Category Archives: Victory Lane

EIU wide receiver Alexander Hollins has been named second team FCS All-American. Hollins ranked second in the FCS in touchdown receptions with 16 and had two games with three touchdown catches. He fin...

Panthers' Reid Says Drug Tests Are Not Random (Charlotte, NC) -- Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid says he's being frequently drug-tested because he kneeled in protest during the national anthem. Rei...

For Immediate Release IHSA Schools Approve Football Districting & 10 Other Proposals Illinois High School Association (IHSA) member schools approved eleven amendment proposals in the annual by-law...

The Mattoon Chamber of Commerce's annual Winter Swing mini-golf outing will be January 12th. Cost is $100 for four-person teams. Transportation will be provided. Call the chamber at 235-5661 to regist...

Rem Woodruff has resigned as head coach of the Effingham boys' basketball team. Junior varsity coach Obie Farmer will take over until the end of the season. Woodruff did not give a reason for his resi...

Nebraska Comes Back From 2 Sets Down To Make NCAA Volleyball Final (Minneapolis, MN) -- Nebraska is in the final of the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship. The seventh-seeded Huskers came from being...

Boys' High School Basketball: Mattoon goes to Taylorville, Charleston vs. Effingham, Sullivan plays LSA, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond against Shelbyville, Okaw Valley takes on Central A&M, St. ...

Girls' high school basketball: Mattoon against Arthur Okaw Christian, Charleston vs. Tolono Unity, Tri-County hosts Arcola, Sullivan plays Okaw Valley, Newton vs. St. Anthony, Altamont @ CH/BC, Athur-...

The Midwest Indoor Pickleball Championships will come to EIU January 4th and 5th. Entry fee for is $25 per person for the first event, and $5.00 for each addition event. The deadline to register is We...

J.J. Watt Reveals New Shoe Designed By Navy SEAL (Houston, TX) -- J.J. Watt's latest Reebok shoe is one designed by a Navy SEAL. The Texans star revealed the shoe on Instagram yesterday saying he want...