Category Archives: Victory Lane

Today (Thursday, June 27) is opening day for the 34th annual Firecracker Classic in Mattoon. Charleston and Champaign will start things off at 1:00 at Grimes Field, followed by Ford/Iroquois vs. Olney...

Olympic Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas Visits Patients In Rockford (Rockford, IL) -- Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas is offering words of encouragement to patients in Rockford. Douglas made a stop at...

Registration for the Mattoon Junior Baseball League is open until July 19th. Games will be played on Sunday afternoons with the exception of Labor Day Weekend. Cost is $50 for the first player and $25...

Two of our stations, 92.1 The Axe and Victory 103.9, will broadcast Charleston and Mattoon games this week in the Senior Legion Firecracker Classic. Games will be played at Grimes Field, Mattoon High ...

Cubs Beat Braves, White Sox Fall To Red Sox (Undated) -- The Cubs are staying at home and are off to a good start in their series against the Atlanta Braves. The Northsiders beat Atlanta 8-to-3 on Mon...

For Immediate Release Teary-eyed Antetokounmpo wins NBA MVP honors SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) The Milwaukee Bucks fell two games short of the NBA Finals. They won big at the NBA Awards. A tearful Giann...

Italy To Host 2026 Winter Olympics (Switzerland) -- Italy will host the 2026 Winter Olympics. Sweden and Italy went head-to-head today with the Olympic Committee in Switzerland in their bid to win the...

The annual Tri County Athletics Golf Scramble will be played at Norton Knolls in Oakland July 27th. It's a four-person, best ball scramble, with an entry fee of $240 per team. Prizes will be awarded f...

Team USA Women's Sevens Former Eastern Illinois student-athlete Lauren Doyle was instrumental in helping the Team USA Women's Rugby squad qualify for the its second Olympic Games as they won the HSBC ...

Ruth Jersey Breaks Auction Record (New York, NY) -- A Babe Ruth jersey is the new record holder for the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia. The New York Yankees jersey, dating from 1928 to 193...