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Sectionals end Lady Pats bowling year
The season for Massac County’s Lady Patriots bowling team ended Feb. 2 in the Mt. Vernon sectional tournament. Bowling is one of the Illinois High School Association sports that is not classed by ...

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Joppa’s Charlie Gilbert-Harris tossed in 22 points in her team’s season ending loss to Gallatin County Monday night. This was the senior's final game with the Lady Rangers.
— Beth Shelton | Metropolis Planet

Gallatin County ends season for Lady Rangers
Playing short-handed is nothing new for Joppa’s girls basketball team and being without a starting guard for Monday night’s regional tournament game at Gallatin was an all too familiar theme for co...

Feb 06, 2013 | 0

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Nice wins, huge losses: games run gamut for Lady Pats
The Lady Patriots scored a couple of nice wins last week against Benton and Herrin but suffered a huge loss Saturday against Tilghman. The workmanlike win in Benton’s East gym Wednesday night ceme...

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Austin Kendall had a couple of King Kong like moments Saturday night against Marion. This bucket preceded a monster dunk by the junior. Dalton Mitchell watches Kendall from floor level. —Beth Shelton|Metropolis Planet

Patriots drop pair over weekend to tough foes
Massac County’s Patriots took on a pair of tough foes over the weekend and came out on the short end of the deal both times. Friday’s night’s foe was Harrisburg — ‘nuff said. The Pats did what th...

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Things were cookin’ for Patriot Kevin Welch, right, who came up big in last Friday’s win over West Frankfort. Welch keyed an early rally and totaled 12 points in the win.
— Beth Shelton | Metropolis Planet

Patriots whip Redbirds, fall at Pinckneyville
With a 75-39 win over West Frankfort and a 69-57 loss to St. Joseph-Ogden, Massac County’s Patriots continue their solid play. Friday night, the boys struggled with West Frankfort’s much-improved ...

Jan 30, 2013 | 0

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Joppa’s Brandon Jackson, Mike Naeger and Michael Sparks defend against an Egyptian fast break last Saturday during the high school’s homecoming game.
— Beth Shelton | Metropolis Planet

Joppa drops two tough ones
The frustrating season for Joppa’s Rangers continued this weekend as they lost a heartbreaker on Friday night against the Shawnee Indians and then had to host the Pharaohs from Egyptian for homecom...

Jan 30, 2013 | 0

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Jordan Oliver uses her quick reflexes to hit the deck after a loose ball last week against Harrisburg.
— Beth Shelton | Metropolis Planet

Lady Pats flip Flash, pound Harrisburg
Massac County’s Lady Patriots put together a pair of wins last week with a Monday triumph over a good Lone Oak team and an absolute spanking of Harrisburg on Tuesday. After a somewhat disappointin...

Jan 30, 2013 | 0

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Sports on Our Planet
It has been an interesting past few days to say the least. Baseball has lost a couple of iconic figures. Lance Armstrong has lost whatever credibility he had. Notre Dame lost its pride after Alab...

Jan 23, 2013 | 0

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Lady Pats fall to Collinsville, Carbondale over the weekend
Still nursing some bumps and bruises, Massac County’s Lady Patriots finished fourth at Carbondale’s Invitational Tournament last week. In the Friday night affair with the host school Terriers, Mas...

Jan 23, 2013 | 0

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Dalton Mitchell is all concentration as he glides to the hoop, takes aim and shoots Saturday night against Charleston. Mitchell was named to the All Tournament team.
— Planet photo by Beth Shelton

Charleston takes Superman Classic title
It seems like Charleston doesn’t really rebuild, they just reload. For the second straight year the Bluejays took care of business and took home the hardware from the 30th annual Superman Classic....

Jan 23, 2013 | 0

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