Area Sports

  Emma Crawford wins four medals for North Mac, Lilly Trettenero medals for Staunton in pole vault By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter There is a new track and field queen in Carlinville. Last weekend, Carlinville High School senior Hannah Gibson became the first Cavalier since Kelsey Card to bring home a state championship medal…

  By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter Staunton and Southwestern each defeated Carlinville to end the high school baseball regular season and completed two-game sweeps in both rivalries. On May 14, the Cavaliers were able to stay close but ultimately fell short at Piasa, 5-4. May 15 was the complete opposite when the Bulldogs rolled…

  By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter The Southwestern High School softball team entered the final week of the regular season in control of its own destiny for a South Central Conference title but the Birds’ red hot bats went cold at an inopportune time against two proven aces. Carlinville 4, Southwestern 1 Southwestern came…

  By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter Macoupin County is once again going to be well-represented at this year’s IHSA girls’ state track meet. Athletes from Carlinville, Staunton, Gillespie, North Mac, Bunker Hill and Mt. Olive all made the cut at the Class 1A Riverton sectional. The Carlinville duo of Hannah Gibson and Payton Harding…

  By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter The North Mac High School girls’ track team won the South Central Conference championship at Carlinville last week. Emma Crawford and Kaelyn Swift, two returning seniors from last season’s record-breaking Panthers’ unit, carried their leadership and domination over into 2025. Swift won both of the 100 and 200-meter…

  Miners could rematch Bulldogs in Gillespie regional championship By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter On May 6, Gillespie High School softball head coach Michelle Smith received an early Mother’s Day present in the form of her daughter’s first career home run, which came at the perfect time for the Miners’ in a big 9-7…

  By JOE HINDS Enquirer Democrat Reporter The First Christian Church at 700 W Center St. in Girard is sponsoring the First Annual Bennett Spangler Memorial Golf Tournament, which will be the church’s biggest fundraiser of the year, to honor Bennett Matthew Spangler, a two-year-old Hettick boy, who passed away from hypoplastic left-heart syndrome at…

  Postseason pairings released, Carlinville to host regionals By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter Jordyn Loveless broke the all-time Carlinville High School girls’ soccer single season scoring record and helped the Cavaliers defeat Maryville Christian, 1-0, last week. Loveless broke the tie on a breakaway boot that was assisted by Mylee Ribble during the game’s…

Southwestern improves to 5-1 in the SCC with 10-inning walkoff By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter In a game which Staunton had to act as the home team on the road, the Bulldogs defeated Carlinville, 8-3, in South Central Conference action Apr. 29. The Bulldogs built up an 8-0 lead through the first five innings,…

  Carlinville with two tough losses against Staunton and Gillespie By JACKSON WILSON Enquirer Democrat Reporter On Apr. 29, the Southwestern High School softball team scorched Gillespie, 14-7, and dealt the Miners their first South Central Conference losing hand in over four years. Vivian Zurheide crushed a home run and plated six tallies on two…