Monday scoreboard, Tuesday schedule

Scoreboards are sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan

Monday:

High School Baseball–
U-High 12 , Mt. Zion 1
Clinton 7, Warrensburg-Latham 4
Dwight 9, Momence 1
Prairie Central 6, Pontiac 1
Fieldcrest 2, Heyworth 0
Lincoln 13, Rantoul 9

High School Softball–
Central Catholic 2, Tolono Unity 1
Mt. Zion 6, Bloomington 1
LeRoy 8, Rantoul 4
Dwight 9, Momence 1; Dwight 4, Momence 0
El Paso-Gridley 2, Tremont 1
Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell 10, Midland 0
Pontiac 6, Prairie Central 5

Girls High School Soccer–
Normal West 0, Normal Community 0

Tuesday:

LIVE ON WJBC-AM 1230–
Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals, 5:50 p.m.

College Baseball–
Triton at Heartland, 10 a.m.

High School Baseball–
U-High at Springfield, 4:30 p.m.
Bloomington at Champaign Centennial, 4:30 p.m.
Normal West at Peoria Notre Dame, 6:30 p.m.

High School Softball–
Normal West at Peoria Manual, 4 p.m.
Normal Community at Peoria, 4 p.m.
Tri-Valley at Central Catholic, 4:30 p.m.
U-High at Springfield, 4:30 p.m.
Normal Community at Peoria Manual, 6 p.m.
Normal West at Peoria, 6 p.m.

Girls High School Soccer–
Springfield at U-High, 4:30 p.m.
Central Catholic at Peoria Christian, 5 p.m.
Champaign Centennial at Bloomington, 6 p.m.

Blogs

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In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans

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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…