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NubAbility's Sports Camp for limb-different kids returns for its 12th year
DUQUOIN, IL — NubAbility Athletics Foundation's four-day All Sports Camp is returning to Du Quoin for its twelfth year. From July 18 to July 21, the All Sports Camp will match youth athletes with coaches who have similar physical differences for instruction in 19 mainstream organized sports. The camp...
Murphysboro hires a pair of soccer coaches
As the soccer scene in Southern Illinois has exploded in recent years, the Murphysboro boys’ and girls’ programs have been near the top of the heap in 1A. Both programs have been led by Michael Lydy. That changed Tuesday night when a pair of hires were made – Tim Bunselmeyer is the new head coach of the boys’ program and Matt Decker is the new girls’ coach.
W.O. Smith Field comes alive as YellowJackets and Terriers scrimmage
CHESTER – Chester High School’s W.O. Smith football field came alive Monday July 15 for a two-hour friendly football scrimmage between the Chester YellowJackets and the Carbondale Terriers. The event featured a 1-hour period of 7-on-7 football scrimmages from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m. followed by a second...
Laurin Watts named SIU Softball pitching coach
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Softball head coach Jen Sewell has announced the hiring of Laurin Watts as the program’s pitching coach. “We have been anticipating this big announcement for a while now and I’m so glad we were able to get Laurin on board with us here at Saluki Softball,” Sewell said. “Laurin is one of the top up-and-coming pitching coaches in the country. Her name just kept coming up every time I asked about who is the next big pitching hire.”
Salukis nab former SoCon Pitcher of the Year McKenzie Newcomb to round out transfer recruiting class
CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Southern Illinois University softball team has wrapped up its 2024 recruiting class with the signing of pitcher McKenzie Newcomb, a transfer from Samford University. Newcomb joins Charley Pursley, Emily Williams and Maleah Blomenkamp as the newest additions to the Saluki roster. Newcomb, a native of...
News | Volleyball earns AVCA Team Academic Award for 19th-straight season
CARBONDALE, Ill. — The American Volleyball Coaches Association announced its list of collegiate and high school volleyball teams that earned the AVCA Team Academic Award sponsored by INTENT. Southern Illinois made the list for the 19th straight year. The award, initiated in the 1992–93 academic year, honors volleyball teams...
SIU women’s golf signs Pihla Pennanen from Finland
CARBONDALE, Ill. – The SIU Women’s Golf program announced the signing of Pihla Pennanen Tuesday. “We are extremely excited to add Pihla to the Saluki family,” Director of Golf Justin Fetcho said. “She has a ton of international experience and is one of the top junior players in Finland.”
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