By Fred Kroner Heritage teammates Drew Williams, a senior, and Joel Bear, also a senior, qualified for the one-Class IHSA bass fishing state tournament by placing second on Friday (May 5) in a sectional tournament at Lake Shelbyville. The teammates – who placed sixth at state together in 2022 – […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood sophomore Aubri Elliott finished among the top eight in two individual events and with two relays on Thursday (May 4) in the Vermilion County girls’ track and field meet. Elliott posted personal-best times in both of her sprint races, coming in fifth in the 400 meters […]
By Fred Kroner Junior Bryson McDaniel and sophomore Thomas Wells posted the top finishes for the Oakwood boys’ track and field team on Thursday (May 4) in the Vermilion Valley Conference meet. McDaniel was second in the triple jump (39 feet, 8 inches) and Wells was the runner-up in the […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood scored all of its runs in the top of the first inning on Thursday (May 4), but lost a 12-3 softball decision at Champaign Central. Olivia Fegett drove in two of the Comets’ runs. Teammates with hits were Bella Bradford, Matilyn Griffis and Karleigh Nelson. Gracie […]
By Fred Kroner Travis Tiernan hit a home run on Thursday (May 4) as the Oakwood baseball team registered a 9-7 non-conference win at St. Thomas More. Tiernan drove in four runs. Joshua Ruch finished with two hits and scored two runs. Bryson Marcinko also tallied two runs. Alec Harrison […]
By Fred Kroner Peyton Jones clubbed a grand slam home run and drove in five runs for the day as the St. Joseph-Ogden softball team won a showdown at home against Tolono Unity, 10-3, on Thursday (May 4). Each squad entered the game with 20 wins for the season. Jones […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning on Thursday (May 4) and held on to beat Tolono Unity, 8-7, in an Illini Prairie Conference baseball game at Meier Field. Kendrick Johnson, who pitched 1 1/3 innings of hitless relief, picked up the […]
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The assault weapons ban that Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law in January is back in force after a federal appeals court on Thursday blocked a temporary injunction that a lower court judge in East St. Louis issued on April 28. In a […]
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – A bill that would block libraries from receiving state grants if they ban books cleared the Illinois Senate Wednesday and will soon be sent to Gov. JB Pritzker, who is expected to sign it. House Bill 2789 is an initiative of Secretary of State […]
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The state’s Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability has decreased its current-year budget forecast by $728 million, erasing much of a once-predicted surplus that had led Gov. JB Pritzker to float the idea of tax cuts earlier this spring. While the commission’s $51.2 million estimate is now […]
