Preps coordinator Colin Likas caught up with these standout athletes who signed their letter of intent on Wednesday to continue their athletic careers in college:
Former Champaign Central pitcher commits to Louisville baseball program
Jalen Quinn may have Division I basketball aspirations, but he's helping Tuscola win on more than just the court.
The former four-sport athlete at Tuscola — who also earned News-Gazette male Athlete of the Year status in 2018 and now starts for Kaskaskia baseball — talks with preps coordinator Colin Likas about his time thus far in Centralia:
More than 70 area high school students worked alongside N-G Media engineer Ed Bond to produce 10-second promotions for local programming, from “Penny For Your Thoughts” to “ServPro Prep Football Confidential.” They sounded terrific.
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Allan Shepherd on Friday afternoon was less than four days removed from Danville Post 210 Senior Legion baseball’s final game of 2019.
SHELBY, N.C. — An infield single in the bottom of the ninth inning early Tuesday morning ended the American Legion World Series hopes of Danville Post 210 senior baseball.
Next World Series game set for Monday evening
SHELBY, N.C. — Allan Shepherd was aware his Danville Post 210 senior Legion baseball team on Thursday became the first since 2011 to be run-ruled in an American Legion World Series game.
Josh MacCord limited the Speakers to three hits in six innings and Destrehan (La.) Post 366 bashed four home runs in a 12-1 victory over Post 210 at Keeter Stadium.
The Danville Post 210 ballclub will have just as much a shot at a World Series title as the other seven teams involved from across the country, including when they open the World Series at 9 a.m. on Thursday against Destrehan (La.) Post 366.
Contributor Troy Gentle catches up on how former local standouts are faring in their professional careers:
WATCH: In conjunction with the start of IHSA practices, a video look at the Champaign County high school's athletic makeover.
Longest-tenured Speaker's hustle on basepaths part of 4-3 walk-off victory in winner-take-all Great Lakes Regional championship game.
Mason Ecker settled down after a rough first frame to toss six workmanlike innings, and the Paxton-Buckley-Loda graduate received enough run support in the form of timely hitting and fielding to give the Speakers a 7-5 victory over Post 171.
Wild regional loss has Speakers shooting for perfection
CHARLESTON — It’s a moment all young baseball players dream about.
Danville rallies to opening win
Speakers aim to reach new heights, with World Series trip on line
Contributor Troy Gentle catches up on how former local standouts are faring in their professional careers:
The Buckley Dutchmasters will take on the Royal Giants next weekend in the Eastern Illinois Baseball League's best-of-three championship series.
Danville books trip to regional
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.
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.
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.
Preps coordinator COLIN LIKAS chatted with the recent Illinois State star — and reigning Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year:
For the first time ever, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley tops our all-sports rankings
For the first time ever, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley topped our annual chart of top programs of the year.
Louisville pitcher gained national notoriety on Friday night. For all the wrong reasons. But the Centennial graduate is more than just a 10-second clip that went viral. ‘He is an amazing person.’
When we have local prep athletes fill out All-Area first-team surveys throughout a given academic year, they're asked, among other things, to provide three items on their bucket list.One thing that comes up many times is visiting another country, or traveling the world in some fashion.
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