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08/25/2021

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Football preview last Friday: Vandals head to Pana for season opener By Editor | August 25, 2021 PROTECTED CONTENT If you’re a current subscriber, log in below. If you would like to subscribe, please click the subscribe tab above. Username Password Lost your password? Username and Password Help Pl...

08/25/2021

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Even though the South Central Lady Falcons have been on the road in three of four games this past week, they were perfect, going 4-0 and are 7-2 on the year. Vs. Sandoval The Falcons made easy work of most of their opponents and Sandoval was no exception on Tuesday, Aug. 24, as they won,…

08/25/2021

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The Vandalia Junior High Vandals, trailing 9-3 in the top of the sixth, made a valiant attempt at a comeback at Greenville on Friday, Aug. 20, but just couldn’t muster enough offense. The Vandals fell behind early as Greenville took a two-run lead on an error in the second inning. Despite the loss...

08/25/2021

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South Central baseball began where it left off in the spring, with a winning streak as the season opened last Tuesday, Aug. 18. They are now 3-0 on the season. Vs. Neoga Both teams were strong on the mound Tuesday, Aug. 24 but South Central defeated Neoga 3-1, allowing just four hits. The good guys....

08/25/2021

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The Lady Vandals hosted the Roxana Shells for their home opener Monday, but lost the meet 2-7. Victoria Smith picked up the Vandals singles victory at the #4 spot with an impressive 6-0, 6-2 victory. In doubles, Angelica Ferranto teamed with Victoria for an 8-5 win at # 2 doubles. The Vandals host a...

08/19/2021

Vandal Football will play their annual Red/White Scrimmage this Friday night August 20th. Practice begins at 5:30pm with the scrimmage portion set to start around 6:15pm. Admission will once again be a bottle of sports drink(Gatorade, Powerade, Etc). Go Vandals!

06/30/2021

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Vandalia Commnity High School graduate Jarek Wehrle can add one more feather into the cap of his high school career – state champion in wrestling. Wehrle won the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association state wrestling tournament, with the finals being held last week in Springfield. We...

06/23/2021

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ILLINOIS WRESTLING COACHES AND OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION The Vandalia wrestling team earned top honors at the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association sectional meet in Lawrenceville, earning 151.5 points, with the closest team being 106.5 points. Vandalia is ranked fou...

06/23/2021

Dothager is second in state By Editor | June 23, 2021 PROTECTED CONTENT If you’re a current subscriber, log in below. If you would like to subscribe, please click the subscribe tab above. Username Password Lost your password? Username and Password Help Please enter your email and we will send your...

06/23/2021

06/23/2021

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It was a post-season where the sectional and super-sectional games seemed much more difficult than the state finals for the South Central Cougars. The Cougars brought home the only state championship for the school in history. South Central defeated Glen Carbon’s Father McGivney in the championshi...

06/16/2021

https://www.leaderunion.com/2021/06/16/vandalia-represented-well-on-all-conference-ball-team-selections/

All conference team selection for softball and baseball were recently announced for the South Central Conference. Gracie Philpot, Vandalia sophomore, was unanimously named to the first team in the outfield. On the second team, Morgan Lidy was named as pitcher; Megan Lupton as infield, and Lexi Wehrl...