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Jordan Oliver uses her quick reflexes to hit the deck after a loose ball last week against Harrisburg.
— Beth Shelton | Metropolis Planet

Lady Pats flip Flash, pound Harrisburg
Massac County’s Lady Patriots put together a pair of wins last week with a Monday triumph over a good Lone Oak team and an absolute spanking of Harrisburg on Tuesday. After a somewhat disappointin...

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Sports on Our Planet
It has been an interesting past few days to say the least. Baseball has lost a couple of iconic figures. Lance Armstrong has lost whatever credibility he had. Notre Dame lost its pride after Alab...

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Lady Pats fall to Collinsville, Carbondale over the weekend
Still nursing some bumps and bruises, Massac County’s Lady Patriots finished fourth at Carbondale’s Invitational Tournament last week. In the Friday night affair with the host school Terriers, Mas...

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Dalton Mitchell is all concentration as he glides to the hoop, takes aim and shoots Saturday night against Charleston. Mitchell was named to the All Tournament team.
— Planet photo by Beth Shelton

Charleston takes Superman Classic title
It seems like Charleston doesn’t really rebuild, they just reload. For the second straight year the Bluejays took care of business and took home the hardware from the 30th annual Superman Classic....

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Natalie Bailey led Massac County with 14 points in a 45-35 win over West Frankfort. Bailey had four three pointers in her night’s work.
— Planet photo by Beth Shelton

Lady Patriots cast a spell on West Frankfort
What a strange game. Massac County, despite being without the services of Kaylee Childers who is still nursing a bum ankle and Lauren Bunting who left early with a badly bruised proboscis from an e...

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Dazmeon “Daz” Nickerson turned in one of his best performances of the year last Friday night in the Patriots’ 50-42 win over Herrin.
— Planet photo by Beth Shelton

Pats claw out 50-42 win over Herrin’s Tigers
Herrin’s Justin Lukens poured in 20 points to lead all scorers, but in the critical last eight minutes of the game, it was Daz Nickerson’s sticky defense on Lukens that made the ultimate difference...

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Patriot teams bowl in Carterville Invitational
By Galen Shelton Planet Sports Massac County’s Patriot bowling teams competed Saturday morning in the Carterville Invitational and acquitted themselves fairly well. Massac’s boys team finished fou...

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Senior Taylor Klankey scores two of her seven points in the win over Herrin. — Planet photo by Beth Shelton

Lady Pats notch two more wins also
Massac’s Lady Patriots kept pace with their male counterparts this past week as they posted a nice 42-34 win over key conference rival Herrin and then pounded Murphysboro Saturday morning by a scor...

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Alex Bellamy fires from the top of the key in Friday night’s junior varsity action.
— Planet photo by Beth Shelton

Pats sharp in wins over Benton and DuQuoin
For about as long as I can remember, Massac County’s Patriot basketball team plays its best ball right around the time of the Superman Classic. Well guess what starts next week? Good, bad or indif...

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MCHS bowling teams are ‘getting there’
By Galen Shelton Planet Sports Massac County’s high school bowling teams haven’t reached that upper echelon of competitiveness yet, but the progress over the last couple of years is definable. Mas...

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