Area Sports
West Central falls to Routt
By KENT COULTAS Routt scored four runs in the sixth inning and rallied to beat West Central 8-6 in baseball Apr. 21 in Jacksonville.
Read MoreLady Cougars hold Greenfield for six innings
By KENT COULTAS Greenfield-Northwestern scored five runs in the sixth inning and beat West Central 10-7 in softball Apr. 24 at Winchester. The Cougars (1-9) led 6-4 before Greenfield-Northwestern took the lead in the sixth.
Read MoreBlast from Brown leads to West Central win
By KENT COULTAS Carson Brown homered to lead West Central to a 5-2 win over Greenfield-Northwestern in baseball Apr. 24 in Winchester.
Read MoreWest Central falls in high scoring game
By KENT COULTAS Brown County scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning and beat West Central 12-11 in softball Apr. 24 at Mt. Sterling. West Central trailed 11-10 before scoring a run in the top of the seventh inning.
Read MoreRoutt falls to the Lady Cougars
By KENT COULTAS Kyle Clayton drove in four runs, and West Central beat Routt 18-3 in softball Apr. 21 in Jacksonville. The Cougars (1-7) scored three runs in the first inning and six in the inning. They added five runs in the fourth inning and two in both the third and fifth innings.
Read MorePittsfield Varsity Lady Saukees Can’t Catch Up To Beardstown
Pittsfield Varsity Lady Saukees watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 1-0 loss to Beardstown on Wednesday. Beardstown first took the lead in the first inning when #24 grounded out, scoring one run.
Read MoreKirgan sets new school record
Cutter Kirgan, an eighth grader at Pleasant Hill Junior High School shows off his medals from last week.. Kirgan threw the shot, 45’2.5” last week at the Louisiana Middle School Bulldog Relay. The old record was 44’6’ set by Ryan Puterbaugh in 1993.(Submitted photo)
Read MorePittsfield’s Draven Puterbaugh
Pittsfield’s Draven Puterbaugh slides in well ahead of the ball in last week’s game against Jerseyville. The Saukees won 10-0. Puterbaugh went 1 for 2 in the game, scored one run, had 1 RBI and 1 walk. (Doug Pool/Pike Press)
Read MoreCommitted to Balckburn College
Pleasant Hill’s Maddie Sidwell has committed to playing volleyball and softball at Blackburn College in Carlinville. She signed her agreement Friday in front of classmates and her family. She is the daughter of Darren and the late Amy Sidwell. Left to right, Darren Sidwell, Maddie Sidwell, Ava Sidwell, sister and Amber Tournear, her aunt. (Submitted…
Read MoreSCOREBOARD – May 1, 2025
April 21 Pleasant Hill, 12, Brown County, 0 Kaitlyn Borrowman, 0-2, 2 runs scored, 2 2 walks, McKenna Winchell, 1- 2, 3 runs scored, 3 RBI, 1 walk, 1 home run; Ava Wombles, 1-2, 3 runs scored, 2 walks, Maddie Sidwell, 0-1, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI, Allie Little, 1-2, 1 run scored, 2 RBIs,…
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