Area Sports
Mascoutah Native Named Chair of the Southeastern Conference Student Athlete Advisory Committee
Mascoutah – Barry Evans, a Mascoutah, Illinois native and member of Alabama’s nationally-ranked track and field team, has been re-elected as Chair of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). This is Evans’ second consecutive year serving as SAAC Chair. In addition to his leadership role, Evans participated in the SEC Spring Meetings last…
Read MoreMascoutah Boys Track Results
By Michael Trotter Last week Mascoutah’s boys track team competed in the Roxana Relays. They finished in sixth place out of eight teams with 20 points. The Distance Medley relay team of Jeremy Norris, Orlando Cicneros, Jacob Olson and Zachary Barshay finished fourth (12:25.57). The 4×400 relay team of Darien Pantovich, Kameron Phillips, Aiden O’Leary…
Read MoreMascoutah Girls Cross Country
By Michael Trotter At Saturday’s Jacksonville 2A Cross Country Sectional Mascoutah’s girls squad finished 12th out of 17 teams with 266 points. The top three teams were Chatham (Glenwood) with 40 points, Mt. Zion with 121 and Waterloo with 123. Brynn Behrmann was Mascoutah’s top finisher in 35th place (18:27.4) and Ryleigh Piller was close…
Read MoreWesclin Gridders go to 2-0, Mater Dei Falls in Milk Bowl
By Larry Thoeming Coach Ray Kauling’s Wesclin Warriors dominated from the get-go to bash visiting Brentwood/Clayton 41-13 last Friday night, while the cross county Milk Bowl battle between Mater Dei and Breese Central went to the Cougars this year, as Sophomore Bryce Wieter kicked a 2 yard field go with just four seconds remaining to…
Read MoreMHS Hires New Head Cheerleading Coach
By Julie Laakko [email protected] Mascoutah High School is excited about their new head cheerleading coach, Ryanne Sirtak. Coach Sirtak is an MHS alumni from the class of 2014. She was a varsity cheerleader all four years, earning a white letter her senior year. While she did not cheer in college, she has always had a…
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