A just-graduated baseball player from Abingdon/Avon High School has received first-team all-state recognition. Shane Coleman, who led the Tornadoes with a school-record .516 batting average this past season, was selected as a class 1A first-team performer. Coleman drove in 47 runs for his team that finished with a record of 27-4, bowing out with a narrow 8-7 supersectional loss to third-place finisher Okawville. Coleman will be continuing his athletic and academic career next season at Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg.
