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The Vandals scored on their first play from scrimmage for the second time this season, and held off a stubborn North Mac squad to improve to 3-1 on the season. Leading 35-20 after three quarters, Vandalia outscored North Mac in the final stanza to record a 59-34 win. Quarterback Andrew Kelly again led the offense…

Vandalia golfers Connor McCall and Abby Tate led their teams to second-place finishes at the South Central Conference Tournaments at Indian Springs Golf Course. McCall fired a par round of 70 to be the tournament medalist on the boys’ side, and Tate shot a 91 to finish second on the girls’ side. Jonah Beesley shot…

  The South Central Junior High School girls softball team has advanced to the state finals. The Lady Falcons, now 18-2, will now face Pontiac St. Mary’s, 24-1, on Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Champions Fields in Normal. South Central made it to the Elite Eight in Class 1A after capturing the regional and sectional…

Vandalia took advantage of numerous Southwestern turnovers early in Friday’s contest in building up a quick lead for the second week in a row. The 41-19 win at Piasa boosted the Vandals’ record to 3-1, and this week, they host North Mac. Vandalia quarterback Andrew Kelly rushed for 26 carries on 217 yards and four…

Quarterback Andrew Kelly scored on the first play from scrimmage and the Vandals were never headed in their win over Staunton on Friday. The 21-7 win at home over the Bulldogs evened the Vandals’ record at 1-1, with Carlinville coming to town on Friday for their next contest. Kelly’s 30-yard run 90 seconds after kickoff…

Photos by Rich Bauer The fall sports season officially got underway on Monday, the first day allowed for practices. The Vandalia Vandals football squad began its preparations for the season opener at Pana on Friday, Aug. 25. Above, head coach Jason Clay gives directions on one of the plays ran on Monday morning. Below, Vandals…

    Submitted Photo The Lady Vandals Basketball Camp for girls in grades 3-8 was held recently, under new Lady Vandals head coach Mark Rinehart, assistant Keely Smith, JH coach Jason Collingwood and members of the Lady Vandals squad.

The Patoka Patriots 8u baseball team competed in the 2023 Pony Baseball 8U International Classic in Marion July 7-9, compiling a 7-1 record over the weekend and taking the championship. On Friday, the Patriots opened up pool play with a narrow 5-4 win over Kankakee ACBA. They came back later in the day to finish…

The Vandalia Lady Vandals basketball team is holding a camp for girls in grades 3-8 July 24-27. The camp is open to all girls who will be entering grades 3-8 in the 2023-24 school year. The fee of $25 includes a camp T-shirt. The camp schedule includes sessions for grades 3-5 from 8:30-10 a.m. each…