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SEB 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…
Read MoreSix wrestlers go on to state
Six Vandalia Community High School wrestlers have advanced to state tournaments. Dillon Hinton, Owen Miller, Logan Nance, Eric McKinney and Wyatt Dothager earned spots in the IHSA Boys Individual State Finals, and Lauren Dothager has advanced to the IHSA Girls Individual State Tournament. At the Carterville Sectional Tournament over the weekend, Hinton was champion at…
Read MoreWrestlers’ regional title streak halted at 28
Auburn wins final match of event to slip by Vandals by 1 1/2 points Eleven Vandals advance to IHSA individual sectional this weekend Vandalia wrestlers and coaches could only look on as a pin in the final match of the Auburn Regional broke the Vandals’ streak of regional titles at 28. Auburn’s Cole Edie pinned…
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Jr. Wrestlers take fifth at state
The Vandalia Jr. Wrestling Club captured fifth place in the 2023 IKWF Dual Meet State Championship on Sunday. Vandalia defeated Murphysboro Wrestling, 63-23, in the opening round and lost to eventual champion Bolingbrook Junior Raiders Wrestling Club, 72-16, in the second round, then defeated Lion’s Den Wrestling Academy, 72-22, Sycamore Wrestling Club, 49-42, and…
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