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School Sports

  • SEB wallops BCCH in semis

    VANDALIA – In easily its best offensive performance of the season, Brownstown/St. Elmo manhandled Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick, 26-1, on Tuesday.

    The No. 2 Bombers (7-7) pounded out 13 hits in the Egyptian-Illini Conference Tournament semifinal game, taking advantage of double-digit walks and five errors by third-seeded BCCH.

    Previously, BSE had beaten BCCH, 4-0, in a conference game on Aug. 30, and the Bombers advance to Thursday’s championship game against Patoka at 7 p.m.

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  • Ramsey, MGHS play two close games

    VANDALIA – For the second time in six days, local rivals Ramsey and Mulberry Grove played a close game.

    And though it wasn’t as close as last Tuesday’s 1-0 Ramsey victory, the Rams still came away with the win on Monday, winning the Egyptian-Illini Conference Tournament play-in game, 6-3.

    After leaving five runners on base in the first two innings, No. 5 seed Mulberry Grove got two runs off of fourth-seeded Ramsey senior Tristan Wesselman in the third inning. Those runs came after Wesselman walked two and hit three straight batters.

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  • Lady Cougars finish sixth at Vandalia

    VANDALIA – South Central started the day with an exciting match against the Lady Vandals during the 20th annual Vandalia Tournament, but would only muster one win on the day to finish sixth.

    The Lady Cougars (5-8) got their lone win on Saturday in third game, beating East Alton-Wood River, 25-12, 25-18.

    Otherwise, South Central fell to Vandalia, 26-24, 24-26, 11-15; Lebanon, 13-25, 17-15; and Staunton, 19-25, 18-25, in the eight-team event.

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  • Tennis team has solid week with two victories

    Vandalia had a much better showing the second time around against Roxana.

    After losing to the Lady Shells, 7-2, in the season-opener, the Lady Vandals nearly pulled out a win at Roxana on Tuesday, falling, 5-4.

    In all four of its wins, Vandalia  (3-5) won a tie-breaker set.

    Sophomore Hannah Blythe earned a win in No. 1 singles (4-6, 6-2, 10-7), and freshman Emma Meyer won in the No. 6 flight (3-6, 7-5, 10-7).

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  • Vandal golfers set for SCC Championships

    The golf season is winding down, and the Vandals will head to Springfield next Monday for the South Central Conference Championships.

    Playing at The Rail Golf Course, starting at 9:30 a.m., Vandalia (7-12-1) will seek to meet its preseason goal of finishing in the top three.

    The Vandals have struggled of late, failing score less than 190 in six of the last seven nine-hole events, and will be extended to an 18-hole event on Monday.

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  • PHOTOS: Old Capitol Classic Begins

    The annual Old Capitol Classic junior high girls basketball tournament opened on Tuesday. Vandalia's seventh-graders went 2-0, and will play for the title on Friday, while the eighth-graders went 0-2 and willl play for fifth place on Friday.

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  • The Next Level: Graduate athlete roundup (Sept. 26)

    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.

    Ryan Ambuehl • Freshman • Football • Belleville-Lindenwood

    •Sept. 21 – Ambuehl, a Vandalia graduate, recorded a tackle assist during a 49-29 win against Kentucky Wesleyan.

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  • Sports Roundup – Sept. 24, 2013

    At the Egyptian-Illini Conference Tournament, No. 4 Ramsey defeated No. 5 Mulberry Grove, 6-3, on Monday afternoon. The event continues on Tuesday at Vandalia Mutual Field, with Ramsey taking on top-seeded Patoka at 4:15 p.m., and No. 2 Brownstown/St. Elmo facing No. 3 Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick at 7 p.m.

    For Vandalia, the tennis team lost, 5-4, at Greenville, and the golf team placed third at Hillsboro, shooting a 193.

    The South Central volleyball team lost to Stew-Stras, 25-19, 20-25, 21-25.

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  • Sports Roundup – Sept. 23, 2013

    It was a busy weekend for area sports teams.

    The Vandalia football team fell to Roxana, 49-36, on Friday night.

    The Vandalia volleyball team finished second in its own tournament on Saturday, with a 3-1 record. The Lady Vandals went 1-2 at the Hillsboro Freshman Tournament.

    South Central's volleyball team finished sixth at the event, with a 1-3 record.

    The Vandalia soccer team fell to Roxana, 5-0, on Saturday.

    The St. Elmo/Brownstown volleyball team went 2-3 at the Flora Invitational.

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  • Lady Vandals place second at Vandalia Tournament

    VANDALIA - The Lady Vandals finished second at their own volleyball tournament on Saturday, falling to Greenville in the title game for the only loss of the day.

    That 23-25, 16-25 loss sets up a preview of what is to come on Oct. 3, when Greenville comes to town for the annual Volley for a Cure game.

    In winning Pool A of the tournament, Vandalia defeated South Central, 24-26, 26-24, 15-11, East Alton-Wood River, 25-25, 25-10, and Lebanon, 25-8, 25-13.

    More information about the tournament will be published in the Sept. 26 edition of The Leader-Union.

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