Area Sports

TAYLORVILLE — The Taylorville High School hosted the Boys Summer Youth Basketball Camp for grades 1st-8th throughout the week of May 30th. The camp taught the upcoming athletes fundamental skills as well as camaraderie and teamwork. Camp All-Stars for 5th-8th grade: James May, Carter Cappellin, Griff Swinger and Brock Brown. Not Pictured: Colton Puccetti. Camp…

Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov, left and left wing Matthew Tkachuk, right, hold up the Prince of Wales trophy after the Panthers won Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals against the Carolina Hurricanes, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) Jon Hamm is excited for this Stanley…

Denver Nuggets guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, right, reacts after making a 3-poiunt basket against the Miami Heat during the second half of Game 1 of basketball’s NBA Finals, Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey) DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets were facing some questions going into their first NBA Finals,…

TAYLORVILLE — With Monday, May 29 being Memorial Day the Lakeshore Ladies’ League held outings on Tuesday, May 30 and Wednesday, May 31.  TUESDAY The Tuesday Morning Ladies’ League’s Game of the Week: Throw Out Your 3 Worst Holes” A Flight saw Nancy Montgomery finish in the top spot with Sue Reiss in second.  B…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Miles Mikolas pitched eight shutout innings, Nolan Arenado hit an RBI double and Nolan Gorman drove in a run with a sacrifice fly as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Tuesday night to split the two-game set between the I-70 rivals. Mikolas (4-1) matched a career…

Chicago Cubs’ Mike Tauchman watches his RBI single during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) CHICAGO (A P) — The Chicago Cubs turned one little mistake into another big win against Tampa Bay. A sharp, all-around performance was enough. Nico…

CHARLESTON — The boys from Pana and Taylorville capped off their Spring season at the IHSA State Track and Field meet on Saturday, May 27. Two athletes headlined for the Pana Panthers for the finals portion of the PHS junior Connor McGlauchlen (above) earned a spot up on the podium with his performance in the…

TAYLORVILLE — The Ladies of Lakeshore Golf Course’s weekly outing for the Week of May 22.  MONDAY The Monday Night Ladies’ League kicked off things this week on Monday, May 22.  Carla Black/Ruth Wright took the top spot on the day with 56 total points.  Behind them saw Kelly Dulakis/Connie Waggoner in second with 46,…