School Sports

The baseball game scheduled between St. Elmo and Odin for Monday has been canceled because Odin does not enough players. The contest has been rescheduled for April 18 in St. Elmo.

Vandalia scored six runs in the fourth and fifth innings to take control of what had been a close game and went on to beat St. Elmo, 8-2, on Monday.

Senior Trevor Montgomery started the two-inning rally by leading off the fourth with a home run, the team’s first of the season, and the Vandals (2-1) later took advantage of some good base running and walks to add to the lead.

A solid defensive effort kept the Eagles (2-4) off of the scoreboard except for a run each in the fourth and sixth innings.

St. Elmo boys basketball coach Greg Feezel was recently named Coach of the Year by two entities.

At the National Trail Conference banquet on March 12, Feezel was selected as the winner of the J.H. Griffin Coach of the Year Award. The Eagles had an 8-2 record in NTC play this past season to finish in a tie for second place.

Feezel was also honored by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association.

Vandalia, South Central combine for 20 runs

The Vandalia high school softball team picked up its first victory of the season in a 16-4 rout of South Central on Monday.

Four Lady Vandals had three hits in the game, and four other players had an extra-base hit.

Senior Molli Tedrick, who picked up her first win from the pitcher's circle with a complete-game effort, paced the offense with a 3-for-4 day, including three RBI and two runs.