PANA — Beating Vandalia is never a small feat. Especially under pressure. But the Pana football team avenged last year’s season-opening loss to the Vandals with a defiant 46-34 South Central ...

PANA — Each team had plenty on the line for Friday’s South Central Conference football finale. Pana was looking for an 8-1 finish to the regular season and a share of the SCC title; Staunton needed a ...

Carlinville running back Joel White was held to under 100 yards rushing for the second time this season as Pana finishes on ...

PANA — The Pana defense suffocated the Carlinville offense for much of the Panthers’ 26-14 South Central Conference football victory on Friday. The Carlinville run game was limited to 56 yards, one ...

Higgins was named the Chicago Bears High School Coach of the Week for Week 2 of the high school football season. Pana is 3-0 to start the season. Evan Higgins died July 28, two days after falling into ...

WITT, Ill. (WCIA) — No one is hurt after a school bus carrying the Pana High School football team caught fire after the Panthers’ game Friday night. The fire happened as the team was passing through ...

PANA — As the sun beat down on the Pana football practice field on a Thursday afternoon, offering a bit of warmth from otherwise dropping temperatures, Wes Kile lined up at the wide receiver position ...

MOUNT ZION — If Max Lynch is what makes Pana’s football offense run, Evan Swisher is his counterpart on the defensive side. “Great kid, great leader, tough as nails and our defensive quarterback, for ...

PANA, Ill. (WAND) -- We are just three days away from the original Friday frenzy and one community that is always pouring with support. Pana, man they love their Panthers and they're gonna get to ...