High school practices officially begin

PJHS softball drops opener to Paris Mayo

LAWRENCEVILLE –– The first game of the season was a rough one for Parkview Junior High School’s softball team. The Lady Braves opened their season at home against Paris Mayo Monday and suffered an 11-1 loss.

Lawrence County Youth Football set to open season

Lawrenceville’s Hyre to wrestle at Wisconsin-Stevens Point

LAWRENCEVILLE –– Girls wrestling is growing every year and Lawrence County has become a hotbed for not only girl wrestlers, but quality girls wrestling.

Cal Ripken 12s end run at Ohio Valley Regional

CROWN POINT, IND. –– The run finally came to an end for Lawrence County’s Cal Ripken 12-year-old all-star baseball team at the Ohio Valley Regional Tournament, but not before the local squad made it to the final six.

Extreme teams bring home hardware from USSSA Great Lakes Nationals

EVANSVILLE –– Five teams from the Extreme travel softball organization based in Flat Rock competed at the USSSA Great Lakes Nationals in Evansville last week and they all brought home some hardware, whether it was individual or team-based.

Cal Ripken Ohio Valley Regional schedule set

A trip to the Cal Ripken World Series is in the sights of Lawrence County’s 12-year-old all-star team and all that is standing in their way is 11 other teams from throughout the Ohio Valley.

Jr. Pro Football Camp

Cal Ripken 10s win pair over Little League 10s

BRIDGEPORT –– Two teams from the same county but different leagues squared off against each other Saturday for a pair of exhibition games in Bridgeport.

Lawrence County 8s drop pair of games last week

Lawrence County Little League fielded an 8-under all-star team and they played a pair of games last week and although the results were not all that positive, there were some silver linings.

Lawrence County Cal Ripken 12s win state title for 2nd straight year

MATTOON –– New year, new team, same result for Lawrence County’s Cal Ripken 12-year-old all-star team. For the second straight year, Lawrence County has captured a Cal Ripken state championship, as this year’s version followed up last season’s championship by going undefeated in Illinois State Tournament play over the weekend in Mattoon.

Lawrence County all-star teams go winless at Little League district tourneys

Scoring runs – and keeping their opponents from scoring – were two big problems for Lawrence County’s Little League all-star teams in their respective district tournaments last week.

Sports Briefs 7-14

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Racing returns to Red Hill

SUMNER –– For the first time in nearly 18 years, dirt track racing took place in Lawrence County and by in large it was a successful return.

High school football schedules released

One schedule looks relatively the same, while the other looks quite a bit different when it comes to Lawrence County’s high school football teams for the upcoming 2022 season.

Lawrence County Little League 10U All-Stars

Lawrence County Little League 12U All-Stars

Lawrence County Cal Ripken 12s set for state tourney

BRIDGEPORT –– As the calendar flips to July and summer league action is winding down, the focus has been shifted to all-star tournaments.

Lawrence County baseball drops four to end summer season

Runs were hard to come by for Lawrence County’s high school baseball team to close out the season, as the Lawrenceville-Red Hill co-op team managed to score just one run over its final four games and lost all four contests in Southern Illinois Prospect League action last week.

Schultz awarded WVFCA Scholarship