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Taylor Klankey heads for the bucket last week against West Frankfort. Klankey drained three three balls for nine points in the Massac win. Ashley Kendall trails the play. — Planet photo by Beth Shelton

Lady Pats rout West Frankfort
Massac County’s Lady Patriots played one game last week, routing the Lady Redbirds from West Frankfort 60-21, and in so doing improved their record to 14-5 overall and 6-0 in the SIRR Ohio division...

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Superman Classic pairings released
The 2012 Coca Cola —Superman Classic gets underway next Monday night at 6:30 p.m. with number 4 seed Goreville taking on number 5 Carbondale. At 8 p.m., number 2 Massac County faces off with numbe...

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Olympic trial qualifier has ties to Metropolis
Jackie Pirtle-Hall, daughter of Beth and Jerry Pirtle of St. Charles, Mo.; granddaughter of Ruth Pirtle of Olive Branch and the late Charles Pirtle; and niece of Marty and Gary Pirtle of Metropolis...

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Is this the state of the game?
If you saw last Friday night’s basketball game between the Patriots of Massac County High School and the Rangers from Benton, you saw the best and the worst of high school basketball. While it was...

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Patriot Ross Devers came up big last week against the Benton Rangers with 23 points on Friday.
— Planet photo by Beth Shelton

Pats hold off Benton 55-53
You had the feeling going in, that last Friday’s game with Benton would be eventful, to say the least. The scrappy little bunch of jump-shooters from Franklin County has matured into a muscular, ph...

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Griffin Bazor throws down the high percentage shot last week against Meridian in the Eldorado Holiday Tournament. Meridian captured a come from behind win, 57-54.
— Planet photo by Beth Shelton

Patriots fourth at Eldorado Holiday Tournament
When the brackets were released for the 47th annual Eldorado Holiday Tournament (EHT), the pundits rated Harrisburg the top seed. They had Meridian as the number two seed, Herrin was third and Mas...

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Pats fall at Murphy, win at Eldorado
Massac County traveled northwest last week to Murphysboro to tangle with the reigning kingpins of southern Illinois prep basketball, the Red Devils. With graduation losses taking a heavy toll on M...

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Shawnie Weaver is heading for the deck for a loose ball last week in the Heritage Bank Holiday Classic against Lexington, Tenn. — Planet photo by Beth Shelton

Lady Pats claim second tourney title
For the second time in 15 days, Massac County’s Lady Patriots took down the Lady Lakers from Calloway County and for the second time, the win earned the ladies a tournament championship. After bea...

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Patriots named to all conference team
Six MCHS Patriot football players were recently named to the SIRR All Conference Team. On offense, Shaquille Moore and Malcom Amos were named to the honorary squad while on the defensive side of th...

Dec 21, 2011 | 0

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The crowd watches as Don Sawyer proudly accepts a plaque naming him as a IBCA Hall of Fame inductee from Kelly Glass, left, athletic director at Massac County High School; and Parker Windhorst, right, assistant athletic director.
— Planet photo by Beth Shelton

Sawyer elected to IBCA Hall of Fame
Earlier this month, Don E. Sawyer received a letter from the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) informing him that he had been voted into the IBCA Hall of Fame. It was a fitting culmin...

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