Hallock, Goodall Resign From GNW Volleyball Program
By Benjamin Cox on December 30, 2022 at 5:31pm
Greenfield volleyball will be looking for two new volleyball coaches. High school coach Tyann Hallock and assistant coach Rachael Goodall tendered their resignations to the Greenfield School Board on December 19th, according to a report from the Greene Prairie Press. Hallock also resigned as the assistant athletic director for the school district. The junior high […]
JMS Adding Football in Fall 2023
By Benjamin Cox on December 26, 2022 at 1:05pm
Jacksonville Middle School will have a new sport to offer all students next fall. The Jacksonville School District Board unanimously approved a partnership between the district and the Jacksonville Area Youth Football League on Thursday for Jacksonville Middle School to have a football program for 7th and 8th graders. Jacksonville High School Football Head Coach […]
MacMurray, SLIAC Hall of Fame Men’s Soccer Coach Killen Passes Away
By Benjamin Cox on December 26, 2022 at 9:20am
MacMurray College Athletics lost a large piece of its history last Tuesday. Former Men’s Soccer Head Coach Bill Killen passed away on December 20th at his home in Fulton, Missouri. He was 81. Killen was a distinguished soccer player, helping West Chester to an NCAA national championship in 1961 and was named the tournament’s most […]
2022 Waverly Girls Thanksgiving All Tournament Team
By Benjamin Cox on November 24, 2022 at 7:32am
The following players were named to the Waverly Girls Basketball Thanksgiving All-Tournament Team: Lauren Flowers – Carrollton Paige Henson – Carrollton Karlissa Clark – Auburn Addison Wheatley – Auburn Mae Bandelow – South County Caroline Peters – South County Gianna Pop – South Fork Abby Hendricks – North Mac Megan Reynolds – Triopia
Wednesday Sports
By Benjamin Cox on November 24, 2022 at 7:28am
Boys Basketball – Gene Bergschneider Tournament – New Berlin Routt 71 Springfield-Lutheran 28 South County 52 Triopia 47 New Berlin 42 Macon-Meridian 31 Boys Basketball – Beardstown Tournament Rushville-Industry 58 Mendon-Unity 52 West Central 64 Galesburg JV 35 Augusta-Southeastern 65 Beardstown 41 Boys Basketball – Pittsfield Tournament Western 47 Liberty 44 OT Pittsfield 51 Payson-Seymour […]
CS8 to Add Quincy-Notre Dame in Football Only in 2024
By Benjamin Cox on November 23, 2022 at 7:52am
Channel 1450’s Derek Parris reports that the Central State 8 Conference has announced the addition of Quincy-Notre Dame for football only starting in 2024. The addition of QND will bring the conference to 12 teams with the re-addition of Lincoln to the conference in 2023. The conference will go to two divisions in 2024. Weeks […]
West Central Athletics Advertises For New Softball Head Coach, Assistant
By Benjamin Cox on November 16, 2022 at 6:17am
The West Central Sports Co-op appears to be moving on from Head Softball Coach Kandice Kunkel. In a post to the Scott-Morgan Community District #2 Facebook Page yesterday, the district is advertising for a head coach and assistant coach for high school softball. Back in October, the Bluffs School Board voted against the Winchester School […]
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 […]