Area Sports
Brown has seven RBI game against Payson
By KENT COULTAS Carson Brown drove in seven runs to lead West Central to an 18-8 baseball win over Payson Mar, 20 at Payson. The Cougars (2-0) jumped out to a 12-0 lead by scoring three runs in the first inning, six in the second and three in the third.
Read MoreUnearned runs hurt Cougars
By KENT COULTAS Liberty scored five unearned runs in the third inning and beat West Central 12-4 in baseball Mar. 21 at Liberty.
Read MoreReinhardt celebrates season start
Sauce slugger Clayton Reinhardt celebrates with his teammates, #23, Draven Puterbaugh and #8 Tim Hull. Reinhardt had plenty to celebrate. In the first week of the season, the senior tallied 5 RBIs, hit a home run, scored four runs. Most of the impressive numbers came in a double header Saturday with Havana, where Reinhardt pitched…
Read MoreScoreboard – March 27, 2025
March 19 Boys baseball: Greenfield, 1, Pittsfield, 4 Batting for Pittsfield: Luke Saxe, 1 for 3, 1 RBI, Luke Foster, 1 for 3, Tim Hull, 0-1 1 walk, Draven Puterbaugh, 0-2, 1 run scored, 1 walk, Clayton Reinhardt, 0-2, 1 walk, Carter Frazier, 1 for 3, 2 run scored, 1 walk. Pitching: Bobby Harris 6…
Read MoreArea Students Selected WIVC All Conference
IHSA Board Approves Three Significant Changes To Classification Policy At March Meeting
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met for its regularly scheduled meeting at the I Hotel in Champaign on Saturday, March 15, 2025, where the Board voted to make three significant changes to Board Policy aimed at addressing competitive equity and simplifying the State Series (postseason) classification process. The changes approved at…
Read MoreCalhoun 5th and 6th Grade Win AJ Classic
Tigers’ run comes to an end
The Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers ended their State title run on Friday at the Jacksonville High School Bowl with a 66-49 loss against Peoria Christian in the Super-Sectional. The three-point prowess of several players was too much for the Tigers to overcome.
Read MoreTwo of the Pleasant Hill six make WIVC list
By BETH ZUMWALT With only six girls on the Pleasant Hill-Western girls basketball team, the chance of success was pretty slim.
Read MorePike places three on WIVC all-conference team
By BETH ZUMWALT Pike County placed three individuals on the boys WIVC all-conference team.
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