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
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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
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
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Rutgers AD has no plans to resign
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Julie Hermann is not resigning as Rutgers' incoming athletic director following a report that 16 years ago she humiliated and emotionally abused players while coaching Tennessee's women's volleyball team. And the university is st
May 28, 2013
Sports Briefs
Lady Rams to host basketball camp Mt. Vernon will host a girls basketball camp in June. The camp is June 10-13 and costs $40 per camper. It is open to girls entering second through ninth grades. Individuals can pick up registration forms at the athle
May 28, 2013
McDanel medals at track state
CHARLESTON -- Joesph McDanel saved some of his best jumps for the end of the track season. The Mt. Vernon junior spent a portion of the season getting healthy from a back injury but was able to bounce back and finish ninth at the 2A state final. "I t
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Graduating veteran made mark
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Mat Jasieniecki readily admits that after he graduated from high school, he partied a bit too much, and after a while his grandparents told him to shape up. He moved to Florida, and there his uncle, a Marine, presented him wit
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Slow French Open start for Nadal; Sharapova wins
PARIS (AP) -- Rafael Nadal knows this story well. All too well. Saw it up close the previous time he played in a major tournament. Early round, main stadium, unknown opponent taking risky swings and putting everything in. At Wimbledon nearly a year a
May 28, 2013
Rams claim regional title
HERRIN -- Tyler Ellis didn't need much offense in Saturday's regional title game against Centralia. The Mt. Vernon hurler attacked the Centralia batters all game. In the end, the Orphans managed just three hits against Ellis as Mt. Vernon claimed its