Category Archives: Local Sports

Thanks to the Lumpkin Family Foundation's generosity, Ride Illinois is coming to town and we need you there! Come support cycling in Mattoon and share ideas about what you'd like to see in the future....

Former Mr. Basketball Mark Smith To Leave U Of I (Urbana, IL) -- A former Mr. Basketball in the state of Illinois is leaving the University of Illinois. The school yesterday said freshman guard Mark S...

8th grade regional volleyball: Mattoon plays Decatur Jefferson, Charleston takes on Mt. Zion, Effingham Sacred Heart vs. West Salem, Sigel St. Michael's against Grayville, Windsor vs. Shiloh, Stew-Str...

7th Grade Sectional Volleyball: Winning teams advance to the State Tournament which begins Friday, March 9th Class 1A: Grayville defeats Shiloh: 25-18, 25-21   Class 2A: Paris Crestwood defeats D...

WHAT: TRAXXAS MONSTER TRUCK TOUR! FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER! WITNESS THE THUNDER! CHAMPAIGN, IL. will be motorsport entertainment's epicenter with the nation's most competitive MONSTER TRUCKS, as the TR...

ST. LOUIS (AP) The free-falling St. Louis Blues will be without defenseman Jay Bouwmeester for the rest of the season with a left hip injury. General manager Doug Armstrong said Bouwmeester will be si...

IHSA Scholastic Bowl Regionals: Tri-County opens with Altamont, CH/BC vs. Flora, South Central against Cisne, Fairfield faces Vandalia, Cumberland takes on Windsor, Neoga plays Okaw Valley, Sullivan b...

Rookie of the Year runner-up Paul DeJong has agreed to a six-year, $26 million extension with the Cardinals. In his first season, DeJong hit .285 with 25 home runs.

Boys' High School Sectional Championship Basketball: Winning teams advance to the Super-Sectional Elite 8 starting Tuesday, March 6th Class 1A: FINAL: Central A&M 69, Nokomis 56   Class 2A: F...

Boys' sectional championship: T-town plays Mount Carmel Boys' regional championship: Effingham vs. Champaign Central College baseball: EIU is at Georgia State   College softball (tomorrow): EIU i...