Category Archives: Local Sports

TONIGHT: Orange and Blue and … garage sale?

TONIGHT: Orange and Blue and … garage sale?

By Mark Myre/WJEZ Sports It’s time to go to work. It’s time for the annual Orange and Blue game at Pontiac High School. t’s different this year with a garage sale. The coaches were asked this year if they could clear out all of their lockers and make way for some new stuff. So, at…MORE

Car museum a top attraction

Car museum a top attraction

By Mark Myre/WJEZ Sports Here is a guy that is a great story for America. Tim Dye sold his house, put everything on the line to open up a museum, and boy has it been worth it. Yesterday we had lunch with him, and he told us some fascinating stories. Not only is the Pontiac…MORE

Lexington establishment offers sports viewing – and more

Lexington establishment offers sports viewing – and more

By Mark Myre/WJEZ News I used to work Jon Kemp games at Lexington. Oh, how the time flies. Now he owns a new sports bar in Lexington. Kemps Upper Tap has a ton of TV’s and has a wide selection of drinks and food. It also has a outside bar area and and plenty of…MORE

Comparing basketball nowadays and yesteryear

Comparing basketball nowadays and yesteryear

By Mark Myre/WJEZ Sports When I grew up playing basketball, there was one guy I wanted to watch and that was Larry Bird. I have never watched a player like him.  He was a all around player – passing, dribbling, shooting – he could do it all. This day and age, the best in the…MORE

Wolf Creek Championship results HERE

Wolf Creek Championship results HERE

By Mark Myre/WJEZ Sports It took 37 holes of golf,but in sudden death at Wolf Creek yesterday Tyler Mills edged Nathan Schlosser in over time to win the Wolf Creek Championship. These two guys went back and forth all day, but at the end it was the golf pro who won. Congratulations to both young…MORE

Meet Coach Hilgendorf!

Meet Coach Hilgendorf!

By Mark Myre/WJEZ Sports Aaron Hilgendorf is the new head football coach at Prairie Central High School, and he expects a 100% at all times.   Today I had a chance to watch the Hawks, and I was very impressed what I saw.   The drills were very well executed, and with 18 seniors returning the Hawks…MORE

McLean County Tournament Legends

McLean County Tournament Legends

By Mark Myre/WJEZ Sports The McLean Tournament Legends did a presentation today at Illinois Wesleyan University – Don Eiker, Denny Bridges, Don Harden, Rodney Kellar, Pete Meiss, Randy Kindred and Gene Jontry. The presentation will be shown at the Basketball Museum of Illinois next year.  The Legends were awesome to work with.MORE

Lady Warriors take tough loss

Lady Warriors take tough loss

By Mark Myre/WJEZ Sports The Pontiac Junior High Warriors girls softball team took a tough loss to Ottawa Shepherd yesterday. For Pontiac, two hits for Einhaus and one hit a piece for Hunt, Myers, Fox and Sheperd.They fell shy of the W with a score of 8-9.MORE

Falcons take two losses in season opener

Falcons take two losses in season opener

By Mark Myre/WJEZ Sports The Flanagan-Cornell Falcons had their season opener against Lowpoint Washburn Saturday. In the first game, Elise Kane had two singles, Regan Reed and Kaleigh White each had a single and an RBI. Devin Snow doubled and Hannah Dunahee and Faith Wiechman each singled. Elise Kane took the loss, striking out nine…MORE

PTHS Community Clinic TOMORROW

PTHS Community Clinic TOMORROW

By Mark Myre/WJEZ Sports Pontiac Township High School Football is hosting a “Community Clinic” from 9-11am this Saturday in the High School Commons and Auditorium. This event is open to anyone who’d like to know more about the program (values, scheme, plays, plans, etc). Feel free to contact Buck Casson at [email protected] if you have…MORE