Spartans bow out in baseball super-sectional
SPRINGFIELD — The St. Joseph-Ogden baseball team has had high expectations for itself during an extraordinary run of success the last three seasons, and this season’s goals were no different: get to...
View ArticleUpdated: M-S joining Apollo
The Bulldogs are leaving the Corn Belt Conference.MAHOMET — Mahomet-Seymour is heading to the Apollo Conference.The longtime member of the Corn Belt Conference recently indicated an interest in...
View ArticleStellar pitching, hitting gives Centennial sectional crown
On a day when pretty much everything would go right for Centennial baseball, the Chargers’ biggest mistake happened before they left Champaign.SPRINGFIELD — On a day when pretty much everything would...
View ArticleCentennial closes in on ultimate goal
Chargers seek first state berth since 1999.If you had told Centennial baseball coach Ryan Remole before this season that eventually only one super-sectional game would stand between his Chargers squad...
View ArticleAll-Area Girls' Track & Field POY: Salt Fork's Jenny Kimbro
Junior already has won four state titles in sport.CATLIN — In late May, Jenny Kimbro was returning to her hometown of Catlin from the state track and field meet with her mother Michelle.It was a few...
View ArticleBoys' Tennis Player of the Year: Sunny Singh
Centennial senior repeats featCHAMPAIGN — Sunny Singh was done with tennis.Just days after his senior tennis season at Centennial got underway, the four-time All-Area tennis player informed his coach,...
View ArticleBoys' Tennis Coach of the Year: Teri Scaggs
Coach of the year: Centennial’s Teri ScaggsWhy she’s Coach of the Year: First-year head coach helped Centennial capture a sectional title, the first for the program since 2009, while the Chargers...
View ArticleAll-Area Boys' Track Athlete of the Year: Jon Davis
For Jon Davis, it all comes down to balance. The Oakwood/Armstrong-Potomac distance runner's balance of diet, schoolwork and sleep has paid off athletically.OAKWOOD — For Jon Davis, it all comes down...
View ArticleAll-Area Boys' Track Coach of the Year: Tim Gateley
Gateley helped guide Unity to a Class 1A state title, the first team title of any sort in Unity’s history.Why he’s Coach of the Year: Gateley helped guide Unity to a Class 1A state title, the first...
View ArticleUI Open leader a unique study
Golf is a stressful sport, but even the most high-stakes situation on the course can’t really compare to Ben Crane’s full-time job.Golf is a stressful sport, but even the most high-stakes situation on...
View ArticleDeschler outlasts longtime friend Hoss Jr. for title
For David Deschler and Tim Hoss Jr., a one-hole playoff to determine the winner of the 62nd UI Open was fitting.SAVOY — For David Deschler and Tim Hoss Jr., a one-hole playoff to determine the winner...
View ArticleLindgren opts to join Redbirds
Centennial star previously committed to Parkland.CHAMPAIGN — It has been a busy week for Jeff Lindgren. Fresh off high school graduation, the former Centennial pitcher boarded a flight to Germany to...
View ArticleFive reasons why Dee's hire is good
AD Mike Thomas named ex-Illini great Dee Brown as his special assistant.There isn’t a bigger personality on campusIf you’ve ever spoken to Dee Brown, you know he’ll converse with you as if you’re old...
View ArticleHenson 'very comfortable and upbeat'
That's the word from Mark Coomes, a former assistant under the UI's winningest coachMany Illini fans have anxiously been awaiting updates on the health of legendary former basketball coach Lou Henson,...
View ArticleSJ-O grad Hart selects Arkansas
After a season at Kaskaskia College, Hunter Hart is moving on up to Division I baseball at the University of Arkansas.ST. JOSEPH — When former St. Joseph-Ogden pitching standout Hunter Hart passed up...
View ArticleIllinois, North Dakota State will play in hoops
Illinois found out the first opponent it will play at the Prairie Capital Convention in Springfield. North Dakota State tweeted Wednesday it will square off against the Illini on Sunday, Nov....
View ArticleBeachey moves on from Centennial
The Chargers will be looking for a new girls' basketball coach.The Centennial girls’ basketball team will have a new coach next season.Jessica Beachey will no longer serve as head coach for the...
View ArticleRice, Egwu dream big
Former Illini ready to impress during NBA Summer League.A look at what former Illini Rayvonte Rice and Nnanna Egwu need to do to impress during the NBA Summer League, courtesy staffer Alex Roux:read more
View ArticleEx-Illini Williams likely headed to Mavericks
Two people with knowledge of the arrangement told The Associated Press that former Illini Deron Williams is set to join the Dallas Mavericks.DALLAS (AP) — Two people with knowledge of the arrangement...
View ArticleCollege basketball evaluation period storylines
Alex Roux scoured the area high school and college basketball scenes to get a better understanding of the current evaluation period for future college athletes. Here's what he found out.Alex Roux...
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