Category Archives: Local Sports
Olney Star Leaves State To Play Hoops At Sullivan HS
The exit of athletes to Indiana from Illinois has been rumored with the IHSA and State determining a postponement of basketball activites for the immediate future. This has hit close to home as Olney ...
Nov 25, 2020
Illini open this afternoon on WJBD-FM 100.1
The Illini open their 116th season of men’s basketball this afternoon. They will take on North Carolina A@T at the State Farm Center in Champaign. The Illini enter the season ranked number eight...
Nov 25, 2020
KC Signs Another Talented Soccer Athlete
Kaskaskia College has announced the signing of Gracie Kimmle to the KC Soccer program. Gracie is a forward from Mascoutah H.S. where she also plays golf and has also played club soccer for Kixx United...
Nov 23, 2020
Northwestern Wildcats continue undefeated, beating Wisconsin 17-7
Saturday provided for a tremendous game allowing for the undefeated No.19 Northwestern Wildcats to take control of the Big Ten West after taking down No. 10 Wisconsin, 17-7. Northwestern forced five t...
Nov 22, 2020
Illini win 2nd in row 41-23 over turnover-plagued Huskers
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Brandon Peters threw for one touchdown and ran for another in his first game in nearly a month, Illinois had two rushers go over 100 yards, and the Illini beat turnover-plagued Ne...
Nov 21, 2020
Salem Grade Gives Some Tentative Timeline For Volleyball, Basketball
At last night's Salem Grade School Board Meeting, Athletic Director Suzi Worman went through the changes to the winter sports seasons. She said that Volleyball would begin with games on January 18th w...
Nov 20, 2020
IHSA Temporarily Pauses Sports & Activities Under New State Mitigations
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met for a special virtual meeting on Thursday, November 19, 2020, where the Board provided an update on winter sports. To maintain compli...
Nov 20, 2020
John A Logan's Jay Scrubb Traded To Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers acquired guard Luke Kennard from Detroit, and sent guards Landry Shamet to Brooklyn and Rodney McGruder to Detroit as they attempt to improve the supporting cast around Kawhi ...
Nov 20, 2020
Nebraska Hosts Illinois This Weekend
UNDATED (AP) - Two teams trying to establish some momentum meet when Nebraska hosts Illinois on Saturday. Both programs are coming off their first wins of the season. Illinois has played consecutive r...
Nov 19, 2020
Wolves select Edwards with No. 1 pick in delayed NBA draft
UNDATED (AP) - The Minnesota Timberwolves selected Georgia freshman guard Anthony Edwards the No. 1 pick in the delayed NBA draft. Edwards became the 11th straight one-and-done player to be the top pi...
Nov 19, 2020
