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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...
WATCH: Wild buzzer-beater earns Normal Community IHSA sectional basketball title
Journal Star via Yahoo Sports· 3 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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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· 3 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· 3 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 ...