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With such a thin margin for error in the Southwestern Conference, Belleville West coach Joe Muniz's words probably have been repeated by his counterparts in the league.
Belleville East defensive tackle Warren Herring, East St. Louis running back Courtney Molton, O'Fallon tight end De'Ron Flood and Cahokia receiver-defensive back Jimmie Hunt highlight the metro-east contingent on the 2009 Illinois High School Football Coaches Association All-State Football Teams released Wednesday.
Just when it looked like Triad was going to grab a third-place trophy at the IHSA boys soccer state finals at North Central College, Freeport reminded the Knights there are 80 minutes in regulation.
There are some teams who treat the third-place match as a glorified exhibition and don't make every effort to win.
The Edwardsville boys soccer team knew it was going to have its hands full competing without one of its top players in the semifinals of the Class 3A state tournament Friday night at North Central College.
Belleville East senior Kristi Tschudin will soon be trading in big city lifestyle of metropolitan St. Louis for the cornfields of Macomb.
Gibault junior Steven Souchek's goal was achieved Saturday at the Class A state boys golf tournament at Prairie Vista Golf Course in Bloomington.
Waterloo senior Wils Hawn is 18 holes from a possible Class 2A state golf championship.
The drought is finally over for the O'Fallon Panthers boys cross country program.
For one of the few times in her still young career, the brilliance of Freeburg sophomore Kristen Busch wasn't quite good enough Saturday at the Class 1A girls state cross country meet.
For even the most avid supporter of girls high school cross country, the names Olivia VonBokel or Kristen Thouvenot aren't ones that come to mind when mentioning the metro-east's top runners.