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This Sunday, June 15th. Guests on Episode #91 include MVTHS Rams football coach Dan Mings together with former Rams player and new Harper College football signee, Tyrance Chicken Stuckey. We'll also talk Rend Lake College volleyball with coach Sara Crews and her new signee, Paige Attebery from Fairfield. We'll also provide information about the Baseball Fundamentals camp. 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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Pony Advances Out Of Sectional
The JCSA Travel Pony Team slammed Carmi 18-0 in the opening round of the Sectional Tourney at Benton, defeated West Frankfort 7-1, and lost twice to Benton 4-0, and 15-11. But by reaching the Championship game, Mt. Vernon advances to the Pony Regional Tournament in Carbondale. In the photo above, Grant Garrett watches his home run sail over the fence in the first inning against West Frankfort. The JCSA Pony travel team is now 22-4 on the season.
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
Champions At Benton Pony Tourney
For the third time this season, the Mt.Vernon Kiwanis Pony Travel Team defeated the highly-touted Benton team 9-0 to capture the Championship of the Benton Tournament over the Independence Holiday weekend. Pictured Front Row L-R: Mark Schmidt, Brock Hill, Nick Green, Blake Stricklin, Landon Thomas, A.J. Webb, and Zane Xanders. Back Row L-R: Asst. Coach Rick Thomas, Collin Young, Jared Anthis, Dalton Walker, Grant Garrett, Head Coach George Xanders, Troy Miller, Darius Box, Coltin Meador, Zach Jones, and Asst. Coach Ray Garrett. Click Here to read complete story.
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
JCSA Pony Team Wins N.I.T.
The JCSA Travel Pony Team beat highly-touted Benton 9-7 to capture the Championship of the prestigous Nashville Invitational Tourney. They are pictured above with their N.I.T. medals. Back Row L to R: Jared Anthis, Colton Meador, Darius Box, Grant Garrett, Troy Miller, Mark Schmidt, Collin Young, and Dalton Walker. Front Row L to R: Zack Jones, Zane Xanders, Nick Green, Landon Thomas, Blake Striklin, Brock Hill, and AJ Webb The team is coached by George Xanders, Ray Garrett and Rick Thomas. Xanders will be a guest with us on "The Sports Couch" TV Show this weekend and we will show you more photos of the Pony team in action on AreaSports.net and Charter Cable TV-10 at 8:00pm Sunday night and Monday night.
Brennan Klein Field Gets Award
Dr. Christopher and Dianne Klein accept a plaque which named Brennan Klein Field in
Mt.
Vernon
as the baseball "Facility of the Year" during the Southern Illinois All-Star Baseball Game at SIU-C earlier this month. Ram players, James Mulvaney and Michael Swinnen were named to the 2008 All-South team.
Bullard Defends Title At Green Hills
 Defending Champion, Brandon Bullard, prepares to sink a putt during the opening round of the SIGA Invitational golf tournament event at Green Hills Golf Club on Saturday in Mt. Vernon. There was a three-way tie for the lead after the opening round, with Bullard, Tom Portner, and Brian Kolmer all firing a 71. Bullard blazed the course with a 69 on Sunday to finish the two-day event at 140 and win the Championship for the second year in a row. We will show you video highlights of the event this Sunday on "The Sports Couch" TV Show as Bullard joins us in-studio to talk about the event and other upcoming SIGA tournaments in the area.
Flippers Fall Short To DuQuoin
The King City Flippers swim team led most of the evening during their dual swim meet against DuQuoin at Veterans Park Pool. But in the end, DuQuoin squeaked out a 5-point margin of victory. The Flippers will be hosting the prestigous Mt. Vernon Invitational Swim Meet on Saturday, June 28th with many area teams coming to compete. The Flippers are coached this year by Laura Johnston.
Campers Learn Fundamentals
Several aspiring baseball players spent four days learning baseball fundamentals at the Rams Baseball Camp held at Brennan Klein Field in Mt. Vernon. The morning campers are pictured above and the afternoon campers are shown below. The annual baseball fundamental camp is instructed by MVTHS baseball coaches, Tim Holloway and Quinn McClure. They will also be holding a one-day pitching camp next week.
MTV Legion Falls To Effingham
Eric Donnellan delivers a pitch to home plate during the American Legion Post 141 loss to Effingham in a game played at Mt. Vernon. Leading 6-3, the local legion squad surrendered 7 runs in the eighth inning as Effingham came from behind for a 10-6 victory. Photo by Randy Olson
Chicken Headed To Harper College
Tyrance "Chicken" Stuckey played on both sides of the football in his career at Mt. Vernon High School. Now he will suit up and be a defensive secondary specialist for Harper College in Palatine, Illinois after signing an athletic scholarship letter of intent with the NJCAA school. He will become part of a successful football program that has won two national championships and has made numerous bowl game appearances. Stuckey and Rams coach, Dan Mings, were both guests on "The Sports Couch" TV Show Episode on AreaSports.net and Charter Cable TV-10. You can watch the segment anytime on demand in our broadcast archives or watch it Monday night (TONIGHT) at 8:00pm on Charer Cable TV-10.
