MT. VERNON — The Mt. Vernon Lady Rams are off to a fast start under first-year head coach Jason Irwin, but the toughest tests lie ahead for Mt. Vernon softball. Irwin says starting with Centralia this afternoon, the schedule is going to get tougher, and the girls have to be ready. The Annies are off
HERRIN — Herrin Tigers baseball has faced a gauntlet of an early season schedule to start the year. They sit at 3-10 after a loss Thursday at Benton. Herrin baseball coach Rick Damico says the tough schedule early can help his young roster grow up quickly. The Tigers have no games this weekend. They’ll return
MT. VERNON — The Mt. Vernon Rams baseball team isn’t where they want to be as they hover around the .500 mark with about half of the season in the books. But Rams baseball coach Tim Holloway believes this team is approaching a hot streak. Holloway says they’ve played .500 ball while many of their
SESSER — The Sesser-Valier-Waltonville football program is adding a coaching hall-of-famer to be their co-head coach for the coming season. Mike Rude has 47 years of head coaching experience, was inducted into the Illinois High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame in 1995, and will be coaching alongside John Shadowens this fall. Rude is honored
