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Senior point guard Kaylee Childers turned in one of her best games in Thursday night’s regional championship game in Herrin.
— Beth Shelton |
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Lady Patriots take 3A Herrin in regional play
Without a whole lot of drama Massac County’s Lady Patriots came out of Herrin last Thursday night, Feb. 14, with a 41-30 win and the 3A regional championship plaque. The most dramatic moment of th...

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Signup for baseball, softball scheduled
The Massac County Youth Baseball and Softball Association will have two Saturday signup dates for the 2013 baseball, softball and T-ball season. Parents can signup their child from 11 a.m. until 5 ...

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Century ruins Senior Night for Joppa
It has been an uphill battle for Joppa’s Rangers this season and coach Kenny Harris and his squad are almost at the point of counting moral victories. Friday night’s tussle with Century was no exc...

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Patriot sophomore Marky Marlatt helps put the whooaa on Pharoah as he drives for a layup against Egyptian on Feb. 5.
— Beth Shelton | Metropolis Planet

Patriots roll over Egyptian, Murphysboro and Benton
Massac County’s Patriots notched their 17th, 18th and 19th wins last week with blowouts of non-conference foe Egyptian and conference opponents Benton and Murphysboro. The Tuesday night tilt with ...

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Sectionals end Lady Pats bowling year
The season for Massac County’s Lady Patriots bowling team ended Feb. 2 in the Mt. Vernon sectional tournament. Bowling is one of the Illinois High School Association sports that is not classed by ...

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Joppa’s Charlie Gilbert-Harris tossed in 22 points in her team’s season ending loss to Gallatin County Monday night. This was the senior's final game with the Lady Rangers.
— Beth Shelton | Metropolis Planet

Gallatin County ends season for Lady Rangers
Playing short-handed is nothing new for Joppa’s girls basketball team and being without a starting guard for Monday night’s regional tournament game at Gallatin was an all too familiar theme for co...

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Nice wins, huge losses: games run gamut for Lady Pats
The Lady Patriots scored a couple of nice wins last week against Benton and Herrin but suffered a huge loss Saturday against Tilghman. The workmanlike win in Benton’s East gym Wednesday night ceme...

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Austin Kendall had a couple of King Kong like moments Saturday night against Marion. This bucket preceded a monster dunk by the junior. Dalton Mitchell watches Kendall from floor level. —Beth Shelton|Metropolis Planet

Patriots drop pair over weekend to tough foes
Massac County’s Patriots took on a pair of tough foes over the weekend and came out on the short end of the deal both times. Friday’s night’s foe was Harrisburg — ‘nuff said. The Pats did what th...

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Things were cookin’ for Patriot Kevin Welch, right, who came up big in last Friday’s win over West Frankfort. Welch keyed an early rally and totaled 12 points in the win.
— Beth Shelton | Metropolis Planet

Patriots whip Redbirds, fall at Pinckneyville
With a 75-39 win over West Frankfort and a 69-57 loss to St. Joseph-Ogden, Massac County’s Patriots continue their solid play. Friday night, the boys struggled with West Frankfort’s much-improved ...

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Joppa’s Brandon Jackson, Mike Naeger and Michael Sparks defend against an Egyptian fast break last Saturday during the high school’s homecoming game.
— Beth Shelton | Metropolis Planet

Joppa drops two tough ones
The frustrating season for Joppa’s Rangers continued this weekend as they lost a heartbreaker on Friday night against the Shawnee Indians and then had to host the Pharaohs from Egyptian for homecom...

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