Monday, May 21, 2012

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Claire's Orange Out

CARMI -- The Carmi-White County Lady Bulldogs along with support from the Carmi and surrounding southern Illinois communities join together to create an "Orange Out" in honor of Carmi freshmen softball player Claire Blankenberger who is battling Leukemia. Read more »

More Local Sports Stories

Miners Drop Finale to Rippers

MARION-- The London Rippers salvaged the series finale with the Miners 3-2 after a ninth inning home run . Read More »

Crites, Meyer Finish Runner-Up at State Finals

CHARLESTON -- Marion junior Krysten Crites and Carterville's Miranda Meyer won runner-up medals at the IHSA Girls State Track and Field Finals Saturday. Read More »

Cardiac Cardinals Win Trico Regional

CAMPBELL HILL--The Woodlawn Cardinals scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh to beat Trico 5-4 to win the Trico 1A Baseball Regional championship. Read More »

Goreville Knocks Out Cobden

VERGENNES--The Goreville Blackcats shutout Cobden 7-0 Saturday to win the Elverado 1A Softball Regional. Read More »

Carmi Advances, Wins One For Claire

CARMI -- The theme for the Carmi-White County Bulldogs was simple, Saturday afternoon, win one for Claire, and they did just that capturing the class 2A regional championship at home defeating Harrisburg 3-0. Read More »

A-J Wins Regional Crown, Advances

MURPHYSBORO-- Behind a four-run fourth inning Anna-Jonesboro beat Murphysboro 5-3 for the regional championship. Read More »

Miners Shutout Rippers in Season Opener

MARION-- Behind a four run 8th inning and 2 hit performance by starting pitcher David Harden, the Miners won their season opener 7-0. Read More »

Southern Illinois Heads to State

MASCOUTAH -- Twenty-two individual athletes and six relay teams from southern Illinois advanced to next weekend's state meet at the Class 2A Mascoutah Sectional meet Friday night. Read More »

Vienna Headed to Regional Finals

HARRISBURG -- Dallas Bent broke a 2-2 tie in the top of the seventh with a RBI double to give Vienna a 3-2 win over Massac County in the Class 2A Harrisburg Regional semifinals Thursday afternoon. Read More »

Johnston City Storms Back To Defeat Herrin

HERRIN -- Johnston City rallied back from five runs down to storm back and defeat Herrin 7-6 in the Class 2A regional semifinal at Herrin High School, on Wednesday evening. Read More »

Shawnee Advances to Regional Finals

COBDEN -- Adam Pennington threw a two-hitter and hit a home run to lead Shawnee past host Cobden 6-2 in the Class 1A Cobden Regional semifinals Wednesday afternoon. Read More »

Meridian Jumps Past Century

COBDEN -- Josh Jones hit a solo home run in the third inning to break a 1-1 tie pushing Meridian past Century 6-4 at the Class 1A Cobden Regional semifinals Wednesday night. Read More »

Hawkins Headed to Marion

WSIL--Former Pinckneyville and SIU standout Shane Hawkins was hired Tuesday night as the new boys' basketball coach at Marion. Read More »

Miners Win Exhibition Finale

MARION-- The Southern Illinois Miners took an early 4-0 lead and didn't look back in a 5-2 exhibition win against the Evansville Otters. Read More »

Area Race Winners

WSIL--Each Monday on News 3 at 6:00, we run the winners from Southern Illinois Raceway and the I-57 Dragstrip. Read More »

First Morthland Women's Basketball Signee

WEST FRANKFORT--Morthland College signed its first women's basketball player Monday--former West Frankfort standout Shayly Wilce. Read More »

Miners' Culinary Creations

MARION-- The Southern Illinois Miners traded their baseball caps for culinary school. Read More »

Miners' Live with Iron Chef Ryan Quigley

MARION-- The Southern Illinois Miners took a break from baseball for their first cooking lessons. Read More »

Back-to-Back Titles for Logan Baseball

CENTRALIA-- The Logan baseball team made it back-to-back Region 24 titles with a come from behind win over Wabash Valley 6-5. Read More »

Redbirds Slam Salukis, Win MVC Title

CARBONDALE -- Illinois State hit three 3-run home runs to breeze past SIU 13-3 in the Missouri Valley Conference championship game Saturday. Read More »

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