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School Sports

  • Area teams out in regional semis

    None of the area's Class 1A boys basketball teams were able to advance to a regional championship game last week.

    Three of the six teams made it into last Wednesday's semifinals, but none of them were able to come away victorious.

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    At the St. Elmo Regional, the hosts of the event fell in a heart-breaking 37-35 loss to eventual champion Nokomis.

    Junior Levi Maxey finished his stellar season with a game-high 21 points to end the season with 500 points (17.2 per game).

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  • Two Brownstown girls make state in 3-point contest; two boys advance

    Two Brownstown girls basketball players reached the state level in the 3-point showdown, but neither of them were able to advance to the finals.

    Junior Danie Austin and sophomore Audriana Pruett shot with the best Class 1A girls sharpshooters in the state last Thursday, with Austin making one 3 and Pruett making seven. Nine makes were needed to make the finals.

    The event took place at Redbird Arena on the campus of Illinois State University in Normal.

    On the boys side, two local players advanced out of the regional 3-point showdown.

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  • Eighth-grade volleyball team No. 1 seed at regionals

    The Vandalia Jr. High eighth-grade volleyball team has earned the No. 1 seed in the Teutopolis Regional, and will open play there on Saturday.

    Vandalia will meet either No. 4 Cowden-Herrick or No. 5 St. Elmo at 10 a.m. at Teutopolis Jr. High, with the winner advancing to next Thursday’s 6 p.m. regional championship game.

    The Jr. Lady Vandals enter the game with a 14-5 record after sweeping Jr. Mid-State Conference play.

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  • Seven Jr. Vandals earn wrestling regional titles

    Seven Jr. Vandals earned regional championships on Saturday at the South Regional in Herrin, with five of them advancing to this weekend’s sectional.

    In the Novice Division for 11- and 12-year-olds, champions were: Jarek Wehrle (62), Tanner Swain (89) and Garret Stewart (130).

    In the Senior Division for 13- and 14-year-olds, champions were: Jarrett Pasley (89) and Shane White (166).

    All five of them will compete at this Saturday’s South Sectional at Highland High School. The event begins at 9 a.m.

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  • The Next Level: Graduated athlete roundup (Feb. 28)

    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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  • PHOTO: Fourth-grade champions

    The Vandalia fourth-grade boys basketball team recently picked up the championship at the Hillsboro Hoopfest Tournament.

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  • B-Town partners with company for sports posters

    Brownstown High School has partnered with All-American Sports Posters to produce the school’s athletic posters.

    All-American Sports Posters representatives will be contacting businesses in the area to sponsor the program. No other companies are authorized to sell posters for the athletic department.

    Anyone with questions should contact athletic director Vince Rohr at the high school at 427-3755 or All-American Sports Posters at 800-556-1380.
     

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  • Vandals fall at IHSA Team Dual State Wrestling Tournament

    BLOOMINGTON - The Vandals battled hard in an emotional 31-29 loss to Litchfield in the first round of the dual team state tournament.

    Taking on the Purple Panthers at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, the Vandals were able to significantly cut the margin of victory for Litchfield, which beat the Vandals, 39-21, on Jan. 10.

    In the final two bouts, Vandalia needed pins to get the team win after freshmen Kolten Etcheson and Kendrick Woolsey each refused to get pinned at 220 and 285 pounds, but it was not to be.

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  • T-Town proves superior in regional rout of Vandals

    HILLSBORO - Vandalia was unable to generate any momentum on Friday, as the Wooden Shoes of Teutopolis ran away with the championship of the Hillsboro Regional.

    Top-seeded T-Town scored consistently throughout the game, building an early leading and increasing it over the final three quarters of an 85-48 victory.

    Vandalia senior Aaron Harter paced the second-seeded Vandals (15-13) with 14 points. He, along with Michael Wells, Chase Woolsey, Wade Cowger and Leyton Godoyo, was playing in the final game of his career.

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  • UPDATE: Two Lady Bombers in state 3-point showdown

    Two Brownstown girls basketball players have reached the state level in the 3-point showdown, but neither of them were able to advance to the finals.

    Junior Danie Austin and sophomore Audriana Pruett shot with the best in the state on Thursday, with Austin making one 3 and Pruett making seven. Nine makes were needed to make the finals.

    The event took place at Redbird Arena on the campus of Illinois State University in Normal.

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