats clinch fourth as Webb drives in lone run
Webb and Frizzell held Anna Jonesboro to five singles as Wildcat pitchers backed by timely hitting secured a 1-0 win. Webb’s run scoring double in the fifth provided the school record 55th RBI, while Hoehner wore eye black patches and blue sleeves as a fashion statement amid the tournament. Willis noted a tough start for Webb followed by solid relief and the semis contributing to the third place game loss to Stanford Olympia.
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Webb
Frizzell
Willis
Wildcats
RBI
Stanford Olympia
A-J
Hoehner
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