Category Archives: Local Sports

Three area volleyball teams are a step closer to the state tournament. Charleston took down Effingham, 25-19, 25-22 to claim the regional title last night. They'll face Champaign Edison in the Effingh...

Avery Jackson and Sierra Thompson earned honorable mention All-State on the 3A girls' basketball team. Jackson led the team and the Apollo Conference with 18.9 points per game, while Thompson put in j...

7th Grade Regional Volleyball: Class 2A: -FINAL: Albion defeats Ramsey: 25-13, 11-25, 25-21 -FINAL: Hutsonville defeats Oblong: 25-18, 25-10   Class 3A: -FINAL: Auburn defeats Pana: 25-21, 25-11 ...

The season came to an end for the Mattoon boys' basketball team last night, 71-61 to Mt. Zion. Senior Drake Jeffries led the Green Wave with 18 points. The Braves advanced to the regional championship...

(Champaign, IL) - Illinois' winning streak is now up to four games. Malcolm Hill scored 22 points as the Fighting Illini foiled Michigan State 73-70 at the State Farm Center. Illinois improved to 18-a...

Boys' High School Basketball: Regional Competition: Class 3A: -FINAL: Eisenhower 91, MacArthur 66 -FINAL: Mt. Zion 71, Mattoon 61     Sectional Competition: Class 1A: -FINAL: Dieterich 39, P...

Athletes Abound In New "DWTS" Cast (Undated) -- The new cast of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" is sporting an athletic flair for its next season. The cast announced today includes the first former Maj...

Warriors Durant Will Miss At Least Four Weeks (Oakland, CA) -- Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant will be out for at least a month. The team announced that Durant sprained an MCL in his left k...

Boys' high school sectional finals: St. Anthony defeated Altamont, 53-44. The Bulldogs will face the winner of tonight's game between Dieterich and Patoka Robinson moved on with a 49-44 win over Eldor...

7th Grade Regional Volleyball: Class 1A: -FINAL: Sigel St. Micheals' defeats Windsor: 25-11, 25-21   Class 2A: -FINAL: Palestine-Hutsonville defeats Tri-County: 25-13, 25-6 -FINAL: Oblong defeats...