Category Archives: Local Sports

In high school basketball – Dwight held off Gardner 54-52, Ridgeview topped Cornerstone Christian 56-43 at Eureka College’s Reagan Center. Central Catholic held off Eureka 45-36 for the Sa...

By Greg Halbleib In college basketball out of the Missouri Valley Conference, Southern Illinois topped St. Louis 70-55, Evansville beat Norfolk State 85-66 and Missouri State slipped past Oral Ro...

The pairings have been set for the Pontiac Holiday Tournament. Bloomington drew a No. 4 seed, defending champion Chicago took the No. 1 seed and will play host Pontiac in the first round on Dec. 28. C...

By Greg Halbleib Illinois held off IUPUI 85-77 on Tuesday night at State Farm Center. Malcolm Hill led the Illini with 32 points, 23 in the second half. The Illini face Central Michigan on Saturd...

By Greg Halbleib Boys high school hoops tips on this Tuesday night at 7:30 on WJEZ-FM 98.9 as Pontiac hosts Central Catholic in Corn Belt Conference play. Illinois men’s hoops returns ...

By Greg Halbleib Illinois rebounded from a tough Thanksgiving week with an 88-74 win over North Carolina State at State Farm Center as part of the Big Ten-ACC Challenge. Malcolm Hill led the Illi...

By Greg Halbleib Illinois hosts North Carolina State tonight at 7 in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge at State Farm Center. In last night’s Challenge play, Northwestern beat Wake Forest and Minnes...

By Greg Halbleib Illinois State men’s basketball evened its record at 2-2 with a wire-to-wire 81-67 win over Ferris State on Sunday at Redbird Arena. Phil Fayne scored a career-high 22 poin...

By Greg Halbleib The Fighting Illini continue play in the NIT Season Tip-Off at home tonight against Winthrop. Game time is 7 p.m. at State Farm Center and it’s live on 98.9 WJEZ. Illi...

By Greg Halbleib The Fighting Illini host Detroit Mercy at 7 tonight as part of the NIT Season Tip-Off. The Illini learned yesterday that center Jeremiah Tilmon of East St. Louis signed his lette...