Three Auburn Junior High wrestlers have qualified for the IESA Class A State Finals at DeKalb by placing in the top four at the East Peoria Sectional held Saturday.

The Auburn High School wrestling team completed a historic season by finishing fourth in the IHSA Class 1A State Dual Team Wrestling Finals Saturday at Bloomington.

The Auburn Trojans had displayed a knack for the late comeback this season, such as the coming from six points down with :51 left to beat Calvary 51-49, and overcoming a 58-50 deficit with 1:17 left to stun North Mac, 61-59.

The best season in the history of the Auburn High wrestling program got even better Tuesday at as the Trojans qualified for the Dual Team State Finals by demolishing Benton 66-18 in the 1A Sectional at Shelbyville. 

 Auburn will be well represented at the IHSA Class 1A State Individual Wresting Finals once again as the Trojans qualified seven wrestlers from the Sectional hosted by Vandalia last weekend.

The Auburn Lady Trojans advanced to the finals of the Class 2A Regional at Doglio Gym with two wins before falling to top-seeded Pleasant Plains 51-28 in the championship game Saturday.

 Auburn High School qualified 11 wrestlers for the Class 1A Individual Sectional at Vandalia with top three finishes at the Regional hosted by Jacksonville ISD at MacMurray College Saturday.

 Talin Kern scored 16 of his 19 points in the 2nd half to lead the Auburn 8th grade boys past top-seeded Camp Point Central for the Class 3A Regional title here Saturday.

Led by individual firsts from Charlie Patterson and Kalique Edwards, the Auburn High wrestling team took third place in the Rich Lovellette Invitational at Litchfield Saturday.

The Auburn High School wrestling team established a new school record for dual wins in a season by sweeping Shelbyville and Carlinville last Thursday at Doglio Gym. 

 The Auburn High wrestling team will host a four-team meet against Carlinville, Shelbyville and Mt. Olive at Doglio Gym Thursday (tonight) at 5 p.m. with a chance to make history.

 Auburn High’s wrestling team continued their great season with a third place finish in the loaded Princeton Invitational over the weekend, the best finish ever by the Trojans at the PIT. 

Riverton put four players in double figures to hand Auburn its first Sangamo Conference loss with a 59-45 setback Tuesday at Doglio Gym.

 The Auburn High wrestling team lived up to its top ten state ranking with a fifth place finish in the 60-team Abe’s Rumble held Friday and Saturday at the BOS Center in Springfield.

 Auburn’s bid for its first title at the Waverly Holiday Tournament in ten years was derailed with a 48-45 upset loss to Jacksonville Routt in the second round Friday. But the Trojans bounced back to post narrow wins over South County (49-44) and North Mac (54-45) to bring home fifth place.

Auburn High head football coach Dave Bates awarded 27 varsity letters at the annual banquet held December 18.

 The Auburn Trojans had nine individual placers and scored 227 points to bring home the team title from the Rex Avery Invitational held Saturday at Petersburg Porta.

Auburn picked up a pair of non-conference wins by different means over the weekend as the Trojans trampled Pawnee 68-32 and then edged Pana by a 63-58 final.

The Auburn High wrestling team has high expectations for another great season and the Trojans have started the 2019-20 campaign by winning their first seven dual meets.

Auburn’s 7th grade girls won a 34-29 overtime thriller over Athens last Wednesday to capture the Class 3A Regional title at Divernon.

Auburn won its first two games in the Waverly Thanksgiving Tourney over the weekend, defeating host South County 41-33 Friday, and North Greene by a 45-35 final Saturday. The Lady Trojans lost to Carrollton 48-34 Monday and are 3-1 on the year.

Auburn High’s wrestling team kicks off both a new season and a new era with the addition of New Berlin as part of a co-op program for 2019-20.

Michael Bates of Auburn will be honored with induction into the Illinois College Sports Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2020. Bates, a 2015 graduate of IC, will join ten others at the induction ceremony to be held Friday, February 7, 2020 at the Cummings Dining Hall in Jacksonville.

