JHS Grad to Play Volleyball in Austria
By Benjamin Cox on August 21, 2019 at 12:11pm
Jaelyn Keene, a 2014 Jacksonville High School graduate, has signed a contract to play professional volleyball in Austria, according to the State Journal-Register. Keene has signed to play with the KTSC Kelag Wildacts of Klagenfurt, Austria. Keene recently played 3 years of volleyball at Illinois State University and a year of beach volleyball at the […]
IC Announce Men’s Head Volleyball Coach
By Benjamin Cox on August 12, 2019 at 11:33am
Illinois College Director of Athletics Mike Snyder has introduced via a press release today Jim Hunstein as the first head coach of the new Illinois College men’s volleyball program. Hunstein, currently the women’s head coach at Lindenwood University-Belleville, will continue coaching the Lynx in their final season before officially taking the reins of the new […]
Young and Held Make Sports Headlines
By Gary Scott on August 1, 2019 at 9:32am
A Winchester High School graduate is making a mark in the junior Olympics. Austin Young, who graduated from Winchester High School this spring, has placed 5th out of 60 in the AAU Junior Olympics at Greensboro, North Carolina. Young set a personal best of 6 feet, 6 and three quarters inches in the high jump […]
Vinyard Hired As NG Basketball Coach
By Benjamin Cox on July 19, 2019 at 9:12am
According to a report from the Journal Courier, Justin Vinyard was hired as North Greene High School’s next Head Boys Basketball Coach. Vinyard will be replacing Brett Barry who resigned after the season this winter to become the athletic director full time. Vinyard is a 2009 graduate of North Greene High School. He graduated from […]
Meredosia Volleyball Has A New Coach
By Benjamin Cox on June 21, 2019 at 10:16am
The Meredosia School Board approved Victoria Miller as the new head volleyball coach at their June monthly meeting Wednesday night. Miller replaces Amy Davis who resigned at the end of the 2018-2019 school year. Miller, a 2013 graduate of West Central High School in Winchester, was a star volleyball player.
New Coaches for Triopia were Hired Wednesday Night
By Benjamin Cox on June 20, 2019 at 10:19am
Triopia decided to use in-house options for their coaching vacancies at the Triopia School Board meeting Wednesday night. Varsity Girls Basketball Assistant Coach Ashley Sanders was hired as the new Girls Basketball Head Coach to replace Kayla Whiteside. Whiteside resigned earlier this year to spend more time at home with her young family in the […]
Hall Named JHS Head Soccer Coach
By Gary Scott on June 20, 2019 at 9:53am
Jacksonville High School now has a new head soccer coach. He is 1997 JHS graduate Brexton Hall. Hall takes over for Evan Philpott, who has been hired as the head men’s soccer coach at Illinois College. Hall was a standout on the soccer field, and the wrestling mat at JHS. Hall has been involved in […]
Winters On All State Baseball Team for 4th Year
By Gary Scott on June 12, 2019 at 2:07pm
A Routt Catholic baseball player has been named to an all-state team for the fourth straight year. The Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association has named Routt Catholic senior Drew Winters to the 2019 all state team. Winters joins an elite group of players who were named to the all state team for all four […]
Graven Hired at South County
By Gary Scott on June 4, 2019 at 10:25am
South County now has a new boys’ head basketball coach. The Waverly and Franklin school boards have agreed to hire Bryon Graven as the new boys’ basketball coach for the South County Vipers. Graven, a graduate of Auburn who played for his father there, has spent the last four seasons as the head coach of […]
Mansholt Steps Down
By Gary Scott on May 31, 2019 at 7:05am
A long time coach at Jacksonville High School is stepping down. Jacksonville High School athletic director Ryan Van Aken announced yesterday that JHS head girls soccer coach John Mansholt announced he was retiring after 22 years at the post. Mansholt posted well over 250 wins in his 22 years as JHS head coach. His top […]