ROB – Sports

Numbers, talent solid for OPH track

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Talent, depth, experience and balance are some of the key components to a competitive track team and Oblong-Palestine-Hutsonville seems to have that this season. With a total of 30 athletes – 15 boys and 15 girls – on this year’s roster, head coach Devin Turner is excited about this prospects for his group this season. “The team continues to grow […]

Statesmen lose pair at SWIC

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After scoring three touchdowns worth of runs in a come-from-behind win Thursday, Lincoln Trail College’s baseball team managed two score nearly two more touchdowns worth of runs in Saturday’s doubleheader at Southwestern Illinois. Unfortunately for the Statesmen, they would give up four touchdowns worth and the end result was a pair of losses, as LTC dropped the Great Rivers Athletic […]

RHS JV baseball falls to Shelbyville, 14-6

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A strong start was not enough to overcome a rough finish for Robinson High School’s junior varsity baseball team, as they lost to Shelbyville Saturday, 14-6, to remain winless on the season. Robinson led 2-1 after one inning, then held a 4-3 edge after three and led 5-3 after four, but Shelbyville responded with six runs in the fifth to […]

Lady Panthers blanked by Flora, 12-0

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It’s hard to win when you don’t score and it is also tough to win when you can’t keep the opponent from scoring. Both of those things rang true for Oblong High School’s softball team Friday, as they suffered their sixth straight defeat to start the season with a 12-0 loss to visiting Flora in a non-conference contest. The Lady […]

Four from RHS place at state indoor track meet

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Four members of Robinson High School’s track team competed against the state’s best Saturday and all four of them came home with medals from the Illinois Top Times Indoor Championships in Bloomington. Top finisher for RHS was Noah Gilmore, who placed third in the high jump at 6-6, while Mary Elliott finished fourth in the triple jump with a distance […]

Lady Statesmen split with Kaskaskia

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Two high-scoring games resulted in a win and a loss for Lincoln Trail College’s softball team Sunday. After splitting a doubleheader on the road Saturday, the Lady Statesmen did the same thing at home Sunday, as they split a Great Rivers Athletic Conference and Region 24 twinbill with Kaskaskia, as they lost game one 10-8 and won game two 15-7. […]

Maroons win pair at Windsor

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Two games both ended in lopsided wins for Robinson High School’s baseball team Saturday, as they swept the field at a three-team, round-robin event in Windsor. The Maroons scored wins over Villa Grove (11-1) and Windsor-Stewardson-Strasburg (10-3) to run their winning streak to four games. Against Villa Grove, Robinson jumped out to a 3-0 lead after one inning, then scored […]

Lady Maroons split games at Paris

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A win and a loss were the results for Robinson High School’s softball team in a three-team, round-robin event at Paris Saturday. The Lady Maroons opened the triangular event with a 7-5 loss to Westville, then rebounded to score a 7-0 win over Paris. Against Westville, Robinson opened the scoring with a run in the second, but Westville countered with […]

Lady Statesmen split with SWIC

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A conference road doubleheader ended with a win and a loss for Lincoln Trail College’s softball team Saturday. The Lady Statesmen played a Great Rivers Athletic Conference and Region 24 doubleheader at Southwestern Illinois Saturday and came away with a split, losing game one 4-3 and winning game two 10-5. In game one, LTC fell behind 4-0 after one inning, […]

Lady Tigers swept by North Central

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One game was close and one wasn’t, but the results were the same for Hutsonville-Palestine’s softball team Saturday. The Lady Tigers played host to North Central, Ind., for a doubleheader and came out on the wrong end in both games, losing 14-4 and 8-7. In game one, Hutsonville-Palestine trailed 3-1 after one inning, 5-1 after two, 5-2 after three, 7-2 […]


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