By Mark Myre/WJEZ Sports Pontiac St. Marys girls softball team, beat Corpus Christi 6-1, and they will now play for the Sectional Championship this Saturday. Regan Krause was on fire, on the bump, striking out 17 batters. Good luck to the Saints this Saturday.… MORE
By Mark Myre/WJEZ Sports Pontiac Junior High knocked off Ottawa Shephard yesterday 3-0 to win the Regional Championship. Pontiac is now 13-5 on the year, and will get a chance to play for the Sectional Title. The Pontiac softball team has had a great year and good luck to them in Sectional play.… MORE
By Mark Myre/WJEZ Sports In my sports world life, I have been very blessed to interview some great people – Dick Vitale, Robbie Gold, Bo Jackson, Jerry Rice, Jim Thome and more. I will never forget where I came from. Yesterday at the Farm Progress Show, my dad met the governor with our old neighbor,…… MORE
By Mark Myre/WJEZ Sports The Pontiac volleyball team lost a tough one last night to Streator in three. Ashley Harfst led the way with 16 assists, Grace Watson with 6 kills, Miranda Fitzsimmons 26 digs, and Madison Wright and Meghan Heller with one a piece. The JV team lost, and the Freshman won.… MORE
By Mark Myre/WJEZ News Jake Arrieta has thrown the ball all year long. But last night he was awesome. Arrieta threw a no hitter as the Cubs beat the Dodgers 2-0. For Jake he always dreamed about throwing one, and now he has. The Cubs needed a win and Arrieta helped with that and more. … MORE
By Mark Myre/WJEZ Sports The Illini let Tim Beckman go today, one week away from the season. Coach Cubit, the offensive coordinator, will take over the program. It’s unheard of that a college football coach would be let go at this time of the year. As Ohio State goes for the National Championship, the Illini…… MORE
By Mark Myre/WJEZ Sports As I start my 30th year of broadcasting I always mark my calendar for the rival game – Prairie Central and Pontiac. This game over the years has been a lot of fun to call, and now it’s promoted more than ever. It’s just not the Bank of Pontiac, WJEZ T-shirts,…… MORE
By Mark Myre/WJEZ Sports Everyone has a bucket list. I can scratch off one of mine, because I had a chance to watch Metamora football practice yesterday. Coach Ryan’s practice is amazing. This year once again he is loaded. They have 74 kids on the varsity team. The speed, and the size, and the ability…… MORE
By Mark Myre/WJEZ Sports Jeff Hoselton was amazing yesterday as he won the Championship at the Pontiac Elks. Jeff hasn’t played too many rounds this year, but he can still bomb the golf ball. Congratulation to Jeff and Greg Wolford. The match went to sudden death and both guys were awesome. We are very lucky…… MORE
By Mark Myre/WJEZ Sports I still love the game. The other day I had a chance to watch to watch the Pontiac Junior High play Ridgeview. Ridgeview had a early lead, but Pontiac Junior came back. The game was more than that, it was about kids playing for the love of the game. I know…… MORE
