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Today's Sports

  • PHOTO: Vandalia softball awards

    The Vandalia High School softball team held its banquet last Thursday, and coach Brian Buscher handed out several awards during the event.

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  • Band Boosters 5K A Success

    The Vandalia High School Band Boosters held a successful 5K run on Saturday morning, with a large number of individuals participating. Above, the 5K runners take off from the starting line of the race. At left, Dorothy Crawford addresses the runners prior to the race. Below, the 5K walkers begin their walk.

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  • The Next Level: Graduated...

    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: Jr. Lady Vandal Camp

    Vandalia High School girls basketball coach Michelle McNary led the Jr. Lady Vandals basketball camp last week.

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  • Four area players named All-NTC

    Two softball players from the St. Elmo/Brownstown co-op and two players from South Central have been named all-conference in the National Trail Conference.

    The lone first-team selection was St. Elmo senior Megan Maxey.

    Second-team selections were St. Elmo senior Samantha Austin, and South Central seniors Macie Cain and Kellie Crain.

    South Central finished fifth in the NTC with a 3-4 record, and St. Elmo was tied for sixth at 3-5.

    South Central defeated St. Elmo, 8-3, in the seventh-place game of the NTC Tournament.

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  • Vandalia Men's Slo-Pitch...

    Monday, May 20
    Game 1
    Riedle Law Office 9
    Montgomery Plumbing 2
    •For Riedle: Brian Stout, 2 2B; Dallas Gray, 3B; Chris Matthews, 2B.
    Game 2
    Riedle 13
    Montgomery 1
    •For Riedle: Matt Riedle, 3 2B; Gray, HR; Matthews, 2B, 3B.
    Game 3
    BCH Auto Detail 7
    Liberty Trading 6
    •For BCH: Justin Atwood, 2B; Shane Depew, 2B; Jordan Harmon, 2B.
    •Game ended on back-to-back sac flies in the bottom of the seventh after Harmon’s double.
    Game 4
    BCH 7

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  • PHOTO: Buddy Bass Tournament

    The Vandalia Sport Fishing and Conservation Club held a Buddy Bass Tournament on Vandalia Lake on Saturday, May 18.

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  • PHOTO: Bowling champs

    The Purple Strikers were the champions of the Tuesday night women's league at Vandalia Bowl for the 2012-13 season.

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  • Sports cancellations: May 28,...

    The super-sectional softball game between Cumberland and Calhoun scheduled to be played at Vandalia on Tuesday has been canceled and rescheduled for Wednesday in Springfield.

    The Jr. Legion home opener against Altamont has been canceled for Tuesday.

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  • Ambuehl makes state finals in...

    For the second straight spring, the Vandals will be represented in the state finals of the 110-meter hurdles.

    Vandalia senior Ryan Ambuehl placed first in his heat and had the No. 4 time in that race after running a time of 15.41 seconds in Thursday's preliminaries on the campus of Eastern Illinois University. Last season, Quenten Austin placed sixth in the race.

    The 110-meter hurdle final will be on Saturday at about 1:10 p.m.

    He also ran in the 400-meter prelims, posting a time of 52.67 seconds.

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