In the high school volleyball regionals – Central Catholic topped Streator to advance in the Class 3A Regional at Fairbury. Host Prairie Central eliminated Pontiac in straight sets. At LeRoy, the host Panthers beat Calvary Christian and Ridgeview knocked out Cornerstone. Woodland defeated Tri-Point in the Class 1A Regional at Gardner South Wilmington
The schedule is set for the opening weekend of the high school football playoffs. Pontiac will travel to Tolono Unity in the Class 5A playoffs. The game is set for 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Prairie Central will play Friday night at 7 at No. 1 seed Rochester.
In Monday Night Football, Carson Wentz threw four touchdown passes to lead the Philadelphia Eagles to a 34-24 win over Washington. The Eagles hold the NFL’s best record at 6-1.
The Redbirds soared eight spot in the STATS FCS Top 25 poll to number 16 after their win over No. 4 South Dakota on Saturday. ISU moved up three spots to 21 in the FCS Coaches Poll heading into this week’s game at Youngstown State.
Illinois State’s Dean Helt has been named the Missouri Valley’s Offensive Lineman of the Week.
The World Series features a pair of 100 win teams. game 1 is tonight in Los Angeles, where the temperature is expected to reach 100 degrees. Clayton Kershaw pitches for the Dodgers against Houston Astros ace Dallas Keuchel.
The St. Louis Cardinals have announced Jose Oquendo has returned to the Major League coaching staff as the team’s third base coach, a position he held for 16 years previously. The team has also added Cardinals great Willie McGee to the coaching staff.
There will be no hockey in Bloomington this weekend as the Central Illinois Flying Aces have announced they have moved their first four home games the next two weekends to the Peoria Civic Center as crews continue renovations to Grossinger Motors Arena.
Former Illinois High School Association Executive Director David Fry has died. During his time as director, the IHSA moved the boys basketball finals to Peoria, created the IHSA TV Network and added state tournaments in boys volleyball and boy and girls water polo. Fry was 77.
