Congratulations to Mater Dei sophomore Alyssa Koerkenmeier on the first ever triple double in the Girls State Tournament. She had 23 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocks.
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Breese Central's Kyle Athmer became the IHSA's first player ever to throw for 300 yards on Friday and also toss a complete-game shutout on Saturday. On Friday he was 16-of-22 for 306 yards and 5 TDs. On Saturday he went 6 shutout innings with 11 strikeouts.
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Please keep Breese Central football player Mark Rakers and his family in your prayers. He had a head injury tonight and needs prayers from all of our community.
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Since there is no State Tournament for basketball. Let's host one of our own for our undefeated local teams.
Mascoutah 9-0; Central 8-0; Mater Dei 7-0; Nashville 7-0, Belleville East 8-0. Sponsored by Wally's, Dairy King and Ski. Played at McKendree! Just sayin.
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Great news from St. Louis, Breese Central football player Mark Rakers is responsive and everything is now okay, hopefully will be released this morning. Prayers do wonders.
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Great news from Mater Dei's Trey Gerdes as he has been released from the hospital after a severe concussion in today's 3rd quarter at St. Teresa. The family is heading back home.
Oh boy, the 618 with 3 State Titles in Girls Basketball. Kudos to O'Fallon, Mater Dei and Okawville. STATE CHAMPS! Well done players and coaches! The south has the talent! WELL DONE LADIES!
Nashville ends an unbelievable run with a 32-31, State Championship win over Monticello. Hoepker with a layup with 20 seconds left to end the game on a 7-0 run! The Hornets are your Class 2A State Champs
Kudos to MD senior Madison Eversgerd. Sometimes the simple kindness of a human makes a difference to more people than you can ever imagine. Wins are awesome, but respect for others is how we get better as a society.
Sometimes the score of the game just doesn't matter. The Central High School and Carlyle High School volleyball teams take time after their match to pray for the Carlyle community who lost student Tessa Sanders Clark in an automobile accident after school yesterday.
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Mater Dei claims the Class 1A State Golf title by 1 stroke over Althoff. Ian Berndsen leads the way with a 78 today. First golf title since 1993 for the Knights and first state title for MD since the 2011 volleyball team. MD was +67 for the weekend. Althoff at +68.
Breese Central and Okawville show support for Okawville Head Coach Michelle Hasheider-Burianek who is kicking cancer's ass! Keep fighting coach!
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Longtime Mater Dei assistant coach Matt Becker shows some rare emotion after the Knights secure a spot in the Elite 8 with a 15 point win over Alton Marquette.
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Kudos for Freeburg High School allowing injured Central senior Dawson Kuper to score a bucket on Senior Night. Kuper is a 3-sport athlete at CHS
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Central wide receiver Braden Revermann with 4 catches and 64 yards receiving in the first half surpasses his dad's Dr. Craig's career receiving stats in 24 minutes.
Congratulations to Breese Central graduate and assistant coach Chris Luth on serving his 20th year as a part of the football program. Luth was a 1994 graduate of CHS. One dedicated individual and could probably still play the sport at a high level.
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Well wishes to Mater Dei basketball coach and AD Ron Schadegg who announced that he will return to Timber Creek to be a PE teacher and assistant basketball coach in Orlando, Florida. He was 157-78 at MD with a Final Four trip in 2020.
Congratulations to the Josh Thole family after Josh's
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Useless info for the day from Mater Dei. Attendance last night was 1,827. During the week the concession stand sold 1,362 bottles of ski, 1,825 bags of popcorn, 300 pretzels and 95 pounds of pulled pork.
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Mater Dei Holiday Tournament Summary: 1903 bags of popcorn. 288 hot dogs. 180 pounds of pulled pork. 25 cans of nacho cheese, 318. pretzels, 2119 bottles of water, 1444 Ski
Common foe, great cause 50-50 winner Matt Netemeyer donated his $1,500 50-50 winnings back to the Hegger Family. Over $6,000 total raised this afternoon. Well done Clinton County
Want to give a shot out to HSHS Athletic trainers Marty Stewart and Sloane Hogg for their dedication to Central and Mater Dei High Schools. Their dedication is top notch and much appreciated! A big thanks for your contributions!
