School Sports

When Greenville’s A.J. Childerson toed the rubber for last Wednesday’s game in Vandalia, the home team players and coaches knew it would be a challenge to get going offensively.

The Vandals never could get Childerson figured out during a 6-0 loss, but the fact that Greenville coaches respected the Vandals enough to throw their ace, even though Vandalia had lost five in a row, should tell Vandals players something about their talent.

Kyle Graumenz, a senior at Triad High School, has signed a National Letter of Intent to wrestle for Neosho County Community College in Chaunte, Kan.

The grandson of Devon and Patty Graumenz of Shobonier placed fourth at 138 pounds in the Class 2A individual state tournament this past February. He was the state runner-up as a sophomore in the 119-pound bracket.

He qualified for the Illinois High School Association state tournament all four years of his high school career.

Saturday's Vandalia baseball game against Centralia (varsity and JV) has been canceled. The cancellation comes one day after the Vandals lost 7-6 at Hillsboro in 12 innings.

MULBERRY GROVE – Wearing an Aces baseball cap emblazoned with a black stripe to honor his older brother’s memory, sophomore Dalton Crisman sat mostly quiet in the dugout prior to last Thursday’s game.

It was his first game back with the team since the death of his brother, Ethan, who died last Tuesday, and he was itching to get back to his starting post in left field.

But before he could do that, teammates, coaches, opponents and fans all stood for a moment of silence to honor Ethan’s memory.