Category Archives: Local Sports

The Effingham Hearts hosted the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs on Friday night in a nonconference matchup. Effingham is already out of the playoffs after their loss last week, but Mahomet-Seymour is on the ...

The Newton Eagles faced off against the Paris Tigers in a home conference game Friday night. However, the night would prove to be in Newton's favor as they continued their undefeated streak by defeati...

Illinois Schools: -Argenta-Oreana: 42 - Cumberland: 28 (Final) -Arcola: 48 - Oblong: 14 (Final) -Central A&M: 54 - Warrensburg-Latham: 41 (Final) -Cerro Gordo/Bement: 56 - Martinsville: 22 (Final)...

Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdown passes in the second half and the Packers pulled away for a 26-10 win over the Bears last night. Bears quarterback Brian Hoyer had to leave in the second quarter wi...

The Cubs are a win away from their first trip to the World Series since 1945. Addison Russell hit a tie-breaking two-run homer in the sixth and the Cubs went on to double up the Dodgers, 8-4, in Game ...

Volleyball: -Argenta-Oreana defeats Bement: 25-17, 25-16 -Arthur-Lovington/Atwood Hammond defeats LSA: 25-8, 25-15 -Clinton defeats Sullivan: 25-5, 25-16 -Newton defeats Paris: 25-14, 25-9 -Oblong def...

High School Volleyball: Mattoon @ Springfield Sacred Heart Griffin, Tri-County hosts Cumberland, Casey-Westfield plays Olney, Arcola against Cerro Gordo, Sullivan heads to Clinton, Arthur-Lovington/At...

Indians Punch Ticket To World Series (Toronto, Ontario) -- The Cleveland Indians are heading to the World Series for the first time since 1997. Rookie Ryan Merritt and three relievers combined on a si...

The Cubs bats woke up in a big way as they pounded the Dodgers 10-2 to take game four of the National League Championship Series. Addison Russell and Anthony Rizzo homered for Chicago, which had been ...

Eastern Illinois is now 5-2 on the season following last Saturday's 30-24 road win over Tennessee Tech. Panthers' head coach Kim Dameron joined Bub for his weekly chat: Saturday's Homecoming game agai...