Seton Hall recruit Reganne Camp threw another ace of a game, as the Normal West Wildcats punched their ticket to the Class 4A State Title game… MORE
Category Archives: Local Sports
Lefty’s Corner: Remembering a champion
The last time Dave Kindred saw Muhammad Ali, it was a bittersweet moment.… MORE
Sports On Air
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Illinois Wesleyan football to open 2016 season against school from Mexico
Due to a cancellation, the Illinois Wesleyan football season will open against an international opponent at Tucci Stadium at 1 p.m. on Sept. 3.
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CornBelters fall in pitchers duel at Evansville
The Normal CornBelters dropped a pitcher’s duel 2-1 to the Evansville Otters on Thursday night at Bosse Field.
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Chiefs score early to beat Bees
The Peoria Chiefs scored in each of the first three innings Thursday night to beat the Burlington Bees 6-4 and take the series. The win moves the Chiefs to 33-27 on the season, just a half game behind the Cedar Rapids Kernels who they host Friday night.… MORE
Normal West softball uses chemistry to get to state finals
Normal West High School softball coach April Schermann said a spring break trip to Tennessee at the beginning of the season was pivitol to the success and team chemistry for the Wildcats.… MORE
Redbirds ranked 11th in Athlon Sports Preseason FCS Top 25
Illinois State football has been ranked No. 11 in the Athlon Sports Preseason FCS Top 25.… MORE
IWU finishes No. 18 in Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings
Illinois Wesleyan University finished No. 18 of 323 ranked schools in the final set of rankings of the 2015-16 Division III Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings, as announced by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.… MORE
ISU’s Rutherford finishes 22nd at NCAA track and field finals
Illinois State senior Ryan Rutherford placed 22nd in the 10,000-meter run at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships. … MORE
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…