Denim Cook rushed for 220 yards and two touchdowns as visiting Decatur St. Teresa ended Auburn’s postseason run with a 34-6 quarterfinal win Saturday at Potts Field. The Trojans bowed out with an 8-4 record.

Cautiously optimistic was the way Coach Dave Bates was feeling heading into Auburn’s rematch with Maroa-Forsyth in the second round of the Class 2A playoffs Saturday.

Auburn rode yet another outstanding defensive effort to advance to the second round of the Class 2A playoffs with a 19-0 road win at Chester Saturday.

Auburn defeated Litchfield in the first round of the Class 2A Regional at Doglio Gym Monday, but the Lady Trojans saw their season come to an end with a three-set loss to Carlinville Tuesday. Auburn finished the year at 15-21 overall.

Auburn’s 7th grade girls basketball team has started the 2019 season by winning its first nine games. The Jr. Trojans picked up wins over Pleasant Plains (25-11) and Pawnee (31-6) last week and are the No. 1 seed in next week’s County Tournament at Williamsville.

The Auburn Trojans clinched a playoff berth and also earned a milestone win for Coach Dave Bates with a convincing 41-8 road win at Petersburg Porta Friday.

Auburn scored on its first seven possessions and rolled up 515 total yards to blow past Riverton 61-7 Friday at Michael J. Potts Memorial Field.

Ellie Knight of Auburn will play in the IHSA Class A Girls State Tournament for the second straight year after shooting an 88 at the Jacksonville Sectional held at Jacksonville Country Club Monday.

Auburn Junior High’s boys cross country team won the team title at the IESA Class 2A Sectional held Saturday at Bethalto, scoring 44 points to outdistance ten other teams.

Auburn used a superb defensive effort to extend its winning streak on Homecoming to 19 straight games with a satisfying 27-7 victory over North Mac Friday at Potts Field.

The Auburn High School boys golf team won its first postseason title in 41 years by taking first place in the Class A Regional at The Rail Monday.

Auburn Junior High’s boys cross country team won the team title at the Springfield Lincoln Magnet Invitational Saturday.

Williamsville scored on its first three possessions to build a 20-0 lead and went on to defeat Auburn 34-17 at Potts Field Friday, extending its winning streak over the Trojans to 11 straight games.

One week after winning the program’s first team title in at least 20 years, the Auburn High boys golf team won another major championship Saturday at Edgewood Golf Course.

Nicole Smith Tennison, a 1994 graduate of Auburn High School, is one of four former outstanding Eureka College athletes who will be enshrined in the Eureka College Athletics Hall of Fame in October.

Auburn High’s boys golf team won the team title of the 18-team Greenview Bulldog Invitational held Saturday at Country Hills Golf Course.

Big games from Colin DuBois and Cole Donaldson and an excellent defensive effort sparked the Auburn Trojans to a 35-6 victory over New Berlin in the season opener Friday at Michael J. Potts Memorial Field.

Auburn High’s volleyball girls opened the 2019 season Monday by winning two of three matches in the Roxana Tournament.

Coach George Knight has 23 players for this year’s Auburn High School girls golf team, led by nine seniors.

Katryel Clark of Auburn and Spencer Walker of Bartonville were recently honored as the 2019 recipients of the Dick Dhabalt Athlete of the Year Awards at Lincoln Land Community College.

The Auburn High School volleyball team will begin practices Monday, August 12 from 3 to 6 p.m. in Doglio Gym.

The Auburn Football Moms will hold their first meeting of the 2019 season Tuesday, July 23 at 7 p.m. in the high school cafeteria.

Practices for the Auburn Junior High baseball team will begin Wednesday, August 7. The team will practice from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Registration for the 2019 Auburn Junior Football League season will be held Monday, June 24 and Tuesday, July 2.  Sessions will be held at the football field concession stand from 6 to 7 p.m. both nights.  There will also be a session Saturday, June 29, from 10 to 11 a.m.