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VJHS wins state title in first year in IESA
In its first year of competition in the Illinois Elementary School Association, the Vandalia Junior High School wrestling team finished its season with a state championship. The Vandals, who had 13 wrestlers competing at the Class A State Finals, defeated the second-place finisher, Coal City (who had 14 state entries), by 14.5 points, 164-149.…
Read MoreOn to State: VJHS wrestlers win sectional, advance 13
In its first year of competing in the Illinois Elementary School Association, the Vandalia Junior High School wrestling team has advanced to the state tournament. The Vandals amassed 276 points, topping second-place Gibson City MS (229) by 47 points in the 18-team field. In winning the sectional tournament on Saturday at Auburn, the Vandals have…
Read MoreThree area players given All-NTC honors
Three area players have received National Trail Conference all-conference honors. Aidan Dodson of South Central was named to the first team, Adam Atwood of St. Elmo/Brownstown was named to the second team, and Jarrett Pasley of St. Elmo/Brownstown was named honorable mention. First team – Logan Fleener of North Clay (MVP), Austin Wittenberg of Windsor/Stew-Stras,…
Read MoreFive Vandals named all-conference
Five Vandals have received all-conference honors. On the boys side, South Central Conference honorees included Reid Well on the first team, Matthew Hagy on the second team and Preston Nestrick on the third team. Lady Vandals receiving All-SCC honors are Anna Forbes on the first team and Bella Austin on the second team. Boys First…
Read MoreSEB wins in first round of regionals; Vandals, Cougars eliminated
St. Elmo/Brownstown cruised past Patoka/Odin on Saturday to advance to the semifinals of the Nokomis Regional. With the win, the eighth-seeded Eagles advance to face the regional host, No. 4 Nokomis, at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Vandalia saw its season come to an end with an overtime loss to SCC foe Litchfield on Saturday afternoon.…
Read MoreMacy Jones places third at bowling state
Vandalia Community High School freshman Macy Jones placed third at the IHSA Girls State Bowling Tournament over the weekend. Jones finished the tournament with 2,610 pins at the tournament, held at The Cherry Bowl in Rockford. Because there is just one class for girls bowling, Jones was competing against girls at all Illinois high schools.…
Read MoreThree wrestlers bring home medals
Three Vandalia wrestlers continued the Vandals’ tradition of bringing home medals from the IHSA Individual State Wrestling Tournament. Freshman Dillon Hinton brought home a fifth-place medal at 132 pounds. Senior Owen Miller placed fourth at 138 pounds. Senior Eric McKinney placed fourth at 160 pounds. Also competing at the individual state wrestling tournament last week…
Read MoreLady Vandals record 20-win season for first time in 14 years
Vandalia’s win over Roxana was a landmark victory for the Lady Vandals. The Lady Vandals’ 52-39 defeat of the Lady Shells last Wednesday was their 20th win of the season. The last time the Lady Vandals recorded 20 win was the 2008-09 season, when the team finished 28-2 and had their stellar season end…
Read MoreJones headed to State
VCHS Freshman Macy Jones bowled her way to a sectional medal with a third-place overall finish. Macy advances to the IHSA State Tournament next weekend in Rockford as one of the top five individuals from Saturday’s Belleville Sectional. She had a six-game series of 1,236, and closed out her last game strong with five straight…
Read MoreThree added to St. Elmo HS Wall of Fame
BY MARK HOSKINS St. Elmo High School honored three of their former athletes last week by inducting them into the Athletic Wall of Fame. The 2023 inductees were Abigail Fryer (Hill), Molly Hill, and Landon Feezel. The trio was honored between the JV and varsity boys basketball games on Friday, February 10 against Altamont. Abigail…
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