HARRISBURG - Of all the dunkers to have ever taken lift off at the Illinois High School Association state tournament, Lucas Elverd said he did not want to emulate one.
HARRISBURG - The pain in Blaine Bundren’s leg that caused the Harrisburg guard to miss nearly a month of basketball was only surpassed by the pain she felt while sitting on the sidelines.
SIC - The 22-9 Region XXIV champion Southeastern Illinois Falcons were honored Tuesday as Mamdou Seck, Isaac McClure and Troy Long were named to the All-Region XXIV and All-Great Rivers Athletic Conference teams. Head coach Todd Franklin was named Region XXIV Coach of the Year.
SESSER - Sesser-Valier senior Justin Matyi has been named to the Associated Press Class 1A All-State team, which was announced Tuesday.
CARBONDALE - The Harrisburg High School boys track and field team earned four top-10 finishes Saturday as it opened its season at Southern Illinois University.
SIC - When Mamadou Seck is announced to the home faithful, fans are introduced to the player who hails from Dakar, Senegal.
So, why did the 6-foot-7-inch forward make the trek all the way to Southeastern Illinois College?
INA – Sophomore Isaac McClure scored 25 points to lead four Falcons in double figures as Southeastern Illinois (22-9) defeated Wabash Valley College 79-67 to clinch the Region XXIV title.
CARTERVILLE – Holding a second-place plaque must have been bittersweet for the Southeastern Illinois College women's basketball team, considering that on the other side of the court Lincoln Trail was huddle around a bigger prize.
CARTERVILLE - Kelsey Bradford scored 21 points, while Courtney Smith and Dameika Mitchell put in 14 points each, but it was not enough as the Southeastern Illinois College women's basketball team fell to Lincoln Trail College 73-69 in Saturday's regional final showdown.
ELDORADO - Two days after carrying his club past Carrier Mills with a 29-point performance, Sesser-Valier’s Justin Mayti was sitting on 21 points at halftime of Friday’s sectional championship.
CARBONDALE - Southern Illinois University head coach Chris Lowery confirmed to the Daily Register on Friday that he would remain the Salukis’ head coach, refuting an online report that he had reached an agreement to coach DePaul University in Chicago.
CARTERVILLE - Tonia Evans’ 18-point, 10-rebound double-double helped spark the Southeastern Illinois College women’s basketball team to a 67-53 win against Southwestern Illinois College on Friday night.
INA - Mamadou Seck poured in 24 points, Troy Long and Charles Ashford each put in 21 points apiece as the Southeastern Illinois College men’s basketball team wiped out top seed John A. Logan en route to the Region 24 title game.
INA - The ball continues to bounce in Southeastern Illinois College’s favor as the Falcons bounced Lake Land College to open the postseason.
SIC - Two of the Southeastern Illinois College women’s basketball team’s best defensive efforts came against its rivals from Southwestern Illinois College.
The Salukis reportedly had 800-plus fans spread around Scottrade Center for the opening game of the 20th Missouri Valley Conference post-season tournament in St. Louis last night. They didn’t see anything that several thousand other SIU fans sitting at home hadn’t seen already this season. Several times as a matter of f
HARRISBURG - The jerseys that had been worn since November were folded on a couch. Harrisburg’s regional championship plaque leaned on the desk in Randy Smithpeters’ office. And the locker room that had been boisterous in celebration a week ago was now quiet.
ELDROADO - The Carrier Mills Wildcats put their usual stamp of patient offense and suffocating defense on the first quarter of Wednesday night’s sectional semifinal in Eldorado.
SIC - SIC (19-9) opens postseason play at 3 p.m. today in Ina on the campus of Rend Lake College, where the Falcons will take on Lake Land College.
