Although unimpressed with Paul Frye's style, a three-judge panel dismissed a sex-discrimination lawsuit that former players filed against Frye and other school officials for his use of 'crude and vulgar' language in motivating his players.
'The progress that he’s made has been outstanding,' Sam Banks, a former college basketball official, said of his son.
This article will display all News-Gazette All-Area content from the 2019-2020 school year. It will be updated after the winter and spring athletic seasons as well.
Now playing at our high school Twitter account: 106 GIFs recorded during our Faces of the Winter event.
Two years into his time with the Cowboys' football team, the 2018 Tuscola grad offers insight on his time in Stillwater
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GCMS athletic director and football coach Mike Allen on radio personality McCullough: 'He means the world to us’
The Blue Ridge School Board unanimously confirmed Knights football’s shift to the Illinois 8-Man Association, voted upon at the board’s Dec. 18 meeting.
The pride of Rantoul is now in his second season as special teams coordinator for the Tigers, who play for a national championship on Jan. 13 against Clemson in New Orleans.
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We asked the top local players for a few of their favorite items and what's on their bucket lists.
We asked the top local players for a few of their favorite items and what's on their bucket lists.
The Panthers made their deepest playoff run this century by qualifying for the Class 3A quarterfinals
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Do-everything junior aspires to join vaunted list of Vikings’ standouts
Beesley — a junior starting defensive back for North Central — preempted Friday’s Division III final by earning first-team All-America status.
One longtime area coach: "We did change our vote based off of some things we heard in different sectors of the state.”
Former A-O head coach takes over as Cully Welter’s next defensive coordinator at Monticello
The Illini’s turnaround in football might mean more business for the hard-working helpers from Villa Grove and Heritage schools.
Will district football actually happen in Illinois? Stay tuned.
Centennial graduate thrived this past season playing for the Cardinals
Here's a look at the 2019 News-Gazette all-state football team — the 84th compiled by the organization (all statistics recorded before state title games):
In the 84 years of the team, J.J. is the first underclassmen to be named POY, with the Nazareth Academy quarterback set to play Chicago Mount Carmel in the Class 7A championship Saturday.
11 area football players land all-state awards
SJ-O girls’ basketball wins event
The Bearcats have flourished in the new 8-man format, losing just once in the past two seasons.
Top-seeded Bearcats take on second-seeded Polo in 8-man championship game
MOWEAQUA — Nick Lindsey’s Arcola football program suffered two regular-season losses this year by a combined five points.
PRINCETON — Paxton-Buckley-Loda football’s longest season since 1998 came to an end with a 38-12 loss to Princeton on Saturday in a Class 3A state quarterfinal game.
Milford/Cissna Park is the lone area football team still left playing in the state playoffs; SJ-O volleyball places third in state
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