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  • 6-1 MTV sectional final preview photo Rams face Triad for berth in super MT. VERNON - The Rams baseball team played Triad once before this season. This time someone's season will end. The two team collide in today's sectional final in Effingham. Mt. Vernon traveled to Triad earlier in the season and lost 3-1. "I thought w

    June 1, 2013 1 Photo

  • Sports briefs Kings must solve scoring woes EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) -- After a rare day off for rest and contemplation, the Los Angeles Kings came back focused on what's missing from their run at a second straight Stanley Cup title. If the Kings can't score more,

    May 31, 2013

  • 5-31 Paul Hines mug Pitching, defense fuel Rams run Mt. Vernon's baseball team will take the field Saturday searching for its school record 30th win of the season. The Rams, who are playing in the sectional title game for the first time since a loss two season ago against Waterloo, have been a force t

    May 31, 2013 2 Photos

  • 5-31 Summer Karch signing photo Summer Karch commits to Shawnee College MT. VERNON – Summer Karch faced a challenging softball season. The Lady Rams senior missed most of the year with a quad injury. “Summer's a natural leader, and it was just hard for her to sit and watch,” Mt. Vernon softball coach Lance Boldt said. “

    May 31, 2013 1 Photo

  • Illinois trustees approve extension, raise for Groce CHAMPAIGN (AP) -- University trustees have signed off on a $200,000 annual raise and contract extension for Illinois basketball coach John Groce. Groce's salary will increase to $1.2 million a year. His contract now runs through April 2018. In Groce'

    May 30, 2013

  • Cardinals prospect confident about call-up Wacha has work cut out for him ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Michael Wacha has some tough acts to follow, given St. Louis Cardinals rookie pitchers have already combined for 12 victories. Less than a year after the Cardinals drafted him in the first round out of

    May 30, 2013

  • 5-30 MTV baseball photo Rams roll on with win EFFINGHAM – Brock Fulkerson wasn't afraid to let his defense work for him Wednesday night. Fulkerson hurled a two-hitter against Effingham, and Mt. Vernon's baseball team won 2-0 in the sectional semifinal. “I had all three pitches going for strikes

    May 30, 2013 1 Photo

  • NASCAR champion to visit Oklahoma Jimmie Johnson to visit twister-hit town CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Five-Time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson will visit tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla., on Thursday to help distribute supplies to victims of the May 19-20 tornados. Johnson will be accompani

    May 29, 2013

  • Sports brief Mt. Vernon to host sports camps Mt. Vernon will host a variety of sports camps in June. Rams basketball camp will be June 3-6 and cost $40. The camp is for boys entering second through ninth grades. Second through sixth grades will practice 9-11:30

    May 29, 2013

  • 5-29 MTV baseball sectional preview photo (4 cols.) Rams face Flaming Hearts in sectional MT. VERNON - Tim Holloway doesn't want his team to change. The Rams baseball coach led his team to the regional title. Today, Mt. Vernon opens sectional action against Effingham. "We feel if we take care of the things we need to do, then we'll have a

    May 29, 2013 2 Photos