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Lady Patriot softball starts 2013 with win
Massac County’s Lady Patriots began their 2013 softball campaign with an irregular 11-7 win over Anna-Jonesboro Friday. After climbing on top of A-J 6-0, the Lady Pats rallied for four runs in the...

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Members of the Massac Junior High School Lady Trojan volleyball team are, from left, front row: Ellie Weber, Jaden Fitzpatrick, Julie Garduno, Sierra King, Lakin Smith and Taylor Stoner. Back row: Carly Groff, Summer Smallman, Caroline Thompson, Grace Bellamey, Chelsea Duncan, Anna Wiley, Emmily Cato and Mollie Fisher.
— Photo submitted

Lady Trojans taking fourth trip to state championship heading back to state for fourth time
For the fourth consecutive year, Massac County Junior High’s Lady Trojans will compete for a Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association (SIJHSAA) Class L championship. The girls are...

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The Lady Patriots soccer team will host their first ever home game on the newly erected soccer fields at the new soccer complex on Metropolis Street on Thursday. Game time is set for 4:30 p.m. against the Mt. Vernon Rams.

— Areia Hathcock | Metropolis Planet

Lady Pats first-ever home soccer game is Thursday
Press Release The Massac County High School girls soccer team will play the first-ever home game in program history on Thursday at the new soccer complex on Metropolis Street. Game time is 4:30 ...

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Tis the season: March Madness begins
It’s here, folks, the malady that is high school basketball is in its final throes as champions are being crowned, dethroned and replaced. Quincy’s powerful Notre Dame team won the girls’ 3A title...

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Former Massac County High School Lady Patriot Kelsey Bradford, right, was named Railsplitter of the Week for her play against teams like Brevard College. Bradford is a senior at Lincoln Memorial University.
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Bradford earns recognition at LMU
Massac County High School graduate Kelsey Bradford was crowned as the Railsplitter of the Week at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tenn. for the week ending Feb. 11. Bradford, a 5’3” senio...

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Patriot coach Joe Hosman could do nothing but watch last Wednesday as his Patriots went down in sectional tournament play to the Mt. Vernon Rams.
— Beth Shelton | Metropolis Planet

Rams stun Patriots, 63-39, at 3A sectional
It wasn’t the fact that Massac County lost last Wednesday night in the Carbondale 3A sectional, it was the manner in which they lost. What was a gutsy, hustling, overachieving team all year, the P...

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Youth teams holding sign-ups through Saturday
Press Release For children interested in sports, two opportunities are underway to become involved. Massac County Youth Sports Association is hosting a sign-up from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Saturday a...

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MCHS Lady Patriot coach Keith Shelton directs the troops Saturday against Breese Mater Dei. The girls made it to the ‘Sweet 16’ and finished the year at 22-8.
— Beth Shelton | Metropolis Planet

Lady Patriots run ends at ‘Sweet 16’
Massac County’s Lady Patriots’ run at a state championship berth ended Saturday at Waterloo with a 46-35 loss to Breese Mater Dei. The ladies overcame some key injuries and personnel losses to get...

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The Lady Patriots display the plaque signifying they’re the Class 3A Regional Champions. The ladies dispatched Herrin’s Lady Tigers 41-30 Thursday, which took them Monday to Waterloo to face Bethalto Civic Memorial.
— Beth Shelton | Metropolis Planet

Lady Pats advance to sectionals
“It weren’t purdy,” but it was a win. Massac County’s Lady Patriots overcame a slow and sloppy start to post a thrilling 45-41 win against Bethalto Civic Memorial (BCM) Monday night, Feb. 18, in ...

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Century ends Joppa season in regional
Century’s Centurions ended the Joppa Ranger basketball season Monday night in the first round of regional play at Meridian. After being pestered for most of the game by the outgunned Rangers befor...

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