Head coach Matt Hampleman's Boys' and Girls' FCHS Cross Country teams competed in the Benton Quads on Monday afternoon, resulting a third place finish for the Lady Redbirds.
The CJHS Jr. Lady Redbirds softball team used solid pitching and a stingy defense to hold off Herrin until the offense came alive in the fourth inning, propelling West Frankfort to its ninth win of the season.
Just as they split victories with Jackson County foes Murphysboro and Carbondale last week, the Central Jr. High Junior Redbirds traded wins with Saline County teams in its last two games, losing a nail biter to Harrisburg on Thursday, then making short work of Eldorado, topping the Eagles 10-0 on Monday afternoon at the city park.
The FCHS Lady Redbird Volleyball team got its season off to fast start Saturday, finishing pool play 3-0 before falling to eventual champion, Nashville, and Du Quoin.
Both the Boys' and Girls' FCHS Cross Country teams saw their first action of the season as they traveled to SIU-Edwardsville for the Metro East Lutheran Meet.
Head Coach Chad Spence's FCHS Varsity football team was given an unwelcome greeting by the Anna-Jonesboro Wildcats on the opening night of prep action, as A-J stormed out to a 28-0 lead at the end of the first quarter and cruised to the 34-7 win.
The FCHS Boys’ Golf team garnered its first victory of the season, defeating the Anna-Jonesboro Wildcats 187-192 Wednesday afternoon at Franklin County Country Club.
Coming off an opening game win at Benton, the Central Jr. High Baseball team sought road victory when they traveled to Marion on Thursday, but it was the Junior Wildcats that exploded late in the game, beating Frankfort 11-4.
There is little doubt that, as Americans, we are baseball crazy. It has long been deemed "America's Game" and its finest teams and players are deeply embedded in the history of this great nation.
But, oftentimes, the greatest baseball stories don't make headline news or the Sportscenter lead. Generally, the finest plot lines are courtesy of overachieving ragtag groups of kids that play on dirt infields in between chainlink fences before sparse crowds made up mainly of parents and relatives.
Which is exactly the story of the 1984 West Frankfort Colt League Baseball team.
Softball championships are won with pitching and defense, and the Bronco League National Champion West Frankfort Redbirds had plenty of both en route to sparkling 22-1 record, outscoring their opponents by 236-38 margin.
The Orient Express' unlikely run through the American Legion 25th District Tournament came to a screeching halt Tuesday after consecutive losses to Murphysboro and Marion.
