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Male Athlete of the Year
At the Spring Baseball Awards Night held May 26 in the Hamilton County High School library, senior Kane Smith was named the Male Athlete of the Year by Athletic Director Clint Winemiller. At left is Fox head baseball coach Jeff Gray; at right is the Foxes’ assistant coach and Smith’s father, Ron Smith.
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A night at the races 2010
Casual fans and horsemen alike were rewarded with suspenseful drives down the homestretch and close finishes at the Hamilton County Fair’s annual evening of horse racing July 5.
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Local girl takes first at golf tourney
A 7-year-old McLeansboro youth took first place in two events at the 2010 COUNTRY Youth Classic Golf Tournament.
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Volleyball team goes 10-1 at Crab Orchard Jamboree
Hamilton County High School’s volleyball team went 10-1 at the Crab Orchard Jamboree on June 17 and 18, coach Jason Hall reported.
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A major league experience
It took the Hamilton County baseball team a few innings to get their act together June 6 at Busch Stadium.
However, once the Foxes calmed their nerves, they upended the Spokane (Mo.) Owls 10-3 in a nine-inning game in front of a huge Fox crowd. -
Cox claims Craig Golf Tourney
Upcoming Hamilton County sophomore Marc Cox secured a scorecard playoff victory over Centralia’s Kameron Decker on June 1 to claim the annual Pinckneyville Billie Ray Craig Memorial Golf Tournament.
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Stewart goes to state
Hamilton County High School junior Jeff Stewart is competing in the state track and field semifinals Thursday in the shot put and discus after qualifying with school-record throws in both events at the sectional.
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Fox Fire’s Laughard takes home three awards
The Hamilton County Junior/Senior High Fox Fire trapshooting team competed in both its final Amateur Trapshooting Association and World Shooting Recreational Complex Registered Youth Shoot of the 2009-10 season.
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Angling for crappie
Forty-two people participated in the 22nd annual Hamilton County Crappie Tournament held May 1 at the McLeansboro Reservoir.
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Track teams win first at new venue
The Hamilton County High School Lady Foxes and Foxes track teams made their debut on their new all-weather track April 14 by winning a triangular meet with Eldorado and Norris City-Omaha-Enfield.
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First meet on new track
Hamilton County Junior High School’s girls and boys track teams competed Monday in their first home meet in about a decade — and on a new track.
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