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THS bowler AJ Evrley signs with Lindenwood University

Lucas Domonousky, Breeze-Courier Sports Editor TAYLORVILLE — Tornado boys bowling Co-Captain AJ Evrley signed his letter of intent with Lindenwold University on Friday, March 15. The Taylorville senior, along with THS boys bowling Head Coach Lance Nagle, caught up with the Breeze-Courier to explain the thought process behind the commitment, the Winter season as a…

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Dairyland Donkey Basketball Show

New rodeo stars will be born during the wild and crazy “Dairyland Donkey Basketball Show” at Edinburg High School on Friday, April 5, starting at 7 PM. It’s basketball played on real, live donkeys, and it will be wilder than a rodeo and funnier than a circus. Local players will be riding, so see someone…

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O-Line Spotlight: Baird gets All State Football nod

  Lucas Domonousky, Breeze-Courier Sports Editor TAYLORVILLE — Sports can take you as far as you can take yourself. For local Taylorville eighth grader Dayshaun Baird, his dreams of being a college recruit and, eventually, getting drafted into the National Football League are just beginning.    Baird signed up for Taylorville Youth Football in Summer…

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THS Girls Bowling Team honored by Council

The Taylorville city council recognized the Taylorville Girls Bowling Team on Feb. 20, 2024. The team reached the state finals for the first time in twenty years. The girls had a record of eleven to zero in the regular season. In the front row, from left to right, are Abby Parry, Kierstyn Diehl, Selena Johnson,…

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Weekend at the Dolph: Taylorville Girls continue Apollo dominance; THS Boys take Route 29 Coal Miners Trophy

TAYLORVILLE — (above) The Tornadoes pose with the Route 29 Coal Miners trophy after defeating the Pana Panthers 52-50. From left to right: Baron Odam, Blake Ladage, Luke Wheeler, Shey Champley, Trysten Anderson, Coal Miners Museum Executive Director Chuck Martin, Drake Howard, Jake McConnell, Landon Bowsher, Clark Durbin, Owen Younker, Malique Pearce and Dillon Clark.…

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Harbaugh leaving Michigan, Big 10 for Chargers

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Jim Harbaugh was hired as head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers on Wednesday, leaving Michigan after capping his ninth season as coach of college football’s winningest program with the school’s first national championship since 1997. Harbaugh signed a five-year deal a person close…

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