Area Sports
NCHS girls golf places first at Carbondale
By Todd Marver The Nashville High School girls golf team took first place out of four teams at Hickory Ridge Golf Course in Carbondale with a score of 183 on Monday, September 11. Marion had a score of 221, Carbondale had a score of 223 and West Frankfort had a score of 236. Shelby…
Read MoreNCHS football wins first conference game against Anna-Jonesboro
For the second week in a row the Hornet faithful came out to support their Friday Night Lights team at home. The opponent this week was the Anna-Jonesboro Wildcats led by former NCHS alum Brett Detering. After a nice ceremony where coach Detering was presented with a football helmet sporting the Nashville “N” as well…
Read MoreNCHS boys golf places first at Okawville and Greenville
By Todd Marver The Nashville High School boys golf team placed first at a pair of competitions last week. The Hornets took first place out of 13 teams at the Okawville Invite with a score of 303 at the Roland Barkau Memorial Golf Course on Monday, September 11. Parker Renken was the medalist…
Read MoreBriles Signs to Play College Basketball at SWIC
By Todd Marver tmarver@nashnews.net Nashville High School senior Bennett Briles will be playing college basketball at an NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) Division I school in Belleville next school year. Briles signed to play at Southwestern Illinois College (SWIC) on Friday, April 28. He will study accounting at SWIC. Briles said it has always…
Read MoreNMS Boys and Girls Track Place First in Breese
By Todd Marver tmarver@nashnews.net The Nashville Middle School boys and girls track teams both took first place on Tuesday, April 25 at Mater Dei Catholic High School in Breese. The girls team finished with 102 points and the boys team finished with 79 points. First place finishers for the girls team included Makayla Gajewski in…
Read MoreNMS Basketball Coaches Named Coaches of the Year; Reinburg to be Inducted into IBCA Hall of Fame
By Todd Marver tmarver@nashnews.net Two Nashville Middle School basketball coaches have been named Coaches of the Year by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) and an NMS coach is being inducted into the IBCA Hall of Fame. Nashville Middle School boys basketball coach Alex Timmermann and Nashville Middle School girls basketball coach Tierney Moore were…
Read MoreLoquasto Signs to Play College Football at Millikin
By Todd Marver tmarver@nashnews.net Nashville High School senior Quintin Loquasto will be playing football at an NCAA Division III school in Decatur next year. Loquasto signed to play college football at Millikin University on Friday, March 10. He said he fell in love with the program and coaches. “They were one of the first teams…
Read MoreLady Rockets Bring Another State Championship to Washington County
By Larry Thoeming A perfect run through post season play has led the Okawville Lady Rockets to the IHSA Class 1A State Championship, mirroring the precedent set by last year’s Nashville Hornets. Coach Haylee Bowers, in her first year at the helm as head coach, led the team to a 34-4 final record and the…
Read MoreGajewski signs to play football at ISU
Nashville senior Kaden Gajewski signed on Friday, Jan. 20, to continue his football career at Indiana State University. He will be playing on the defensive line, along with his older brother who signed with the Sycamores last year. A second generation athlete, Gajewski said he is looking forward to giving ISU his best effort.…
Read MoreNashville softball standouts sign with SWIC
By Leah Williams A couple of key Hornette players have decided to continue their athletic careers by joining the Blue Storm. Nashville seniors Korbi Rhine and Colleen Jahnke signed their letters of intent on Thursday to play softball at Southwestern Illinois College. Both Jahnke and Rhine expressed their excitement for getting the opportunity to play…
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