Effingham Daily News, Effingham, IL

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  • 5-4 Altamont Altamont extends win streak, beats Dieterich DIETERICH -- Altamont entered Friday's game at Dieterich riding a six-game winning streak, and the Indians showed no signs of slowing down against the Movin' Maroons. Using innings of five and six runs, Altamont outpaced its opposition for an 11-1 wi

    May 5, 2013 1 Photo

  • Summer getaway Hinkle set for NJCAA golf nationals With a berth in the National Junior College Athletic Association national championship on the line, Kaskaskia College sophomore Taylor Hinkle wasn't nervous. In fact, the Teutopolis native felt right at home. Playing in the women's golf Region 24 ch

    May 4, 2013

  • 5-3 Tharp Tharp taking high motor to IC FARINA -- If you walked into the South Central High School gymnasium this winter to take in a Cougar basketball game, regardless of the outcome, rest assured you could see No. 12 constantly sprinting around the court. Fischer Tharp made a living off

    May 3, 2013 1 Photo

  • 5-2 Stew-Stras Knop, Comets advance with win over Dieterich STRASBURG -- Stew-Stras and Dieterich met last week in a conference matchup, with the Comets taking home an 8-1 victory. It was each team's last game, and when they met Wednesday in a rematch, there was more on the line -- a berth in the NTC tournam

    May 2, 2013 1 Photo

  • 5-2 NTC girls track Girls grab NTC title ALTAMONT -- In the first track event of the afternoon, Neoga's 4x800 relay team of Maddie Butler, Morgan Partlow, Demmie Long and Olivia Ott separated themselves from the pack for a seven-second victory. The Neoga win served as a prime example of how

    May 2, 2013 1 Photo

  • 5-2 Neoga Hulk Split decision ALTAMONT -- Back in the fall, Neoga's Tim Mueller and St. Anthony's Kevin Wiedman coached their respective cross country teams to a deadlock in the National Trail Conference meet. In the end, the Indians took the tiebreaker. It was only fitting then,

    May 2, 2013 1 Photo

  • 5-2 St. Anthony St. Anthony holds on for quarterfinal win Wednesday's National Trail Conference tournament quarterfinal between St. Anthony and South Central was not for the faint of heart. After the Lady Bulldogs used a three-run fourth inning to battle back and take a 4-3 lead, South Central's bats came a

    May 2, 2013 1 Photo

  • Romack, Neoga best Newton 8-2

    Neoga used timely hitting and quality pitching to take down Newton 8-2 Tuesday afternoon

    May 1, 2013

  • 4-30 Effingham/Teutopolis photo 1 Shoes best Hearts 8-5 in back-and-forth affair A back-and-forth game between Teutopolis and Effingham Monday was ultimately decided by some timely power hitting by the Wooden Shoes, as they bested the Flaming Hearts 8-5. Kyle Pruemer and Bobby Wenthe each hit solo home runs on the day, and start

    April 30, 2013 2 Photos

  • 4-30 Neoga/BCCH Mistakes cost BCCH in loss to Neoga NEOGA -- BCCH and Neoga squared off Monday afternoon in the opening round of the NTC tournament, where a number of costly mistakes by the Lady Eagles swung the game in favor of the home team. In a contest where neither team could really generate much

    April 30, 2013 1 Photo

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