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School Sports

  • PHOTO: Anspach signs with McKendree

    Vandalia senior Brittany Anspach last Wednesday signed a letter of intent to join the bowling team at McKendree University.

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  • Legion seasons begin Tuesday

    Vandalia’s Legion baseball teams will both open the summer season next Tuesday.

    The Jr. Legion and the Sr. Legion teams will be in action throughout July, with the Jr. Legion team hosting eight games, and the Sr. Legion team hosting 10 games at Vandalia Mutual Field.

    The teams are made up of players from several schools in the area.

    Schedules for each team follow, with all games not in a tournament being a doubleheader unless otherwise noted.

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  • Sports camps to be held in Vandalia

    Jr. Vandal basketball camp is June 3-7

    The Jr. Vandal boys basketball camp will be June 3-7.

    Boys will be divided into groups of grades K-3 and 4-7.

    Registration cost for K-3 is $25, and that camp will run from 8:30-9:45 a.m. each day.

    Registration cost for 4-7 is $35, and that camp will run from 10-11:45 a.m. each day.

    The camp will teach the fundamentals of basketball, including shooting, passing, dribbling, rebounding and man-to-man defense. Individual offensive moves and team play will also be instructed.

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  • KC to hold several camps at main campus

    Kaskaskia College will soon be holding several sports camps at the main campus in Centralia.

    BASEBALL

    The Kaskaskia College baseball program will hold a pair of youth baseball camps in June.   

    A hitting camp will be held June 10- 11 from 9-11 a.m., and a pitching camp will be held June 12- 13 from 9-11 a.m.    

    Both camps will be held for students in kindergarten through eighth grades.

    The registration cost for each camp is $30, and each camper will receive a T-shirt.  

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  • 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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