Category Archives: Local Sports

Girls high school basketball advanced in three area championship games on Thursday night.Heyworth advanced with the Class 1A Sectional championship at Lexington with a 50-45 victory over Decatur St. T...

Illinois State men’s basketball survived a 67-66 victory at Missouri State. The host Bears had a shot at the horn to win but failed to convert. Deontae Hawkins led the Redbirds with 19 points. I...

Girls high school basketball regional champions have been decided in Classes 1A and 2A with limited local success.In 1A, Ridgeview lost 45-35 to Cissna Park at Armstrong, while in the one-day-delayed ...

The high school girls basketball season is winding down. In Thursday girls play, U-High beat Prairie Central 58-25, Dwight girls ended the regular season with a 48-45 win over state-ranked Watseka, Fi...

The first recruiting class for Illinois football coach Lovie Smith is 24 strong and is ranked Number 32 nationally and second in the Big Ten West by Scout. Ten of the recruits are from the state of Il...

In girls high school buckets from Thursday night, U-High pulled past Pontiac 50-32, Dwight earned a big win over state-ranked Iroquois West 50-42, Heyworth defeated El Paso-Gridley 47-30, Fieldcrest s...

Illinois scored the first 10 points on the way to a 76-64 win over Iowa at State Farm Center. Michael Finke came off the bench to lead the Illini with 17 points. Maverick Morgan added 12 points and se...

There is a new national champion in college football. The Clemson Tigers claim their first championship since 1981 with a come-from-behind 35-31 win over Alabama in the title game in Tampa. The Tigers...

By Greg Halbleib Girls high school basketball resumed on a limited schedule on Monday. El Paso-Gridley beat Clinton 52-42, Clifton Central bested Tri-Point 53-33 and Fieldcrest topped Blue Ridge ...

The Illini maintain bragging rights with their neighbors to the west, beating Missouri 75-66 in St. Louis. Illinois has won the annual bragging rights game four years in a row and has won 24 of 36 gam...