Galen Shelton

Massac County Patriots golf team opened its 2023 season Saturday, Aug. 12, in the Paducah Tilghman Invitational at Paxton Park.

Massac County’s golf teams had a good week in a couple of tournaments.

With the temperature hovering in the high 80s and humidity at an almost unbearable level, most area schools either postponed their Friday night football games on Aug. 25 or moved

After a grueling win of 30-28, 25-21 over Marion to open the season on Aug. 22, the Lady Patriots volleyball team pulled off a nice come-from-behind win over DuQuoin on

Two of Illinois’ best high school golf teams were on hand Saturday, Aug. 26, at Metropolis Country Club to play in the Patriot Invitational.

I was a mere stripling of a lad in October of 1970, lollygagging through my senior year in high school, but I remember a couple of things very clearly.

Thirty-one games in the Vienna Thanksgiving Classic have yielded 29 wins, two losses and five titles for Joe Hosman and the Massac County Patriots.

It was April 20 Massac County’s softball team took down Vienna 12-1 in a Saturday affair.

I was saddened Monday, May 27, to hear of the death of Bill “Big Red” Walton.

Coming to grips with your own mortality is quite a sobering thought, and last week brought another reminder that I’m not getting any younger — actually a couple of reminders.