Category Archives: Victory Lane

(Charlotte, NC) -- The University of Maryland, Baltimore County is the first-ever 16-seed to beat a number-one seed in NCAA Tournament history. The Retrievers stunned top-overall seed Virginia 74-54 i...

(Charleston, IL) - During their last regular season home win over SIUE, the Eastern Illinois University women's basketball team raised and donated $10,000 to the Sarah Bush Lincoln Regional Cancer Cen...

Pre-registration is underway for Blake's Shining Star Race, which will be held March 31st in Neoga. Sign up for the 5K run or walk before race day for $20.00. The price will be $5.00 more on race day....

Be a part of the lifesaving team! The annual Mattoon to Peoria St. Jude Run will take off this summer and we need runners and volunteers. Come learn all about at it our first meeting of the year, Marc...

Donkey basketball comes to Stew-Stras High School March 24th. Doors open at 6:00, pre-show at 6:30, and the game begins at 7:00. Advance tickets are $6.00 and are available from FFA members, at the Sh...

The Denny Anderson Memorial Softball Tournament will be May 19th at Lake Land College. Teams from the Mattoon and Charleston Police and Fire Departments will be playing, along with Den's Gems, some of...

8th grade state volleyball tournaments: Class 3A: Cumberland plays Tolono Unity at 7:00 p.m., followed by Pana and Pleasant Plains Class 4A: Effingham takes on Morton at 5:45   High school baseba...

Loyola Can Keep Dancing (Dallas, TX) -- Guess those experts who called Loyola a Cinderella-to-be weren't wrong. The Ramblers hit a last second three-pointer to knock off the sixth seeded University of...

High School Baseball: FINAL: Casey-Westfield 6, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 0 FINAL: Cumberland 11, Marshall 1 FINAL: North Clay 8, Centennial 1 FINAL: Taylorville 15, MacArthur 12 FINAL: Windsor/Stew...

Longtime Saints Owner Tom Benson Dies (New Orleans, LA) -- The New Orleans Saints are mourning the loss of longtime owner Tom Benson. He passed away Thursday at the age of 90. Benson has owned the Sai...