Lady Tornadoes finish third at Mattoon Tourney

MATTOON — The Lady Tornadoes finished third at the Mattoon Tournament on Saturday by winning three of their five matches on the day. The ladies defeated Sullivan, Martinsville and St. Elmo in route to the third place trophy. Pictured in Row 1, L to R, is Colette Penaloza, Tori Atwood, Dani Heitzman, Jill Jachino, Makenzie Finks, and Savannah Buckles. Row 2, L to R, Carly Fleming, Coach Lynn Rice, Allyson Goeckner, Jenni Goodman, Alice Moorehead, Lauren Suiter, and Savannah Butcher. (Photo provided by Lynn Rice) The Lady Tornadoes won three out of five of their matches at the Mattoon Tournament on Saturday to take home a third place finish. Monday, September 06, 2010

Golf League Scores Update

Scores from local leagues Monday, September 06, 2010

Area Football Round-Up

CHRISTIAN COUNTY - The Pana Panthers ran all over visiting Marquette Catholic on Friday. Pana ran the ball 56 times for 279 yards on their way to a 28-8 victory and a 2-0 start to the season. Sunday, September 05, 2010

Tornadoes blow past Spartans 35-6

TAYLORVILLE - The Tornadoes were able to improve to 2-0 on the season with balanced offensive and defensive efforts against the visiting Southeast Spartans. The over 2,000 in attendance were treated to early scoring, on the ground and through the air, as their Tornadoes took control of the game quickly and outmatched the Spartans on a chilly night fit for football. Sunday, September 05, 2010

Lady Mohawks fall to tough North Mac squad

The Lady Mohawks played their second match of the season Thursday night. This time, they faced Virden North Mac and the result wasn't favorable. Morrisonville (1-1) was defeated in two games, 25-21 and 25-18. Friday, September 03, 2010

Tornadoes soccer rescheduled for this evening

The THS soccer game against Hillsboro was canceled on Thursday due to rain and has been rescheduled for 5 p.m. this evening. Friday, September 03, 2010

Lady Panthers take road victory against A&M

Pana's Lady Panthers were on the road Thursday night for their eight game of the season. Their opponent, the Central A&M Lady Raiders, was just opening their season. Pana was able to overcome the hot gym conditions and capture their fifth win of the season by defeating the home team two games to zero. Friday, September 03, 2010

Lady Tornadoes beat Southeast for rain shortened victory

The Lady Tornadoes tennis team was able to record another win Thursday before play was called off for rain. According to THS head coach Wayne Orr, the girls were able to get enough wins to pick up a victory over visiting Southeast, 6 matches to 1, before rain caused the match to be cut short. Friday, September 03, 2010

"Coach of the Week" awarded to Schaumburg's Stilling

South Fork head football coach Drew Woodruff and his team were hoping the Chicago Bears would provide some extra morale for tonight's road game against Nokomis by selecting him as the Chicago Bears High School "Coach of the Week" for week 1. Friday, September 03, 2010

A&M cross country teams begin seasons at Clinton

The Central A&M boys and girls cross country teams opened their seasons on Tuesday. The teams traveled to Clinton where they took on Monticello, Tuscola and the host school in a quad meet. Thursday, September 02, 2010

THS soccer faces early season slump

The Tornadoes soccer team continued competing in the Four Corners Classic on Wednesday evening. THS lost its third game in as many days by the count of 3-0 to host Riverton. The Tornadoes found themselves down 2-0 at the half and Riverton was able to add another goal in the second half. Thursday, September 02, 2010