“I tried not to overthink the situation,” said Goreville relief pitcher Dawson Cloud. “Everyone was saying after the fifth inning, ‘Six more outs.’ I just tried to pretend that it was the third or fourth inning. If they scored a run, I knew we would come back.”
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“I tried not to overthink the situation,” said Goreville relief pitcher Dawson Cloud. “Everyone was saying after the fifth inning, ‘Six more outs.’ I just tried to pretend that it was the third or fourth inning. If they scored a run, I knew we would come back.”
“I get emotional every time,” said Goreville head coach Shanna Green of her team’s state qualification. “We’ve been so fortunate. This is our sixth time now and you would think at this point that it’s just another game for us. But I guess you just have to experience it, because it never gets old.”
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DU QUOIN – Nashville’s baseball team got back to a place it expects to be every year.
Herrin and Carbondale's doubles teams enjoyed a strong showing at the state tennis tournament Thursday and Friday.
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The first three years of Lance Rhodes’ time coaching the SIU baseball program were all about progress.
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Carbondale Police Chief Stan Reno wants to have a department that is representative of the community because “diversity provides opportunities for improved communication, trust and understanding when responding to the needs of the public."
VERGENNES — The Goreville softball team was down to its last strike at the Class 1A Elverado Sectional on Friday afternoon and Abby Compton was able to beat out an infield hit to keep the rally alive and give pitcher Reese Ray a chance to drive in the winning run to beat Trico, 4-3, and win …
MARION — A six-run first inning proved to be the difference in the game Friday as the Carbondale High School softball team romped past Herrin, 9-3, to capture the Class 3A Marion Regional championship.
A series of early morning fires Friday in Energy and Herrin has landed one suspect in jail and has a church congregation wondering about its future.
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One by one the scars inflicted on the Southern Illinois landscape by the coal mining industry are disappearing.
HARRISBURG — Ethan Golish’s season stats impress his head coach. And that’s saying something because Harrisburg Bulldogs baseball coach Jay Thompson has been coaching baseball for well over 30 years.
The long-celebrated McLeod Summer Playhouse (MSP) will gear up for the 2023 season at SIU early next month
The Student Center’s Craft Shop will be offering a few adult workshops for people age 16 and older this summer, in addition to the large lineup of children and youth camps, both at the Craft Shop and across campus
The Governor's Hometown Awards (GHTA) program is meant to honor those who have played an important part in shaping small town life. The program recognizes the outstanding contributions of community groups that have made an impact in the lives of the people of their community.
“Good teams come through. This time of the year you expect some good games.”
"To get them this year feels really good, especially with Trey throwing one heck of a game,” Mills said.
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Police in northern Illinois fatally shot a man who lunged toward them with a knife when officers tried to arrest him, law enforcement officials said Monday.
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State lawmakers wrapped up their spring legislative session early Saturday morning, sending Gov. J.B. Pritzker a $50.5 billion spending plan along with more than 550 bills.
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