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Local players select their college homes

A productive summer following up a strong high school season helped Collinsville High senior pitcher-shortstop Erik Shannahan land a baseball scholarship to Arkansas.

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Flyers rebound in a big way; post lopsided win over Washington, D.C., school

Traveling by bus from Washington, D.C., it took the St. John's Cadets 15 hours to arrive in East St. Louis on Friday. Once they got around to playing football, it took them about 15 minutes to experience the potency of the Flyers.
West slips past Althoff on field goal with 1:06 left in game

His name wasn't even in the program Friday night, but Belleville West kicker Kent Kobernus had the full attention of more than 3,000 fans at Lindenwood Stadium before it was all over.
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Knights run past Kahoks, throwing just one pass in 27-14 win

Being one-dimensional worked Friday night for the Triad Knights.
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Lancers drop lopsided game to Farmington, 35-2

It was a forgettable trip to Farmington, Mo., for the Belleville East Lancers, who wound up on the wrong end of a 35-2 score.
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Edwardsville breezes past Corliss; RB scores TDs on his first three carries

Edwardsville sophomore running back Reggie Box got only three carries in the first half against Chicago Corliss, but he made the most of them.
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Mater Dei continues to pile up the points

They came into Friday night ranked sixth in the Class 4A poll from The Associated Press. Tthanks to another big night from quarterback Justin Vonder Haar, it's becoming hard to imagine there are five 4A teams in the state any better than the Mater Dei Knights.
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Columbia QB throws, runs for 5 TDs in win over Waterloo

The Columbia Eagles took advantage of two key turnovers to roll past the Waterloo Bulldogs 41-21 on Friday.
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Another tough foe awaits Flyers

For the second straight week, the East St. Louis Flyers will test themselves against a national-caliber prep football team.
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Renewed rivalry: Belleville West, Althoff set to collide

Ric Johns grew up in Belleville and even though the Belleville West football coach used to play for Belleville East, he understands the meaning of the West-Althoff rivalry. He also doesn't have to be reminded that the Maroons have beaten Althoff only twice since 1988.
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Top-ranked Eagles set to tangle with Waterloo

Columbia enters its annual Monroe County football showdown against Waterloo as the top-ranked Class 3A team in the state.
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Kahoks set to put emphasis on their defense

The Collinsville High School boys soccer team has shifted gears in its bid for another berth in the state tournament.
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Prep football: The games on tap tonight and Saturday

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Cahokia Conference
Carlyle at Freeburg, 7 p.m.
Central at Dupo, 7 p.m.
Wesclin at Red Bud, 7 p.m.
Mascoutah's Austin Givens lets the ball fly; tosses 5 TD passes in season opener

At times last Friday, senior quarterback Austin Givens of Mascoutah felt like he was playing catch. It seemed that simple. Givens was 8-for-9 for 224 yards and five touchdowns in the season opener.
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Former Belleville West pitcher commits to SIUC

It's been an amazing year for former Belleville West pitcher Randy Hoelscher.
Today's sports schedule: Games on tap in the metro-east

Boys Soccer
Quincy at Belleville East, 5:30 p.m.
Cahokia at Althoff, 5 p.m.
Lebanon at Valmeyer, 4 p.m.