Opening Day Sparks Baseball Fever Across Fans
Opening Day returns with hope and hype as 12 teams start Thursday and the rest Friday. Fans recall past openings like the White Sox 2006 banner ceremony and Royals 2003 opener. TOM ENGLISH, sports copy editor for The Southern Illinoisan, notes the weekend kickoff and broader sports glow.
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Rams explode late in win over Benton.
Mount Vernon's Grant Garrett drove in a run during a seven run sixth inning as Mount Vernon beat Benton 11-1. Cody Smith led off the game with a single for the Rangers, while Bruce Borah and Weston Mason delivered key hits for Mount Vernon. Zack Jones added a late infield single in the sixth as the Rams extended their lead.
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Cobden Softball Tops Anna Jonesboro in Rivalry Battle
Cobden defeated Anna Jonesboro 9-5 after building a six run lead and weathering a late rally. Cobden pitcher Kristen Pender cruised through six innings until trouble in the fourth, when Anna Jonesboro surged to threaten but Cobden held on for the win.
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Fallon Clayton
Cobden
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Jonesboro
Union County
Lop holds on to win Saluki Invitational crown
CARBONDALE The Southern Illinois University women's golf team withstood a late Bradley run to capture its first Saluki Invitational title in three years by two strokes. The Salukis led by eight entering the final round at Hickory Ridge Public Golf Center, and coach Diane Daugherty called the finish close and nerve wracking.
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McElroy back as SIU's defensive quarterback
SIU opened spring practice at Saluki Stadium with fifth year senior Mike McElroy back on the field. He intercepted a pass and broke up another in his first practice since injuring his ankle against Illinois last season. He missed nine games after surgery for a high ankle sprain.
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