Category Archives: Local Sports

Alabama #1 In First CFP Poll (Undated) -- Alabama is number-one in the first College Football Playoff poll of the season. Clemson, LSU and Notre Dame round out the top-four. Michigan is fifth, followe...

MIES, Switzerland (AP) Kobe Bryant has been made an ambassador for the 2019 basketball World Cup in China. The five-time NBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist made the announcement on Twitte...

Professional Softball Team Relocating To Marion (Marion, IL) -- A professional softball team from Canada is relocating to Southern Illinois. The team, called The Canadian Wild, will make Rent One Park...

UI's Defensive Coordinator Quits (Champaign, IL) -- The defensive coordinator for the University of Illinois football team is quitting mid-season. Hardy Nickerson announced his resignation yesterday a...

Tonight the road to the State Tournament continues for a few local teams, check back here for the latest score updates, brought to you by First Neighbor Bank! Sectional Volleyball: Class 1A: St. Teres...

92.1 the Axe will continue our coverage of the Arcola Purple Riders playoff march. The game this week is against Triopia High School in Concord, Illinois. The Riders will kick at 2pm on Saturday, Nove...

EIU Blue Madness returns to Lantz Arena tonight, Sunday, October 28. The men's and women's basketball teams invite young trick-or-treaters for the costume parade, bounce houses, games, treats and a ch...

High school football playoffs Mattoon 28 host Mascoutah 24 FINAL Effingham @ Breese Mater Dei 21-6 FINAL Newton plays Fairfield 34-28 FINAL-OT Olney vs. Bishop McNamara - 18-59 FINAL Vandalia takes on...

Football Post-Season action is underway! Check back here for local scores, brought to you by First Neighbor Bank! FOOTBALL: CLASS 1A: FINAL: Argenta-Oreana 50, Cerro Gordo-Bement CLASS 2A: FINAL: Gibs...

Are you ready for some volleyball? 101.3 WMCI is headed to the Class 1A Volleyball Sectional at St. Anthony in Effingham on Monday! Lane will have the call of all three matches. Monday, October 29: Al...