Thursday Scores-Friday Schedule
By Gary Scott on April 25, 2025 at 5:48am
West Central held off Greenfield Northwestern on the baseball diamond yesterday 5-2. Around the area, Routt blasted Pleasant Hill 14-0, New Berlin split with Athens, losing the first game 3-0, and winning the second game 18-5, Carrollton was shut out by Calhoun 2-0, Stanford Olympia edged Auburn 6-5, Pleasant Plains handled Riverton 8-3, and Beardstown […]
New Berlin BB Coach headed to Pawnee
By Gary Scott on April 24, 2025 at 5:46am
Long time New Berlin basketball coach Blake Lucas is moving to a school in the MSM Conference. Lucas has accepted a position as athletic director and head basketball coach at Pawnee. The action is pending school board approval. Lucas has served as head coach at New Berlin for 8 years. His record at New Berlin […]
Stockton New Triopia Basketball Coach
By Gary Scott on April 23, 2025 at 1:34pm
Triopia High School’s new boys’ head basketball coach comes within its own ranks. Hunter Stockton will take over for the retiring Rich Thompson next school year. Thompson announced his retirement as athletic director and head coach earlier this year. The new AD, Brooke Tracy says Stockton has a passion for the game and a vision […]
Thomas Steps Down from North Greene Basketball
By Benjamin Cox on March 25, 2025 at 5:43am
North Greene High School officials are looking for a new head boys basketball coach. The school district announced Sunday that Ashly Thomas is stepping down as head coach after three seasons. The Spartans had a 16-18 season this year, including a berth in this year’s regional championship game. It was the first time the Spartans […]
Triopia finds a new Athletic Director
By Gary Scott on March 24, 2025 at 7:20pm
A teacher with 17 years experience in the classroom has been hired to be AD at Triopia High School next year. She is Brooke Tracy. Tracy has been a kindergarten teacher at Triopia the last four years. Triopia principal Joe Kuhlman says Tracy has strong organizational skills and has shown the ability to connect with […]
Barners new Pittsfield head FB coach
By Gary Scott on March 20, 2025 at 4:18pm
The Pittsfield High School Athletic department has announced the hiring of a Girard native as the new football coach. He is Dalton Barnes. Barners has coached at Litchfield and Pleasant Plains as an offensive coordinator, coached at Williamsville, and been head coach the two years at Gillespie. His team was 1 and 17. He was […]
North Mac Head Coach TJ Wilson Retires
By Benjamin Cox on March 4, 2025 at 5:35pm
Officials with North Mac High School announced the retirement of long-time boys varsity basketball coach TJ Wilson on Tuesday. Wilson coached for 26 season between Girard and then the North Mac consolidation district. He has been the only varsity basketball coach since Virden and Girard consolidated after the 2009-10 season. Wilson finishes with an overall […]
Sawyers Hired As Beardstown Head Football Coach
By Benjamin Cox on February 25, 2025 at 5:12am
Beardstown CUSD #15 officials announced on Friday the hiring of Chris Sawyers as its next head football coach. According to the post on social media, Sawyers arrives from Sunrise Mountain High School in Las Vegas, Nevada with an “extensive background in coaching and his commitment to fostering both athletic and personal growth in student-athletes.” Sawyers […]
Chance Accepts Position at Bethel U.
By Benjamin Cox on February 18, 2025 at 11:04am
The Illinois College football team is losing an award-winning coach. I.C.’s offensive coordinator Drew Chance announced yesterday on social media that he has accepted the Assistant Head Coach-Offensive Coordinator position with Bethel University. Chance was recently named the 2024 NCAA Division III Coordinator of the Year by FootballScoop. Chance had been with the coaching staff […]
Monday Sports
By Benjamin Cox on February 3, 2025 at 5:45am
In boys basketball tonight, North Greene heads to O’Fallon to play First Baptist Academy, Westfair Christian Academy is on the road in Hoopeston to play Christian Life Academy, and Barry-Western welcomes Rushville-Industry. In girls basketball, Carrollton brings in West Central, North Greene goes to Greenfield-Northwestern, New Berlin-South County travels to Carlinville, Jacksonville makes up a […]