Area Sports
Taylorville girls end Track and Field season at State
CHARLESTON — The THS 4×400 girls relay team left it all on the track on Friday, May 19. They pose for a team picture after the race. The athletes from left to right: Sydney Lowis, Anna Goodman, Ella Goodman and Ava Odam. Lucas Domonousky Breeze-Courier Sports Editor CHARLESTON —Taylorville High School sent three individual and…
Read MoreThe Wembanyama sweepstakes and draft lottery has a winner: It’s the Spurs
FILE – Boulogne-Levallois’ Victor Wembanyama celebrates after a dunk against Lyon-Villeurbanne during a basketball game in Levallois, France, Jan. 9, 2023. On Sunday, May 7, 2023, he played before a crowd of about 15,000 fans in Paris as part of his farewell tour before coming to the NBA. Wembanyama is about a week away from…
Read MoreMolina plans to wrestle at North Central College
TAYLORVILLE — THS senior Landon Molina (middle) signs onto North Central College with his Mother Jennifer Brooks (left) and his Grandfather James Brooks (right). Lucas Domonousky Breeze-Courier Sports Editor TAYLORVILLE — Taylorville High School senior Landon Molina signed his own Letter of Intent to further his wrestling career at North Central College on Thursday, May…
Read MoreCardinals hit 7 home runs at home for first time in 83 years, power past Dodgers 16-8
St. Louis Cardinals’ Willson Contreras (40) celebrates after hitting a three-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Thursday, May 18, 2023, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) ST. LOUIS (AP) — Willson Contreras hit two three-run homers, Nolan Gorman also homered twice and the St. Louis…
Read MoreFlorida judge rejects attempt by Tiger Woods’ ex-girlfriend to throw out nondisclosure agreement
TERRY SPENCER Associated Press A Florida judge ruled late Wednesday that the ex-girlfriend of Tiger Woods must abide by a nondisclosure agreement she purportedly signed and resolve her lawsuits seeking millions from the golf superstar through private arbitration behind closed doors. Circuit Judge Elizabeth Metzger, in an 11-page opinion, rejected Erica Herman’s attempt to quash…
Read MorePana Junior High state track qualifiers
Several Pana Junior High School athletes have qualified for Friday and Saturday’s Illinois Elementary School Association’s (IESA) State Track and Field Meet in East Peoria. The Class 3A Sectional Meet was held at Williamsville. The PJHS eighth grade 4 x 100-meter relay team qualified for state with a second place finish and a qualifying time…
Read MoreTaylorville JH Track and Field State Qualifiers
TAYLORVILLE — The last few days have been eventful for the Taylorville Junior High specifically the dozen athletes who qualified for the IESA State Track and Field meet. The Class 4A Sectional spanned from Saturday, May 13 and wrapped up on Monday, May 15 sending twelve seventh and eighth graders to the State meet for…
Read MoreOhtani pitches 7 innings, reaches base 5 times as Angels beat Orioles 9-5
Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases on his three-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Monday, May 15, 2023, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) BALTIMORE (AP) — Shohei Ohtani turned a shaky start on the mound into another night of historic excellence. Ohtani became the…
Read MoreBaseball Panthers advance in Regional
(ARTHUR) — The Pana Panthers baseball team have advanced in the Sullivan IHSA Class 2A Baseball Regional with an 8-7 win over Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond (ALAH) on Monday afternoon. There were no details available at presstime today on the game. The Panthers, on a 3-game winning streak, will face South Central Conference foe and the sectional’s number…
Read MorePana softball wins first regional game
(PARIS) — The Pana High School softball team scored 4 runs in the top of the third inning to take a 5-0 lead over the Paris Tigers and held on to win, 5-4. It was the first round of the Teutopolis Class 2A Regional on Monday night. In the third, Pana loaded the bases and…
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