IHSA Volleyball
PBL def Watseka 25-4, 26-24, 25-16
Abbie Schmidt had 13 assists and 10 digs
Ridgeview def Cissna Park 25-7, 25-10
Clifton Central def Iroquois West 25-19, 27-25
St. Joe Ogden def Teutopolis 25-18, 25-13
Emily Bigger had 25 assists
Arthur Lovington/Atwood Hammond def GCMS 18-25, 25-23, 25-23
Fisher def Hoopeston Area 25-22, 25-18
Kylee Bishop had 5 kills and 6 assists
Mahomet Seymour def Lincoln 25-16, 25-23
Amber Yeakel had 6 kills
MLB
The Cubs kept pace with the Cardinals as Kyle Schwarber’s grand slam highlighted a five-run sixth that led them to a 10-5 win at Milwaukee.
Dakota Hudson pitched 6 scoreless innings as did the bullpen and the Cardinals blanked the Giants 10-0.
Reynaldo López pitched a one-hitter for his first complete game in 75 career big league starts, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 7-1 Thursday.
NFL
The 100th NFL season has opened with a victory for the Green Bay Packers.
Aaron Rodgers hit Jimmy Graham in the second quarter for the game's only touchdown as the Packers beat the Bears, 10-3 in Chicago.
IHSA Football tonight
PBL vs Georgetown Ridge Farm
Iroquois West @ Hoopeston Area/Armstrong Potomac
Watseka vs Salt Fork
Rantoul vs St. Joseph Ogden (Homecoming)
GCMS vs Eureka
Fisher @ Tremont
Milford/Cissna Park @ North Fulton
Big Ten on Saturday
Syracuse at Maryland
Army at Michigan
Cincinnati at Ohio St.
Vanderbilt at Purdue
Rutgers at Iowa
Central Michigan at Wisconsin
Nebraska at Colorado
Illinois at Connecticut
Eastern Illinois at Indiana
Western Michigan at Michigan St.
Buffalo at Penn St.
Minnesota at Fresno St.
NFL on Sunday
Indianapolis Colts at LA Chargers
Tonight on WPXN, it’s week two of IHSA Football. The Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda host the Georgetown Ridgefarm Buffaloes at Jerry Zimmerman Field at I-57 Stadium. Our Friday Nite Preview Show begins at 6-0h-5 at the WPXN Studios. We will join Jay Eshleman and Rocky Marron for their pre-game show at 6-35. The opening kick-off is set for 7pm
SATURDAY on WPXN
On The Sidelines 7-05 til 8am brought to you by Compass Insurance Partners in Paxton and Cissna Park. Then it’s our Live Action Auction from 8-10.
Then it’s Fighting Illini football as Illinois is on the road to take on the Connecticut Huskies. Coverage begins at 12:30pm.
SUNDAY on WPXN its the Nascar Monster Energy Big Machine 400 from the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a 1pm broadcast.