Category Archives: Local Sports

By Greg Halbleib The CornBelters lost their final homestand opener 12-5 to Evansville. The visiting Otters broke open a close game with a six-run eighth inning. The Belters are 4 1/2 games out of...

By Greg Halbleib Pontiac boys golf edged Rantoul 182-188 at the Pontiac Elks Club.Pontiac girls tennis beat Bishop Mac 6-3.Rantoul beat Pontiac volleyball in a three-set thriller, 29-27, 21-25, 3...

By Greg Halbleib At the Morris cross country invitational, Nate Durham led Pontiac with an 8th place finish while Sarah Christopher was 47th on the girls side.Bloomington won a boys golf triangul...

By Greg Halbleib The CornBelters fell to Southern Illinois 13-9 in a Corn Crib slugfest. Aaron Dudley collected two home runs including a grand slam and five RBIs. The Belters are now tied for th...

By Greg Halbleib The Cardinals beat the Astros 8-2 as Carlos Martinez took a no-hitter into the sixth and Jeremy Hazelbaker and Brandon Moss homered. The Cardinals are off today before beginning ...

By Greg Halbleib The Cardinals, Cubs and White Sox are back to work after a Monday off.The Cardinals are in Houston for the first of a two-game series. Jaime Garcia starts on the mound for the Ca...

By Greg HalbleibThe CornBelters bounced back with a 5-2 win over the River City Rascals at the Corn Crib. The Belters now own the final wild card spot by one game over Gateway, two-and-a-half over Was...

By Greg Halbleib The Cardinals lost 7-4 to the Reds, who rallied in the eighth for the win. The Cards end a six-game homestand tonight in the series finale.The Cubs won their eighth straight, 5-1...

By Greg Halbleib The Cardinals registered their biggest comeback in 11 years by scoring five times while down to their final out in a 5-4 win over the Reds. A walk to Brandon Moss tied the game a...

By Greg Halbleib The CornBelters have won six in a row after an 11-5 victory in a matinee at Joliet. The Belters have the second wild card spot and are three games above .500. The Belters go for ...