Area Sports
Cougars’ season underway – First HOME game will be Homecoming Dec. 14, 4:00 p.m.
PUBLISHED IN THE NOVEMBER 28, 2019 HARDIN COUNTY INDEPENDENT. VISIT THE OFFICE FOR YOUR COPY OR CALL 618-287-2361. SUBSCRIBE AT WWW.HARDINCOINDEPENDENT.COM PRICING: E-EDITION $28, IN COUNTY PAPER COPY $33, OUT OF COUNTY PAPER COPY $35. WE KEEP ALL INDEPENDENTS BACK TO 2013 FOR SALE. Cougar Chaos, back row, left to right: Assistant Coach Jason Vaughn,…
Read MoreJr. High Lady Cougars season underway
The Jr. High Lady Cougars basketball season is underway. The team is coached by Kristina Winters. The girls have already played several games so far. The girls play at home this Thursday, November 21. Come out and cheer them on! The team is pictured above, front row, left to right: Gabriela Bragdon, Rylie Hall, Riley…
Read MoreCougars start season with no losses and one championship win
Printed in the November 7, 2019 Hardin County Independent The Jr. High Cougars Basketball team is off to a great start this season. Last Thursday, the Cougars moved to four wins and no losses as they won the championship at the Adams School Tip Off Classic. “We’ve gotten better every…
Read MoreFirst Ever Lady Cougars High School Volleyball Team
Hardin County High School Cougars Volleyball Team members, back row, left to right: Emma Mott, Adriana Armstrong, Alex Ostrow, Maddi Hepp, Ava Bishop, Jaidan Fowler, Aubrie Joiner. Front row: Madi Mott, Kyleigh Bebout, Nyssa Mills, Calista Conley, Melissa Winters, Kenly Pickering, Mallory Settles. By Jennifer Lane Editor The High School Lady Cougars Volleyball Team is…
Read MoreCougars Golf season begins
2019 – 2020 Cougars High School Golf Team: back row, left to right: Calen Banks, Braxton Joyner, Jake Vaughn, Bryson Cullum. Front row: Ava Bishop, Aiden Vaughn. Not pictured: Coach Aaron Bishop and Assistant Coach Micky Walker.
Read MoreJr. High Softball begins season
The Hardin County Jr. High Girls Softball team kicked off its season on Saturday, August 10 at home during Slug Fest 2019. In recent years the Jr. High Baseball and Softball teams have invited other schools to play at the Tammy Conn Memorial Tournament to kick off the season. Tammy was a beloved elementary teacher…
Read More3rd Annual Rosiclare Fire Department Bowfishing Tournament gleaned over 8,000 pounds of carp from the Ohio and its tributaries
By Jennifer Lane editor The Rosiclare Fire Department held its 3rd annual Big 15 Bowfishing tournament starting at the Ohio riverfront at the Rosiclare Park and Campground Saturday, August 17 and overnight into Sunday, August 18. In addition to participants from Illinois, others traveled from three neighboring states, Kentucky, Missouri,…
Read MoreJr. High Boys Baseball season begins
Players on the Jr. High School boys baseball team kicked off their season by hosting Slug Fest last Saturday, August 10. The Cougars played one game against Goreville, but lost 8-2. In recent years the Jr. High Baseball and Softball teams have invited other schools to play at the Tammy Conn Memorial Tournament to kick…
Read MoreCougars place 2nd in State Championship; Armstrong, Hicks, and Mosby are State Champions
Illinois S3DA held its 3rd Annual 3D State Championship at Sahara Woods in Carrier Mills, IL on Saturday, July 6. Teams from all over Illinois gathered for the event, some traveling from as far as the Chicago area. State Coordinator, Jim Sharp said, “One hundred five students registered for the tourney. This is the first…
Read More Justin Conkle and Brady Blair captured top prize $1,512 in Brenner Bass Tournament
1st Place Team/ 2nd Place Big Bass – First place team winners of the SIC Rodney J Brenner Memorial Buddy Bass Tournament are Justin Conkle and Brady Blair with a 12.5 pound catch. Conkle and Blair also won second place Big Bass for their 4.465 pound bass. Thirty boats roared out of the…
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