Category Archives: Local Sports

Opening night for the NFL as the Broncos host the Panthers in a Super Bowl 50 rematch at 7:30 MLB: The Cardinals return home to face the Brewers in the first of four at 6:15. The Cubs and White Sox ha...

Area baseball from last night - Windsor/Stew-Stras shut out Odin, 8-0. Boys' golf: Charleston won their quad with T-town, Effingham and Casey-Westfield, Tri-County took down Windsor 189-211. The Titan...

The Mattoon Middle School Wildcats are unbeaten heading into post-season softball play this weekend. Head coach Hannah Dow joined us today:

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) The Chicago Bears have signed three-time Pro Bowl offensive lineman Kyle Long to a four-year contract extension through the 2021 season. The deal announced today with the star r...

The Cowboys have decided to keep Tony Romo on the 53-man roster rather than place him on injured reserve. Romo is not expected to play for at least six weeks and might be out until November with a com...

After a 22-16 loss to Mascoutah in week two, the Green Wave football team is 0-2. Here is head coach Troy Johnson speaking on the post-game show of 101.3 WMCI:   After Friday's game against Jerse...

In a match heard live on Victory 103.9 Tuesday night, the Mattoon volleyball team handled Urbana 2-sets-to-none. Here's match point:   The Lady Wave will carry a 9-0 record into play this weekend...

The EIU volleyball team defeated Western Illinois 3-1. Mattoon native Taylor Smith had a triple-double; Mattoon remained unbeaten at 9-0 with a sweep of Urbana; Olney beat Charleston; Tri-County lost ...

EIU Vollyball: Eastern defeats Western 3-1, set scores: 22-25, 25-21, 25-23, and 25-16   High School Vollyball: -Altamont Defeats North Clay: 25-17, 25-11 -Casey-Westfield defeats Cumberland: 25-...

Eastern Illinois is coming off a volleyball victory over Jackson State to finish up play in the Memphis tournament over the weekend. Tonight, the Panthers will travel to Western Illinois University in...