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This Sunday, August 17th. Guests include football coach Dan Mings of the Mt. Vernon Rams, as well as coach Phil Watson of the Centralia Orphans. We'll also sit down in-studio with George Xanders of the Kiwanis JCSA Pony Travel Baseball team. Watch the show online anytime at www.AreaSports.net or watch it (Sunday) or (Monday) at 8:00pm on Charter Cable TV--Channel 10. Remember, our scoreboard is updated everyday on the front page of the website.
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Logan Murphy Ties for 5th Place at State in the 3-Point Showdown at Peoria
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Logan Murphy of Mount Vernon tied for 5th Place out of 32 shooters in Peoria at the State level in the Three-Point Showdown after nailing 9 out of 15 shots in the Class 3A qualifying round at Peoria. You can watch exclusive video coverage of his shooting at both the Regional & Sectional level in our Broadcast Archives.
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Lebanon Baptist At State Tourney
The men's softball team from
Lebanon
Baptist
Church
in
Mt.
Vernon
finished runner-up at the Illinois Baptist Church Association's state tournament Saturday in
Decatur
.
Lebanon
started the all-day tournament with three straight wins before losing its first game in the double-elimination tourney to eventual champion
Winstanley
Baptist
Church
(
Fairview
Heights
). From the loser's bracket,
Lebanon
rallied in its final at-bat to overcome a four-run deficit, beating third-place
Tabernacle
Baptist
Church
(
Decatur
) 11-13 and winning the loser's bracket to advance to the championship game. Members of
Lebanon
Baptist
Church
's team are pictured here with their trophy. They are; FRONT ROW, L-R: Nick Wheeler, Ben Staley, Tim Hodge, Nathan Wheeler, Matt Strain, Jason Vanhoorebeke and Jeremy Boone. BACK ROW L-R: Coach Les Boone, Doug Hampton, Greg Crider, Shawn Joy, Jared
Sledge
,
Chad
Hampton, Jason Mcilrath and Jacob Boone.
Lebanon
will play for the local church league title at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Quality Times softball complex in
Mt.
Vernon.
Woodlawn Wins Softball Tourney
The Woodlawn Warriors softball team display the Championship plaque that they won in the Waltonville softball tourney. The Lady Warriors defeated Pinckneyville St. Bruno 15-5 and followed it up with 7-5 victory over Waltonville in the Championship game. Woodlawn is coached by Matt Patterson. The Lady Warriors are now 2-1 on the season. Meanwhile, the Woodlawn boys baseball team also captured the Waltonville Tourney with a 13-2 victory over Christopher, followed by a 15-2 decision over Waltonville in the Championship game. The Wooodlawn baseball team is coached by Chris Braden.
Rend Lake Duo At Olympics
Athletic Director Brent McLain of Rend Lake College has arrived in Beijing China along with Warriors track star, Boaz Lalang, who will compete in the 800 meter run for his native country of Kenya. You can follow the progress of Lalang as well as daily updates from coach McLain on a special blog that has been set-up called "The McLain Report: From China to Ina." Just Click Here for the latest updates from Beijing.
Area Football Practice Underway
High School football season opens August 29 for all area teams and practice is in full swing. The Centralia Orphans are shown doing stretching exercises (above) under second-year coach Phil Watson. AreaSports.net will again preview many area teams including Centralia, Mt. Vernon, Salem and Fairfield in upcoming episodes of "The Sports Couch" TV Show online and on Charter Cable TV-Channel 10. We are also writing a new football preview publication about the area teams that will be distributed throughout the region just before the season begins. Centralia opens their season at home against Salem, while Mt. Vernon will travel to Belleville East for their opener. Rams head coach, Dan Mings, will join us in-studio this weekend to kick-off our expanded video coverage of high school football.
RLC Soccer Speed Camp
The boys soccer season opens August 23 for Rend Lake College when they travel to Springfield. Preparations continue for the brand new program under coach Jim Duncan. The players shown above participated in a soccer speed camp led by Dr. Brian Lee. The camp emphasized quickness, endurance, agility, power, and speed. Their first home game will be August 25 against Danville at 4:30pm on the new soccer field at Rend Lake College in Ina. There are bleacher seats and the public is invited to attend.
Fairfield Force Is 3rd In The Nation
The 16 & under PONY softball team known as the Fairfield Force recently captured third place at the National PONY softball tournament in Texas. The team is shown above with their Zone Championship banner. You can see more pictures and hear an interview with the coaches during the current episode #95 of "The Sports Couch" TV Show in our broadcast archives on demand.
Storybook Pony Baseball Season Ends
Members of the Kiwanis JCSA Pony Travel Baseball Team huddle together in Bay City, Michigan after ending their season in the Championship round of the Zone Tournament following a tough 6-5 loss to undefeated Davenport, Iowa. They finished the year with a record of 28-6 and fell just short of a berth in the Pony World Series. Read the complete game story.
Campbell Signs RLC Track Scholarship
Shelby Campbell of Mt. Vernon smiles above as she signs a national letter of intent to attend Rend Lake College on a track scholarship. She is surrounded by her parents and her brother, along with her high school coach, Sean Docherty, as well as Denny Myers, Rend Lake track coach. Click Here for the complete story.
