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Community Sports

  • Vandalia softball champs inducted to HOF
    The Vandalia men's fast pitch softball teams that won Class A national championships in 2005 and 2007 will be inducted into the Illinois Amateur Softball Association's Hall of Fame in April. On April, 9, members of Vandalia Freight, along with seven individual players and four other teams from the state, will be honored at a ceremony at the Decatur Hotel and Convention Center.
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  • Jr. Club Wrestling (Dec. 26)
    Sunday, Dec. 26 at Granite City 6-and-under Connor Ray, Second Place 9- and 10-year-olds Garret Stewart, Fifth Place 11- and 12-year-olds Anthony Enlow, Fifth Place Chaston Womack, Fifth Place Kolten Kaiser, Sixth Place James Crawford, Sixth Place
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  • Longtime Vandalia bowler featured by USBC
    Longtime Vandalia resident and league bowler Farrell Gruenbaum, seen below, second from the left, with teammates at the 1970 Women's International Bowling Congress tournament in Tulsa, Okla., was recently the subject of a feature article by the United States Bowling Congress. The article was published on the USBC's website, www.bowl.com. Gruenbaum bowled in leagues for more than 80 years and will celebrate her 100th birthday on Jan. 19.
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  • Jr. Wrestlers battle in Vandalia
    Saturday, Dec. 18 at Vandalia 6-and-under First place – Logan Nance First place – Dawson McKinney Second place – Derek Warren Second place – Easton Maroon Second place – Bryant Willms Second place – Conner Ray Third place – Luke Thompson Third place – Eric McKinney Fourth place – Owen Miller 7- and 8-year-olds
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  • Eastern Illinois University to hold Christmas baseball camp
    Eastern Illinois University baseball coach Jimmy Schmitz is holding a Christmas baseball camp at the EIU Lantz Fieldhouse. The camp will run from Dec. 28-30, and players may commute or stay overnight at the Worthington Inn. Schmitz is running a total skills camp for players in grades 5-12, and the cost is $225 for commuters and $275 for players who choose to stay overnight. Meals are included. For more information about the camp, interested players should call Schmitz at, 217-581-7283 (office) or 217-962-0245 (cell), or e-mail jwconrad@eiu.edu.
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  • Vandalia Jr. wrestlers go to Highland Howl Tourney
    The Vandalia Jr. Wresting Club traveled to the Highland Howl Tournament last Saturday. The club is hosting a 10-and-under tournament at Vandalia Elementary School on Saturday at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 11 at Highland 6-and-under First place – Connor Ray 7- and 8-year-olds First place – Markus Isaiah First place – Anthony Enlow Second place – Jarck Wehrle Third place – Kyle Miller Fourth place – Hobie Booker Fifth place – Gavin Mouser
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  • Fayette County hunters take nearly 500 deer in second season
    There were 492 deer killed in Fayette County during the second firearm season and 1,907 during the 2010 season, according to totals released by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. One hundred and fifty-one fewer deer were killed in the county in the two seasons, from Nov. 19-21 and Dec. 2-5, than were killed during last year’s deer season. Statewide, 98,700 deer were killed, a decrease of 719. In the second season, 30,663 deer were killed, a decrease of 2,630 from last year.
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  • Area tumblers succeed at Greenville
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  • Jr. Wrestlers open season
    The Vandalia Jr. Wrestling Club opened its 2010-11 season with tournaments on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday, Dec. 4 at Edwardsville Beginners Tournament 6-and-under First place: Conner Ray First place: Luke Thompson Second place: Easton Maroom Second place: Bryant Willms 7- and 8-year-olds Third place: Gavin Mouser 13- and 14-year-olds Third place: Kolton Etcheson
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  • More than 1,200 deer killed in Fayette County during first season
    There were 1,264 deer killed in Fayette County during the first season, according to totals released by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Seventy-two fewer deer were killed in the county from Nov. 19-21 than were killed during the first season last year. Statewide, 68,037 deer were killed, an increase of 1,911 from last year. Pike County, located in west-central Illinois, recorded the highest total for the first season, with 1,957. The second season is this Thursday through Sunday.
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