Two From Jacksonville on All State FB teams
By Gary Scott on November 15, 2022 at 12:50pm
A Jacksonville High School senior has been named to a 5A all state football team. Senior quarterback Elijah Owens has been named to the Illinois High School football coaches association all state team. Owens is headed to Indiana State next year. He was the only player in the Central State Eight to make the 5A […]
ISVI Swimmer Finishes 4th At State
By Benjamin Cox on November 13, 2022 at 5:34pm
ISVI Sophomore Lexi Mitchell came away with a pair of medals at the IHSA state swimming and diving finals on Friday and Saturday in Westmont. Mitchell competed in the 50 & 100 yard Free Style events, becoming the fourth student-athlete in ISVI history to qualify for state. Mitchell clocked a time of 38.36 seconds in […]
Hance Picked Up by Jacksonville Jaguars
By Benjamin Cox on November 1, 2022 at 9:26am
Jacksonville High School and Northwestern Graduate Blake Hance has found a new team in the NFL. Hance was waived by the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday while the 49ers brought up Wide Receiver Willie Snead IV to help with injuries in their receiving corps. Hance was placed on outright waivers. Hance had been with the […]
Beardstown, JWCC Baseball Stand Out Named New Baseball Head Coach at Quincy High
By Benjamin Cox on October 28, 2022 at 8:50am
A Beardstown native and stand out baseball player at John Wood Community College and Quincy University will be the next baseball head coach at Quincy High School. Chris Duerr reports that Rick Lawson has been named as Quincy High’s next head coach. Lawson was a 3-sport athlete at Beardstown High School, leading his team to […]
South County Girls’ Cross Country Team Heading to Sectional After DQ Appeal
By Benjamin Cox on October 25, 2022 at 1:43pm
The South County girls’ cross country team will be going to the Sectional this Saturday after several days filled with heartache and controversy. Two runners were disqualified on an individual basis this past Saturday at the Petersburg-PORTA Regional meet for allegedly running outside the bounds of the course. Pleasant Plains Senior Jaidynn Albers and South […]
Bluffs, Winchester Appear At Odds Over Retaining Softball Coach
By Benjamin Cox on October 22, 2022 at 6:19am
The Bluffs and Winchester School Boards appear at odds on whether or not to retain a softball coach. According to the Journal Courier, the Bluffs School Board voted on Monday not to dismiss head softball coach Kandice Kunkel in a 4-2 vote. The vote went against a September vote by the Winchester School Board to […]
Vorreyer Named IC Assistant Athletic Director
By Benjamin Cox on October 21, 2022 at 3:12pm
The Illinois College Athletic Department announced today that Abby Vorreyer has been promoted to Assistant Director of Athletics. Vorreyer has been the head men’s and women’s golf coach for the past nine seasons. Vorreyer has overseen tremendous growth in the golf programs during her tenure including having Women’s Golf finish second in the SLIAC Conference […]
Pleasant Plains Middle School Designated Special Olympics National Banner School, ESPN Honor Roll Award Winner
By Benjamin Cox on October 21, 2022 at 2:30pm
Pleasant Plains Middle School is being nationally honored for their unified sports programs. Laura Williams, Special Education Teacher and Unified Sports Coach at Pleasant Plains Middle School, says that the Special Olympics has designated the middle school as a National Banner Unified Champion School this year. Only 12 schools (Elementary through College in the state […]
Pleasant Hill Exploring 8-Man Football
By Benjamin Cox on October 19, 2022 at 1:04pm
A West Central Illinois school is exploring 8-man football as an option. The Pike Press reports that the Pleasant Hill school board is exploring if 8-man football would be a better option for the school’s competitive future. Pleasant Hill has won just 3 varsity football games since their last playoff appearance in the 2017 season. […]
IHSA Making Additions to ESports
By Benjamin Cox on October 16, 2022 at 6:45am
The IHSA approved two new video games and has modified a third for next year’s E-Sports season at their August meeting. Next year, students will be able to compete in Mario Kart 8 and FIFA Soccer, as well as the “crew battle” version of Super Smash Brothers. They join three other sanctioned e-sports: Rocket League, […]