Lady Indians feature solid group this season
LAWRENCEVILLE –– Mixing experience with a promising young group hopefully will lead to success for Lawrenceville High School’s softball team this season. After not getting to play last season with a talented group that was expecting big things, a handful of those players return for the 2021 season, along with a large and talented sophomore class that will be counted on to catch up to the speed of varsity softball quickly.
Lady Salukis track has talent, lacks numbers
BRIDGEPORT –– Quality over quantity will be the theme for Red Hill High School’s girls’ track team this season.
Lady Indians, Lady Salukis still searching for wins
Wins continue to elude high school volleyball teams from Lawrence County, as they came up empty in t...
Lady Salukis finish second at Newton in first meet of season
NEWTON –– The first outing of the season was a fairly successful one for Red Hill High School’s girl...
PJHS track scores one 1st, two 2nds in multi-team meets last week
LAWRENCEVILLE –– Strong showings by Parkview Junior High School’s track teams continued last week, a...
Rough second half sends Salukis to 42-12 loss at Casey-Westfield
CASEY –– It was a tale of two halves Saturday afternoon and unfortunately for Red Hill High School’s...
Indians roll over OPH, 45-6, for first win
LAWRENCEVILLE –– Points came early and often for Lawrenceville High School’s football team Friday ni...
PJHS girls win three of six, RHJH wins pair
Results were mostly positive for junior high girls’ basketball teams from Lawrence County in recent ...
Salukis travel to Casey for battle of 3-1 teams
Excitement is back for Red Hill High School’s football team after a brief hiatus and while that may be a surprise to some, it is not as much so for the ones directly involved with the program.
Indians meet OPH in battle of winless teams
Two teams in desperate need of a win will meet in Lawrenceville Friday night, but only one can come out victorious. Lawrenceville High School’s football team is hoping they can carry some momentum over from last week’s performance and pick up their first win, when they host the Oblong-Palestine-Hutsonville co-op.
Lady Indians, Lady Salukis both lose pair of LIC matches
Struggles continued on the court for both of Lawrence County’s high school volleyball teams, as each...
RHJH girls split, PJHS wins one of six recently
Wins were few and far between for junior high girls’ basketball teams from Lawrence County recently....
PJHS, RHJH track teams compete in meets last week
Two meets last week ended with mixed results for local junior high track teams. At Marshall Tuesday ...
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Salukis edge Indians for Oil Field trophy in thriller, 20-16
BRIDGEPORT — There have been good games and there have been blowouts throughout the history of the Oil Field Trophy series, but this year’s version of the county rivalry battle between the football teams from Red Hill High School and Lawrenceville High School may have been the best.
Salukis, Indians battle for county bragging rights
Two teams that seem to be heading in opposite directions will meet on the gridiron with county bragging rights on the line. Everything else can pretty much be thrown out the window, however, when Red Hill High School and Lawrenceville High School’s football teams meet in the annual Oil Field Trophy Game in Bridgeport.
Junior high track teams finish in middle of pack in multi-team meets at Lawrenceville
LAWRENCEVILLE –– All of the junior high track teams from Lawrence County were in action in multi-team meets at Ed Loeb Field in Lawrenceville last week and finished in the middle of the pack.
Salukis hold off Marshall for 30-26 win
If you like good offense and back-and-forth action, Friday night’s Little Illini Conference football game between Red Hill and Marshall was the game for you.
Indians remain winless after 47-14 loss to Robinson
LAWRENCEVILLE –– Mistakes are going to happen throughout the course of a football game, but when you make them against good teams, bad things tend to happen. That was the case for Lawrenceville High School’s football team Thursday night and the end result was a 47-14 loss to Robinson in a Little Illini Conference contest.
Salukis hope to carry momentum into home opener against Marshall
Winning can breed confidence and that is what head coach Billy Gray hopes it will do for Red Hill High School’s football team has they had into the middle of their shortened 2021 spring season.
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Law enforcement report: April 14 - April 20
April 20, 2021The following is a list of arrests and vehicle accidents within Lawrence County for the dates of April 14 - April 20.
Second annual 5k/10k Valerie Stevens Memorial Scholarship run held in Lanterman Park
April 20, 2021The second annual 5k/10k Valerie Stevens Memorial Scholarship run, held in honor of Valerie Stevens, was held on April 17 at Lanterman Park in Bridgeport.
ISAC names 2021-22 Illinois State Scholars
April 19, 2021The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) has announced the 2021-22 Illinois State Scholars. These top performing students are selected annually based on their ACT or SAT exams and sixth semester class rank and are recognized for their exceptional academic achievement. Illinois State Scholars rank in approximately the top 10% of graduates from Illinois high schools.