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The Lady Patriots are shown after their hard fought win over Ballard Memorial Thursday night. The ladies went 3-0 in the tournament to claim the crown. — Planet photo by Beth Shelton
Lady Patriots win City Tournament last week
Massac County’s Lady Patriots captured the championship trophy of their own City of Metropolis Tournament with a thrilling 68-65 overtime win over the lady Bombers of Ballard Memorial last Thursday...
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Lady Patriots receive no rest for the weary
For the record, the Lady Patriot basketball season is two weeks old and entering Monday night’s City of Metropolis Tournament action the girls have already played nine games. With a 6-3 record goi...
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Patriots stumble at Hoopfest
The Massac County Patriots were victimized by poor shooting last Friday at the Marshall County Hoopfest. Host school Marshall County broke on top by an 8-3 count and led 27-19 at half. Massac was ...
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Joppa Rangers open 1-4 at Crab Orchard Tournament
Joppa’s first year coach Kenny Harris is five games into the season, and he has already run the emotional gamut. Looking at the five game schedule for the Crab Orchard tournament, the Rangers had ...
Nov 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pats second in Vienna Turkey Tourney
Meridian’s Bobcats claimed their sixth straight Vienna Thanksgiving Classic basketball title with a 93-84 overtime win over Massac County before a full house at Vienna. Despite falling behind 11-2...
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Lady Pats 3-2 after Nashville Tourney
Massac County’s Lady Patriots stood at 2 up and 2 down after play last week at the Nashville Thanksgiving Tournament. The young Lady Patriots had their moments, good and bad, as they squandered a ...
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Rochester ends Bulldog’s season
By Galen Shelton Planet Sports How good is defending Class 4A champion Rochester? They pulled almost their entire starting unit in the middle of the second quarter against Harrisburg’s 11-1 Bulldog...
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The gymnasium at Massac County High School was the site of the annual Meet the Patriots Night on Friday, with the boys basketball team giving a little preview of this year’s team. In the junior varsity contest, pictured above, Eli Rose is stripped of the ball by Konnor Smith, left, and Alex Bellamy, right, on his way to the hoop. — Metropolis Planet photo by Beth Shelton
Patriots swamp Carrier Mills in 2012 opener Monday night
With the loss of three potential starters, due to disciplinary action, Massac County basketball coach Joe Hosman knew this season was going to be tough, very tough, for a variety of reasons. “It w...
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‘All South’ golfers are named
The Southern Illinois Coaches Association recently named their “All South” golf teams and as you might guess Massac County was well represented again. With the girls’ team winning the IHSA Class A...
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Meet the Patriots is Friday
If high school basketball is your cup of tea, then you’re in luck…or soon will be. Massac County’s Patriots take to the floor next Monday evening against Carrier Mills in the Vienna Turkey Tournam...
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