As School Begins, HMS Team Shows Great Promise

from The Pioneer (Madison County) 8-23-2023

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By Matt Herndon Pioneer Sports

The 8th grade softball team has gotten off to a solid start this season.

The Lady Bulldogs opened up the season by winning the Gillespie Tournament. The ladies beat Carlinville 7-0, Calhoun 3-0 and then defeated Triad in the Championship 7-4. Ariana Nanney was chosen MVP of the tournament. The Lady Bulldogs also participated in the O’fallon Classic and finished in second place losing to Mascoutah in the Championship game. The ladies have continued to play well by beating Triad, Collinsville and Waterloo. Their record stands at 10-1 on the season.

The Lady Bulldogs played in the Edwardsville Tournament August 19 when they played Granite City and Edwardsville Liberty.

The Lady Bulldogs are Coached by Glenn Nicholls, Chris Nikonovich and Deanne Voegele

The 7th grade softball has started off their season with an opening game win against Edwardsville Liberty 9-8 in an exciting game played at Highland on August 8. The ladies have had ensuing games against Greenville,Triad and Mascoutah which they lost those games. The ladies beat Collinsville at home for a conference win 17-7 on August 17th. Their current record stands at 2-3. The Lady

Bulldogs are coached by Dana Favre.

The 7th grade baseball team started the season with losses to Edwardsville Lincoln, Triad and Collinsville but came away with a win vs. Alton 13-6 on August 16th. Their record stands at 1-3. The Bulldogs are coached by Bill Logsdon.

The 8th grade baseball Bulldogs started off the season in the O’Fallon Classic where they lost to Smithton and O’Fallon Carriel.

They ended the tournament with a 10-7 win over Whiteside. The boys have continued to improve with a tough 2-1 loss to Triad, a 9-5 win vs. Alton, 9-0 shutout of Collinsville and a loss to Waterloo. Their record stands at 3-4 for the season. The Bulldogs are coached by Derek Reckmann.

The cross country team is up and running with early season workouts. They have an intra squad meet on Thursday, August 24th and open up the season with a home meet vs. Granite City on Tuesday, August 29th at 4pm at the HMS Track. The Bulldogs are coached by Rich Cook, Jene’ Frey and Bob Vance.

The Lady Bulldogs played in the Edwardsville Tournament over the weekend and won both games. In the first game the ladies beat Granite City 13-1 and in the second game the ladies beat the host school Liberty 8-2. Their record now stands at 12-1 on the season.

HMS Softball

Pioneer Newspaper/Contributed

The Highland Middle School 8th grade softball team has gotten off to a solid start this season. Pictured are: First row,left, kneeling, Maebry eilers, cali renko, Madelyn rednour, Ariana Nanney, behind Nanney is ella Schwarz, charley Leonard, Addison Short; Second row, left, standing, Kami Leckrone, Kaylee Knebel,Mya Oliver, Kenna Favre, cailyn rottmann, rachael reckmann, Standing behind the team are: Assistant coach deanne Voegele, and Head coach Glenn Nicholls,Not pictured: Paige Wernle

Thursday Night Concert

The Pioneer/By Bill Napper

Kevin Gruen performs August 17 at the Thursday night concert on the Square in Highland. According to his webpage, he is a dynamic singer-songwriter from St. Louis, MO with radio placement on stations across the nation including KdHX 88.1 FM St. Louis, KVcM 95.1 FM Los Angeles & WjBM 104.7 FM in jerseyville. The 26-yearold multi-instrumentalist and singer has opened for internationally touring acts such as jeremiah johnson, among others. He can often be found performing around the St. Louis area and has performed 250 shows across 10 states in 2023.

Golf Scramble Set to support LOL Pageant

C ARLYLE - A golf scramble to support Ms. LOL Pageant fund raiser is set for September 15 and check in time begins at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start at 12 p.m. at Governors Run Golf Course at 3300 Governors Drive, Fees are $95 per person, $330 per team. (Includes greens, cart fees, lunch and dinner.)