Area Sports
Blue Racers Finish Second At Conference
The Nashville Blue Racers concluded their season this past weekend with the 2019 Shawnee Conference Meet on July 20. Nashville Memorial Pool hosted the meet. The meet featured six teams. Nashville, Carlyle, Millstadt, Pinckneyville, Red Bud, and Sparta all competed, with Carlyle taking the title. Carlyle dominated the meet finishing with 436 points. Nashville was…
Read MoreNashville Jr. Golf Tournament Held At Nashville Municipal Golf Course
Nashville Municipal Golf Course was a busy place on July 11 as the course was taken over by the Nashville Jr. Golf Tournament 47 golfers competed in the tournament in different age groups. Golfers 14-18 golfed 18 holes. Golfers between the ages of 10-13 played nine holes. Golfers below the age of 10 played five…
Read MoreBlue Racers Close Out Regular Season
The Nashville Blue Racers ended the regular season with a meet at home against Millstadt, before traveling to Pinckneyville to close out the regular season. The Blue Racers will close out the season with the Conference Meet at home in Nashville on July 20 before taking part in an All-Star Meet in Millstadt. The Blue…
Read MoreBergmann To Play Basketball For Kaskaskia College
A third member of the Nashville Hornets Class 2A State Runner-Up boys basketball team will continue their athletic pursuit at the next level. Tanner Bergmann joins Bryce Bultman and Kelton Harre playing sports in college. Bergmann signed to play basketball at Kaskaskia College next season. Bultman will play basketball for McKendree University. Harre signed to…
Read MoreBlue Racers Defeat Red Bud
The Nashville Blue Racers kicked off the month of July with another win as they defeated Red Bud on July 2. The Blue Racers racked up 387.5 points, well ahead of Red Bud, who finished with 269.5 points. The Blue Racers are 6-2 on the season. A few pool records were set at the meet.…
Read MoreGirls Track Hands Out Awards
The Nashville Hornettes girls track team hosted their end of season awards banquet, this past week. Six athletes received individual awards for their contributions during the season. The Hornetes enjoyed great success this season. Nashville won the Tri-County Invitational, and the Nashville Invitational. The Hornettes finished runner-up at Sectionals and Conference to IHSA Class 1A…
Read MoreHornet Football Schedule Released For 2019 Season
The Nashville Hornets football team will look to return to the playoffs next season. The Hornets finished the regular season with an 8-1 record last year, but fell in the first round of the IHSA playoffs. The IHSA released the schedules for all schools at ihsa.org this past week. The Hornets will begin the 2019…
Read MoreBlue Racers Squeak Past Millstadt
The Nashville Blue Racers swim team wrapped up a busy week as they won two of their three meets this past week. The Blue Racers squeaked past Millstadt on June 17. Nashville suffered their first defeat of the season against Carlyle on June 18, but bounced back to defeat Red Bud on June 20. The…
Read MoreHornettes Win Summer Tournament
On June 7, the Nashville Hornettes traveled to New Athens and came away with a championship. The Hornettes defeated Carlyle, Marissa/Coulterville, Okawville, and New Athens during the tournament. Front Row: Emily Schnitker, Abby Wesselmann, Raqui Elliott, and Lily Taft. Back Row: Elise Spencer, Katie May, Kyleigh Guinzy, Hazel Konkel, Kirsten Twenhafel, Calay Krueger and Addi…
Read MoreSICA Releases All-South Lists
The Southern Illinois Coaches Association announced their All-South lists for Girls Track, Baseball and Softball this past week. Washington County was well represented. In Girls Track, Nashville had three individuals and all four relays named All-South. Okawville had one athlete named All-South in Girls Track. In Baseball. Nashville finished with three All-South players. Okawville finished…
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