Category Archives: Local Sports

The Mattoon Youth Wrestling Club is raffling off a Smith and Wesson M&P nine millimeter handgun or $400 cash. Tickets are $10.00 each. You can reserve yours at the club's Facebook page. The drawin...

Here is a collection of local scores, brought to you by First Neighbor Bank! High School Boys' Basketball: Q4: Mahomet-Seymour 38, Rantoul 27   FINAL: Mt. Vernon 71, Salem 51 FINAL: Arcola 56, Bl...

Illinois Returns To Action Tonight Following COVID Break (Minneapolis, MN) -- The Illinois men's basketball team returns to action tonight to face Minnesota on the road. It's the Illini's first game i...

Boys' high school basketball: Mattoon plays Pana, Tri-County @ Villa Grove, Effingham hosts Olney, Windsor/Stew-Stras against Neoga, St. Anthony goes to Robinson, T-town battles Monticello, Shelbyvill...

Fanatics Acquires Topps Trading Cards (Jacksonville, FL) -- Sportswear company Fanatics is acquiring Topps trading cards. CNBC reported the deal on Monday that reportedly adds up to close to half a bi...

Monday, January 3rd: *Victory 103.9 at 7:00pm: Girls Basketball (Sullivan vs. Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond) Tuesday, January 4th: *WMCI at 7:30pm: Mattoon Boys Basketball vs. Pana Wednesday, Januar...

Girls' high school basketball: Charleston goes to Marshall, Cumberland faces Windsor/Stew-Stras, T-town hosts Flora, Newton vs. Fairfield, South Central plays Martinsville, St. Anthony against Casey-W...

Quinn Sets Bears Single-Season Sack Record (Chicago, IL) -- Robert Quinn is the new single-season sack king in Bears history. The outside linebacker posted his 18th sack of the season during yesterday...

NBA Legend Sam Jones Dies (Boston, MA) -- NBA legend Sam Jones is dead. A spokesperson for the Boston Celtics confirmed he died Thursday night at the age of 88. The team released a statement noting th...

For Immediate Release Illinois State Police Apprehend Suspect Involved in the Shooting of Bradley Police Department Officers Bradley, IL - On Dec. 31, 2021, at approximately 9 a.m., the Illinois State...