BENTON - In what seemed to be a weekend theme, the Harrisburg High School boys basketball team was down early, and yet, was still able to post second-half rallies to pick up wins against Herrin and Cairo, en route to reaching the 20-win mark.
MARION - Of Eli Scott’s game-high 26 points, none were more important than his final two.
SIC - Playing without a pair of their most intense competitors in starting point guard Jordan Miller and key reserve JR Brown, the Carrier Mills Wildcats hung tough with their counterparts, one-loss Meridian, but ultimately fell short, 52-41, in the finale of the GEC/SEC Shootout at Southeastern Illinois College.
ELDORADO - Eldorado Eagle fans didn’t get a chance to see Massac County’s Corey Ayala during the Holiday Tournament due to an injury. And while they surely wouldn’t wish him ill, they probably could have done without seeing him Saturday night at Duff-Kingston Gym.
SIC - The hot perimeter shooting continues for the Galatia Bearcats, as they drained eight three-pointers Saturday afternoon in defeating Shawnee, 79-65, at the GEC/SEC Shootout at Southeastern Illinois College.
This time, when the Southeastern Illinois College women’s basketball team took a double-digit lead against Wabash Valley on Saturday, the Lady Falcons did not let it go.
HARRISBURG - The Bulldogs connected on six straight free throws in the final minute of the team's 70-65 win against Herrin on Friday.
HARRISBURG - Hard work is not limited to the weight room or playing field for the Harrisburg High School baseball team.
HARRISBURG - Harrisburg’s Dawson Montfort will take his punishing style of play to the gridiron of McKendree University.
VIENNA - Nicole Stout paced the Eldorado Lady Eagles with 12 points, and Ame Whitlock chipped in 11 with 11, but Josh Bradley’s bunch fell five points short of host Vienna.
HARRISBURG - The Harrisburg High School boys basketball team has got to be hoping the third time is not the charm for the Herrin Tigers.
MURPHYSBORO - Thursday’s 44-23 loss at Murphysboro could very well be represented as two different games as far as the Harrisburg High School girls basketball team is concerned.
CARBONALE - Playing smart basketball takes on a different meaning when Nate Mitchell steps on the court.
INA - Troy Long made the most of SIC's lone 3-point field goal, sinking it as time expired to snatch a victory from the collective grasp of homestanding Rend Lake.
REND LAKE - Everything the Southeastern Illinois College women's basketball team built through the first 30 minutes of its game against Rend Lake College was lost over the final 10 minutes.
HARRISBURG - Senior Night lived up to its billing at Davenport Gymnasium as Kelsey Piche and Blaine Bundren led the Harrisburg High School girls basketball team to a 52-47 win against Benton.
HARRISBURG - The Harrisburg High School girls basketball team closed out their regular season home schedule with a 52-47 win against the Benton Rangerettes on Wednesday night.
Before the game, Harrisburg's seniors reflected on their careers.
ELIZABETHTOWN - Strong defense pushed the Gallatin County Lady Hawks to a 61-17 win in their opening game of the GEC tournament Wednesday night at Hardin County.
HARRISBURG - Cheerleaders Madison Burklow and Valerie Ozment were recently named to the All-State cheerleading team.
GALATIA - A day after draining 13 three-pointers in a fifth-place win over Hardin County in the GEC tournament, the Galatia Bearcats hit eight more Monday night at Norris City.
However, that wasn’t enough to fend off the host Cardinals, who bounced back from a GEC title game loss to deal Galatia a 77-58 defeat.
