Category Archives: Local Sports

Mattoon put 44 on the board in the second half to pull away from Salem, 70-35. Bella Coffey led the way with 20 points, including six 3-pointers. Paige Swango drained seven 3's and finished with 29 po...

Girls' Basketball: -Altamont: 58 - North Clay: 36 (Final) -Charleston: 74 - Taylorville: 36 (Final) -Clinton: 58 - Argenta-Oreana: 31 (Final) -Effingham: 50 - Mt. Zion: 30 (Final) -Flora: 54 - Robinso...

Rams Fire Head Coach Jeff Fisher (Los Angeles, CA) -- Jeff Fisher is no longer the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams. The NFL team has announced it has relieved Fisher of his coaching duties. The dis...

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The Charleston girls' 8th grade basketball team will play for the state championship in 4A this Thursday. They won their tournament opener 57-39 over Chatham Glenwood, and punched their ticket to the ...

Charleston faces Markham Prairie Hills Saturday at 6:30 in the Class 4A semi-final round. (Charleston had defeated Chatham Glenwood 57-39 in the first round of the State tournament.) Other results: Cl...

Boys' Basketball: -Altamont: 56 - South Central: 43 (Final) -Argenta-Oreana: 64 - St. Teresa: 54 (Final) -Arthur Okaw Christian: 51 - Grace Budapest: 42 (Final) -Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City: 66 - Diet...

Downstate Cities Included On Cubs World Series Tour (Chicago, IL) -- Cubs fans in the northern half of Illinois can expect to see the World Series trophy in their cities. Eventually. The team says it ...

Boys' high school basketball tonight: Mattoon @ Effingham, Charleston goes to Salem, Arcola vs. Tolono Unity, Windsor/Stew-Stras plays Shelbyville, Altamont against South Central, Casey-Westfield host...

Mattoon remained undefeated, by the slimmest of margins, 46-45 over Effingham. Sierra Thompson finished with a double-double, with 18 points and 17 rebounds, and Avery Jackson had 15 points. It was th...