Sports & Recreation

Illinois firearm deer season opens Nov. 16-18

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Wednesday, November 14th, 2012, 5:35pm

Illinois firearm deer season opens Nov. 16-18

(KFVS) - The Illinois Firearm Deer Season will be Friday, November 16 through Sunday, November 18 and will conclude November 29 through December 2.

“Illinois has a great hunting tradition and the firearm deer season is a special time for hundreds of thousands of hunters in our state,” said Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Marc Miller. “I want to remind hunters to be safe while enjoying the firearm deer hunt and all outdoor activity in Illinois.”

According to the IDNR, hunters in Illinois harvested 98,820 deer during the seven-day firearm deer hunting season in 2011. So far this season, approximately 334,000 permits have been issued. For information on remaining permits, check the IDNR website www.dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/deer.

The IDNR says legal hunting hours for the firearm deer season are one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.

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SLIDESHOW: Fall hunting season 2012

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Tuesday, November 13th, 2012, 9:05pm

(KFVS) - Viewers sent us these pictures of trophy deer from this season.

You can e-mail your deer pictures to cNews@kfvs12.com or click here to upload them. Don't forget to include your name and where you're from.

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The H Group to host Bocce Tournament Sept. 20-21

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Wednesday, September 19th, 2012, 4:20pm

The H Group to host Bocce Tournament Sept. 20-21

HERRIN, IL (KFVS) - The H Group will host a Bocce Tournament Thursday, September 20 and Friday, September 21 as part of a charitable event.

The tournament will kick off Thursday with Client Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and finishes up Friday with the Corporate Day tournament (Mayors' Challenge) from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The mayors scheduled to compete in this year's event include Vic Ritter of Herrin, Bob Butler of Marion, Jim Harris of Thompsonville and Joel Fritzler of Carbondale.

In July 2012, the H Group merged with Southern Illinois Regional Social Services, forming the largest provider of behavioral health care services in Southern Illinois and one of the region's top 15 employers.

The Herrin Bocce Club is located at 300 West Walnut in Herrin.

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Heartland Football Friday games, extended highlights 9/7

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Friday, September 7th, 2012, 10:30am

Heartland Football Friday games, extended highlights 9/7

(KFVS) - The Heartland Football Friday games and extended highlights will be available.

You can click here to see the HFF Scoreboard.

You can click here after the games to see the 2012 Extended Game Highlights.

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HFF extended highlights, final scores from 8/24

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Monday, August 27th, 2012, 11:02am

HFF extended highlights, final scores from 8/24

(KFVS) - The Heartland Football Friday final scores and extended highlights from August 24 are available.

You can click here to see the HFF Scoreboard with the final scores for Friday.

You can click here to see HFF Extended Game Highlights from:

Week 1 (Aug. 24)

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Heartland Football Friday game schedule 8/24

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Friday, August 24th, 2012, 11:00am

Heartland Football Friday game schedule 8/24

(KFVS) - The Heartland Football Friday games scheduled for August 24 is available.

The games include:

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KFVS12 WebCast announces 6th season fall schedule

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Thursday, August 23rd, 2012, 8:00am

KFVS12 WebCast announces 6th season fall schedule

(KFVS) - The Southeast Health WebCast on KFVS12.com has announced its sixth season fall schedule that begins Friday, August 24 with the Charleston vs. Sikeston high school football game live from Sikeston High School.

The new fall schedule that runs through November will include various Southeast Redhawk sports, parades, and a high school football game of the week series. Scheduled to be featured are (subject to change):