Area Sports
Adriana Armstrong takes title of S3DA Outdoor Target State Champion
By JD Ketten, Assistant 3D Archery Coach On June 8, Adriana Armstrong traveled five hours to Pekin, Illinois to take part in the first Illinois S3DA Outdoor Target State Championship. S3DA held three regional qualifiers (Norris City, Belleville, Pekin) earlier this spring. These qualifiers let students compete for a chance to attend the championship. Adriana…
Read MoreHardin County Archery hosts successful Regional qualifier; Armstrong, Cullum, Hicks, Lane, Mosby, Oxford place in tournament
Forty-one shooters took part in Hardin County Archery’s S3DA regional qualifier Saturday, May 18. Teams from the Southern Illinois region were represented in the tournament; some travelling nearly two hours to attend. After a brief safety meeting, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a prayer by Adriana Armstrong, contestants made their way to the 20…
Read MoreHardin County Archers look forward to even more success with newly built Indoor Archery Range
By Jennifer Lane, Editor In March, Hardin County Cougars Archery team members were able to begin practice on their newly constructed indoor archery range. The range is constructed on the north wall in Oxford Gymnasium in Hardin County School. The team is the proud two-time holder of the S3DA State Championship (2017 & 2018). In…
Read MoreCougar archers pin down 6 medals at NCOE 3D season opener
By J.D. Ketten Assistant Coach The Hardin County Archery Cougars shot in the Illinois S3DA’s 3D season opener on March 31, 2019. The tournament was rained out on the March 30th and rescheduled to that Sunday. NCOE hosted the shoot at its high school, and 74 students from Illinois took part in the event as…
Read MoreSelected Seniors play in 41st Annual Benton Lions Club All-Star Basketball Classic
The 41st Annual Benton Lions Club All-Star Basketball Classic was held Friday, March 29, on the hardwood at Rend Lake College’s James “Hummer” Waugh Gymnasium. The event featured the best in boys’ and girls’ high school basketball from the area. A dunk contest and three-point shoot-out was held. MVP awards were presented at the conclusion…
Read MoreCougars compete in Cincinnati at Nationals
Adrianna Armstrong and Wyatt Dutton traveled to Cincinnati, Ohio to compete at the S3DA Indoor National Championship. The tournament is held annually at the Duke Energy Center and can accommodate over 450 shooters on the line at one time. The tournament had over one thousand students from all over the U.S. aiming for…
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Hardin County Archery competes at State; Adriana Armstrong receives Silver
Adriana 2nd in State (Silver) . Adriana, Wyatt, Coach Ketten, Kylie. By JD Ketten HCHS Indoor Archery Coach On Saturday, March 10, 2019 the Hardin County Archery Cougars competed at the S3DA Indoor State Championship. The state’s best archers traveled to Albion, Illinois for a chance to be State champion. This was the second…
Read MoreLegence Banks supports local athletes; Provides education on financial literacy
Dustin Wilson, Legence Bank Shawneetown Branch Manager presented a $300 check to Athletic Director Sharon Austin. Dustin Wilson, Shawneetown Branch Manager, donated $300 on behalf of Legence Bank to help support hospitality room expenses for the Class 1A High School Boys Basketball Regional Tournament held last week at Hardin County School. Legence has continually…
Read MoreHardin County Cougars claim 2nd place in Regionals
Greta Smith photos Hardin County beat out Pope County and then Cobden, the number 1 seed team, to make it to the final round against the Gallatin County Hawks; Cougar Gavin Smith advanced to Sectionals in 3-Point Showdown By Heather Rash Reporter The Hardin County Cougars High School Boys Basketball team hosted the 2019 Regionals…
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