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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

Wesclin's Blevin posts top time in 300-meter hurdles

Wesclin senior Jason Bliven and Madison senior Carvel Dixon qualified for two finals apiece each as they led the way for metro-east athletes Thursday during the preliminary round of the Class 1A boys state track and field meet in Charleston.

3 hours ago

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

Thursday's prep sports scores

Following are results of high-school sporting events play Thursday by teams from the metro-east:

PREP BASEBALL

Bulldogs pitcher makes early lead hold up for win over Midgets

Neither the wet weather nor the pressure of pitching in the playoffs seemed to bother Waterloo junior pitcher Austin Nunnery.

2 hours ago

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

Collinsville healthy this time around as it faces Normal in sectional-title match

A second opportunity awaits the Collinsville High girls soccer team.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

Boys state tennis: Top 10 finish is within Edwardsville's reach

The Edwardsville Tigers enter the start of the IHSA boys state tennis tournament on Thursday in the Chicago suburbs primed for a possible run at a top 10 finish.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

It's official: Chris Kusnerick will not return as Collinsville High's athletic director

Chris Kusnerick's four-year run as Collinsville High School's athletic director will end the first week of June.

PREP BASEBALL

Solo homer and dominant pitching lifts Edwardsville; Gibault moves on to sectional final

With one swing of the bat Wednesday, Edwardsville's Andrew Meyers collected his first home run this season and also kept the Tigers' season alive.

PREP SOFTBALL

Red Bud falls short against powerful Massac County

The unbeaten Massac County Patriots pushed home the lone run of the game in the bottom of the 10th inning, surviving an upset bid by the Red Bud Musketeers 1-0 Wednesday in a Class 2A Du Quoin Softball Sectional semifinal.

PREP BASEBALL

Quick start and strong pitching pushes Mascoutah into the regional title game

When his team had a triple and a double in its first two at-bats Wednesday, coach Don Eddy knew it was going to be a good day for the Mascoutah Indians.