Mater Dei High School hires Cory Arentsen as they new boys basketball coach. He replaces Ron Schadegg who resigned last month. Cory is the 9th coach to lead the MD boys basketball team. At 27 years young, Cory is the youngest head basketball coach in MD history.
Mater Dei wins the Class 2A State Championship with their 25-21, 25-22 over IC Catholic. It's the 8th State title for MD and the Rakers family. We'll done ladies. Let the party begin!
Aviston is the Illinios State Senior Legion Champions with a 4-1 win over Moline. Kyle Athmer the complete game with 9 strikeouts. Easton Rakers with a solo shot. Rakers and Dalton Boruff the MVPs of the Tournament.
Congratulations to Central Boys Basketball head coach Jeremy Shubert on winning his 200th game tonight. Shubert is currently 200-80 at the helm of the CHS program.
Kaiden Rakers with the game winning 3 pointer to hand Central a 57-54 win over Freeburg. Cody Dickshot with 17 for Central and Caleb Weber with 18 for Freeburg.
Congratulations to the Mascoutah High School football team on their 21-14 win over Joliet Catholic today to advance to the Class 5A semifinals. This program has come a tremendously long way over the years. Enjoy the ride men.
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Shot out to Mater Dei senior Hayley Palm who strikes out 20 Breese Central Cougars in a no hitter over the rivals. She pitched out of a bases loaded jam with no outs in the first inning in the 1-0 win.
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Congratulations to Mater Dei graduate Zack Haake on being promoted to the Class AAA Omaha Storm Chasers in the KC Royals farm system. Haake was a 6th round draft pick in 2018.
Mater Dei gets a gutty win from Tyler Robertson in a 4-0 semifinal win over top ranked Breese Central. MD outhit the Cougars 7-4. Robertson struck out 12. Cougars end the season 29-4. MD with win
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An end of an era as MD head coach Dave Kohnen retires from coaching. In 31 seasons, the IBCA Hall of Famer has 637 wins and 239 losses. During his tenure, MD has 14 regional titles and just one losing season. Kudos to a great career coach.
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Congratulations to Aviston's Craig Zurliene on being named the new girls basketball coach at Mater Dei High School. He replaces Hall of Famer Dave Kohnen who retired earlier this month.
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Congratulations to 2011 Mater Dei grad Trevor Richards on having his jersey retired today Richards was 9-1 his senior season and currently is a reliever for the Blue Jays.
Congratulations to Mater Dei seniors Caleb Zurliene and Jacob Schadegg on earning Class 2A All State. Caleb with a 2nd Team honor while Jacob earned Honorable Mention Team. Nashville's Carson Parker was also Honorable Mention
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Sorry all. I went all facebook for a bit, but Mater Dei with their biggest win in program history with a 61-54 win over top ranked QND. Will play Saturday for the State Title. Kudos to Julia Korte for her Defense and Alyssa Koerkenmeier on a great effort. Great team win.
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It's game night! Mater Dei at Breese Central for the annual Milk Bowl at 7 p.m. Let's have a great night with no fan drama. Let's celebrate two great High Schools and their athletes.
Congratulations to Mater Dei senior baseball player Parker Johnson on signing to play at Missouri State University. Johnson has hit 90 on his fastball.
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And we have officially reached 100 degrees here at Fred Rakers Court in Breese. Rumor has it
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Mater Dei grad and current John A Logan outfielder Hayley Palm and the Lady Vols won the Region 24 Tournament and will now play in the Nationals in Arizona next week. Palm leads the team with 26 homers after two more this weekend.
With their win over Freeburg tonight, Breese Central High School collected the school's 1,000 career program win in Boy's Basketball. Central began play in the 1971-1972 season.
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Saint Louis had three players earn
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2⃣ | Ciaja Harbison
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2⃣2⃣ | Rachel Kent
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Great story in Highland, Belleville East's Kayla Rainey checks into the game, just two months after open heart surgery. Promptly creates a steal and a layup to complete her return to the floor.
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Tonight's the Annual Milk Bowl. Let's keep in perspective the importance of the game, the rivalry and the tradition. Play with heart and respect in winning and losing. Good Luck to both Mater Dei and Central tonight. Kickoff at 7 p.m.
Congratulations to Central Senior basketball player Brady Moore for earning Honorable Mention in the Class 2A Associated Press' All State Team. Only 34 Class 2A Players were either 1st Team, 2nd Team or received Honorable Mention.