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        • Du Quoin rolls past Benton in regional final May. 20, 2013
          Benton rode a seven-game winning streak into Saturday's Du Quoin Class 2A Regional title game, but couldn't use the momentum to derail the host Indians
        • Miller wins championship; Crites, Horn also bring back medals from state track meet May. 20, 2013
          Sesser-Valier-Waltonville's Chelsea Miller won a state championship and was one of three local girls to win medals at the IHSA's Girls State Track and Field Meet
        • Benton baseball advances to regional final with win over Z-R-C May. 17, 2013
          For the fifth year in a row, the Benton High School baseball team will play in a regional championship game
        • Miller, Breeden advance at 1A state meet May. 17, 2013
          Sesser-Valier's Chelsea Miller and Carterville's Aurora Breeden still have more races to run at the IHSA Girls Class 1A State Track and Field Meet
        • Rangers improving as track season winds down May. 17, 2013
          Benton boys track coach Rod Shurtz liked the progress he saw in the Rangers' final regular season tuneup
        • County tennis program set to start May 22 at Benton park May. 16, 2013
          The start of the Franklin County Tennis Club 2013 Spring Program is less than a week away.
          Area children are invited to the Franklin County Tennis Club 2013 Spring Program in Benton. Several members of the program participated in the recent Rend Lake Water Festival Parade.
        • Nashville routs Rangerettes at regional May. 15, 2013
          Nashville began its defense of the Class 2A state softball championship on Tuesday with a dominating effort against Benton
        • Benton baseball closes regular season with 20th win May. 14, 2013
          For the fourth year in a row, the Benton High School baseball team has won 20 games in a season
        • Benton softball advances in regional with 6-1 win May. 14, 2013
          The Benton High School softball team has advanced to the Class 2A Regional semifinals
        • Red-hot Rangers pick up three wins May. 13, 2013
          Benton improved to 19-14 with three wins over the weekend. The Rangers downed Hamilton County in Benton on Friday and then beat Trico twice in a doubleheader in Campbell Hill on Saturday
        • Benton softball downs Goreville in regular season finale May. 13, 2013
          The Benton High School softball team wrapped up its regular season by downing defending Class 1A state champion Goreville, 4-2, Saturday morning
        • Sesser-Valier girls track sending three athletes to state May. 13, 2013
          Sesser-Valier's Chelsea Miller won the long jump and both the 100 and 200 dashes, while teammate Rae Lappin won the triple jump Friday at the Sparta Sectional meet
        • Error helps Johnston City slip past Benton, 8-7 May. 10, 2013
          Bailee Pulley used her speed and a shaky Benton defense to help push Johnston City past Benton, 8-7, Thursday afternoon
        • Local girls track athletes advance to 2A state meet May. 10, 2013
          Herrin's Abby Horn, Bralon Mack and Kara Martin advance to state along with Benton's Jenna Johnston and Marion's Krysten Crites
        • Benton tennis gets past Massac County on Senior Night May. 10, 2013
          Trevor Johnston's win over Tanner Weatherbee in No. 5 singles broke a 4-4 tie and gave Benton a 5-4 win over Massac County on Senior Night Thursday evening
        • Benton third, West Frankfort fourth at boys conference meet May. 10, 2013
          Harrisburg tallied 193 team points and edged Murphysboro for the Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference Ohio Division boys track conference title Thursday
        • Benton softball cruises to 10-0 win on Senior Day May. 9, 2013
          For the second day in a row, the Benton Rangerettes used a big first inning to propel themselves to a win
        • Benton baseball beats Vienna, Cobden in doubleheader May. 9, 2013
          Outstanding pitching and timely offense helped the Benton High School baseball team pick up two wins in a doubleheader Wednesday afternoon
        • Rangerettes crush Pinckneyville, 9-2 May. 8, 2013
          Benton sent nine batters to the plate and scored four times in the bottom of the first and cruised to a 9-2 win over Pinckneyville Tuesday afternoon
        • Herrin tennis knocks off Benton, 6-3 May. 8, 2013
          The Herrin High School boys tennis team won four of the six singles matches and two of the three doubles matches on its way to a 6-3 win over Benton Tuesday afternoon
        • Herrin girls win 12-team Harrisburg Invitational, Benton second May. 8, 2013
          The Herrin girls track team won its fifth meet of the season by winning the Harrisburg Invitational Monday afternoon. It is the first time the Lady Tigers, who tallied 116 team points, have ever won the event
        • Benton's Potts wins javelin at OVC Championship May. 8, 2013
          Benton graduate and current Murray State sophomore Sydney Potts won the javelin at the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championship on the track and field event's first day Friday
