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Lady Patriots right fielder Lakken Jones closes on the ball in the first inning of last weeks 10-0 win over Cobden. The ball dropped for a double, but the ladies kept the Appleknockers off the scoreboard.
— Beth Shelton | Metropolis Planet

Lady Patriot softball team rolls on
The Massac County Lady Patriots softball team just keeps on rolling. The ladies put a 10-0 “whuppin’” on the Lady Appleknockers from Cobden Thursday and followed that with a 13-5 road win over We...

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Left: Dalton Mitchell just connected for a game-tying home run Thursday against Cobden. Cobden, however, won the game in extra innings 6-4.
Center: Brady Austin tracks a fly ball into the glove in junior varsity action.
Right: Bryce McClellan pours a fastball towards the plate against Vienna last week. The Patriots won 8-4.
— Beth Shelton | Metropolis Planet

MCHS baseball 2-1 for week
The Patriot baseball team won a couple and dropped a tough one this past week. In a make-up of a rainout, Massac County doubled up the Eagles of Vienna on March 27 by a score of 8-4. Massac got o...

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Jessie Lamb, otherwise known as Chop, slides in ahead of the tag Saturday evening against Marshall County in the Lady Flash Invitational at Lone Oak. Massac County arrested the Lady Marshals 12-1.
— Beth Shelton | Metropolis Planet

Lady Pats 5-0-1 at Lone Oak tournament
With weather conditions already miserable and just getting worse, Massac County softball coach Pat Clark and Reidland coach Tony Hayden came to a gentleman’s agreement to call the championship game...

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The Massac Junior High School Lady Trojan volleyball team is number one in the state after winning the Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association championship. Surrounding the trophy are, from left, front row: Julie Garduno, Anna Wiley, Sierra King, Jaden Fitzpatrick, Lakin Smith, Taylor Stoner and manager Ashlyn Atkison. Back row: coach Zach Miller, assistant coach Christina Whitthorne, Ellie Weber, Carly Groff, Caroline Thompson, Chelsea Duncan, Emmily Cato, Grace Bellamey, Summer Smallman, Mollie Fisher, manager Bryce Crim and assistant coach Madalyn LaDue
— Penny Bellamey | Photo submitted

Lady Trojans cap unbeaten season with SIJHSAA championship
If you heard sirens and saw flashing lights a little past midnight Sunday, it was most certainly not a crime being committed. The Massac Junior High School Lady Trojans volleyball team was getting...

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JUCO Tourney in full swing
While Shawnee Community College faltered a bit coming down the stretch finishing with a .500 record at 15-15, the Saints still played some very entertaining and high quality basketball this winter....

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Emily Hoard, number 28, hurries up field looking for teammates with, from left, Tahneshia Bradshaw, Courtney Nelson and Madison Duncan in tow. The girls played Mt. Vernon to a 0-0 tie under some brutal weather conditions.
— Beth Shelton | Metropolis Planet

Girls soccer team plays first home game
While it wasn’t as well attended as last year’s first home game for the boys’ soccer team, the inaugural Lady Patriots home soccer game went off without a hitch. Well, sort of. A wet, soft field,...

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Lady Patriot softball starts 2013 with win
Massac County’s Lady Patriots began their 2013 softball campaign with an irregular 11-7 win over Anna-Jonesboro Friday. After climbing on top of A-J 6-0, the Lady Pats rallied for four runs in the...

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Members of the Massac Junior High School Lady Trojan volleyball team are, from left, front row: Ellie Weber, Jaden Fitzpatrick, Julie Garduno, Sierra King, Lakin Smith and Taylor Stoner. Back row: Carly Groff, Summer Smallman, Caroline Thompson, Grace Bellamey, Chelsea Duncan, Anna Wiley, Emmily Cato and Mollie Fisher.
— Photo submitted

Lady Trojans taking fourth trip to state championship heading back to state for fourth time
For the fourth consecutive year, Massac County Junior High’s Lady Trojans will compete for a Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association (SIJHSAA) Class L championship. The girls are...

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The Lady Patriots soccer team will host their first ever home game on the newly erected soccer fields at the new soccer complex on Metropolis Street on Thursday. Game time is set for 4:30 p.m. against the Mt. Vernon Rams.

— Areia Hathcock | Metropolis Planet

Lady Pats first-ever home soccer game is Thursday
Press Release The Massac County High School girls soccer team will play the first-ever home game in program history on Thursday at the new soccer complex on Metropolis Street. Game time is 4:30 ...

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Tis the season: March Madness begins
It’s here, folks, the malady that is high school basketball is in its final throes as champions are being crowned, dethroned and replaced. Quincy’s powerful Notre Dame team won the girls’ 3A title...

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