Area Sports
Heckert Signs to Play Baseball at KC
Jackson Heckert (seated, center) signed with the Kaskaskia College Blue Devils baseball team. He is flanked by parents Kim and Kurt Heckert. Standing in the back row are Okawville athletic director Jon Kraus, Rockets’ baseball coach Jackie Smith, KC baseball coach Mitch Koester, and Heckert’s sister, Jordyn. Read full details in this week’s issue.
Read MoreRockets Blast Hillsboro In Season Opener
By Jon Kraus The Rockets opened the 2019 basketball campaign on Saturday night with a 62-34 victory over Hillsboro in their first pool game of the Carlyle Kaskaskian Classic. The Rockets and Hillsboro both got off to slow starts in the opening quarter of the season, and Hillsboro grabbed the 10-8 advantage after one. The…
Read MoreLady Rocket Netters Named All-South Volleyball Team
Lady Rockets seniors Lindsey Averbeck and Megan Schleifer were named to the All-South Volleyball team. Lindsey is the daughter of Leon and Brenda Averbeck of Lively Grove. Megan is the daughter of Jason and Tricia Schleifer of Okawville. Hazel Konkel, Abby Wesselman, Delaney Varel, and Sydney Schnitker of Nashville were also named. Other All-South players…
Read MoreLady Rockets Open Season With Win
It was not pretty, but the Okawville Lady Rockets managed a win over Wesclin in the season opener Monday at the Nashville Thanksgiving Tournament. Okawville shot just 18 percent from the field, but the Lady Rockets dominated the boards to eke out a 31-26 win. Cold shooting by the Lady Rockets allowed the Lady Warriors…
Read MoreJunior Lady Rockets Win Five Straight; Junior Rockets Split Two
The Okawville Junior High Junior Lady Rockets continued their hot start to the season with five more wins over the last two weeks. Full details and stats are available in this week’s issue. Okawville 45, Breese 24 Okawville 50, Carlyle 25 Okawville 28, Germantown 14 Okawville 50, Lebanon 12 Okawville 41, Lebanon 36 Jr. Rockets…
Read MoreLady Titans Win All Lutheran Tournament
The Immanuel Lutheran/Trinity-St. John Lady Titans won the ILS/TSJ All Lutheran Tournament with three straight wins last week. Get the full game details and stats in this week’s issue. ILS/TSJ 41, Zion-Litchfield 12 ILS/TSJ 49, Trinity-Hoyleton 13 ILS/TSJ 54, St. John-Chester 27 Lady Titans on All-Tournament Team Obermeier, Bening and Renth were named to the…
Read MoreFrederking’s Evansville Team Upsets Top-Ranked Kentucky
Noah Frederking and the unranked Evansville Purple Aces knocked off top-ranked Kentucky 67-64 for their second win on the young season. Frederking started for the Purple Aces and played 28 minutes, scoring eight points and grabbing four rebounds. Evansville’s win was no fluke. They held the lead for most of the game and out-shot…
Read MoreLocal Players Suiting Up for McKendree
Pick up this week’s issue to read about three local athlete’s on the court for McKendree University. Luke Hensler, an Okawville graduate, is moving over from SWIC as a sophomore. Two other players from Washington County will be suiting with Hensler for the Bearcats: Nashville High School graduates Troy Pedtke and Bryce Bultman. Read more…
Read MoreRocket/Lady Rocket Basketball Gearing Up for New Season
Rockets Okawville Rockets’ coach Jon Kraus thinks this season will have highs and lows. And that is just in the team picture. This year’s Okawville team will have a couple of bigs, but most of the squad will be six foot or less. “We don’t really have many mid-size players,” Kraus said. “We’ve got a…
Read MoreFormer Big Leaguers Forming Sports Academy in Centralia
Kirk Rueter threw his last pitch for the San Francisco Giants in 2005. Since then, the Hoyleton native has watched his daughters’ sports and largely stayed out of the baseball business. That is until now. Rueter will be one of the former big leaguers providing lessons at the new Gary Gaetti Sports Center in Centralia.…
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