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School Sports

  • PHOTOS: Rams get game in on Monday

    Ramsey was the only team in Fayette County to get in a game on Monday, losing to Windsor, 9-3.

    Freshman Brady Reiss pitched five innings of relief, allowing just one run on six hits.

    Junior Tylor Knisley went 4-for-4 at the plate and scored twice.

    Senior Ryan Black added an RBI double, and Carter Hunt was 1-for-3 in the game.

    The Rams would beat Christ Our Rock Lutheran, 2-1, on Tuesday, with Tristan Wesselman delivering a two-run double in the  sixth inning.

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  • The Next Level: Graduated athlete roundup (May 2)

    Many athletes who spent their high school years in Fayette County have moved on to play for college or professional teams. Below are the athletes who recently made headlines.

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  • Area Prep Roundup (May 2)

    SOUTH CENTRAL
    Baseball
    Tuesday, April 30
    Windsor/Stew-Stras 8
    South Central 1
    S: 0-1-0-0-0-0-0—1-7-2
    W: 0-1-4-0-0-3-X—8-6-1
    WP: White; 7 IP, 4 K
    LP: Peters (0-2); 2 IP, 2 K
    Cougars: Schwarm, 2-for-3, HR, RBI; Diss, 2-for-3; Bray, 1-for-3; Hoffmann, 1-for-3; Powless, 1-for-3.
    Record: 5-13
    Saturday, April 27
    at Centralia Tournament
    Centralia 7
    South Central 0
    S: 0-0-0-0-0-0-0—0-5-2
    C: 3-2-0-1-1-0-X—7-8-1

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  • PHOTOS: Track seniors

    The Vandalia track teams last Thursday honored their senior members.

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  • Maxey named KC's volleyball MVP

    St. Elmo graduate Brooke Maxey was recently named the Most Valuable Player of Kaskaskia College's volleyball team. She also earned the team's Defense Award.

    She is pictured above with other award winners from last Tuesday's banquet.

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  • PHOTOS: JV Corner (May 2)

    Vandalia's JV teams have been in action in the past week.

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  • Hawkins pitching well for SIUE club team

    Vandalia graduate Kyle Hawkins has been a very effective pitcher for the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville club baseball team this spring.

    In his last four games, he has pitched 18 1/3 innings, striking out 28 batters.

    Included in those starts were a complete game in a 7-1 win against SIU-Carbondale on Sunday, and a four-hitter against St. Louis University last Tuesday.

    Against SIUC, Hawkins struck out eight, walked one and allowed just five hits to keep SIUE undefeated in conference play, at 8-0.

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  • Vandalia prep roundup (April 18)

    VANDALIA
    Girls track
    Monday, April 15, 2013
    at Roxana Relays
    First-place finisher
    •Sierah Ruffner, high jump, 5 feet, 4 inches (tied meet record)
    Third-place finishers
    •Johanna Walton, high jump, 5 feet, 2 inches
    •Sprint medley (Karlie Bright, Ruffner, Ally Sasse and Jalea Pasley), 2:04.1
    Fifth-place finishers
    •Makayla Tinker, long jump, 14 feet, 5 inches
    •4X800-meter relay (Paslay, Hallie Leigh, Kelsey Rubin and Makenzie Roberts), 12:52.9
    Team score

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  • Area Prep Roundup (April 18)

    SOUTH CENTRAL
    Baseball
    Tuesday, April 16
    North Clay 4
    South Central 0
    S: 0-0-0-0-0-0-0—0-3-2
    N: 4-0-0-0-0-0-X—4-4-0
    LP: Diss (1-2); 5 IP, 4 K
    Cougars: Schwarm, 1-for-2, 2B; Bray, 1-for-3; Tharp, 1-for-3.
    Record: 5-7
    Softball
    Friday, April 12
    South Central 6
    Dieterich 5
    D: 0-0-0-0-0-5-0—5-6-2
    S: 1-0-1-0-4-0-X—6-6-2
    WP: King; 7 IP, 6 K

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  • This week's schedule (April 18-24)

    VANDALIA
    Baseball
    •April 19 vs. Hillsboro, 4:30 p.m.
    •April 22 at Litchfield, 4:30 p.m.
    •April 24 vs. Pana, 4:30 p.m.
    Softball
    •April 18 at Breese Cent., 4:15 p.m.
    •April 19 at Hillsboro, 4:30 p.m.
    •April 22 vs. Litchfield, 4:30 p.m.
    •April 24 at Pana, 4:30 p.m.
    Boys track
    •April 19 at Robinson, 4:30 p.m.
    •April 23 at T-Town, 4:15 p.m.
    Girls track
    •April 19 at Greenville, 3:30 p.m.

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