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Senior lefthander Kaylee Childers was in rare form Monday against defending Class A state champs Goreville. Childers threw a seven-inning perfect game in the 5-0 win. Courtney Copley watches from third base. — Beth Shelton | Metropolis Planet
MCHS’ Childers throws ‘perfecto’ against Goreville
Lady Patriots’s senior lefthander Kaylee Childers tossed that rarest of gems Monday afternoon against Goreville with a 21 up, 21 down perfect game. Childers recorded 11 strikeouts in the 5-0 win a...
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Left: Lady Patriot second baseman Jordyn Smith throws to first for a putout against Herrin. The girls continued their unbeaten streak as Kaylee Childers and Jessie Lamb combined on the base paths to ‘steal one’ from Herrin. — Beth Shelton | Metropolis Planet
MCHS softball team gets three more in the win column
The unbeaten and — depending on which poll you rely on — either second- or fourth-ranked team in the state got three more wins this past week. The Lady Patriots put a 20-1 shellacking on Murphysbo...
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Patriot Reis Brugger is exuberant as teammate Zach Stewart slides home with the winning run in a thrilling 3-2 win Monday over Herrin. — Beth Shelton | Metropolis Planet
Patriot baseball team wins twice
Massac County’s baseball team recovered from the tough loss to Harrisburg last week to put up a 5-3 win over Murphysboro on April 16 and a thrilling come-from-behind 3-2 win over Herrin on Monday. ...
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Glass era ends at Massac
Kelly Glass, Massac County High School athletic director and head football coach, has accepted an associate head coaching position with the new McCracken County High School and will leave behind a ...
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Lady Patriot left fielder Kelsey Corzine overran this line drive a smidgeon but still managed to snag it in last week’s game against West Frankfort. — Beth Shelton | Metropolis Planet
Lady Patriots softball streak is at 18
I’m not really a superstitious guy, but I’m beginning to get a little nervous every time I mention how far the Lady Patriots’ winning streak has gone. It’s now at 18 with a 4-1 win over Harrisburg...
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Morgen Eckenberg and Abigail Hosman are shown in action Monday against Anna-Jonesboro. The Lady Wildcats shut out the Lady Pats 3-0. — Beth Shelton | Metropolis Planet
Soccer team unbeaten over weekend play
Massac County’s girls soccer team was awarded second place this past weekend, even though they were unbeaten and unscored on. In the Harrisburg Tornado Memorial Tournament, the girls beat Salem 3-0...
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Josh Wetzel, right, steps over a sliding Redbird in last Friday’s 7-0 win over West Frankfort. Fellow Patriot Luke Wieneke, left, runs upon the play. — Beth Shelton | Metropolis Planet
Harrisburg gets revenge over MCHS
You kind of knew it was coming. After the April 2 walk-off win against Harrisburg and on the heels of a couple of Massac County conference losses, Monday’s rematch with the Bulldogs was a statement...
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Gracyn McBride connects last week against Harrisburg. McBride was 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs in the 6-1 win.
Lady Patriots remain unbeaten
With wins over Harrisburg, Murphysboro and Benton, the Massac County’s Lady Patriots ran their unbeaten string to 12. The ladies got a solid 6-1 win over an improved Harrisburg team on April 2 the...
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Jacob Cox, inset, rounds the bases on April 2 after his three-run, walk-off homer, sending he and his teammates into celebration. Massac County beat the Harrisburg Bulldogs 5-2 for the first time in over a decade. — Beth Shelton | Metropolis Planet
For the first time since 2000, Patriots beat Bulldogs in baseball action
Baseball is a funny game. If you succeed as a batter at a rate of three out of 10 times, you’re a success and at the major league level that translates into millions of dollars a year. As a team,...
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Korte named OVC Golfer of Week
Metropolis native Dustin Korte was named the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Golfer of the Week for the week of March 27. This is the second time this season that Korte has been so honored. Korte a...
Apr 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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