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The 7 on 7 prep football summer season started last Thursday, with Shelbyville hosting area rival Pana. Shelby made it a quick start. Shelbyville ran out to a big early lead with Caine Cloe directing the offense and Bo Buhrmester coming up with an... - Posted on July 4, 2009
The Silver Spurs 4-H Club held their second show on June 28th to wrap up their 2-show series and to name the high point and reserve high point award winners in two divisions. With a break in the weather bringing the 80's and a breeze, the show had... - Posted on July 4, 2009
Shelby Area prep basketball teams were taking on teams from all over the downstate area and taking on the heat, as well this week in Vandalia at one of the two shootouts to be hosted by the Vandals. Shelbyville, Stew-Stras, Pana and Windsor were f... - Posted on July 4, 2009
Polished vehicles and hours that were spent to restore them gleamed in the sunlight during the second annual car, truck and motorcycle show hosted by Midwest Sho Boyz and Kroger this weekend. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Amy Schulz... - Posted on July 4, 2009
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With an explosion of seven runs in the bottom of the first inning, the Mt. Vernon American Legion Post 141 junior team short-gamed Carlyle, 12-2 in five innings Monday evening at Brennan Klein Memorial Field. With a record of 10-3 and with his tea... - Posted on July 4, 2009
On a day fit for the pool, Mt. Vernon's King City Flippers performed quite well in hosting Saturday's Larry Jukes Freestyle Memorial at the city park. "We had a great day," Flippers coach Laura Johnston said. "We set some records, and just missed ... - Posted on July 4, 2009
Despite a valiant six-run effort in the fourth inning, the Mt. Vernon American Legion Post 141 baseball team fell to Centralia, 8-7 on Thursday afternoon at Sprehe Fields. Through the first three innings, Centralia starting pitcher Derek Teitsort ... - Posted on July 4, 2009
Effingham Post 120 has some serious work to do if it expects to still be playing Sunday in the Mattoon Senior American Legion Firecracker Classic. A collectively listless Effingham club paid for that uninspired approach in Wednesday's opener at La... - Posted on July 4, 2009
Ben Mireles is a little man with big plans. Mireles, who once tried out for a major college basketball team despite standing well under 6-feet tall, has been in the area less than a year, but he’s already trying to make an impact in the Effingha... - Posted on July 4, 2009
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Nearly one-third of Effingham High School’s graduating seniors were offered a scholarship toward their college education, the Unit 40 Board of Education learned Monday. The board reviewed the results of the 2009 exit survey for Effingham High Sc... - Posted on July 4, 2009
