Monday Scores
By Gary Scott on March 24, 2025 at 7:36pm
Baseball…Roxana 8-JHS 2 Routt 11-Riverton 2 New Berlin 9-Triopia 2 Beardstown 6-Camp Point 3 Nokomis 6-North Mac 4 JHS softball 16-East St Louis 1 Auburn 17-Routt 2 Carrollton 12-Porta/AC 3 Pittsfield 14-Quincy 4 Beardstown 7-Warsaw 1 Nokomis 6-North Mac 5 Pleasant Plains 3-Rochester 2 in girls’ soccer North Mac 2-Taylorville 1
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 […]
February Weather
By Gary Scott on March 4, 2025 at 6:00am
Temperatures were down last month, and so was the precipitation. The average temperature for February was just over 29 and a half degrees. That’s only a degree less than normal. The day time highs averaged 39 and a half, and lows at just under 20. We reached 60 or better on 4 of the 28 […]
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 […]
Craig Resigns As Beardstown Football Coach, Keeps AD, Teaching Job
By Benjamin Cox on January 21, 2025 at 9:42am
Elliott Craig resigned as Beardstown’s football coach at the December 18th Beardstown school board meeting. He still remains as the school’s athletic director and driver’s ed teacher. The State Journal Register reports that Craig was told by the school administration and the school board that they wanted to move in a different direction […]
Hickox Named a 2025 NFHS Coach of the Year
By Benjamin Cox on January 17, 2025 at 9:11am
Longtime Jacksonville High School Competitive Dance Head Coach Tiffany Hickox was honored by the District 117 Board of Education Wednesday night for being named a National Federation of State High School Association’s Coach of the Year. The Illinois High School Association administrative staff annually honors individuals as NFHS Coaches of the Year in their respective sports. […]