Thursday, March 28, 2024

Mike McGinnis

Coach Mike Rude’s 200th career win

Vienna-Goreville’s victory over Sesser-Valier-Waltonville-Woodlawn Saturday gave head coach Mike Rude his 200th career win. Rude joins Du Quoin’s former head coach Al Martin as the only two coaches in Southern Illinois to have reached that milestone. The victory also puts coach Rude among the top 50 winningest coaches in the …

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Eagles defeat S-V-W-W 27-6, improves season record to 3-1

[slider_pro id=”7″] By Mike McGinnis The Vienna-Goreville varsity football team defeated Sesser-Valier-Wilsonville-Woodlawn Saturday at Vienna, by the score of 27-6, giving head coach Mike Rude his 200th career win. It was the third straight win for the Eagles, and makes their season record 3-1. On the Eagles’ second possession of …

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Vienna, Goreville volleyballers battle it out for cancer awareness

By Mike McGinnis The Vienna High School volleyball team hosted Goreville in the annual “pink out” match for cancer awareness last Monday night. Goreville defeated the Lady Eagles in three sets, 25-19, 23-25, 25-22. In the opening game, Vienna combined some Goreville miscues with two aces by Carley Childress and …

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Eagles football gets underway with home game

[slider_pro id=”4″] By Mike McGinnis The Vienna-Goreville High School football team kicked off its fourth season of varsity level competition last Saturday at Vienna, with a 34-20 loss to Chester. The Yellow Jackets took the opening kick-off and went on a 66 yard drive that ended with a short touchdown …

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Vienna-Goreville football season to begin Saturday

The Vienna-Goreville High School football team will open its 2012 season this Saturday at Vienna, with a game against Chester. Kick-off is set for 1 p.m. Last year’s team finished the season with a 3-6 record, but as head coach Mike Rude noted, that mark was not far from being …

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Football season just around the corner

Eagles' head football coach, Mike Rude, demonstrates defensive moves

Preparations are now underway for the Vienna-Goreville fall football season in Johnson County. V-G’s first practice will be August 8. The squad will open its season Saturday, August 25, with a home game against Chester. Kick-off is set for 1:00 p.m. The Eagles’ head coach Mike Rude (above) demostrated several …

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Goreville Lady Cats heading to State

Goreville Lady Cats shut out Mulberry Grove 14-0 [box_info]State Championship Live Broadcast The Goreville Lady Blackcats will compete in the Class 1A State tournament against Milledgeville Friday at noon in East Peoria. Monster Radio’s [WGGH Radio AM 1150] Tim Petrowich will be there to bring you all the action Friday beginning at 11:45 a.m. live from East …

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Baseball Eagles advance to and fall in Regional final

May 17 vs. Massac County – Regional Semi-Final The Eagles traveled to Harrisburg to face the Massac County Patriots in the 2A Regional semi-final last Thursday. The Eagles struck the first blow in the 1st inning. Blake Crain led off with a single and advanced to second base on a groundout. He …

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Lady Eagles end season in semi final

May 15 vs. Massac County The Vienna High School softball team had their season come to an end on Tuesday of last week, as the Eagles lost to Massac County 8-6, in the semi-final round of the Anna-Jonesboro regional. Brooke Childress started in the circle for Vienna and took the loss. …

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Former Eagle, now Bulldog, has good season

Sean Fitzgerald, a 2009 graduate of Vienna High School, is continuing his academic and athletic career at Benedictine University, located in Springfield. He is a member of the 25 man Bulldogs baseball team, which recently completed their 2012 season. Following high school, Sean attended Shawnee College and played baseball for …

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