Racing Action at Wayne Co Speedway
It was a great night of dirt track racing action on Friday during the Frank Bonner Memorial at Wayne County Speedway, just south of Wayne City. You can watch all the action anytime "On demand" in the broadcast archive replays here on AreaSports.net and the races are also available for purchase on High-Resolution DVD from the Speedway. Click Here To View
Mules Beat Effingham At SIU Camp
The nine Fairfield Mules football pictured players above participated in the Big Dawg Linemen Camp at SIU Carbondale while other members of the team also made the trip to Carbondale for the 7-on-7 pasing tournament. Fairfield beat Effingham 7-0 and stopped the Hearts on the 1-yard line to preserve the victory. The Mules will return two nationally-acclaimed power lifters to their offensive line this season, including one world champion. Click Here to see a team photo of other participants from Fairfield who attended the camp. Mules linemen above include Front Row L-R: Willy Johnson, Luke Townsend, Shelby Esmon, and Victor Skaggs. Back Row L-R: Brandon Lee, Gabe Potter, Shawn Otey, Caleb Smith, and Hunter Bryan. Photos courtesy of Brian Turner
Kids Enjoy Nick Hill Football Camp
Kids came far and wide to attend the recent NickHill Football camp at
DuQuoin
High School
. Hill, a former SIU Saluki and DuQuoin Indians football standout recently signed an NFL contract with the Chicago Bears. He will be battling for a quarterback position. Over 150 campers from the third through the eigth grade attended the fund-raising football camp from towns including Marion, Herrin, Sesser-Valier, Du Quoin, Carbondale, Christopher, Carmi, Desoto, West Frankfort, Murphysboro, Carterville, Pinckneyville, Benton, Johnston City, and Chesterfield Missouri. The Nick Hill Football Camp ended Up raising $1200 for charity. "The thing that stands out this year is we have about $1,200 that we're going to give to the leukemia/lymphoma fund," Hill said. "We had a friend, Kristin Cunningham from Pinckneyville, who died of leukemia. We really wanted to do something for their family and that's where they wanted the money to go." There were a number of giveaways at the camp, including a football autographed by members of the Chicago Bears. The photo from the camp above is courtesy of Don Laur, and you can see more photos and videos about Nick Hill’s new NFL career at www.NickHillFootball.com
RLC Volleyball Signs Attebery
Coach Sara Crews of the Rend Lake College Lady Warriors volleyball team has landed another new recruit for her volleyball program at the Ina campus. Paige Attebery of Fairfield is pictured above inking a letter of intent to play volleyball for Crews at Rend Lake. Attebery was a standout volleyball player for the Lady Mules during which she was named as the MVP of the Black Diamond Conference two years in a row and was recognized with the top female athlete award at FCHS. She is signing the document flanked by her parents Liz and Richard Attebery. In the back row is Fairfield coach, Chet Snyder, and Rend Lake coach, Sara Crews. The signing took place at Fairfield High School. Attebery and Crews will both be guests this weekend on Episode #91 of "The Sports Couch" TV Show on AreaSports.net and Charter Cable TV.
St. Louis Rams Hold Football Camp
 Middle Linebacker Tim McGarigle, who wears #59 for the St. Louis Rams, gives drill instructions to area participants in the football camp held at Mt. Vernon Airport to benefit United Cerebral Palsy of Southern Illinois. About 70 kids participated in the camp on Saturday which also featured Rams Right Tackle, Mark LeVoir, who wears #75 for St. Louis. This was the fifth year that Mt. Vernon coach Dan Mings has welcomed the St. Louis Rams to town for the benefit football camp.
Daily Updates On Gunner Gillespie
 Former Mount Vernon and Centralia basketball coach, Gus Gillespie, is shown above with his two children, Gunner and Garlynn. His 7-year old son, Gunner, is suffering from an inoperable tumor on his brain stem. Gus and his wife, Janna, now live in Marshall County, Kentucky where Gus has been coaching the Marshals. Gunner is undergoing radiation treatment at Vanderbilt University Hospital in an effort to shrink the tumor and is also on other medications. Your prayers & words of encouragement are truly appreciated by the Gillespie family during this difficult time. Financial donations are also needed to help offset the high cost of treatment. You can see & hear more details about supporting Gunner including several pictures on Episode #73 of "The Sports Couch" TV Show here on AreaSports.net and we also encourage you to visit a special website that has been established with regular updates on Gunner. You can even post your own message to the Gillespie family. We have made it easier for people to find the special Caring Bridge website for Gunner by just simply typing in www.GunnerGillespie.com into your address bar. Thank you for caring and please help spread the word about Gunner's story.
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AreaSports Scoreboard
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Jr. High Baseball:
- Woodlawn 15, Waltonville 2
- Woodlawn 13, Christopher 2
- Woodlawn 12, Waltonville 0
- Flora 17, Emge 1
- Albion 10, Wayne City 0
- O'Fallon 2, Flora 1
- Opdyke Belle-Rive 14, Summersville 4
Jr. High Softball:
- Woodlawn 7, Waltonville 5
- Woodlawn 15, St. Bruno 5
- Waltonville 6, Woodlawn 3
- Flora 4, Emge 1
- Albion 14, Wayne City 3
- Flora 3, O'Fallon 2
- Albion 22, Lawrenceille 4
- Opdyke Belle-Rive 20, Summersville 10
Frontier League Baseball:
- SI Miners 7, Rockford 1
- Evansville 9, Gateway 4
- Windy City 7, River City 1
- SI MIners 11, Rockford 6
- Windy City 9, River City 5
- Evansville 5, Gateway 3
- SI Miners 15, Rockford 5
- Windy City 10, River City 3
- Gateway 12, Evansville 8
- SI Miners 1, Gateway 0
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Marlow's Body Shop
1020 Perkins Avenue
Mount Vernon
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Illinois
Phone 242-0110
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