IHSA Members Vote Down Football Districts Proposal
By Benjamin Cox on December 19, 2023 at 11:24am
The Illinois High School Association member schools have voted down two proposals. A proposal that would have significantly changed football scheduling in the state failed to pass. Districts determined by classification and geography were voted down 272-379-76. That’s 58% voting against the measure. The only other proposal that did not pass sought to decrease the […]
Area Teams On the Radar For First AP Boys’ Basketball Coaches Poll
By Benjamin Cox on December 15, 2023 at 11:43am
The first AP coaches poll for boys’ basketball for the 2023-24 season has been released. A number of teams from the area are on the radar. In Class 3A, Decatur-MacArthur (7-1 Overall, 5-0 in the Central State 8) appears as a honorable mention with 3 points. The Generals visit Normal U-High on Saturday. In Class […]
Triopia School Dismissed Early. Games Moved to Virginia High
By Beth Anderson on December 15, 2023 at 11:12am
Triopia School has dismissed early today due to gas leak. The Triopia vs Carrollton Basketball game tonight has been moved to Virginia High School. The JV game will still begin at 6 PM with varsity to follow.
Tomhave Resigns As Athletic Director, Assistant Principal at Pittsfield High School; Remains Boys’ Basketball Coach
By Benjamin Cox on November 29, 2023 at 6:06pm
Pittsfield High School is searching for a new assistant principal. The Pike Press reports that Brad Tomhave has resigned to become the West Central Illinois Education Administrator for the Illinois Department of Corrections. Tomhave has been a staff member at Pittsfield High School for 19 years. His reported last day will be December 31st. Tomhave, […]
Madson Returns As Carrollton Girls’ Basketball Coach
By Benjamin Cox on November 16, 2023 at 10:01am
The Carrollton Girls Basketball season almost didn’t start this season. The Greene Prairie Press reports that only a small number of girls showed up to an October 30th player-parent meeting, which led to Head Coach Blaine Hartwick to submit his resignation the following day. Hartwick had been with the Hawks for 7 seasons, leading them […]
Mitchell-All State-CP and GNW has Two Each
By Gary Scott on November 15, 2023 at 6:24am
For the second year in a row, Jacksonville has a player on the Illinois Football Coaches all state first team. A year ago, it was Elijah Owens. This year, it is senior running back Cam Ron Mitchell. Mitchell had an outstanding year with JHS, rushing for 1433 yards. He also finished with 12 touchdowns, averaged […]
New Transportation Guidelines Announced For South County Athletic Co-Op
By Benjamin Cox on September 11, 2023 at 8:28pm
South County families who have athletes were recently notified of transportation changes. The South County Co-Op Committee recently met and discussed recent transportation issues. According to a press release today, the following changes have been put in place in order to have consistency across the athletic program’s transportation. There will be a 15-minute allowance for […]
Messina Named New I.C. Softball Coach
By Benjamin Cox on August 10, 2023 at 12:57pm
The Illinois College Athletic Department announced the new head coach of their softball program today, and it’s a familiar face. Leslie Messina will replace Meghan Roman at the helm starting this season. Messina comes to I.C. From Blackburn College, where she has been the head softball coach since 2021. She earned her 400th career softball […]
IL District 17 All Stars Wins World Championship
By Benjamin Cox on August 7, 2023 at 7:57am
The Illinois District 17 softball team, composed of players throughout West-Central and Central Illinois, won the Senior League World Series championship yesterday. The team pushed across a pair of late runs to beat last year’s champion Texas 5-4 in Lower Sussex, Delaware. The win kept District 17 undefeated through World Series play at 7-0. The […]
Chatham Brings Back Blakeman to Helm Boys’ Basketball
By Benjamin Cox on June 22, 2023 at 8:55am
A familiar face is returning to Chatham-Glenwood’s basketball sidelines. Ryan Mahan of the State Journal Register reported last night that the Ball-Chatham Board of Education voted to re-hire Todd Blakeman to replace Kody Kirkpatrick as head boys’ basketball coach. Kirkpatrick replaced Blakeman when he resigned from the position two years ago. Blakeman led the Titans […]