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.
Tennis Trio On The Sports Couch
Peter Walker, Coyn Mateer, and coach Dave Junkins joined us as guests on Episode #90 of "The Sports Couch" TV Show. We discussed the Rams successful boys tennis season with photos and video highlights. You can watch the segment in our broadcast archives anytime "on demand." It will also air again TONIGHT (Monday) at 8:00pm on Charter Communciations Cable TV-10.
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.
Odorizzi Drafted In First Round;
Then Leads Team To State Title
The Highland Bulldogs won the Class 3A State Baseball Tournament this weekend in Joliet just hours after their star pitcher was drafted in the first round of the MLB draft. Jacob Odorizzi was drafted #32 overall in the first round of the MLB draft on Thursday by the Milwaukee Brewers. Odorizzi was 15-0 this season and only gave up one earned run in 90 innings, while striking out 146 batters. He threw a 7 hit shutout against Crystal lake in the semi-finals and scored the winning run himself in the bottom of the seventh inning as Higland pulled out a 1-0 victory. He came in relief in the Championship game to strikeout the final two batters to preserve a 6-2 victory over Rock Falls to win the Class 3A Title. Odorizzi has also been a major threat at the plate. The 6-2, 175 lb Senior has belted a school record 15 homers for the Bulldogs while batting .437 on the season. He had made a verbal commitment to the University of Louisville, but will have to consider his options offered by the Brewers, who are expected to offer him a lucrative signing bonus.
Mt. Vernon Wins Conference Gold Cup
 The Athletic program at Mt. Vernon High School stands atop all the other South-7 Conference schools in 2008 by capturing the symbolic "Gold Cup" for overall consistent performance. It is the first time the Rams/Lady Rams program has achieved the honor since the 2003-2004 school year. The honor was discussed at length with Mt. Vernon Athletic Director, Doug Creel, during Episode #88 of "The Sports Couch" TV Show which you can see in our Broadcast Archives. You can also click on the Fall Sports results, Winter Sports results, and Spring Sports results here on AreaSports.net
Gamber Hired As Rams Head Coach
 After screening eight applicants and interviewing four candidates, the Mt. Vernon High School Board of Education selected former player, Scott Gamber, as the new head boys basketball coach of the Rams. Gamber is shown above during his freshman coaching debut at Changnon Gym three years ago. He played for former coach, Doug Creel, from 1996-1999 during which time the team made a trip to the Elite 8 and was ranked #2 in the state and as high as #16 in the nation during his senior year. Gamber has coached the Rams freshman team for the past three seasons, a group that will now be seniors during his inaugural varsity coaching stint. He has also been alongside coach Doug Creel and coach Quinn McClure during every Junior Varsity and Varsity game for the past three seasons so he knows the system well. Gamber is a tireless worker and should be able to make a smooth transition into the head coaching position with Creel still in the building as the Athletic Director. You can watch a video interview with Scott Gamber and his father, Terry Gamber, during Episode #89 of "The Sports Couch" TV Show in our broadcast archives.
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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Legion Baseball:
- Fairfield 13, Metropolis 11
- Metropolis 9, Fairfield 6
- Cisne 3, Fairfield 1
- Cisne 9, Fairfield 3
- Gallatin Co 13, Fairfield 3
- Fairfield 8, Mt. Vernon 6
- Mt. Vernon 16, Fairfield 3
- Effingham 10, Mt. Vernon 6
Boys HS Baseball:
- Highland 6, Rock Falls 2
3A Championship Game
- Olympia 6, Chillicothe 1
2A Championship Game
- Pinckneyville 4, Coal City 0
2A Third-Place Game
- Jacksonville Routt 13, Marissa 3
1A Championship Game
- Putnam Co 5, Tuscola 4
1A Third-Place Game
Girls HS Softball:
- Class 1A State Finals
- Cobden 5, Alexis 2
Championship
- Tri-Vallley 2. Lebanon 1
3rd Place Game
- Class 2A State Finals
- Carterville 13, Olympia 2
Championship
- Morrison 3, Piasa SW 2
3rd Place Game
Pony Travel Baseball:
- Benton 15, Mt. Vernon 11
- Benton 4, Mt. Vernon 0
- Mt. Vernon 7, West Frankfort 1
- Mt. Vernon 18, Carmi 0
- Mt. Vernon 13, Carterville 5
- Mt. Vernon 9, Nashville 1
- Mt. Vernon 18, West Frankfort 0
- West Frankfort 12, Mt.Vernon 11
- Mt. Vernon 9. Benton 7
- Mt. Vernon 14, Carmi 3
- Mt. Vernon 13, Carmi 7
- Mt. Vernon 21, Herrin 0
- Mt. Vernon 16, Herrin 0
Pinto Travel Baseball:
- Mt. Vernon 11, Herrin 6
- Mt. Vernon 8, Herrin 2
SI Miners Baseball:
- River City 7, SI Miners 1
- Windy City 6, SI Miners 4
- SI Miners 9, Evansville 5
- Evansville 8, SI Miners 4
- River City 8, Miners 7
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