School Sports
Vandalia golf brings home state championship Saturday
The Vandalia Boy’s Golf Team finished off the 2021 golf season by winning the Class 1A State Championship at Prairie Vista Golf Course in Bloomington on Friday, October 8 and Saturday, October 9. Chase Laack sank the winning four-foot putt on the final hole to defeat North Shore Country Day by one stroke. Vandalia won…
Read MoreHoping for post season home game – Vandals clinch playoff berth Friday night, on to finish season
The Vandalia Vandals almost shut out the Southwestern Piasa Birds, 42-6, in winning a homecoming victory last Friday night. The win clinched a playoff berth for the Vandals, who are now 6-1 on the season, and face Litchfield and Greenville in their final two games of the regular season. The Vandals cannot rest however, as…
Read MoreVandals seek magical sixth win Friday at Homecoming game
With a record of 1-4, the Staunton Bulldogs were not going to be a pushover, and the Vandals saw that in the first half of the game Friday night, played on the road. The Vandals ended up scoring thrice in the second half, taking the contest 34-20. The Bulldogs got on the board late in…
Read MoreVandal golf team off to state this weekend
The Vandalia Boy’s Golf Team qualified for the State Finals in Bloomington this weekend by finishing in third place at the McLeansboro sectional. Oblong was the sectional champion with a 320. St. Anthony and Vandalia finished tied with a 321 but St. Anthony was awarded second and Vandalia 3rd by the tiebreaker. Chase Laack was…
Read MoreAnnual volleyball tournament is Saturday at VCHS, junior high
The 27th annual Vandalia Volleyball Tournament will be held this Saturday, Sept. 18 at the high school and junior high gymnasiums. Eight teams will be participating, in two pools. Pool A, which will play at the high school, consists of Vandalia, South Central, Lebanon, and Decatur Eisenhower. In Pool B, which will play at the…
Read MoreVandals defeat Carlyle in easy form, 30-6, Friday night
The Vandalia Vandals won their second game in a row, defeating Carlyle on the Indians home field Friday night, Sept. 10, by a score of 30-6. They are now 2-1 on the season. The Vandals had control of the game well in hand following the first quarter as they led 14-0. The first score came…
Read MoreFootball preview last Friday: Vandals head to Pana for season opener
Falcon softball has perfect week, allows three runs in four games
Even though the South Central Lady Falcons have been on the road in three of four games this past week, they were perfect, going 4-0 and are 7-2 on the year. Vs. Sandoval The Falcons made easy work of most of their opponents and Sandoval was no exception on Tuesday, Aug. 24, as they won,…
Read MoreJunior Vandals attempt late comeback attempt against Greenville there Friday
The Vandalia Junior High Vandals, trailing 9-3 in the top of the sixth, made a valiant attempt at a comeback at Greenville on Friday, Aug. 20, but just couldn’t muster enough offense. The Vandals fell behind early as Greenville took a two-run lead on an error in the second inning. Despite the loss, Vandalia Jr High…
Read MoreSouth Central opens strong in baseball, going 3-0 on young season
South Central baseball began where it left off in the spring, with a winning streak as the season opened last Tuesday, Aug. 18. They are now 3-0 on the season. Vs. Neoga Both teams were strong on the mound Tuesday, Aug. 24 but South Central defeated Neoga 3-1, allowing just four hits. The good guys got things started…
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