Category Archives: Local Sports

The Pontiac softball team keeps moving toward the state finals. After trailing for the first time this postseason, the Indians were able to come back Friday afternoon and beat Geneseo 4-2 to win the class 3A Peoria Notre Dame Sectional Softball Tournament  at the Louisville Slugger Complex in Peoria. The win moves their overall record…MORE

Tuesday Sports Schedules and Scores

Tuesday Sports Schedules and Scores

MLB – Exhibition Play – White Sox beat the Diamondbacks 6-3 – they’ll play again today at 2:40. Cubs beat the Red Sox 3-2 – Cubs and Boston again this afternoon at 2:05 Cards beat the Memphis Redbirds 6-3. St. Louis takes on Milwaukee on Thursday ________________________ NHL –Blues over the Golden Knights 3-1 Blackhawks…MORE

Friday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores

Friday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores

MLB – Exhibition Play – White Sox over the Rangers 12-2 – Sox and the Angels today Cubs and the Giants tie 5-5 – Cubs take on the Rangers today Cards split squad play Thursday – they beat the Yankees 11-3  and lose to the Nationals 7-1 ________________________ NHL – Blues beat the Red Wings…MORE

Wednesday Sports Schedules and Scores

Wednesday Sports Schedules and Scores

By A.J. Harris NBA – Bulls home against the Wizards ________________________ NHL – Blues over Edmonton 7-2 ________________________ MLB – Exhibition Play – White Sox lose 6-5 to the Reds Cubs beat the Mariners 6-4 and lost 8-6 to the Royals Cards and the Marlins ________________________ College Baseball Illinois State over Illinois-Chicago 4-0 ________________________ College…MORE

Monday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores

Monday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores

Men’s College Basketball from the weekend– Penn State 72, Illinois 56 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Championship at St. Louis–Bradley 57, Northern Iowa 54 Bradley is heading for the big dance and they’ll find out where they’ll play when the bracket is unveiled March 17th. Boys High School Basketball– Class 2A Third Place at Peoria–Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley…MORE

Friday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores

Friday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores

Men’s College Basketball The Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Illinois State over Evansville 65-60 – Redbirds take on Drake tonight – our pre-game starts at 5 on AM1230 WJBC, 93-7 NASH ICON and WJBC.com Other Arch Madness Games – Loyola/Valparaiso @12:05 Missouri State and Bradley at 2:35 Southern Illinois and Northern Iowa at 8:35 tonight ________________________…MORE

Thursday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores

Thursday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores

MLB – Exhibition Play – Cubs beat the Royals 4-1 – Cubs and the Rockies today Cards over the Yankees 9-5 – Cards have the daye off White Sox taking on the Brewers ________________________ NHL – Blues over the Ducks 5-4 – St. Louis heads to LA tonight Blackhawks skate at home against Buffalo ________________________…MORE

Wednesday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores

Wednesday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores

MLB – Exhibition Play – – Cubs lose 9-2 to Anaheim – Cubs and the Royals at 2:05 – Sox lose 11-0 to the Indians Cardinals lose 2-1 to the Phillies – Cards and the Yankees at 12:05 ________________________ Boys High School Basketball – Class 2A Super sectional at University of Illinois Springfield – Gibson…MORE

Tuesday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores

Tuesday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores

MLB – Exhibition Play – Cubs beat the Reds 9-1 – Cubs and Anaheim play today White Sox and the Angels tie 6-6 – Sox take on the Indians Cards lose 9-5 to Detroit this afternoon – Cardinals and the Phillies take the field at 12:05 this afternoon ________________________ Boys High School Basketball – Class…MORE

Thursday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores

Thursday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores

By Kevin Bessler Boys High School Basketball- Class 3A Regional…Normal U-High 71 Pontiac 58 Class 2A Sectional…Chicago Corliss 59 El Paso-Gridley 53 NCAA Basketball- #14 Purdue 73 Illinois 56 The Fighting Illini scored only 23 points in the 2nd half and fall to 10 & 18.  They will next play Northwestern Sunday. Penn State 78…MORE