Category Archives: Local Sports

Boys High School Basketball Effingham/T-Town Christmas Classic: Final (Championship): Brooks 53, Lincoln Way East 46 Final (Consolation): Champaign Centennial 68, Dixon 60 Final (3rd): Oak Lawn 50, Ne...

NFL To Observe Moment Of Silence For John Madden (New York, NY) -- The NFL is going to observe a moment of silence before Sunday's games to honor the passing of John Madden. He was a Super Bowl winnin...

Effingham/T-town Christmas Tournament: Lutheran North vs. Horizon Southwest at 10:00; Mattoon plays Charleston at 11:30; Pleasant Plains battles Belvidere; St. Anthony against Knoxville in the 7th pla...

Fields, Dalton Return To Bears Practice (Lake Forest, IL) -- The Bears' top two quarterbacks are back at practice. Starter Justin Fields and backup Andy Dalton returned yesterday after sitting out las...

Illinois Women's Basketball Game Postponed Due To COVID-19 (Iowa City, IA) -- The Illinois women's basketball game at Iowa on Sunday is postponed due to COVID-19 cases within the Illini program. Offic...

Several area tournaments conclude today and tomorrow, we'll keep you updated with local scores with First Neighbor Bank! High School Boys' Basketball: Effingham/Teutopolis Christmas Classic: FINAL: Ch...

Boys' holiday tournaments: At Effingham/T-town: Mattoon plays Horizon Southwest (in progress), Charleston against Lutheran North at 10:30, St. Anthony vs. Lincoln Way East at noon, Effingham takes on ...

*WMCI at 9:00am: Mattoon Boys' Basketball vs. Horizon SW *92.1 The Axe at 10:30am: Charleston Boys' Basketball vs. Lutheran North *Victory 103.9 at 4:00pm: Girls' Basketball (Tri-County vs. Teutopolis...

Plenty going on with holiday tournaments across the region! Here are local scores, brought to you by First Neighbor Bank! High School Boys' Basketball: Effingham/Teutopolis Christmas Classic: FINAL: L...

Illinois' Game vs. Florida A&M Canceled Due To COVID (Champaign, IL) -- The Illinois men's basketball home game vs Florida A&M tomorrow is being canceled due to positive COVID-19 cases within ...