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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...

Dec 28, 2011 | 0

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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...

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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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Patriot bowlers win — boys and girls
Massac County’s Patriot bowling teams were in action again last week as they took on Graves County and Tilghman. After a lengthy delay — Graves County was late in arriving — the Eagles warmed to B...

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Farewell to the king
Sports on Our Planet column about the departure of Albert Pujols from the St. Louis Cardinals

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Kristina Henley and Emily Hoard, shown against Calloway County, were both named to the All Tournament Team last week in the City of Metropolis Tournament. Henley was named the tourney’s MVP.
— Planet photo by Beth Shelton

Lady Pats claim City of Metropolis Tournament
Thursday night’s hard-fought 51-44 victory over Calloway County earned Massac County’s Lady Patriots the hardware at the end of the City of Metropolis Tournament. It may have been a “coming out pa...

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