Weekend scoreboard

Scoreboards are sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan

 

Saturday:

College Baseball–
Indiana State 13, Illinois State 1
Illinois Wesleyan 6, Carthage 2; Carthage 6, Illinois Wesleyan 0
Heartland 3, Illinois Central 1; Heartland 4, Illinois Central 1

College Softball–
Illinois State 6, Valparaiso 4; Illinois State 1, Valparaiso 0
CCIW Tournament at Illinois Wesleyan–Illinois Wesleyan 3, Carthage 1 (IWU wins 3rd straight CCIW tournament title)
Heartland 11, Spoon River 0; Heartland 9, Spoon River 0

High School Baseball–
Central Catholic 2, Monticello 1
Normal Community 7, Bloomington 6; Normal Community 8, Bloomington 5
Dwight 2, Watseka 1
Lincoln 8, Heyworth 1
Roanoke-Benson 15, Ridgeview 2
Tremont 4, Illini Bluffs 3

High School Softball–
Normal West 11, Normal Community 2; Normal West 8, Normal Community 0
Olympia 14, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 1
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 2, Clifton Central 2
LeRoy 18, Iroquois West 1; LeRoy 16, Iroquois West 1
Illinois Valley Central 5, Prairie Central 0
Tri-Valley 3, Maroa-Forsyth 2

Girls High School Soccer–
Normal West 5, Morton 1

Sunday:

College Baseball–
Indiana State 6, Illinois State 1

College Softball–
Lincoln Land 5, Heartland 4; Lincoln Land 3, Heartland 2
SLIAC Championship–Eureka 10, Spalding 3

Monday:

LIVE ON WJBC-AM 1230–
Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals, 6:10 p.m.

High School Baseball–
Mt. Zion at Bloomington, 4 p.m.
Galesburg at Normal Community, 4:30 p.m.
Normal West at Peoria Notre Dame, 4:30 p.m.

High School Softball–
Urbana at Normal Community, 4:30 p.m.
Central Catholic at Eureka, 4:30 p.m.
Maroa-Forsyth at U-High, 6 p.m.

Girls High School Soccer–
Normal West at Normal Community, 4:30 p.m.

 

Blogs

Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all

By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year.  It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …

Is federal mobilization the answer?

By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city.   Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…

In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans

By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…

Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life

Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University.   We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk.  Going to work every day for some people means…