Allie Trame figures her multi-week European vacation to France and Spain was the first time in “three or four years, probably” that she’s had an extended volleyball separation.
Champaign Central’s Justin McCoy and St. Thomas More’s Alaina Bowie will defend their All-Area Golfer of the Year titles in 2019. Here are 10 more returning golfers to watch in each gender:
When RILEY BAKER walked off the blue track at Eastern Illinois’ O’Brien Stadium on May 26, 2018, he was the reigning Class 1A state boys’ runner-up in the 300-meter hurdles with St. Joseph-Ogden. Things only got better in Baker’s freshman year with EIU track and field:
When Uni High boys’ soccer opens its season Aug. 27 at Williamsville, JOE KREHBIEL will be the Illineks’ second head coach in the last 13 years, taking over for Phil Anders. The Judah Christian graduate Krehbiel chatted about his promotion from Anders’ assistant to Uni High boss:
Arcola's rec soccer club hopes to gain enough momentum to create an IHSA program — even if it won't come until after some have become alumni.
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Allie Trame figures her multi-week European vacation to France and Spain was the first time in “three or four years, probably” that she’s had an extended volleyball separation.
When RILEY BAKER walked off the blue track at Eastern Illinois’ O’Brien Stadium on May 26, 2018, he was the reigning Class 1A state boys’ runner-up in the 300-meter hurdles with St. Joseph-Ogden. Things only got better in Baker’s freshman year with EIU track and field:
When Uni High boys’ soccer opens its season Aug. 27 at Williamsville, JOE KREHBIEL will be the Illineks’ second head coach in the last 13 years, taking over for Phil Anders. The Judah Christian graduate Krehbiel chatted about his promotion from Anders’ assistant to Uni High boss:
Champaign Central’s Justin McCoy and St. Thomas More’s Alaina Bowie will defend their All-Area Golfer of the Year titles in 2019. Here are 10 more returning golfers to watch in each gender:
Arcola's rec soccer club hopes to gain enough momentum to create an IHSA program — even if it won't come until after some have become alumni.
STARTING MONDAY: The NCAA College Basketball Academy is the latest venture in the world of college basketball recruiting.
IHSA hopes to rejuvenate interest in state basketball finals with condensed schedule
Standout guard holds UI offer among others
Next up for Champaign Central rising senior Isaiah Jackson: Chicago’s Guaranteed Rate Field, home of the White Sox, for Wednesday’s 12th annual Double Duty Classic. First pitch is set for 1:05 p.m.
Seventeen departures from last year's 12-1 squad will force new players to step up in 2019 for Argenta-Oreana, our No. 5 team on our preseason Top 10 countdown.
When folks hear about the Amateur Athletic Union — much more commonly referred to as the AAU — their collective mind often wanders to basketball. But there’s more this association offers for summer activities, including the upcoming AAU Junior Olympic Games.
Though Schlarman has been part of a football cooperative with Hoopeston Area and Armstrong-Potomac the last six seasons, the Hilltoppers have solo history to look back on — namely state championships in 1980 and 1981. Matt Blurton gets to head a revival of Schlarman football, as an 8-man gro…
With an ACL and meniscus injury suffered in early May keeping him out, Danville standout cheering on teammates at Peach Jam in North Augusta, S.C.
Perhaps no one in Centennial’s Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2020, which was announced Monday, has a more interesting career path than Jacob Bushue. The 2010 alum has competed for three Finnish pro soccer clubs — all as team captain — and presently takes the pitch for FC Haka in Finland’s second division, Ykkonen. He offered some thoughts on his employment and Hall of Fame nod:
Seven of the 10 2018 News-Gazette All-Area volleyball first-team picks were seniors. Here are 10 girls who could fill those spots later this year:
Happy 27th birthday to Champaign’s Rayvonte Rice, who finished his college career with the Illini and is now trying to latch on with the Phoenix Suns.
Five years after the men’s program was suspended, the Jaguars return to the links in 2019, with the women's program playing its inaugural season.
Underwood: 'I’d be a very proud head coach to know that the best players in our state and best coaches year in and year out are stepping foot in what I think is one of the great venues in all of college basketball.'
College coaches have another evaluation period starting Wednesday — with Peach Jam in North Augusta, S.C., the preeminent event — and another from July 23-28 in the NCAA youth development camps (including one at Illinois).
Centennial High School's third Athletic Hall of Fame class is set to include, among others, a former Illinois football quarterback and the current coach of Parkland men's basketball.
Longtime rivalry game moved to Saturday
Each Monday leading up to the start of practices on Aug. 12, we’ll unveil one team in our preseason Top 10. Today: No. 6 Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin
Preps coordinator COLIN LIKAS chatted with the recent Illinois State star — and reigning Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year:
Hinkleys won’t return to posts
How does Fisher football — ranked No. 7 by The News-Gazette in its preseason Top 10 poll before the 2019 season starts — plan to follow up its breakthrough season from a year ago?
