Category Archives: Local Sports
State Volleyball Championship Games played over the weekend at ISU Arena
The prep volleyball season has come to an end with the state trophy games held Saturday at Redbird Arena in Normal. Freeport Aquin won the 1a title over Springfield Lutheran, with NCOE taking 3rd over...
Nov 14, 2022
Salem and South Central girls teams open play Monday night
The Salem Lady Wildcats open up their season in a new way tonight. Gone is the Salem Thanksgiving Tournament and instead, Salem will head to the DuQuoin Thanksgiving Tournament and will open tonight a...
Nov 14, 2022
Junior High Basketball: North Wamac-Irvington 3rd in Christ Our Rock Tournament; Raccoon's Michael Organ breaks dad's record
Junior High Boys Basketball Round-up: The Franklin Park Bobcats boys basketball team tries to continue their solid play when they travel to Altamont Lutheran tonight to take on the Rockets. North Wama...
Nov 14, 2022
Porter's 31 points lead Nuggets past Bulls 126-103
By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Michael Porter Jr. scored a season-high 31 points and Nikola Jokic had 14 assists as the Denver Nuggets cruised past the Chicago Bulls 126-103 Sunday n...
Nov 14, 2022 Dale Martin / CC
NFL Wrap-up: Justin Fields rushes for 147 yards in another Bears loss
CHICAGO (AP) - Justin Fields is collecting NFL records in his second season with the Chicago Bears. It just doesn't mean all that much to him, not with all the losses piling up. Fields threw for two t...
Nov 14, 2022
AP Top 25 Football Poll: No. 1 UGA leads unchanged top 5; Ducks, UCLA slip
No. 1 Georgia leads an unchanged top five in The Associated Press college football poll. The rest of the Top 25 has been shuffled around after eight ranked teams lost. The Bulldogs received all but on...
Nov 14, 2022
O'Connell, Durham lead Purdue past No. 21 Illinois 31-24
By GAVIN GOOD Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Aidan O'Connell and Purdue made a muddled mess of the Big Ten West and the Boilermakers are in decent shape to emerge from it as champions now. O'...
Nov 13, 2022 Purdue quarterback Aidan O'Connell carries the ball during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Illinois Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
NDSU runs for 2 TDs in 4th, beats Southern Illinois 21-18
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Cam Miller and TaMerik Williams each ran for a touchdown in the fourth quarter as North Dakota State beat Southern Illinois 21-18 on Saturday. North Dakota State (8-2, 6-1 Miss...
Nov 13, 2022
Brister accounts for six TDs, Lindenwood defeats McKendree
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) - Cade Brister threw for three touchdowns and ran for three more and Lindenwood defeated Division II-member McKendree 63-35 on Saturday. The Lions (7-3) had 631 total yards, with...
Nov 13, 2022
Blues win 3-2 to snap Golden Knights' 9-game win streak
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and an assist, and the St. Louis Blues rallied to beat Vegas 3-2 on Saturday night, snapping the Golden Knights' nine-game winning streak. Ivan Barbashev and ...
Nov 13, 2022 St. Louis Blues left wing Brandon Saad (20) celebrates after he scored a goal while Vegas Golden Knights center Jack Eichel (9) skates away from the net during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Las Vegas. Blues left wing Josh Leivo (17) looks on. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
