18th Annual Carlinville Rotary Club All Star Basketball Classic Postponed Due to Coronavirus
By Benjamin Cox on March 13, 2020 at 5:35am
Local athletes are having to deal with cancellations of their seasons and other honors amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Carlinville Rotary Club announced yesterday that it will be postponing the 18th Annual Carlinville Rotary Club All Star Basketball Classic scheduled for this Sunday at Carlinville High School. Tim Tarter of the Carlinville Rotary said that […]
Lenz Field Complex Purchased By Two Local Families
By Benjamin Cox on March 7, 2020 at 5:55pm
A small group of investors with ties to local baseball have purchased a Jacksonville sports complex. Two families from Jacksonville and Beardstown are beginning the operation of Future Champions Sports Complex immediately following their purchase of Lenz Field and Sports Complex on March 6, according to an announcement on The Source newspaper’s Facebook page this […]
Thursday Sports-JHS/W Central Win
By Gary Scott on March 5, 2020 at 6:55am
West Central is a step closer to the JHS Bowl. West Central dropped Calhoun 52-45 at Dupo in sectional play last night. West Central plays Madison for the title Friday. The winner there plays at the JHS Bowl for the super sectional Jacksonville took its first step in post season last night at […]
Country Financial West Central Illinois Boys All Star Classic roster announced
By Gary Scott on March 2, 2020 at 12:44pm
The votes are in, and the teams have been selected for the 42nd annual West Central Illinois Boys’ All Star Classic, sponsored by Country Financial. The game will be played at the JHS Bowl, Friday, March 27th, starting about 7:40. The South squad will be led by West Central Illinois coach Ryan Sichting. […]
Hyde Takes Top Female Athlete, Klein Takes Best Male Newcomer At Midwest Conference Indoor Championships
By Benjamin Cox on March 1, 2020 at 9:25am
Illinois College Senior Sprinter Andrea Hyde continued her dominance at the Midwest Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships yesterday. Hyde broke the meet’s all-time record in the Women’s 60m Dash set last year by St. Norbert’s Junior Audrey Makope at 7.77. Hyde’s time was one-hundredth of a second better at 7.76. Makope finished second yesterday […]
Mansell To Be Inducted Into IHSA Coaches Hall of Fame
By Benjamin Cox on February 21, 2020 at 4:52am
A local wrestling coach will be getting inducted into the IHSA Hall of Fame tomorrow after a three-decade long career. Ken Mansell, athletic director and wrestling coach at the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired, will receive the honor today in Champaign before the start of the state wrestling tournament. Mansell started his coaching career […]
Alton Argosy To Open Only Sportsbook In the Region
By Benjamin Cox on February 12, 2020 at 12:46pm
Folks in the area who like to gamble at the Alton Argosy Casino will soon be able to bet on more than just slot machines and card games. KSDK reports that the Argosy will be the first sportsbook in the area, on the heels of Illinois expanding into sports betting this year. Argosy Casino in […]
2 Former Routt Coaches Head to Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame
By Benjamin Cox on February 6, 2020 at 9:02am
Two former Routt football coaches are a part of the 2020 Illinois High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame class. Jeff Alderman got his first head coaching job at Jacksonville Routt in 1989, where he was also the head baseball coach and athletic director. He stayed at Routt for two seasons before going to Piasa […]
IC to host National Girls and Women in Sports Day Camp February 7
By Benjamin Cox on January 24, 2020 at 2:59pm
The Illinois College Athletic Department is celebrating women in sports with it’s 3rd annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day camp. The free camp is open to all girls from kindergarten through eighth grade and nearly every women’s sport offered by IC will be represented. Meghan Roman, Head Softball Coach and Senior Women’s Administrator […]
Rushville-Industry Names Crum As New Baseball Coach
By Benjamin Cox on January 23, 2020 at 2:04pm
Chris Duerr of KHQA reports that Rushville-Industry has named former basketball head coach Tyler Coach as the Rockets new baseball coach. Crum was dismissed as the head coach of the basketball program in April 2018 after a tumultuous tenure of four seasons. Crum is a former standout athlete at the school. Crum replaces Jeremy Laird […]