Grant Pepper, Staff Reporter
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‘He’s a gamer’: Bean leads Freddies past Centerburg in pivotal KMAC clash
CENTERBURG — Luke Bean knows what it feels like to play in big games. A four-year basketball and baseball player at Fredericktown, he’s seen the big stage. He’s played for conference, district and regional titles. He’s felt the heat and the pressure and the noise associated with high-level competition. He’s comfortable under the brightest of […]
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Fredericktown Village Council approves installation of EV charging stations downtown
FREDERICKTOWN — Electric vehicle owners will soon have the ability to charge their vehicles in downtown Fredericktown while shopping, engaging in recreation and conducting other business in the heart of the village. Fredericktown Village Council passed unanimously a resolution Tuesday night authorizing the installation of two electric vehicle charging stations downtown. The vote followed nine […]
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Fredericktown considering installing EV charging stations downtown
FREDERICKTOWN — The Village of Fredericktown is considering installing two electrical vehicle charging stations in its downtown district, as part of a renewed effort to increase commerce and quality of life in the heart of the village. Village Council gave a first reading to the proposal at its Dec. 5 meeting. Council member Ryan Shoemaker, […]
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Danville withstands ferocious Fredericktown rally to notch KMAC win
DANVILLE — Experience matters in the game of basketball. Often times, the team with the most battle-tested players – those who have been there and done that – is the one that prevails in late-game situations, when tension crescendos and instinct takes over. That certainly proved true in Danville on Wednesday night. The home Blue […]
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Senior-laden Freddies breeze past East Knox, move to 2-0 in KMAC play
FREDERICKTOWN — Fredericktown’s Derek Dibling has something this year most head coaches would kill for: Experience. And not just at certain positions. Dibling’s squad has it in spades. Fredericktown returns eight varsity lettermen and all five starters from last year’s team, which finished 11-12 overall and tied for third place in the Knox-Morrow Athletic Conference. […]
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Danville overcomes 20-point 4th quarter deficit to stun Lucas
BELLVILLE — It would have been easy for the Danville Blue Devils to give up. It would have been easy for them to hang their heads and pack it in. They trailed Lucas 20-0 with 11:48 left in the fourth quarter of Saturday night’s Division VII regional semifinal matchup at Clear Fork High School. The […]
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Hillsdale & Danville engaged in an epic struggle that deserves a longer look
DANVILLE — Max Payne could barely walk by the end of the third quarter Friday. His hamstrings and calves had tightened into balls, the cost of playing nearly every down against a formidable foe on an unseasonably warm, 65-degree November night. The Danville senior tried to re-enter the game multiple times. But it always ended […]