        • Herrin first, Benton second, West Frankfort third at Conference May. 3, 2013
          Lady Tigers win Ohio, Carterville wins Mississippi at SIRR Conference girls track meet
        • Benton tennis gets past Marion May. 3, 2013
          The Benton High School boys tennis team downed Marion, 5-4, Thursday afternoon
        • Repking’s walkoff blast lifts Vols over Rend Lake May. 3, 2013
          Derek Repking stroked a walkoff two-run homer Thursday to lead the John A. Logan College baseball team to a 3-1 come-from-behind win over Rend Lake in 11 innings
        • Mt. Vernon softball slips past Benton in extra innings May. 3, 2013
          Mt. Vernon scored a run in the top of the ninth inning and slipped past Benton, 5-4, in non-conference high school softball
        • Benton baseball falls at Flora May. 3, 2013
          Flora broke a 7-7 tie with a run in the bottom of seventh inning and downed the Benton High School baseball team, 8-7
        • Murphysboro repeats as Chuck Oyler Invite champs May. 2, 2013
          For the second year in a row, the Murphysboro High School boys track team has won the Chuck Oyler Invite
        • Rice, Du Quoin shut out Rangerettes May. 2, 2013
          The final home game of the season for the Du Quoin softball team concluded with a victory as the Lady Indians shut out Benton, 4-0
        • Youngman boosts Du Quoin over Benton, 8-6 May. 2, 2013
          With a pair of doubles and a homer, Du Quoin's Camden Youngman gave his team a big game at the plate as the Indians beat the Benton Rangers 8-6 in a non-conference game
        • Benton softball slides past Goreville in eight innings May. 1, 2013
          Emily Oxford reached on an error and scored on a pinch-hit by Jordan Bayless in the bottom of the eighth inning as Benton edged Goreville, 4-3, in a non-conference softball game
        • Nashville hammers Rangers, 11-3 May. 1, 2013
          Hunter Beetley hit a grand slam and Christian Spenner plated three runs as Nashville rolled past Benton, 11-3, in a non-conference prep baseball game Tuesday
        • Benton tennis downs Mt. Carmel, 7-2 May. 1, 2013
          The Benton High School boys tennis team downed Mt. Carmel, 7-2, Tuesday afternoon in Benton
        • Logan softball advances, eliminates Rend Lake in postseason Apr. 30, 2013
          Ana Duda hammered two home runs and drove in three to lead the John A. Logan College softball team to an 11-5 win over Rend Lake Monday to advance to the semifinal round of the Region 24 tournament
        • Benton baseball falls short at Carbondale Apr. 30, 2013
          Benton had its chances Monday afternoon against Carbondale, but just couldn't capitalize
        • Rend Lake College inducts four members into sports hall of fame Apr. 29, 2013
          Rend Lake College welcomed four new members into the RLC Sports Hall of Fame Saturday night in Ina
        • Benton downs Sesser-Valier-Waltonville Apr. 29, 2013
          The Benton Rangers erupted for six runs in the third inning and cruised past the Sesser-Valier-Waltonville baseball team, 10-2, Friday afternoon
        • Benton girls take third at Nashville Invitational Apr. 29, 2013
          The Benton girls track team took third at the Nashville Invitational Thursday afternoon
        • Lions win Redbird Invite, Benton second Apr. 25, 2013
          On a beautiful Wednesday afternoon and against some solid competition, the Carterville Lions ended up standing above everyone else
        • Rend Lake's Bronson Verhines commits to SIU; brother Dawson will walk-on to Salukis Apr. 25, 2013
          At one point three years ago, Bronson Verhines gave up on having a college basketball career. On Wednesday, the former Woodlawn and Rend Lake standout made it clear that he is not about to make that mistake again
        • Benton baseball ties with Massac County Apr. 24, 2013
          Benton and Massac County's attempt to make-up a game that was previously canceled because of rain ended without a winner Tuesday afternoon
        • Lady Tigers win own invitational for the first time ever Apr. 23, 2013
          Benton takes third, Marion fourth behind Lady Tigers at Herrin Invitational girls track meet
        • Roper, Harrisburg too much for Benton Apr. 23, 2013
          Harrisburg's Ryne Roper blanked Benton for six innings and improved to 8-0 on the season as he led the Bulldogs past the Rangers, 5-1
        • Harrisburg blanks Benton softball, 1-0 Apr. 23, 2013
          Harrisburg's Brittany Reynolds drove in Ashley Ferrell in the first inning and that was all the Lady Bulldogs would need in a 1-0 win over Benton on Monday
        • Johnston City outslugs Benton in wild game Apr. 22, 2013
          Jessa Thomas broke her bat and ended a wild slugfest in walkoff fashion Saturday as Johnston City's softball team edged Benton, 11-10, in the first game of a mini round-robin at the Johnston City Athletic Complex
        • Carbondale dominates at Marion Invitational Apr. 22, 2013
          Carbondale nearly lapped the field at the 31st annual Marion Invitational girls track and field meet Friday night
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