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Zach Burnham surveys his tee shot last week on the seventh hole at Hickory Ridge in Carbondale. Burnham finished 12th out of 112 individuals in the class A finals at Normal. — Planet photo by Beth Shelton
Burnham captures 12th at state
Stormy weather cancelled the second round of play at the Class AA IHSA State Tournament Saturday at the Weibring course in Normal. Metropolis’ Zach Burnham, playing as an individual, finished in a...
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All those index fingers signify Massac County’s first ever playoff win in soccer. The Patriots beat Valmeyer 7-2 to advance to Columbia to take on Waterloo Gibault. — Planet photo by Beth Shelton
Soccer team wins first ever playoff game
Before the season started, Massac County’s head soccer coach Marty Painter reckoned that a .500 season would be pretty good. I think he got more than he reckoned for. With the school’s first ever ...
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Patriot volleyball expectations high
With a convincing win last Thursday night at Murphysboro, Massac County’s Lady Patriot volleyball team clinched at least a share of the SIRR Ohio division crown. With a record now standing at 27-5...
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The Lady Patriots golf team will be packing their bags for a trip to Decatur this week to compete in the state golf tournament. Team members are, from left, Brittany Reynolds, Kirsten Faulkner, Sami Weber, Ali Eickholz, Paige Ellerbusch, Peyton Helm and Addie Gray. — Photo submitted
Girls golf team wins regional and sectional; statebound now
Following a business-like win in the regionals last week at Anna’s Union County Country Club, Massac County’s girls golf team continued on their quest to get to the state tournament again with a se...
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Soccer Patriots will host first round playoff game on Friday
In their first ever-introduction to the IHSA Soccer playoffs, the Massac County Soccer Patriots will get to host a first round regional game in Metropolis on Friday at 3 p.m. The time is subject t...
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Kyle Reinwald, 35, eyes the Tiger defensive as Tanner Weatherbee runs to open space against Murray on Saturday. — Photo submitted
Boys soccer Patriots continue strong play with tie in Murray
The Massac County High School boys soccer team is in the final stretch of the regular season before the IHSA playoffs begin. However, this dash to the finish line in the schedule will feature not...
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Teams preparing for post season play
Massac County’s golf teams are winding down regular season play and prepping for post season play. The boys rebounded from their first loss of the season at the Marion Invitational as they beat An...
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Zach Trumpower, 78, right, leads the way against Harrisburg in a huge effort by Jordan Troutman, 11. Troutman gained 181 yards on 38 carries. Other Patriots in on the action were, from left: Austin Kendall, 77; Ethan Ramage, 79; Trey Copley, 35; and Zach Stevens, 51. — Planet photo by Beth Shelton
Pats fall to Bulldogs, 40-14
A couple of Patriot fans were standing and watching the Harrisburg warm up and stretch Friday night and it occurred to us just how big Harrisburg is. Having watched Capel Henshaw for the last coupl...
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Pats take fourth consecutive ‘Superslam’ Invitational
Massac County’s volleyball team ran the table for a 5-0 record in the eleventh annual Superman Slam Invitational. The win marked the fourth year in a row that Massac has captured the title. The ...
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Jordan Troutman, 11, appears that he just flew by to tackle the West Frartfort player. Even though the Patriots were defeated by the Redbirds, it was a very competitive and hard fought game Friday night. — Planet photo by Beth Shelton
West Frankfort gets 21-14 win, Pats fall to 0-4
It wasn’t a pretty game Friday night, not by a long shot, but it was competitive and hard fought. Naturally if you are a Patriot fan the outcome was disappointing, but the game was entertaining at...
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