Skip to content

Area Sports

Lady Cougars Jr. High JV Volleyball team brings home first ever trophy for Hardin County

Showing support for one another, Lady Cougars Jr. High Volleyball team pictured with the Gallatin County Volleyball team. Hardin County girls, back row, left to right: Avery Hastie, Kenna Gunderson, Whitlee Fricker, Kendall McKinley, Alivia Bishop, Macey Martin, Gracy Smith amongst Gallatin County girls. Front row: Angela Griffith, Emmalyn Flemmings, Audry Griffith, Krysta Roberts, Noa…

Read More

Cougars won 2nd place in the Little Greater Egyptian Conference Tournament

Published in the January 27 Hardin County Independent The Hardin County Jr. High Cougars placed second in the LGEC tournament last weekend. They versed NCOE with a final score 35-31. The team is coached by Brian Banks. Justin Smith assists. This year’s team consists of players (not in order) Jacob Gibbons, Christian Winters, Caden Heberer,…

Read More

Cougar archers take Gold and Silver in Hardin County Regional Tournament

Kylie Mosby (silver) and Adriana Armstrong (gold) By JD Ketten Hardin County Indoor Archery Coach Hardin County Archery held its 3rd annual S3DA indoor regional on Saturday, February 1st. Southeastern Illinois College Archery Center was the host site for the tournament. Nearly 40 southern Illinois archers took part in the event. Four Cougar archers, Adriana…

Read More

Hardin County High School Cougars are GEC Consolation Champs

The Greater Egyptian Conference (GEC) games were held at Southeastern Illinois College, hosted by Pope County High School this year last week. The Cougars versed the Hawks on January 28 in the first round of GEC games. They lost that night, but played in the another round on January 30 against Thompsonville. There, they won…

Read More

Cougars are SIJHSAA Regional Champions; Will compete in first round at State Saturday

  REGIONAL CHAMPS, L-R: Kaitlyn Dutton, Alidia Stephens, Coach Brett Oxford, Walker Bebout, Drew Vaughn, Landon Holbrook, Levi Snyder, Aiden Borum, Morgan Fricker, Nick Austin, Assistant Coach Brian Banks, Alexys Dutton, Keisha Phillips. Middle row: Nyla Sheftic, Emery Stricklin, Christian Winters, Brandon Dutton, Trafton Stallings, Nate Massie, Landon Fricker, Bryden Banks, Zac Watson, Paisley Patton,…

Read More

Lady Cougars’ season underway; First home game Dec. 10

LADY COUGARS – High School Girls Basketball, front row, left to right: Shayna Hobbs, Madi Mott, Halle Wallace. Middle: Nyssa Mills and Arin Hicks. Back row: Ava Bishop, Makayla Rose, Hallie Holbrook, Emma Mott, Jaidan Fowler, and Jadrian Wright. Coached by Garison Mott (not pictured). — photo furnished by the Dollar Saver. TO BE PUBLISHED…

Read More