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30 years of ag writing after one of life's curveballs and a second chance at college
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis week (or was it last week?) marks an anniversary for this reporting effort: 30 years ago, the...
6 games, 6 memories: High school football returns to the baseball field at Dozer Park
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCorrection: The Peoria Notre Dame football team played in the Shamrock Classic last season. This...
The Springfield area's top performances from Week 4 of the high school football season
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEach week, The State Journal-Register will take a look at the top-performing teams and players from...
WATCH: Wild buzzer-beater earns Normal Community IHSA sectional basketball title
Journal Star via Yahoo Sports· 4 months agoPEKIN — Basketball buzzer-beaters normally come from long range. Not on this Friday night at Dawdy Hawkins Gymnasium. No. 6-ranked Normal Community shocked No. 5 Quincy, 44-43, to win the Class ...
Kickapoo Indians called the westside of Logan County home before settlers moved in
The Courier via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHundreds of cars and trucks leave and enter Lincoln on a daily basis, many of them on and off...
From Muhammad Ali to a high school girl's team, Dave Kindred talks about inspiring second career
ABC News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoLongtime sportswriter Dave Kindred has covered many big sporting events like the Super Bowl and the...
Dale C. Maley: Midget car builder, racer Shorty Headley part of Fairbury racing history
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoShorty Headley built and raced midget race cars, making a name for himself on the racing circuit, especially in Central Illinois. The story of the Headley family began with Amos B. Headley ( ...
'CROWN THESE QUEENS': How Twitter reacted to Peoria Notre Dame's dramatic IHSA title win
Journal Star via Yahoo Sports· 4 months agoEmy Wardle has etched her name into Peoria basketball lore. The Peoria Notre Dame freshman hit a jumper in the final seconds to lift the Irish to a 48-46 victory in the Illinois High School ...
IHSA girls basketball: Here are the Illinois media all-state teams for 2023-24
Journal Star via Yahoo Sports· 4 months agoHere are the 2023-24 Illinois all-state girls basketball teams as voted on by a statewide panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. Each voter picked a five-player first team and a five-player ...
Jim Dey: ISU faculty take 'necessary steps' to unionize
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoOct. 7—It's time once again to dive in to another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about over the past week: Big doings at ISU Faculty members at ...