Category Archives: Victory Lane

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...

The annual Coles County Heart Walk returns to Lake Land College's West Building April 21st. Please join the fight against the country's number 1 and number 5 killers - heart disease and stroke. Create...

According to the Fighting Illini Basketball Facebook page, Leron Black has opted to pursue a professional basketball career and give up his final year of eligibility. Black earned honorable mention Al...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Lowe's, one of the last remaining corporate giants in NASCAR, announced Wednesday that it will not sponsor seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson after this season, an ominous sign fo...