Category Archives: Local Sports

Friday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores

Friday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores

By Kevin Bessler Boys High School Basketball- Tremont at Flanagan-Cornell 7pm (WJEZ will provide the play-by-play beginning at 6:55pm) Pontiac at St. Thomas More 7:30pm Fieldcrest at Ridgeview 6:30pm Prairie Central at Monticello 7:30pm NCAA Mens Basketball- #6 Michigan State 70 Nebraska 64 Illinois will play at Iowa Sunday. Girls High School Basketball- Dwight 57…MORE

Thursday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores

Thursday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores

By Kevin Bessler Girls High School Basketball- Dwight 51 St. Anne 20 Pontiac at St. Joe-Ogden 7:30pm Prairie Central at Unity 7:30pm Eureka at Lexington 7pm NHL- Chicago Blackhawks at New York Rangers 6pm NCAA Basketball- Illinois 95 Minnesota 68 The Fighting Illini scored the most points in more than 20 years in getting their…MORE

Wednesday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores

Wednesday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores

By Kevin Bessler NCAA Basketball- Minnesota at Illinois 8pm. The Fighting Illini will try to win their first conference game tonight against the Gophers.  WJEZ will provide coverage starting at 7pm. Illinois State 59 Southern Illinois 58 Boys High School Basketball- Pontiac 55 Morris 34 Ridgeview 53 Lexington 33 Tremont 76, Fieldcrest 65 NBA- LA…MORE

Tuesday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores

Tuesday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores

By Kevin Bessler Girls High School Basketball- Central Catholic 76 Pontiac 53 Prairie Central 37 Leroy 34 GCMS 45 Lexington 38 Clifton Central 55 Dwight 46 Fieldcrest 47 Fisher 23 Boys High School Basketball- Flanagan-Cornell 49 Calvary Christian 16 Morris at Pontiac 7pm Prairie Central at Olympia 7pm NCAA Basketball- Syracuse 95 #1 Duke 91…MORE

Monday Sports Schedules and Scores

Monday Sports Schedules and Scores

Girls High School Basketball- Central Catholic at Pontiac 7pm Leroy at Prairie Central 6pm GCMS at Lexington 5:30pm NHL- Chicago Blackhawks at New Jersey 6pm NFL- New Orleans 20 Philadelphia 14 The Saints rallied from a 14-0 defecit to move onto the NFC Championship game against the LA Rams. New England 41 San Diego 28…MORE

Friday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores

Friday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores

By Kevin Bessler Boys High School Basketball- Prairie Central at Pontiac 7pm WJEZ will provide coverage beginning at 6:55pm. Girls High School Basketball- Dwight 56 Lexington 44 Fieldcrest 53 El Paso-Gridley 44 Flanagan-Cornell 43 Fisher 32 St. Joseph-Ogden 50 Prairie Central 34 Tri-Point 55 Illinois Lutheran 23 NCAA Basketball- #2 Michigan 79 Illinois 69 The…MORE

Thursday Morning Sports Scores and Schedules

Thursday Morning Sports Scores and Schedules

By Kevin Bessler NCAA Basketball- #2 Michigan at Illinois 7pm The 15 & 0 Wolverines go into Champaign-Urbana tonight which a chance to tie the best ever start for a Michigan team.  The Fighting Illini are 4 & 11. Rutgers 64 #16 Ohio State 61 NBA- Portland Trail Blazers 124 Chicago Bulls 112 Girls High…MORE

Tuesday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores

Tuesday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores

By Kevin Bessler NCAA Football- Clemson 44 Alabama 16 Clemson wins its second national championship in three seasons and finishes the season at 15 & 0. NCAA Basketball- The top four in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll remained unchanged for the third straight week. Duke remained at No. 1 in the AP Top…MORE

Monday Morning Sports Scores and Schedules

Monday Morning Sports Scores and Schedules

By Kevin Bessler NFL- Philadelphia Eagles 16 Chicago Bears 15 Bears kicker Cody Parkey missed a 43 yard field goal in the final seconds as Chicago’s season comes to an end. LA Chargers 23 Baltimore Ravens 17 NCAA Basketball- Northwestern 68 Illinois 66 The Wildcats hit a late 3-pointer to pull out the win.  The…MORE

Friday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores

Friday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores

NCAA Basketball- #21 Indiana 73 Illinois 65 The Hoosiers pulled away in the 2nd half in Bloomington, Indiana.  The Fighting Illini are now 4 & 10 on the season. #2 Michigan 68 Penn State 55 Purdue 86 #25 Iowa 70 Boys High School Basketball- Friday games- Delavan at Flanagan-Cornell WJEZ will provide coverage of the…MORE