With four consecutive top five finishes in the Class AA Girls State Track and Field Meet, there is little doubt the East St. Louis Flyerettes have been the state's most consistent team in recent years.
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Jena Hemann's idol is her older sister, Jessica. Her feelings are genuine, fostered by obvious family bonds and an appreciation of her sister's immense natural talent. Jessica, a senior, has won a state volleyball title, a state basketball title and a state high jump title during her career at Central High.
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Former Highland and Petersburg PORTA coach and longtime Collinsville assistant Steve Roustio has been hired as boys basketball coach at Granite City High School.
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Next year already has arrived for the Mater Dei softball team.
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The battle for supremacy in Illinois Class AA track and field is about to begin.
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The top tennis players in the metro east will put their reputations -- and games -- on the line beginning today when they compete in the Belleville East Tennis Sectional.
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The Althoff Crusaders continued to roll Wednesday at the Triad Class AA Girls Regional Soccer Tournament. Megan Pawloski scored on a picture-perfect goal 12 minutes into the game and Megan Jaskowiak added a tally on a penalty kick as the Crusaders eased past Belleville East 2-0 in a semifinal at Triad High School.
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Metro-East Lutheran freshman Amanda Trampe may have felt the pressure of pitching in her first regional game, but she didn't show it.
The race for the Southwestern Conference baseball crown sharpened Tuesday, revealing one team on the outs and two in contention for the top prize.
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After a quarter-century run as the athletic director at Nashville High School, Don Hawkins was rewarded with induction into the Illinois Athletic Directors Hall of Fame.
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Soon after Carlyle beat Freeburg last week to win the Mississippi Division of the Cahokia Conference, head coach Dusty Barr gathered his players by the dugout.
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As long as none of the early round playoff games fall on a Monday, the Marissa Meteors should be in good shape.
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Belleville East football offensive linemen Ben Bergt and Joe Rhein and Triad High linebacker Kyle Ziegler were among 11 players in the St. Louis area honored recently with the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame's National Scholar Athlete Award.
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Lebanon coach Hank Feldt knows that being ranked No. 1 in the state won't make the Class 1A softball playoffs any easier for his team.
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If the Columbia Eagles qualify for the Class A Girls State Soccer Tournament, their journey won't include any long bus rides.
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The Edwardsville Tigers are halfway home in pursuit of an outright Southwestern Conference tennis championship.
